When self-described caveman,

York Harker gets away from it all while camping out in Europe,

there's one place he's found where Mother Nature always makes a big impression.

Wow, this is nature at big scale.

This is where I really have to put my serious head on.

Coming up, we'll explore York's favorite outdoor adventures

from wild and crazy to mild and scenic.

History professor, Jerry Broughton, reminds us that the way people identify each other as a northerner or southerner, in the end is rather arbitrary.

From deep space, on a globe, north and south and east and west are meaningless.

He helps us get a better sense of direction for where we are.

And Eric Weiner reminds us that even the names we use for cities and countries are subject to change.

The name you use for a place tells you how you feel about it.

Come along as we examine what's in a name, the four points on the compass,

and spectacular landscapes in the hour ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.

Choosing the right kind of outdoors destination can make you feel like Goldilocks

as you consider what amount of wilderness versus conveniences would feel just right for you.

Three of Yorikarker's favorite places,

all offer dramatic landscapes

and their own level of risk and reward.

We'll get his recommendations

for breathtaking views

in the great outdoors of Europe in just a second.

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