“Backpacker Radio” and “Tooth and Claw” are among the shows that offer practical hiking advice, true stories of survival and poetic tributes to the wilderness.
“Last-chance tourists” are visiting the melting Mer de Glace in Chamonix, France, in droves. A just-opened lift should make that easier. But some worry tourism is only making the problem worse.
Dominica, a remote Caribbean island, enchants with its waterfalls, hot springs and hummingbirds. But a new airport and more tourists could tame its wildness.