Personal and geographic journeys collide in this intimate, first person portrait of naturalist-explorer Robert Perkins.

Personal and geographic journeys collide in this intimate, first person portrait of naturalist-explorer Robert Perkins. The three-part series, filmed over eighteen years, chronicles Perkins's adventures in his canoe as he discovers new terrain and insight on life. ONE MAN'S JOURNEY begins in 1987, as Perkins embarks on a seventy-two day solo journey in the Canadian Arctic and discovers the trip helps him make peace with his ailing father. Part two picks up six years later, as Perkins and his girlfriend struggle to cope with her devastating breast cancer diagnosis. Finally, in part three, Perkins teams up with a guide from Zimbabwe for a 1,000-mile trip down the Limpopo River in southern Africa. Together, the trilogy is a remarkable story about personal struggles, cherished relationships, and the joy of discovery in the most beautiful surroundings.