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It began as President Ulysses S. Grant's bid for international glory after the Civil War - America's first attempt to reach the North Pole. It ended with Captain Charles Hall's death under suspicious circumstances, dissension among sailors, scientists, and explorers, and the ship's evacuation and eventual sinking. Then came a brutal struggle for survival by 33 men, women, and children stranded on the polar ice.

John Scott hiked the 2160 mile Appalachian Trail to celebrate his life. As a teenage boy in 1970's Scotland he was fascinated by US politics and culture. John explores this fascination as he hikes through 14 states from Georgia to Maine. Over miles and months, he realizes it is the land and people which now captivates him. To the Woods is a walk through a man's life.

The wonderful natural beauty of the national parks, the scenic Highway No. 1 or San Francisco, which already had a special attraction in the gold rush days - the "California feeling" and the appeal of the incredible diversity of the country is omnipresent. From the beautiful coastal city of San Diego, the route goes to three very different national parks: Joshua Tree National Park, the "Wonderland of Rocks", the lonely desert landscape of Death Valley and the green paradise of Yosemite National Park with its steep rock faces and thundering waterfalls.

Audio Journeys are explores this one-of-a-kind monolith known to Native Americans as Bear Mountain. We walk around the base while a park ranger interprets what this unique formation is and the ecology that surrounds it.