

An aerial view of Arkansas, where settlers' westward journeys began and the scene of Bonnie and Clyde's most serious crime; a view of the land of raging rivers, vast wilderness and legends of the Wild West.

The Wright Brothers gave the state its slogan "First in Flight"; civil rights leaders in Greensboro; NASCAR.

Louisiana's wetlands and underwater oil fields.

An aerial view of New Mexico; exploring its landscapes and landmarks, while revealing its many legends and secrets.

Pilots fly over the dangerous Brooks Mountains, so engineers can fix a remote weather station; a veteran pilot tests a rookie on their bush plane landings; crews fight ice and wind to save a winter festival; engineers race to repair a 737.

A lone bush pilot races to stock ultra-marathon checkpoints, a heli pilot risks a sling-load at 4,000 feet and comes inches from disaster, and a vintage DC-3 plane is a village's only lifeline as a storm closes in.

In Grindavik, Iceland, crews repair earthquake fissures, build lava barriers and track magma, gases and ground movement while divers inspect a damaged harbor pier in a town shaped by ongoing eruptions.

Air Tahoma Flight 185, an overnight cargo flight from Memphis, Tenn., approaches its final destination, Cincinnati.