4320 http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943 en-us Internationally acclaimed photographer Art Wolfe continues his work as an artist, teacher, advocate and guide by inviting viewers to experience remote, awe-inspiring locations across the planet. Over the course of his 30-year career, Wolfe's stunning pictures have interpreted and recorded the world's fast-disappearing wildlife, landscapes and native cultures. During the series, Wolfe's curiosity, hope and enthusiasm serve him well as he explores spectacular glaciers, stunning deserts, colorful rainforests, remote mountain peaks, important tribal gatherings and untouched habitats. High Definition images reveal the beauty and wonder of locations including Patagonia, Peru, Bolivia, Alaska, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Madagascar, Nepal, India and South Georgia Island. © 2009 Rocky Mountain PBS http://www.rmpbs.org/resources/files/programs/100x100/16943.jpg http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943 100 100 It is spring on the Antarctic Peninsula and the frozen wilderness is a veritable nursery for penguins, shore birds and seal pups. In episode four Art Wolfe crosses the infamous Drake Passage the treacherous body of water south of Cape Horn to explore the Falkland Islands and the Antarctic coast in search of wildlife and landscapes inherent to this pristine and unforgiving land. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-204/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-204/rss Sat, 28 Nov 09 09:30:00 -0700 It is spring on the Antarctic Peninsula and the frozen wilderness is a veritable nursery for penguins, shore birds and seal pups. In episode four Art Wolfe crosses the infamous Drake Passage the treacherous body of water south of Cape Horn to explore the Falkland Islands and the Antarctic coast in search of wildlife and landscapes inherent to this pristine and unforgiving land. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-204/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-204/rss Sat, 28 Nov 09 15:30:00 -0700 It is spring on the Antarctic Peninsula and the frozen wilderness is a veritable nursery for penguins, shore birds and seal pups. In episode four Art Wolfe crosses the infamous Drake Passage the treacherous body of water south of Cape Horn to explore the Falkland Islands and the Antarctic coast in search of wildlife and landscapes inherent to this pristine and unforgiving land. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-204/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-204/rss Sat, 28 Nov 09 21:30:00 -0700 It is spring on the Antarctic Peninsula and the frozen wilderness is a veritable nursery for penguins, shore birds and seal pups. In episode four Art Wolfe crosses the infamous Drake Passage the treacherous body of water south of Cape Horn to explore the Falkland Islands and the Antarctic coast in search of wildlife and landscapes inherent to this pristine and unforgiving land. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-204/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-204/rss Sun, 29 Nov 09 03:30:00 -0700 Art journeys to one of the earth's most extreme environments-the high, rugged and remote Altiplano. More lunar than earthly in appearance, Bolivia's high plain is a land lost in time. The Altiplano's dazzling dreamscapes include the world's largest salt flat, an island of golden cactus, scarlet-tinted lakes, twin volcanoes and surreal skies. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-101/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-101/rss Tue, 15 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700 The beautiful, protected waters in southeast Alaska are filled with islands and bays rich with wildlife. The concentration of diversity in this secluded environment is remarkable. Art goes by boat on a voyage of discovery, encountering dramatic calving glaciers and Sitka forests, breaching orcas and migrating humpbacks, eagles and barnacle-eating bears. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-102/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-102/rss Wed, 16 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700 Torres del Paine Park in the far southern Andes of Patagonia is remote and inaccessible. For adventurers it's the "edge" destination. Art's images tell a story of nature at its wildest - of a place where jagged peaks scrape the sky, icebergs catch the light, guanacos watch for pumas and Andean condors rule the skies. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-103/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-103/rss Thu, 17 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700 The remote Katmai Coast is the largest intact stretch of uninhabited coastline left in North America. Art takes advantage of the long days of Alaska's short summer in Katmai National Park, spending time with the largest population of grizzly bears in the world. Joined by bear biologists, he gets up close and personal with Ursus arctos to provide a fresh look at the behavior of these powerful predators in the wild. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-104/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-104/rss Fri, 18 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700 Eighty million years ago, Madagascar split off from Africa. Separated from the mainland, the sturdy and lucky creatures that reached Madagascar's shores intact took off on a wild and bizarre evolutionary journey. Art documents Madagascar's most famous inhabitants: it's a who's who of the weird and wonderful, including dancing sifakas, rainbow-colored chameleons, a forest of upside-down trees and a spiny desert. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-105/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-105/rss Mon, 21 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700 America's Serengeti? Wilderness or wasteland? Art rafts down the icy Kongakut River to document America's last pure and untamed wilderness. He chronicles the desolate, yet abundant beauty of the tundra and the rugged landscapes of the Brooks Range. He turns his lens on the delicate birds and animals for which the Refuge is a vital habitat and intersects the great Porcupine caribou herd on its annual migration to the coastal plain. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-106/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-106/rss Tue, 22 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700 It's a place where clouds conceal rare birds, animals blend into the forest, predators hide in the shadows and native peoples are disappearing. Manu, in southern Peru, belongs to the largest area of protected rain forest in the Amazon. Art goes downriver and encounters spectacular birds, animals and peoples of the Amazon, who together are struggling to survive. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-107/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-107/rss Wed, 23 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700 East Africa is a vast stage on which the circular, never-ending journey known as the Great Migration has played out for millions of years. After going eye to eye with thousands of wildebeest and zebra, Art enlists an old friend and bush pilot to help him capture aerial patterns of migrating herds and flocks of flamingos. On the ground, he pursues giraffe on horseback and tracks rhino on foot. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-108/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-108/rss Thu, 24 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700 Rugged Patagonia offers Himalayan-quality drama in a small package. Just above El Chalten, South America's unofficial trekking capital, rises the jagged silhouette of Mt. Fitz Roy - revered and iconic in the world of mountaineering and photographed thousands of times. Art sets off in search of a different and unique view of the peak. En route, he treks through an ancient forest, fords an icy river, goes under a glacier and traverses one of the largest ice caps in the world. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-109/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-109/rss Mon, 28 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700 The American Southwest is a geological time machine. Its bizarre and beautiful rock formations are the result of eons of erosion. In Utah's Zion National Park, Art explores surreal slot canyons carved from wind and water and encounters the strange rock spires-hoodoos-that punctuate the landscape like giant exclamation points. In Arizona's Canyon de Chelly, he goes by horseback with a Navajo guide to discover petroglyphs hidden in tribal lands. With its brilliant light, red desert rock, cobalt blue skies, golden cotton woods and white-barked Aspens, the American Southwest is a photographer's playground. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-110/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-110/rss Tue, 29 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700 Allahabad and Varanasi are India's holiest river towns. Allahabad hosts the largest religious gathering on the planet at the confluence of its sacred rivers. Art joins nearly 20 million pilgrims for a dip in the Ganges and captures images of Hindu holy men, ascetics, who have renounced all worldly pursuits. Downstream, in ancient Varanasi, the sacred and the ordinary meet in a swirl of color, fire and ritual. Hindus strive to visit this spiritual epicenter at least once in their lives to bathe in the Ganges and cleanse their karma. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-111/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/16943-111/rss Wed, 30 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700