Windows to the Wild

Randy Pierce lost his sight in 2000, but not his determination to keep hiking.

Randy Pierce lost his sight in 2000, but not his determination to keep hiking.

Randy Pierce lost his sight in 2000, but not his determination to keep hiking.

Randy Pierce lost his sight in 2000, but not his determination to keep hiking.

Randy Pierce lost his sight in 2000, but not his determination to keep hiking.

Randy Pierce lost his sight in 2000, but not his determination to keep hiking.

Randy Pierce lost his sight in 2000, but not his determination to keep hiking.

Willem takes a guided hike deep into the woods where he learns how to slow down and experience nature with all his senses.

Willem takes a guided hike deep into the woods where he learns how to slow down and experience nature with all his senses.

Willem takes a guided hike deep into the woods where he learns how to slow down and experience nature with all his senses.

Willem takes a guided hike deep into the woods where he learns how to slow down and experience nature with all his senses.

Willem takes a guided hike deep into the woods where he learns how to slow down and experience nature with all his senses.

Willem takes a guided hike deep into the woods where he learns how to slow down and experience nature with all his senses.

Willem takes a guided hike deep into the woods where he learns how to slow down and experience nature with all his senses.

Willem takes a guided hike deep into the woods where he learns how to slow down and experience nature with all his senses.

Host Willem Lange paddles the Connecticut River with pilgrims on an ecological and spiritual journey.

Host Willem Lange paddles the Connecticut River with pilgrims on an ecological and spiritual journey.

Host Willem Lange paddles the Connecticut River with pilgrims on an ecological and spiritual journey.

Host Willem Lange paddles the Connecticut River with pilgrims on an ecological and spiritual journey.

Host Willem Lange paddles the Connecticut River with pilgrims on an ecological and spiritual journey.

Host Willem Lange paddles the Connecticut River with pilgrims on an ecological and spiritual journey.

Willem takes a guided hike deep into the woods where he learns how to slow down and experience nature with all his senses.

Host Willem Lange paddles the Connecticut River with pilgrims on an ecological and spiritual journey.

Dogtown, part of the forgotten forests of Cape Ann, Mass.

Dogtown, part of the forgotten forests of Cape Ann, Mass.

Longtime Boston meteorologist Barry Burbank heads up Frankenstein Cliff Trail with his son Trevor.

Host Willem Lange spends six days at sea on the American Eagle schooner.

Every chance he gets, Alfred Balch of Lyme, NH, ventures into the woods to capture the wild sights of the outdoors on video.

Willem's off to spend a weekend at the Omni Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, right in the middle of New Hampshire's outdoor playground.

Host Willem Lange spends six days at sea on the American Eagle schooner.

Willem's off to spend a weekend at the Omni Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, right in the middle of New Hampshire's outdoor playground.

Host Willem Lange spends six days at sea on the American Eagle schooner.

Host Willem Lange spends six days at sea on the American Eagle schooner.

The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island is a favorite destination for birders worldwide.

Dogtown, part of the forgotten forests of Cape Ann, Mass.

Host Willem Lange spends six days at sea on the American Eagle schooner.

The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island is a favorite destination for birders worldwide.

Host Willem Lange spends six days at sea on the American Eagle schooner.

The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island is a favorite destination for birders worldwide.

The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island is a favorite destination for birders worldwide.