1 00:00:01,367 --> 00:00:04,367 {\an8}[Eivin] Previously on Alaska: The Last Frontier... 2 00:00:04,367 --> 00:00:06,066 {\an8}[siren blaring] 3 00:00:06,066 --> 00:00:10,900 {\an8}[Eivin] My dad was crushed almost to death by a cow four months ago. 4 00:00:11,900 --> 00:00:15,166 {\an8}[Eve] He has suffered so much, 5 00:00:15,166 --> 00:00:18,967 {\an8}but Otto's alive, and he's getting better. 6 00:00:20,166 --> 00:00:22,300 {\an8}But he's going to be down and out for a while. 7 00:00:22,367 --> 00:00:26,700 {\an8}It... Yeah, it won't be easy. [sniffles] 8 00:00:26,767 --> 00:00:30,000 {\an8}[Atz Sr.] This past year, my brother Otto and I both had a hard time. 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:30,967 {\an8}[Atz Sr.] This past year, my brother Otto and I both had a hard time. 10 00:00:30,967 --> 00:00:31,000 {\an8}I had major shoulder surgery. 11 00:00:33,667 --> 00:00:38,000 {\an8}And I feel a little, a little down at times just dealing with it. 12 00:00:39,166 --> 00:00:44,867 {\an8}I proposed to my dad putting GPS collars on the cows 13 00:00:44,867 --> 00:00:48,867 {\an8}to, hopefully, make it much easier on my dad and much safer. 14 00:00:50,266 --> 00:00:53,767 {\an8}But everything to do with cows always has its dangers. 15 00:00:53,767 --> 00:00:55,467 {\an8}[Otto grunts] Ouch. 16 00:00:55,467 --> 00:00:57,467 {\an8}Stop, stop, stop, stop. 17 00:00:57,467 --> 00:01:00,000 {\an8}Every single animal that we encounter is well over 1,200 pounds. 18 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,000 {\an8}Every single animal that we encounter is well over 1,200 pounds. 19 00:01:02,266 --> 00:01:06,100 {\an8}-Dad, watch yourself. -[Otto] Okay, she's got her collar on. 20 00:01:06,100 --> 00:01:08,066 Oh. [grunts] 21 00:01:08,066 --> 00:01:09,266 [August] Dad? 22 00:01:09,266 --> 00:01:10,100 [cow mooing] 23 00:01:10,100 --> 00:01:11,800 [August] Are you all right? 24 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:16,667 Dad, are you okay? 25 00:01:16,667 --> 00:01:19,467 Jeez Louise. Yeah, I'm okay. 26 00:01:19,467 --> 00:01:20,600 I'm pissed. 27 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,800 That's a pretty tame cow, but she was annoyed. 28 00:01:22,867 --> 00:01:24,700 {\an8}And she got tired of being messed with, 29 00:01:24,767 --> 00:01:26,667 {\an8}and she popped me in the chest. 30 00:01:27,667 --> 00:01:28,767 [grunts] 31 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:30,000 That was a damn fandango. 32 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,000 That was a damn fandango. 33 00:01:32,266 --> 00:01:34,166 Oh, you snuffy old [bleep]. 34 00:01:34,166 --> 00:01:37,266 You know, being a cattleman is my livelihood, 35 00:01:37,266 --> 00:01:39,200 and I'm not ready to give that up. 36 00:01:39,266 --> 00:01:45,000 But I do have to keep a mind on making it less dangerous. 37 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,266 I'm gonna be a little more careful here. 38 00:01:47,266 --> 00:01:49,567 I'm gonna take this, I'm gonna hold that. 39 00:01:49,567 --> 00:01:51,500 [August] Look out, look out. 40 00:01:51,567 --> 00:01:53,500 -[cow mooing] -[August] Uh, Dad? 41 00:01:54,266 --> 00:01:55,867 Like some assistance? 42 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:58,000 [Otto] We're all done. 43 00:01:58,066 --> 00:01:59,467 [August] Am I worried about my dad? 44 00:01:59,467 --> 00:02:00,000 Yeah. 45 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:00,567 Yeah. 46 00:02:00,567 --> 00:02:01,000 I really need this GPS system to work. 47 00:02:02,867 --> 00:02:04,400 Because with the injury that he got, 48 00:02:04,467 --> 00:02:06,767 {\an8}he's honestly lucky to be alive. 49 00:02:06,767 --> 00:02:08,700 Beat up by a cow. 50 00:02:08,767 --> 00:02:12,266 But it's what has to be to get the job done. 51 00:02:12,266 --> 00:02:15,467 Trying to find lost cows is never easy. 52 00:02:15,467 --> 00:02:19,166 They can often be two to three miles away from the herd. 53 00:02:19,166 --> 00:02:22,500 And that can often include crossing rivers, 54 00:02:22,567 --> 00:02:26,667 zigzagging up switchbacks, and up hillsides. 55 00:02:26,667 --> 00:02:28,400 There's always an inherent risk. 56 00:02:28,467 --> 00:02:30,000 [Otto] Wow. 57 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:30,200 [Otto] Wow. 58 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:31,000 [August] Last year, we tried tracking down cows using a drone, but... 59 00:02:33,967 --> 00:02:35,667 -[Otto] Yeah, there's cows right there. -[August] Okay. 60 00:02:35,667 --> 00:02:37,266 ...that only works 61 00:02:37,266 --> 00:02:40,900 if you're in relative proximity to the cows in the first place. 62 00:02:40,967 --> 00:02:44,000 But these GPSs ideally will differ 63 00:02:44,066 --> 00:02:46,467 because we can then track the cows from miles away. 64 00:02:46,467 --> 00:02:48,667 -[Otto] Let's do this. -[August] All right, let's go. 65 00:02:52,667 --> 00:02:55,000 [Otto] It's on their ears It's horrible, huh? 66 00:02:55,066 --> 00:02:58,867 Well, there's your bear-proof bucket, August. 67 00:02:58,867 --> 00:03:00,000 Looks like a bear might have farted with it, huh? 68 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,000 Looks like a bear might have farted with it, huh? 69 00:03:01,100 --> 00:03:04,867 [August] Well, that's what the proofing is, right? 70 00:03:04,867 --> 00:03:06,567 The tough part about this operation 71 00:03:06,567 --> 00:03:10,467 is taking this remote cabin, with no electricity, 72 00:03:10,467 --> 00:03:12,867 into, basically, a data hub, 73 00:03:12,867 --> 00:03:16,867 where we can transmit signals from the cows to the cabin... 74 00:03:16,867 --> 00:03:19,300 [Otto] There's the solar panel. 75 00:03:19,367 --> 00:03:20,800 ...and then up to satellite, 76 00:03:20,867 --> 00:03:23,567 and then to ourselves back at home, 77 00:03:23,567 --> 00:03:26,467 so we can identify where these cows are. 78 00:03:26,467 --> 00:03:27,667 [Otto] I'm gonna put it up here, 79 00:03:27,667 --> 00:03:30,000 'cause it's better for my right hand to do the work. 80 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:30,367 'cause it's better for my right hand to do the work. 81 00:03:30,367 --> 00:03:31,000 Can I get a short... Couple of shorter screws? 82 00:03:35,166 --> 00:03:38,367 So, my dad and Katie are outside, 83 00:03:38,367 --> 00:03:42,367 trying to rig up where the antenna is going and the solar panel. 84 00:03:42,367 --> 00:03:44,700 [Otto] I need two more of those short screws. 85 00:03:44,767 --> 00:03:47,100 That's where all of our cables are going to be going. 86 00:03:47,100 --> 00:03:51,867 In order to make this work, we're going to need a high-range antenna, 87 00:03:51,867 --> 00:03:56,100 and a solar panel positioned to get enough sun 88 00:03:56,100 --> 00:03:58,800 so that we can power all of this gear. 89 00:03:58,867 --> 00:04:00,000 Yeah, pull on, uh, the antenna one, with the little nut. 90 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,000 Yeah, pull on, uh, the antenna one, with the little nut. 91 00:04:02,967 --> 00:04:04,567 Okay, keep going. 92 00:04:04,567 --> 00:04:07,100 Then we have to make sure that everything is wired correctly 93 00:04:07,166 --> 00:04:09,967 to then beam that up, Scotty, straight to the satellite. 94 00:04:10,667 --> 00:04:11,867 Yeah, we're getting very close 95 00:04:11,867 --> 00:04:13,667 to finishing up setting up the, uh, 96 00:04:13,667 --> 00:04:16,767 the station for these geo-tracking collars. 97 00:04:16,767 --> 00:04:18,500 Come on. Just clamps... 98 00:04:20,367 --> 00:04:21,867 -Oh. -Oh, there was a light. 99 00:04:21,867 --> 00:04:23,800 -Yeah, there was lights. -[August] Yeah, the black box will light up 100 00:04:23,867 --> 00:04:25,133 if I do it right. 101 00:04:25,133 --> 00:04:26,767 [Otto] You know, August went to engineering school. 102 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:28,266 I kind of forgot. 103 00:04:28,266 --> 00:04:30,000 But, uh, the way he's handling the wires and everything, 104 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:30,467 But, uh, the way he's handling the wires and everything, 105 00:04:30,467 --> 00:04:31,000 and the way he's talking, I'm like, "Oh, that's right. 106 00:04:33,066 --> 00:04:35,166 He's actually got an education." 107 00:04:35,166 --> 00:04:37,500 -[Katie] This one's good. -[Otto] Oh, my God. Here it goes. 108 00:04:40,700 --> 00:04:43,266 -[August] Hey, it's working. It's working. -[Katie] Cool. Look. 109 00:04:43,266 --> 00:04:44,600 -Oh, cool. -[August] Yeah. 110 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,567 All that we have left to do is tidy up our wire management. 111 00:04:47,567 --> 00:04:48,700 Yeah. 112 00:04:48,767 --> 00:04:51,567 And, uh, go throw some collars on some cows. 113 00:04:51,567 --> 00:04:54,000 Now that we know everything is working, we can head out, 114 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,667 put the remaining GPS collars on the cows 115 00:04:56,667 --> 00:04:58,467 and make our way back home. 116 00:04:58,467 --> 00:05:00,000 [Otto] Let's do this. 117 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:00,367 [Otto] Let's do this. 118 00:05:00,367 --> 00:05:01,000 I'm really glad that this GPS system is working, 119 00:05:03,066 --> 00:05:05,900 because, honestly, without it, 120 00:05:05,967 --> 00:05:08,667 I don't know how much longer I wanna do this. 121 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,000 I forgot to take my nap. 122 00:05:21,867 --> 00:05:25,467 [Atz Sr. yodeling] 123 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,400 {\an8}So, at the beginning of this year, 124 00:05:28,467 --> 00:05:30,000 {\an8}our plan was to get some logs, build a log cabin. 125 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,000 {\an8}our plan was to get some logs, build a log cabin. 126 00:05:31,867 --> 00:05:33,367 My retirement cabin. 127 00:05:33,367 --> 00:05:34,700 Then I got hurt. 128 00:05:34,767 --> 00:05:36,400 Things kind of took a nosedive. 129 00:05:36,467 --> 00:05:39,900 I was hurting physically, kind of depressed. 130 00:05:39,967 --> 00:05:42,567 But today, I found purpose for my lumber 131 00:05:42,567 --> 00:05:44,967 and also some purpose for myself. 132 00:05:44,967 --> 00:05:47,100 Okay, lead us... Lead us forth. 133 00:05:47,100 --> 00:05:49,266 The mighty lumber that must move. 134 00:05:49,266 --> 00:05:50,600 Etienne, I'm gonna let you drive, 135 00:05:50,667 --> 00:05:52,166 -'cause my arm's hurting. -[Etienne] Okay. 136 00:05:53,700 --> 00:05:55,867 We've got some new homesteaders moving in out here, 137 00:05:55,867 --> 00:05:57,100 close to Canyon's Edge. 138 00:05:57,166 --> 00:06:00,000 Atz Lee's closest neighbors, Anna and Marcus. 139 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:00,266 Atz Lee's closest neighbors, Anna and Marcus. 140 00:06:00,266 --> 00:06:01,000 They're living in a tent. 141 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:03,967 Kind of like my parents started out. 142 00:06:03,967 --> 00:06:06,467 They need to build a barn, they need to build a cabin. 143 00:06:06,467 --> 00:06:08,467 I can't do much anymore with my shoulder, 144 00:06:08,467 --> 00:06:10,567 but I can help them with supplies. 145 00:06:10,567 --> 00:06:13,867 And, of course, I'm always full of advice. 146 00:06:13,867 --> 00:06:15,667 Boy, these are really solid, Marcus. 147 00:06:15,667 --> 00:06:18,400 You did a good job between the tight part of the gravel 148 00:06:18,467 --> 00:06:20,166 and the concrete, man. 149 00:06:20,166 --> 00:06:22,767 This is gonna last 200 years. 150 00:06:22,767 --> 00:06:24,800 We hope so. And if the barn 151 00:06:24,867 --> 00:06:26,166 shifts a little bit from year to year, 152 00:06:26,166 --> 00:06:27,600 if the doors stop working, 153 00:06:27,667 --> 00:06:29,300 then, you know, we'll just get on it 154 00:06:29,367 --> 00:06:30,000 -and level it right back out. -[Anna] Yeah. 155 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,000 -and level it right back out. -[Anna] Yeah. 156 00:06:31,467 --> 00:06:32,667 [Jane] Let's bring in some wood. 157 00:06:33,367 --> 00:06:35,000 -I'm ready. -Yes. 158 00:06:38,467 --> 00:06:40,200 [Atz Lee] Away! 159 00:06:41,300 --> 00:06:43,567 I think it's as dry as the air is by now, so... 160 00:06:43,567 --> 00:06:45,200 I'll trust your judgement there. 161 00:06:45,266 --> 00:06:47,367 [Atz Lee] Etienne, go. 162 00:06:49,667 --> 00:06:51,367 -How are you feeling? -Good. 163 00:06:51,367 --> 00:06:53,767 -How's your shoulder? -The other day, I spent five hours 164 00:06:53,767 --> 00:06:55,400 going up the head of the bay. 165 00:06:55,467 --> 00:06:56,867 And I was feeling like a rockstar. 166 00:06:56,867 --> 00:06:58,166 Like... [exhales deeply] You know. 167 00:06:58,166 --> 00:07:00,000 -I got home... [grunts] -Uh-uh-uh. Yeah. 168 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:00,967 -I got home... [grunts] -Uh-uh-uh. Yeah. 169 00:07:00,967 --> 00:07:01,000 ...tired. 170 00:07:03,166 --> 00:07:04,700 [Atz Sr.] You realize, after a few months, 171 00:07:04,767 --> 00:07:06,400 that you really get tired of the pain, 172 00:07:06,467 --> 00:07:08,500 and it wears on you, you know? 173 00:07:08,567 --> 00:07:10,600 Can't do anything. Very little stuff. 174 00:07:10,667 --> 00:07:13,900 So, just having to learn patience and, uh... 175 00:07:15,100 --> 00:07:16,700 And that, together with aging. 176 00:07:16,767 --> 00:07:21,066 So it just kind of comes with the territory, so... 177 00:07:21,066 --> 00:07:24,467 A little, a little down at times just with the... 178 00:07:24,467 --> 00:07:25,467 Dealing with it. 179 00:07:25,467 --> 00:07:26,900 More. 180 00:07:26,967 --> 00:07:28,867 [Marcus] I think that's about what we took last time. 181 00:07:28,867 --> 00:07:30,000 [Anna] It looks good. 182 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:30,166 [Anna] It looks good. 183 00:07:30,166 --> 00:07:31,000 [Atz Lee] It's not easy for him to sit back 184 00:07:31,467 --> 00:07:32,600 and watch other people do work 185 00:07:32,667 --> 00:07:34,500 while his shoulder is recovering, 186 00:07:34,567 --> 00:07:36,000 {\an8}and he's building up that muscle 187 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,266 {\an8}and tendon movement again. 188 00:07:38,266 --> 00:07:41,467 I know it's hard for him just to sit back and watch and not to jump in there. 189 00:07:41,467 --> 00:07:43,867 We're about there. Last bag. 190 00:07:43,867 --> 00:07:47,767 Yo! Come on now. 191 00:07:47,767 --> 00:07:51,200 We need confetti. Yay! 192 00:07:51,266 --> 00:07:53,900 -Thank you. -[Atz Sr.] Many hands, light work, actually. 193 00:07:53,967 --> 00:07:56,767 [Atz Lee] Yes, our pleasure. 194 00:07:56,767 --> 00:07:58,867 I'm at a point now where I'm watching my father 195 00:07:58,867 --> 00:08:00,000 get towards the end of his cycle of life and struggle with that. 196 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,000 get towards the end of his cycle of life and struggle with that. 197 00:08:01,767 --> 00:08:04,667 What does it mean? Did he do enough? Did he love enough? 198 00:08:04,667 --> 00:08:05,567 Did he work enough? 199 00:08:05,567 --> 00:08:07,767 Did he do what he wanted to do? 200 00:08:07,767 --> 00:08:09,667 Did he live out his dreams? 201 00:08:09,667 --> 00:08:15,567 If I could say one thing to the Kilcher elders, it would be, "Embrace change." 202 00:08:15,567 --> 00:08:18,667 -You want some sweet water, Atz? -I would love some. 203 00:08:20,300 --> 00:08:21,667 [Anna] Yes, this is from the spring. 204 00:08:21,667 --> 00:08:23,567 [Atz Sr.] Mmm. 205 00:08:23,567 --> 00:08:26,000 I've spent a big part of my life 206 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,700 trying to figure out how other people could help me, 207 00:08:28,767 --> 00:08:30,000 feeling sorry for myself. 208 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:30,300 feeling sorry for myself. 209 00:08:30,367 --> 00:08:31,000 -Wow. -How do you say in Swedish "unbelievable"? 210 00:08:33,467 --> 00:08:34,567 [speaking in other language] 211 00:08:34,567 --> 00:08:36,500 -Huh? -[speaking in other language] 212 00:08:36,567 --> 00:08:38,467 In German, unglaublich. 213 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:40,166 I like that. 214 00:08:40,166 --> 00:08:42,967 [Atz Sr.] And, uh, I learned you feel better 215 00:08:42,967 --> 00:08:44,967 when you're helping other people feel better. 216 00:08:44,967 --> 00:08:48,467 So I am thrilled that I can spend more and more time, 217 00:08:48,467 --> 00:08:51,200 don't matter how old, don't matter what shape my body's in, 218 00:08:51,266 --> 00:08:53,100 helping other people. 219 00:08:53,100 --> 00:08:55,000 -[Marcus] Hey, thank you. -Thank you so much, you all. 220 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,166 -Anna, thank you. Thank you. -[Anna] I'm so lucky to have 221 00:08:57,166 --> 00:09:00,000 -wonderful friends and neighbors. -Yeah, likewise. 222 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:00,367 -wonderful friends and neighbors. -Yeah, likewise. 223 00:09:00,367 --> 00:09:01,000 -[Atz Lee] Yes. -[Anna] Thank you. Thank you very much. 224 00:09:10,967 --> 00:09:12,266 [Eivin] All right. 225 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,567 [engine sputtering] 226 00:09:16,567 --> 00:09:20,667 -You kill it by taking that off. -Yeah, and wearing it. 227 00:09:20,667 --> 00:09:22,333 -And wearing it. -[laughs] 228 00:09:23,500 --> 00:09:25,800 {\an8}[Eivin] My dad has been working cattle since he was nine years old. 229 00:09:27,867 --> 00:09:30,000 Here we go, honey. Either we're gonna make it or we ain't. 230 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:30,100 Here we go, honey. Either we're gonna make it or we ain't. 231 00:09:30,100 --> 00:09:31,000 [Eivin] But since he can't manage cows like he used to... 232 00:09:32,467 --> 00:09:34,166 Stop, stop, stop, stop. 233 00:09:34,166 --> 00:09:36,367 -Oh, man. -Are you all right? 234 00:09:36,367 --> 00:09:39,100 ...I'm trying to come up with new ways for helping him, 235 00:09:39,100 --> 00:09:41,500 kind of like August did with the GPS collars. 236 00:09:41,567 --> 00:09:45,200 Extra oil, do we need any? Or antifreeze or something? 237 00:09:45,266 --> 00:09:47,066 Maybe a... Crescent wrench? 238 00:09:47,066 --> 00:09:50,100 [Eivin] GPS is great for kind of tracking cattle, rogue cattle... 239 00:09:50,166 --> 00:09:51,100 [man] Right there. Right there, right there. 240 00:09:51,100 --> 00:09:52,567 ...but it doesn't solve the issue 241 00:09:52,567 --> 00:09:54,567 of how do we get to some of these hard-to-reach places? 242 00:09:54,567 --> 00:09:56,166 [Otto] That quicksand over there. 243 00:09:58,066 --> 00:10:00,000 When my friend, Chris Ritchie, told me about this hovercraft that he found, 244 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,000 When my friend, Chris Ritchie, told me about this hovercraft that he found, 245 00:10:01,066 --> 00:10:03,000 that he could get for super cheap, 246 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:04,767 I was like, "This is the perfect vehicle 247 00:10:04,767 --> 00:10:08,500 to help my dad reach those hard-to-access locations with the cattle." 248 00:10:10,467 --> 00:10:15,367 This is, like, the ultimate vehicle for getting 249 00:10:15,367 --> 00:10:18,567 shallow water, head of the bay, need to check on the cows. 250 00:10:18,567 --> 00:10:22,166 Almost any point in the tide, we can go up there and do that. 251 00:10:22,166 --> 00:10:25,100 You don't have to worry about horses getting stuck in deep mud, 252 00:10:25,100 --> 00:10:27,767 -rivers that are too deep to cross. -[Otto] Well. 253 00:10:27,767 --> 00:10:30,000 [Eivin] A hovercraft can literally just glide over all that stuff with ease. 254 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,000 [Eivin] A hovercraft can literally just glide over all that stuff with ease. 255 00:10:33,266 --> 00:10:36,700 Yeah. We're gonna fire it up, and hopefully it'll... [mimics hovercraft whirring] 256 00:10:36,767 --> 00:10:38,266 ...come off this trailer pretty easy. 257 00:10:41,467 --> 00:10:43,033 Yesterday, we got this thing running 258 00:10:43,033 --> 00:10:47,000 by putting a used engine from one of my old snowmobiles into it. 259 00:10:47,066 --> 00:10:49,800 Now, we're ready to take it out for its first test flight. 260 00:10:49,867 --> 00:10:52,867 [engine sputtering] 261 00:10:52,867 --> 00:10:56,000 At this point, this thing is still very much untested. 262 00:10:56,066 --> 00:10:58,567 [hovercraft whirring] 263 00:10:59,867 --> 00:11:00,000 We need to kind of put it through its paces, 264 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,000 We need to kind of put it through its paces, 265 00:11:01,367 --> 00:11:04,266 and actually give it kind of a Kachemak Bay test, 266 00:11:04,266 --> 00:11:06,900 and run it over the water and see how it does. 267 00:11:06,967 --> 00:11:08,667 All right. 268 00:11:08,667 --> 00:11:11,300 I still am not completely confident that the engine that we put in here 269 00:11:11,367 --> 00:11:16,100 is gonna be enough to be able to float it and fly it. 270 00:11:16,100 --> 00:11:18,300 And also, is it going to be reliable enough 271 00:11:18,367 --> 00:11:20,300 to be able to drive this thing over water? 272 00:11:21,567 --> 00:11:24,600 All right, Chris, I feel like we're boldly going... 273 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,066 where other men have gone before. 274 00:11:28,567 --> 00:11:30,000 Let's do it. 275 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:30,800 Let's do it. 276 00:11:30,867 --> 00:11:31,000 [Eivin] All right. Clear prop. 277 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:35,567 [hovercraft whirring] 278 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,867 We're gonna take this thing and run it as hard as we can today 279 00:11:39,867 --> 00:11:42,367 and make sure it's a safe vehicle for my dad, 280 00:11:42,367 --> 00:11:47,200 because you really don't want the thing to cut out on the water. 281 00:11:47,266 --> 00:11:49,867 It's not like you can just kick some oars out 282 00:11:49,867 --> 00:11:53,200 or put a motor in the water to be able to motor yourself back. 283 00:11:55,367 --> 00:11:58,400 If it dies in the water, you're kind of SOL. 284 00:12:00,266 --> 00:12:01,000 -[engine thuds] -[Eivin grunts] Damn it! 285 00:12:08,900 --> 00:12:10,000 [hovercraft whirring] 286 00:12:12,166 --> 00:12:14,867 [Eivin exclaiming excitedly] 287 00:12:14,867 --> 00:12:18,600 {\an8}We need to make sure that this hovercraft is 100% reliable for my dad, 288 00:12:18,667 --> 00:12:21,667 because if it dies on him somewhere in the middle of nowhere, 289 00:12:21,667 --> 00:12:23,400 he's gonna be totally SOL. 290 00:12:23,467 --> 00:12:25,166 Woo-hoo! 291 00:12:28,300 --> 00:12:29,867 -[engine thuds] -[Eivin grunts] 292 00:12:29,867 --> 00:12:30,867 Damn it! 293 00:12:30,867 --> 00:12:32,900 [engine sputtering] 294 00:12:34,967 --> 00:12:35,224 What's going on there, you think? 295 00:12:35,224 --> 00:12:36,000 What's going on there, you think? 296 00:12:36,567 --> 00:12:38,467 [Chris] Not sure. Just... 297 00:12:38,467 --> 00:12:41,700 [engine sputtering] 298 00:12:41,767 --> 00:12:43,367 [Eivin] Honestly, this was my biggest worry, 299 00:12:43,367 --> 00:12:46,100 that the engine from the snowmobile was gonna crap out. 300 00:12:46,166 --> 00:12:48,367 [Chris] Oh, oh, oh. Gotcha. 301 00:12:48,367 --> 00:12:50,166 -Lack of fuel. -[Eivin] Oh. 302 00:12:50,166 --> 00:12:51,600 Fuel hose came off. 303 00:12:56,467 --> 00:12:57,600 Here we go. 304 00:12:57,667 --> 00:13:01,000 [hovercraft revving] 305 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:05,224 [Eivin] Thankfully, it was just the fuel line that popped off, 306 00:13:05,224 --> 00:13:05,467 [Eivin] Thankfully, it was just the fuel line that popped off, 307 00:13:05,467 --> 00:13:06,000 and not an engine problem. 308 00:13:06,867 --> 00:13:08,567 We're back in business. 309 00:13:08,567 --> 00:13:12,667 We're gonna run it for about 45 minutes, full speed, wide open. 310 00:13:12,667 --> 00:13:14,166 If it can make it through that test, 311 00:13:14,166 --> 00:13:16,600 I'm gonna feel confident my dad can use it with no problems. 312 00:13:25,667 --> 00:13:27,467 Now that it's running like it's supposed to, 313 00:13:27,467 --> 00:13:30,066 I'm gonna have my dad come check it out for the test drive. 314 00:13:30,567 --> 00:13:31,667 -Yeah! -Woo-hoo! 315 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:33,667 [Eivin] Dad! 316 00:13:34,467 --> 00:13:35,224 -How are you guys doing? -Hi. 317 00:13:35,224 --> 00:13:36,000 -How are you guys doing? -Hi. 318 00:13:36,467 --> 00:13:38,567 [Eivin] You wanna go for a ride, Dad? 319 00:13:38,567 --> 00:13:40,567 Hell yeah. 320 00:13:40,567 --> 00:13:42,367 [Eivin] Yeah! 321 00:13:44,767 --> 00:13:46,967 Come on over, Dad. 322 00:13:46,967 --> 00:13:48,467 How many people can you ride? 323 00:13:48,467 --> 00:13:50,967 [Eivin] I think we can do me, and you, and the kids. No problem. 324 00:13:50,967 --> 00:13:52,600 -[Otto] Really? -[Eivin] Oh, yeah. 325 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,900 [Otto] I'm really excited about the potential of this hovercraft. 326 00:13:55,967 --> 00:13:58,600 It would save me from having to ride the horses out 327 00:13:58,667 --> 00:14:00,800 into all these treacherous areas, 328 00:14:00,867 --> 00:14:03,467 especially with the changing weather patterns. 329 00:14:04,467 --> 00:14:05,224 Last fall was a huge weather problem. 330 00:14:05,224 --> 00:14:06,000 Last fall was a huge weather problem. 331 00:14:08,567 --> 00:14:13,767 The rivers were high and flowing stronger than any previous fall. 332 00:14:13,767 --> 00:14:15,567 We could not get across. 333 00:14:16,867 --> 00:14:18,433 We had tsunamis, 334 00:14:18,433 --> 00:14:23,367 we had blizzard conditions I haven't seen in who knows how long. 335 00:14:23,367 --> 00:14:25,300 One thing August is helping me with 336 00:14:25,367 --> 00:14:27,900 is, uh, putting tracking collars on the cows. 337 00:14:27,967 --> 00:14:29,600 [Eivin and Otto laughing] 338 00:14:29,667 --> 00:14:33,166 [Otto] And now, on top of that, the hovercraft. 339 00:14:33,166 --> 00:14:35,224 It's kind of like giving an old horse a new set of legs. 340 00:14:35,224 --> 00:14:36,000 It's kind of like giving an old horse a new set of legs. 341 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,100 This thing's working awesome. 342 00:14:40,166 --> 00:14:42,266 [laughing] Whoa! 343 00:14:53,266 --> 00:14:55,467 -[Tela] You know Owen and Alysse a little bit? -[Eve] Yeah. 344 00:14:55,467 --> 00:14:58,567 I actually wanted to go up to their place forever. 345 00:14:58,567 --> 00:15:00,266 -[Tela] Yeah. -I just haven't, 346 00:15:00,266 --> 00:15:03,900 'cause life is always so busy. 347 00:15:03,967 --> 00:15:05,224 Today, Tela and I are visiting relatively new homesteaders to the area, 348 00:15:05,224 --> 00:15:06,000 Today, Tela and I are visiting relatively new homesteaders to the area, 349 00:15:08,567 --> 00:15:10,300 Owen and Alysse. 350 00:15:10,367 --> 00:15:12,767 Both Tela and I understand 351 00:15:12,767 --> 00:15:15,300 how difficult starting out can be, 352 00:15:15,367 --> 00:15:19,166 {\an8}so we wanna let them know we're here for advice, or help, 353 00:15:19,166 --> 00:15:20,767 {\an8}or whatever they may need. 354 00:15:20,767 --> 00:15:23,100 Yep, okay. So, this is us. 355 00:15:23,166 --> 00:15:24,166 [Tela] This is us. 356 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:28,100 Hello. 357 00:15:28,166 --> 00:15:30,367 -Hey, kiddo. It's you again. -[Tela] Yay. 358 00:15:30,367 --> 00:15:33,066 -Yeah. -[Tela] Hey. How's it going? 359 00:15:33,066 --> 00:15:34,567 Thanks for coming up. 360 00:15:34,567 --> 00:15:35,224 -[Eve] What a spot! This is amazing. -[Owen] I know. 361 00:15:35,224 --> 00:15:36,000 -[Eve] What a spot! This is amazing. -[Owen] I know. 362 00:15:37,166 --> 00:15:39,066 -[Eve] Look at your house. -[Alysse] Welcome. 363 00:15:39,066 --> 00:15:41,667 [Eve] You live in such a beautiful spot. 364 00:15:41,667 --> 00:15:44,400 {\an8}-My name's Alysse. -And I'm Owen. 365 00:15:44,467 --> 00:15:47,166 {\an8}-And we are... -The Snowhawk family. 366 00:15:47,166 --> 00:15:49,100 [Eve] Good job, guys. 367 00:15:49,166 --> 00:15:52,967 [Alysse] Snowhawk is our children's middle names. 368 00:15:52,967 --> 00:15:56,500 {\an8}We have Sequoia Snow and Juneau Hawk. 369 00:15:56,567 --> 00:15:59,166 {\an8}-And that's where Snowhawk comes from. -Hence, Snowhawk comes from. 370 00:15:59,166 --> 00:16:02,200 We came from a small town called Nevada City. 371 00:16:02,266 --> 00:16:04,667 It's in Nevada County, in the state of California. 372 00:16:04,667 --> 00:16:05,224 It's a little confusing. 373 00:16:05,224 --> 00:16:05,900 It's a little confusing. 374 00:16:05,967 --> 00:16:06,000 We dated when we were 375 00:16:07,467 --> 00:16:09,066 -seniors in high school. -[Owen] Seniors in high school. 376 00:16:09,100 --> 00:16:12,567 [Alysse] When we decided, you know, okay, we're having a family, 377 00:16:12,567 --> 00:16:16,266 and we're settling in, and, okay, well, this is fun, 378 00:16:16,266 --> 00:16:18,367 but is this where, where we really wanna be? 379 00:16:18,367 --> 00:16:21,066 -Yeah. -And is this where we wanna raise our family? 380 00:16:21,066 --> 00:16:23,266 And so we went on a trip. 381 00:16:23,266 --> 00:16:25,000 -[Owen] Across the US. -[Alysse] And we drove across the US 382 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:26,867 with our dog and with our baby 383 00:16:26,867 --> 00:16:28,367 -in our camper. -[Owen] Looking at different towns. 384 00:16:28,367 --> 00:16:30,367 And we then drove all the way to Alaska. 385 00:16:30,367 --> 00:16:32,667 And that's where we said, "Oh, my God." 386 00:16:32,667 --> 00:16:35,224 We were just awestruck by the mountains and just the beauty here. 387 00:16:35,224 --> 00:16:36,000 We were just awestruck by the mountains and just the beauty here. 388 00:16:36,567 --> 00:16:38,367 Once you see it, it captures your soul. 389 00:16:39,166 --> 00:16:41,700 Hi. I think we found our spot 390 00:16:41,767 --> 00:16:43,200 where we're gonna build. 391 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,000 -[Owen] Do you wanna build our house right here? -[Alysse] Mmm-hmm. 392 00:16:45,066 --> 00:16:46,600 [Owen] Yeah? 393 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:50,867 We moved out here onto the top of this mountain for peace and tranquility. 394 00:16:50,867 --> 00:16:53,967 And we have an adventurous life every day. 395 00:16:53,967 --> 00:16:55,667 [Owen] Are we building our house together? 396 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:57,166 Yes. 397 00:16:57,166 --> 00:16:59,000 [Owen] I didn't have construction experience, 398 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:03,467 I didn't have any experience doing anything remotely, I mean, like this at all. 399 00:17:03,467 --> 00:17:04,900 -So I mean-- -[Alysse] We've had to learn. 400 00:17:04,900 --> 00:17:05,224 -[Owen] We're learning as we go. -[Alysse] There's a lot 401 00:17:05,224 --> 00:17:05,867 -[Owen] We're learning as we go. -[Alysse] There's a lot 402 00:17:05,867 --> 00:17:06,000 of, of trial and error. 403 00:17:07,367 --> 00:17:10,667 And it has not been easy, let me tell you. 404 00:17:10,667 --> 00:17:13,467 [sighs] There's been times when we wanted to give up. 405 00:17:13,467 --> 00:17:16,567 There's been times that were really difficult. 406 00:17:16,567 --> 00:17:18,467 -[Owen] Full of them. -[Alysse] It's challenged, you know, 407 00:17:18,467 --> 00:17:20,300 our relationship, our marriage... 408 00:17:20,367 --> 00:17:21,867 -[Owen] Ah. -You can turn that off now. 409 00:17:22,300 --> 00:17:23,367 Whoa! 410 00:17:23,367 --> 00:17:25,166 ...our inner core values. 411 00:17:26,100 --> 00:17:28,266 [Owen] We have a few friends out here, 412 00:17:28,266 --> 00:17:30,000 but we don't have the support network 413 00:17:30,066 --> 00:17:31,967 like we used to have in California. 414 00:17:31,967 --> 00:17:35,224 We're gonna haul water from over there. 415 00:17:35,224 --> 00:17:35,400 We're gonna haul water from over there. 416 00:17:37,567 --> 00:17:40,500 Bring the water back to here. 417 00:17:42,266 --> 00:17:43,300 Okay. 418 00:17:43,300 --> 00:17:45,100 I think the toughest thing on both of us 419 00:17:45,100 --> 00:17:48,800 is having to haul water to keep our homestead going every day. 420 00:17:48,867 --> 00:17:50,333 [Alysse grunts] 421 00:17:53,967 --> 00:17:56,767 I feel like in the last four years, I've just been raising babies. 422 00:17:56,767 --> 00:17:58,867 -[Eve] Mmm-hmm. -And now, exactly, 423 00:17:58,867 --> 00:18:00,367 I've been hauling water for four years. 424 00:18:00,367 --> 00:18:04,100 And now, I'm finally ready to homestead. 425 00:18:04,166 --> 00:18:05,224 [Eve] Yeah. Yeah, totally. 426 00:18:05,224 --> 00:18:05,400 [Eve] Yeah. Yeah, totally. 427 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:06,000 [Alysse] This year, we're sweetening up our soil, 428 00:18:07,567 --> 00:18:09,266 expanding our current garden plot. 429 00:18:09,266 --> 00:18:10,700 [Owen] Raising a bunch of chicken for meat, 430 00:18:10,700 --> 00:18:12,200 -which is huge. -[Alysse] Raising a bunch of chickens. 431 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:14,567 But if we don't get our water situation straightened out, 432 00:18:14,567 --> 00:18:16,266 we're dead in the water. 433 00:18:16,266 --> 00:18:18,800 Have you, uh, had much luck 434 00:18:18,867 --> 00:18:21,300 with rain catchment off of your tunnel? 435 00:18:21,367 --> 00:18:23,300 -We have a spring... -Uh-huh. 436 00:18:23,367 --> 00:18:25,600 ...so, um... [clicks tongue] 437 00:18:25,667 --> 00:18:28,266 Yeah, we just have, like, gravity-fed water to our... 438 00:18:28,266 --> 00:18:29,867 -That's nice. -That I... Yeah. 439 00:18:29,867 --> 00:18:34,467 One of the biggest issues as a homesteader is water. 440 00:18:34,467 --> 00:18:35,224 When you're living remotely, you can't just call the water company 441 00:18:35,224 --> 00:18:36,000 When you're living remotely, you can't just call the water company 442 00:18:38,166 --> 00:18:40,800 and have them make your faucet work. 443 00:18:41,867 --> 00:18:44,266 Man, do you have to work for it. 444 00:18:45,367 --> 00:18:49,600 Eivin and I developed a spring/shallow well... 445 00:18:49,667 --> 00:18:52,867 [Eivin] You better appreciate this, here, running water. 446 00:18:52,867 --> 00:18:55,500 ...and connected it to our house. 447 00:18:57,867 --> 00:19:00,100 -Oh, man. -We have running water! 448 00:19:00,166 --> 00:19:01,867 But it's actually super expensive 449 00:19:01,867 --> 00:19:03,867 to get everything you need to set it up. 450 00:19:05,467 --> 00:19:06,000 So most homesteaders start by hauling water from the nearest spring, 451 00:19:10,867 --> 00:19:13,567 like the Snowhawks are doing now. 452 00:19:13,567 --> 00:19:15,567 [Owen] Off to haul water. 453 00:19:15,567 --> 00:19:18,367 [Eve] We understand how the Snowhawks could feel 454 00:19:18,367 --> 00:19:21,066 like they just can't catch a break. 455 00:19:21,066 --> 00:19:25,967 So, I want to make sure we find a way to make things a little easier for them. 456 00:19:25,967 --> 00:19:28,800 Both Eve and I have been in the same situation. 457 00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:31,166 So if we can help and make your load a little bit lighter-- 458 00:19:31,166 --> 00:19:31,900 Thank you. 459 00:19:31,967 --> 00:19:33,166 -Yeah. -Thank you. 460 00:19:33,166 --> 00:19:35,224 Tela is a buff lady. I'm working on getting buffer. 461 00:19:35,224 --> 00:19:35,900 Tela is a buff lady. I'm working on getting buffer. 462 00:19:35,967 --> 00:19:36,000 -She's buff, too. -I'm getting buff. 463 00:19:37,867 --> 00:19:39,166 -Muscles. -I've been working out. 464 00:19:39,166 --> 00:19:41,000 -Us mama bears. -Yeah. 465 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:42,700 -[Tela] Yes. -[Alysse] Yeah. 466 00:19:42,767 --> 00:19:44,667 {\an8}[Otto] Coming up on Alaska: The Last Frontier... 467 00:19:44,667 --> 00:19:46,200 {\an8}Wow. 468 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:51,467 {\an8}Pre-legalization, marijuana was still the largest cash crop in Alaska. 469 00:19:51,467 --> 00:19:53,667 {\an8}-Except, this isn't marijuana. -Uh... 470 00:19:53,667 --> 00:19:56,800 {\an8}[Charlotte laughing] 471 00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:12,867 {\an8}Okay. What an exciting, exciting day, man. 472 00:20:12,867 --> 00:20:15,300 Down here is where I used to play as a kid. 473 00:20:15,367 --> 00:20:18,266 Meeting some veterans who are gonna help me 474 00:20:18,266 --> 00:20:20,400 help some homesteaders that Eve knows. 475 00:20:20,467 --> 00:20:22,800 And we're gonna take a big water-holding tank 476 00:20:22,867 --> 00:20:25,266 that I'm not using anymore up there 477 00:20:25,266 --> 00:20:27,129 and help them fix their water problem. 478 00:20:27,129 --> 00:20:27,867 and help them fix their water problem. 479 00:20:27,867 --> 00:20:28,000 That's their first test, to see if they can find this place. 480 00:20:32,266 --> 00:20:35,467 So, a few years ago, my daughter Jewel invited me 481 00:20:35,467 --> 00:20:39,600 to speak to a group of veterans that were dealing with PTSD. 482 00:20:39,667 --> 00:20:44,700 Having been to Vietnam, I can remember how bad it can get sometimes. 483 00:20:44,767 --> 00:20:46,166 One thing you have to remember about filming 484 00:20:46,166 --> 00:20:48,467 is just agree with everything I say. Let's try that again. 485 00:20:48,467 --> 00:20:50,900 -We have a plan, right? -No. 486 00:20:50,967 --> 00:20:56,166 Froggy is a fellow Vietnam veteran dealing with his whole PTSD thing. 487 00:20:56,166 --> 00:20:57,129 So, what are you thinking for a shed? 488 00:20:57,129 --> 00:20:57,567 So, what are you thinking for a shed? 489 00:20:57,567 --> 00:20:58,000 I'm thinking of a little lean-to. 490 00:20:59,266 --> 00:21:03,667 Building and healing means so many different things, you know? 491 00:21:03,667 --> 00:21:05,800 Hey, hey! You found the way. 492 00:21:05,867 --> 00:21:07,867 That was the first test. Good job. 493 00:21:07,867 --> 00:21:09,300 -Thanks for showing up. -Thank you. 494 00:21:09,300 --> 00:21:11,867 Come on over here, and I'll show you where we're gonna get started. 495 00:21:14,100 --> 00:21:17,100 -So, you were in what branch of the service? -Navy. 496 00:21:17,100 --> 00:21:18,900 -[Atz Sr.] Navy. -'86 through '88. 497 00:21:18,967 --> 00:21:23,300 -And what about you, sir? -[Marc] '99 to 2006, Iraq. 498 00:21:23,367 --> 00:21:25,600 {\an8}-Navy doctor. -[Atz Sr.] Navy physician. And you? 499 00:21:25,667 --> 00:21:27,129 -Branch of service? -[Bobby] Army. 500 00:21:27,129 --> 00:21:27,367 -Branch of service? -[Bobby] Army. 501 00:21:27,367 --> 00:21:28,000 {\an8}[Atz Sr.] Army? What years? 502 00:21:29,166 --> 00:21:31,266 {\an8}2000 to 2013. 503 00:21:31,266 --> 00:21:33,300 And what country were you in? 504 00:21:33,367 --> 00:21:36,100 -Driver in Iraq. -[Atz Sr.] Okay. I was a cook in the artillery. 505 00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:37,767 '67 and '68. 506 00:21:37,767 --> 00:21:39,900 I think I am the old guy here. 507 00:21:39,967 --> 00:21:43,967 Um, I became a cook because I thought it'd be a pretty safe gig in Vietnam. 508 00:21:43,967 --> 00:21:47,166 First guy killed over there was a cook. 509 00:21:47,166 --> 00:21:48,300 Yeah, you think, it's kind of like, 510 00:21:48,367 --> 00:21:49,500 "Maybe it was just a dream," you know? 511 00:21:51,100 --> 00:21:53,967 When I first met Atz, I started working with Kroger 512 00:21:53,967 --> 00:21:55,800 in the Wellness Your Way Festivals. 513 00:21:55,867 --> 00:21:57,129 He went up there, and he started speaking, and then he started crying. 514 00:21:57,129 --> 00:21:58,000 He went up there, and he started speaking, and then he started crying. 515 00:21:58,767 --> 00:22:01,867 So, when I went up there to go speak, I started crying, too, 516 00:22:01,867 --> 00:22:04,367 but I didn't care, because he was a Vietnam veteran. 517 00:22:04,367 --> 00:22:06,867 These guys were able to make it through all the problems 518 00:22:06,867 --> 00:22:08,100 with no help. 519 00:22:08,100 --> 00:22:09,767 He didn't even get no PTSD help. 520 00:22:09,767 --> 00:22:11,300 They didn't even have that diagnosis. 521 00:22:11,367 --> 00:22:12,967 They didn't have TBI, they didn't have nothing. 522 00:22:12,967 --> 00:22:15,100 He had to figure everything out on his own. 523 00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:19,166 So, I figured the only way we're gonna make it through is doing what he did. 524 00:22:19,166 --> 00:22:22,100 Another big thing about my goal for all of this 525 00:22:22,166 --> 00:22:26,300 isn't just that I ask veterans to come and help me 526 00:22:26,367 --> 00:22:27,129 help some local people who needed help, 527 00:22:27,129 --> 00:22:28,000 help some local people who needed help, 528 00:22:28,767 --> 00:22:32,567 but it's also passing down what my parents taught me, 529 00:22:32,567 --> 00:22:34,100 to me, passing down to you, 530 00:22:34,166 --> 00:22:36,767 and more importantly, passing down to the next generation. 531 00:22:36,767 --> 00:22:38,300 So, let's head that way. 532 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:44,700 [yodeling] 533 00:22:44,767 --> 00:22:47,667 That is the call for all veterans to help. 534 00:22:51,300 --> 00:22:52,266 [Bobby] Here we go. 535 00:22:52,266 --> 00:22:53,967 [Atz Sr.] Have water, will travel. 536 00:22:55,667 --> 00:22:57,129 So, this is gonna kind of be a multi-stage project. 537 00:22:57,129 --> 00:22:58,000 So, this is gonna kind of be a multi-stage project. 538 00:22:58,867 --> 00:23:01,100 Help me throw that. 539 00:23:01,166 --> 00:23:03,266 [Atz Sr.] We're gonna get the tank a certain distance, 540 00:23:03,266 --> 00:23:05,266 then we're gonna drag it on the sled. 541 00:23:05,266 --> 00:23:07,500 -[Bobby] Whoa, right there. -[Marc] Right there. 542 00:23:07,567 --> 00:23:10,667 [Atz Sr.] Then we're gonna have to roll it up the hill. 543 00:23:13,467 --> 00:23:16,300 The top of the hill is a great place if you want a good view, 544 00:23:16,367 --> 00:23:18,867 but a little hard to get water up there, 545 00:23:18,867 --> 00:23:20,767 so it's gonna be quite a process. 546 00:23:20,767 --> 00:23:22,266 [Bobby] Okay, how's it look? 547 00:23:22,266 --> 00:23:23,533 -Good. -[Bobby] We're ready? 548 00:23:23,567 --> 00:23:25,500 -Here we go. -[Bobby] All right. Let's give it a shot. 549 00:23:25,567 --> 00:23:27,129 One of the best ways to get over your own troubles 550 00:23:27,129 --> 00:23:28,000 One of the best ways to get over your own troubles 551 00:23:28,967 --> 00:23:31,200 is get involved in other people's lives. 552 00:23:31,266 --> 00:23:33,700 Hut, two, three, four. 553 00:23:33,767 --> 00:23:35,367 Hopefully, this kind of experience 554 00:23:35,367 --> 00:23:37,266 is gonna be healing for these veterans. 555 00:23:37,266 --> 00:23:38,967 Company, halt. 556 00:23:38,967 --> 00:23:41,200 About pace. [grunting] 557 00:23:41,266 --> 00:23:42,600 Oh, wrong way. This way. 558 00:23:45,567 --> 00:23:48,000 -[Greg] How's your shoulder feeling? -Good. It's good. 559 00:23:48,066 --> 00:23:49,867 [Bobby] Last little bit. 560 00:23:49,867 --> 00:23:52,567 [Alysse] Thanks for coming. You made it. 561 00:23:52,567 --> 00:23:55,200 Merry Christmas. Happy birthday. 562 00:23:55,266 --> 00:23:56,800 -All of those things. -Hi. 563 00:23:56,867 --> 00:23:57,129 [Alysse] I'm so excited. 564 00:23:57,129 --> 00:23:58,000 [Alysse] I'm so excited. 565 00:23:58,166 --> 00:24:00,266 I am so excited about having some water. 566 00:24:00,266 --> 00:24:01,967 -Water's life. -Water is life. 567 00:24:01,967 --> 00:24:05,300 I mean, after hauling water for four years from the town. 568 00:24:05,367 --> 00:24:08,100 {\an8}-We need to have access to water on demand. -Access to water. 569 00:24:12,166 --> 00:24:13,700 [Atz Sr.] I'm the supervisor, okay? 570 00:24:13,767 --> 00:24:15,467 -[Marc] Um, right? -No, left, left. 571 00:24:15,467 --> 00:24:18,266 One of the traditions I learned from Atz is that 572 00:24:18,266 --> 00:24:20,767 these homesteaders help other homesteaders. 573 00:24:20,767 --> 00:24:22,800 You know, in my profession, I went into it as a... 574 00:24:22,867 --> 00:24:24,166 As a physician to help people, 575 00:24:24,166 --> 00:24:25,667 and this is just an extension of that, 576 00:24:25,667 --> 00:24:27,129 and being able to help any way you can. 577 00:24:27,129 --> 00:24:27,700 and being able to help any way you can. 578 00:24:27,767 --> 00:24:28,000 [Greg] Watch your toes. 579 00:24:29,967 --> 00:24:31,767 [Marc] There we go. 580 00:24:31,767 --> 00:24:34,100 Well, so we've got the tank in place now and it's levelled, 581 00:24:34,166 --> 00:24:35,800 {\an8}with a slight decline on one side, 582 00:24:35,867 --> 00:24:38,066 {\an8}so they can drain the tank if they need to in the winter time. 583 00:24:38,066 --> 00:24:39,767 We're getting ready to fill it up with the prime water 584 00:24:39,767 --> 00:24:41,166 that we brought up with us. 585 00:24:41,166 --> 00:24:43,467 Okay, water should be comin'. 586 00:24:43,467 --> 00:24:45,967 This way, we can prime their new water tank with water 587 00:24:45,967 --> 00:24:47,433 until it starts raining. 588 00:24:47,433 --> 00:24:48,767 And then, eventually, we're gonna get the pump into it 589 00:24:48,767 --> 00:24:49,667 and get it pumped into their house. 590 00:24:49,667 --> 00:24:51,800 -Whoo! -Yeah. All right. 591 00:24:51,867 --> 00:24:53,967 -Yeah. -[Greg] That's a good feeling. 592 00:24:53,967 --> 00:24:55,166 [Alysse] Although we have neighbors, 593 00:24:55,166 --> 00:24:57,129 we're spread out pretty wide. 594 00:24:57,129 --> 00:24:58,000 we're spread out pretty wide. 595 00:24:58,367 --> 00:25:04,000 And it's nice to have community and feel I'm home, 596 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,467 and there is somebody to call on if you need help. 597 00:25:07,467 --> 00:25:08,800 Appreciate it, my man. Glad we could help. 598 00:25:08,867 --> 00:25:10,100 -No problem. -It was amazing. 599 00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:11,800 -Thank you so much. -Yeah. It's cooking, man. 600 00:25:11,867 --> 00:25:13,700 [Atz Sr.] So, we were able to help a family today. 601 00:25:13,767 --> 00:25:17,000 It's obvious how happy they are by the smiles on their faces. 602 00:25:17,066 --> 00:25:19,600 Little kids just jumping up and down like it's Christmas. 603 00:25:19,667 --> 00:25:22,367 So, my body may not be what it used to be, 604 00:25:22,367 --> 00:25:24,567 but I've still got a lot to give. 605 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:35,100 [grunts] 606 00:25:36,567 --> 00:25:37,800 [Otto] Oh, man. 607 00:25:37,867 --> 00:25:41,567 Check it out. I'm so excited. This just happened today. 608 00:25:41,567 --> 00:25:44,000 {\an8}Oh, we got us a new hempstead. 609 00:25:44,066 --> 00:25:45,600 {\an8}-[laughing] Hempstead. -Changing it from the homestead 610 00:25:45,667 --> 00:25:48,066 {\an8}-to the hempstead. -Love that. 611 00:25:48,767 --> 00:25:49,900 Wow. 612 00:25:49,900 --> 00:25:53,166 This has been a summer of some new endeavors for me. 613 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,166 [Otto laughing] 614 00:25:56,166 --> 00:25:57,129 August and Eivin have come up with some pretty cool gadgets to help manage the cows. 615 00:25:57,129 --> 00:25:58,000 August and Eivin have come up with some pretty cool gadgets to help manage the cows. 616 00:25:59,567 --> 00:26:02,900 Bring the trailer, wheeler trailer, and get that weed eater. 617 00:26:02,967 --> 00:26:04,500 Now, we're starting a hemp farm. 618 00:26:04,567 --> 00:26:07,166 So, when the day comes that I can't get on a horse, 619 00:26:07,166 --> 00:26:09,100 we've got a backup plan. 620 00:26:09,100 --> 00:26:11,767 Maybe we should just forget about growing the hemp 621 00:26:11,767 --> 00:26:13,266 and just grow some dope. 622 00:26:13,266 --> 00:26:15,000 But this is the stuff that you take-- 623 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,400 -I am totally kidding. -I know. 624 00:26:18,667 --> 00:26:20,266 [Otto] When I was in the hospital, 625 00:26:20,266 --> 00:26:23,867 I was given narcotics to endure the pain. 626 00:26:23,867 --> 00:26:26,600 And the side-effects that those drugs gave me 627 00:26:26,667 --> 00:26:27,129 was far worse than the broken ribs. 628 00:26:27,129 --> 00:26:28,000 was far worse than the broken ribs. 629 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,266 After taking some CBD oil, 630 00:26:33,266 --> 00:26:38,100 I was able to get myself off of the narcotics right quick. 631 00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:41,367 And, uh, it was a wonderful thing, and it, uh... 632 00:26:41,367 --> 00:26:44,266 It got us to realize that we can do this ourselves. 633 00:26:44,266 --> 00:26:48,900 So, another adventure and another new direction in homesteading. 634 00:26:48,967 --> 00:26:52,166 And we've got a perfect place to try this out. 635 00:26:52,166 --> 00:26:55,166 With this elevation, we might have a real good situation here. 636 00:26:55,166 --> 00:26:56,200 For sure. 637 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:57,129 [Charlotte] We've got a friend, Jason, 638 00:26:57,129 --> 00:26:58,000 [Charlotte] We've got a friend, Jason, 639 00:26:58,367 --> 00:27:00,900 who has a permit to grow hemp. 640 00:27:00,967 --> 00:27:05,467 And he also knows how to make CBD oil, he makes it himself. 641 00:27:05,467 --> 00:27:08,000 So he's gonna coach us through the whole process. 642 00:27:08,066 --> 00:27:12,467 Hopefully, we'll be able to have a hemp farm of our own. 643 00:27:12,467 --> 00:27:15,867 And it could be a new cash cow. 644 00:27:15,867 --> 00:27:18,567 [chuckles] Cash cow, so to speak. 645 00:27:18,567 --> 00:27:20,667 [laughing] 646 00:27:20,667 --> 00:27:22,800 -[Jason] Oh, man. Come on. -You like that? 647 00:27:22,867 --> 00:27:26,200 [Jason] Come on, man. Yeah. 648 00:27:26,266 --> 00:27:27,129 [Charlotte] Yeah, there is our lawnmower right there. 649 00:27:27,129 --> 00:27:28,000 [Charlotte] Yeah, there is our lawnmower right there. 650 00:27:28,667 --> 00:27:30,266 {\an8}[Otto speaking] 651 00:27:30,266 --> 00:27:32,367 {\an8}[Charlotte] I guess you're gonna do it. 652 00:27:32,367 --> 00:27:34,066 [Otto grunting] 653 00:27:36,166 --> 00:27:37,500 There we go. 654 00:27:37,567 --> 00:27:39,367 [Charlotte] It's a riding lawnmower. 655 00:27:39,367 --> 00:27:42,266 [Charlotte and Otto laughing] 656 00:27:42,266 --> 00:27:46,000 [August] My dad has spent the majority of his life as a rancher, 657 00:27:46,066 --> 00:27:49,967 so I think my dad has a hard time imagining the homestead without cows. 658 00:27:49,967 --> 00:27:51,567 {\an8}But he is getting older, 659 00:27:51,567 --> 00:27:54,900 {\an8}and it's a possibility that those days are numbered. 660 00:27:54,967 --> 00:27:57,000 [Otto] See, my dad used to just use the shovel. 661 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:57,129 -Shovel for cutting grass? -Yeah, check it out. 662 00:27:57,129 --> 00:27:58,000 -Shovel for cutting grass? -Yeah, check it out. 663 00:28:00,266 --> 00:28:02,567 He used to... Just like this. Check it out. 664 00:28:04,967 --> 00:28:07,200 But this is another step that I think my dad has 665 00:28:07,266 --> 00:28:08,667 some more personal investment into 666 00:28:08,667 --> 00:28:11,100 because he felt how beneficial 667 00:28:11,166 --> 00:28:13,867 CBD was for him during his recovery. 668 00:28:13,867 --> 00:28:15,567 [Otto] That hurt my shoulder. 669 00:28:15,567 --> 00:28:17,000 [Otto winces] 670 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:18,266 [Otto grunts] 671 00:28:18,266 --> 00:28:20,967 He needs some CBD salve right now. 672 00:28:20,967 --> 00:28:24,100 -We gotta get the stuff growing faster. -You got some? 673 00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:25,767 -[Otto] You're not gonna put it on? -Oh, thanks. 674 00:28:25,767 --> 00:28:27,129 I'll let... I'll let... I'll let your wife do that. 675 00:28:27,129 --> 00:28:28,000 I'll let... I'll let... I'll let your wife do that. 676 00:28:28,767 --> 00:28:29,700 [Otto] Rub it in there. 677 00:28:29,767 --> 00:28:30,967 -I am. -Come on. I want a little... 678 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,367 I want a little masseuse action while you're at it. 679 00:28:33,367 --> 00:28:36,100 [Charlotte laughing] Oh, come on. 680 00:28:36,100 --> 00:28:38,900 Pre-legalization, marijuana was still 681 00:28:38,967 --> 00:28:41,600 the largest cash crop in Alaska. 682 00:28:41,667 --> 00:28:44,467 Except, this isn't marijuana, this is hemp. 683 00:28:44,467 --> 00:28:46,200 -Uh... -[Charlotte laughing] 684 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:50,200 I hate to disappoint you. 685 00:28:50,266 --> 00:28:52,367 [both laughing] 686 00:28:53,166 --> 00:28:55,066 [Otto] Oh, boy. 687 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:09,166 Oh, man. This is so cool. [chuckling] 688 00:29:09,166 --> 00:29:11,567 [Otto] The fact that we're growing hemp is kind of ironic, 689 00:29:11,567 --> 00:29:14,900 {\an8}because my daddy, uh, he always suggested 690 00:29:14,967 --> 00:29:16,767 we should be growing hemp here. 691 00:29:16,767 --> 00:29:20,166 And back in the old '60s, he tried growing some hemp. 692 00:29:20,166 --> 00:29:23,200 I'll tell the plants a little story. 693 00:29:23,266 --> 00:29:27,268 Back a long time ago, my daddy found some seeds, 694 00:29:27,268 --> 00:29:28,000 Back a long time ago, my daddy found some seeds, 695 00:29:28,467 --> 00:29:31,266 and he loved them, and he threw them out in the outfield. 696 00:29:31,266 --> 00:29:35,667 And then, the dark ages came along. 697 00:29:35,667 --> 00:29:38,100 It was no longer okay to grow hemp. 698 00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:40,900 It was against the law! 699 00:29:40,967 --> 00:29:43,467 But some of your siblings survived, 700 00:29:43,467 --> 00:29:45,000 sprouted up here and there. 701 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,000 And now, here you are once again. 702 00:29:50,367 --> 00:29:53,667 Being a cattleman has become my main livelihood. 703 00:29:53,667 --> 00:29:57,268 But that's not to say that I haven't tried lots of other things before. 704 00:29:57,268 --> 00:29:57,767 But that's not to say that I haven't tried lots of other things before. 705 00:29:57,767 --> 00:29:58,000 I've worked as a machinist. 706 00:30:00,266 --> 00:30:01,900 I've worked construction. 707 00:30:01,967 --> 00:30:03,100 Now, does it clear? 708 00:30:03,100 --> 00:30:04,467 [man] I think so. 709 00:30:04,467 --> 00:30:07,367 [Otto] And I've done massive jobs hauling cargo at sea. 710 00:30:07,367 --> 00:30:08,767 That is a relief. 711 00:30:09,767 --> 00:30:12,100 Some things work out, some things don't, 712 00:30:12,166 --> 00:30:15,467 but I really hope this hemp turns into a good thing for us. 713 00:30:15,467 --> 00:30:17,667 [Charlotte] We've got Jason's expertise. 714 00:30:17,667 --> 00:30:20,467 I feel like we're gonna knock this out pretty easily. 715 00:30:20,467 --> 00:30:23,300 I'm glad I'm not doing it by myself. 716 00:30:23,367 --> 00:30:25,166 [August] My dad seems pretty back on track. 717 00:30:25,166 --> 00:30:27,268 {\an8}He's got a lot of new gadgets and a hemp farm on the side. 718 00:30:27,268 --> 00:30:28,000 {\an8}He's got a lot of new gadgets and a hemp farm on the side. 719 00:30:29,367 --> 00:30:31,367 [Otto] What do you wanna do with this dirt? You wanna dump them in the holes? 720 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:34,667 The hoarder in me wants to save it. 721 00:30:34,667 --> 00:30:37,867 [August] I think, at this point, it's my turn to relax, 722 00:30:37,867 --> 00:30:39,700 go out, have some fun. 723 00:30:39,767 --> 00:30:43,767 And to be honest, figure out what on earth to do with my life. 724 00:30:43,767 --> 00:30:46,367 [Otto] Charlotte, you've got another little beady plant somewhere? 725 00:30:52,166 --> 00:30:54,000 [Atz Sr.] Yeah, it's the only thing I've been able to do 726 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:56,900 with my shoulder surgery recovery is run. 727 00:30:58,266 --> 00:31:00,867 So, this will be the veterans' last day here in Alaska, 728 00:31:00,867 --> 00:31:03,200 so I thought I'd give them a little taste of my childhood. 729 00:31:03,266 --> 00:31:05,266 I've always found that getting out in nature 730 00:31:05,266 --> 00:31:09,667 {\an8}and doing some good old-fashioned hard work is good for your soul. 731 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,300 Okay, I think we'll chop some wood. 732 00:31:15,100 --> 00:31:16,300 Grab an axe. 733 00:31:17,867 --> 00:31:20,367 -Bobby Bunion. -[Atz Sr.] Bobby... 734 00:31:20,367 --> 00:31:22,166 -Bobby Bunion. -All I need is blue. 735 00:31:22,166 --> 00:31:24,867 -Bobby Bunion. There's blue right there. -Yeah, right. 736 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:27,268 So, uh, I tried to take some things 737 00:31:27,268 --> 00:31:28,000 So, uh, I tried to take some things 738 00:31:29,266 --> 00:31:32,166 that were essential homestead skills. 739 00:31:32,166 --> 00:31:34,300 You know, the basic food, shelter, clothing. 740 00:31:34,367 --> 00:31:38,367 Well, chopping wood, uh, sawing wood, all of that. 741 00:31:38,367 --> 00:31:42,166 I got scars all over my hands when I learned to make kindling as a kid, so... 742 00:31:42,166 --> 00:31:44,600 So the first thing is, we're gonna chop through... 743 00:31:44,667 --> 00:31:46,266 Is chop through a little log. 744 00:31:47,767 --> 00:31:51,567 [Bobby] Wow. So you just get to call this "backyard." 745 00:31:51,567 --> 00:31:54,567 {\an8}I'm super happy to be up here as part of this veterans' activity. 746 00:31:54,567 --> 00:31:56,767 {\an8}It's great. You know, veterans' issues 747 00:31:56,767 --> 00:31:57,268 are really underappreciated in the United States. 748 00:31:57,268 --> 00:31:58,000 are really underappreciated in the United States. 749 00:31:58,867 --> 00:32:01,000 And, of course, the mission that Atz is on, 750 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:04,967 to help vets focus and build strong self-awareness, 751 00:32:04,967 --> 00:32:08,367 this is the kind of thing that people that are in crisis can look at 752 00:32:08,367 --> 00:32:11,000 and just, you know, take a deep breath. 753 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:12,400 Have a few deep breaths. 754 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,667 -Now, you notice what I'm doing? -[Bobby] Yes. Yes, sir. 755 00:32:16,667 --> 00:32:18,367 I'm subtly demonstrating. 756 00:32:18,367 --> 00:32:22,467 So, we'll put one guy here, and we'll put one guy down there. 757 00:32:23,367 --> 00:32:25,767 There you go. 758 00:32:25,767 --> 00:32:27,268 Little more angle, Bobby. Keep the angle. 759 00:32:27,268 --> 00:32:27,900 Little more angle, Bobby. Keep the angle. 760 00:32:27,967 --> 00:32:28,000 There you go. Beautiful. That was a perfect hit there. 761 00:32:32,100 --> 00:32:34,667 Marc, put your hands together when you're coming down. 762 00:32:34,667 --> 00:32:37,100 -You get more force. -Okay. Got it. 763 00:32:38,467 --> 00:32:41,066 I'mma get this bad boy. 764 00:32:41,066 --> 00:32:45,567 So, if I could describe this, it wouldn't be beautiful, it would be peace and calm. 765 00:32:45,567 --> 00:32:48,166 {\an8}And that's... That's what it's doing for me right now. 766 00:32:48,166 --> 00:32:51,166 Big Greg, Big Greg, keep going. You're not through yet. 767 00:32:51,166 --> 00:32:52,467 Didn't you guys chop in the Navy? 768 00:32:52,467 --> 00:32:54,500 -Not too much woodchopping, no. -No? 769 00:32:54,567 --> 00:32:57,266 And for someone like me, it's something that I need. 770 00:32:58,266 --> 00:33:01,100 Okay, gentlemen, that is all. That is all. 771 00:33:01,100 --> 00:33:03,467 Lay your axes down. Looking good. 772 00:33:03,467 --> 00:33:07,500 Learning to live with PTSD has been a life-long journey. 773 00:33:07,567 --> 00:33:09,367 First, you think you just can't get rid of it, 774 00:33:09,367 --> 00:33:13,200 then you realize you just gotta figure out a way to live with it gracefully. 775 00:33:13,266 --> 00:33:14,467 -[Jewel] Hey, guys. -Hi, Jewel. 776 00:33:14,467 --> 00:33:16,900 And my daughter, Jewel, has spent a lot of time 777 00:33:16,967 --> 00:33:21,100 learning about mental health and wellness and mindfulness. 778 00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:22,667 It's been a big help to me. 779 00:33:22,667 --> 00:33:24,100 Made a little fire for you guys. 780 00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:25,767 It got chilly out, huh? 781 00:33:25,767 --> 00:33:27,268 {\an8}Being able to work with veterans is my dad's biggest passion. 782 00:33:27,268 --> 00:33:28,000 {\an8}Being able to work with veterans is my dad's biggest passion. 783 00:33:28,567 --> 00:33:31,166 {\an8}It's when I really see my dad come alive. 784 00:33:31,166 --> 00:33:33,667 {\an8}And it really opens his heart. He really wants to help. 785 00:33:33,667 --> 00:33:37,367 He knows what it's like to suffer with trauma and PTSD, 786 00:33:37,367 --> 00:33:39,000 and how isolating it can be. 787 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:42,767 And so to help other people with that means a lot to him. 788 00:33:42,767 --> 00:33:46,867 When I was young, I started having panic attacks when I was about 16. 789 00:33:46,867 --> 00:33:48,767 And I would imagine I was here on the Bay, 790 00:33:48,767 --> 00:33:50,567 I would imagine I was in a boat. 791 00:33:50,567 --> 00:33:53,166 And then I'd fall backwards, and I'd taste the saltwater, 792 00:33:53,166 --> 00:33:56,166 and it'd get quieter and quieter as I went down. 793 00:33:56,166 --> 00:33:57,268 And by the time I would "reach the bottom" of the quiet ocean, 794 00:33:57,268 --> 00:33:58,000 And by the time I would "reach the bottom" of the quiet ocean, 795 00:33:59,266 --> 00:34:02,266 where it felt calm to me, I was out of my panic attack. 796 00:34:02,266 --> 00:34:03,500 I had one coming on... 797 00:34:03,567 --> 00:34:05,900 I almost didn't come from Seattle to Anchorage. 798 00:34:05,967 --> 00:34:08,967 -I walked on the plane, full panic attack. -Yeah. Yeah. 799 00:34:08,967 --> 00:34:10,967 -Heart was beating... I started sweating. -[Jewel] Yeah. 800 00:34:10,967 --> 00:34:13,100 I got clammy. Scared as hell. 801 00:34:13,100 --> 00:34:14,400 -Wow. -[Atz Sr.] You made it. 802 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,367 You're a veteran, you have to be something bigger or better, 803 00:34:17,367 --> 00:34:20,367 badder, stronger, but then you're broke. 804 00:34:20,367 --> 00:34:22,266 [Atz Sr.] A month or so ago, I found myself 805 00:34:22,266 --> 00:34:24,667 in the lowest place I've ever been. 806 00:34:24,667 --> 00:34:26,867 The difference was, when I got there, I thought, 807 00:34:26,867 --> 00:34:27,268 -"Okay. I've been here before." -[Bobby] Mmm-hmm. 808 00:34:27,268 --> 00:34:28,000 -"Okay. I've been here before." -[Bobby] Mmm-hmm. 809 00:34:28,867 --> 00:34:32,200 "I'm not gonna panic. I know this place." 810 00:34:32,266 --> 00:34:36,166 So, I took comfort in knowing that I'd find my way back out. 811 00:34:36,166 --> 00:34:38,567 Even if you go way down, at least you know, 812 00:34:38,567 --> 00:34:40,200 "Oh, I've been here before." 813 00:34:40,266 --> 00:34:42,667 -It's all about the progress. -Exactly. 814 00:34:42,667 --> 00:34:45,266 My heart's been with veterans most of my life. 815 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:49,066 Eagle. There comes your eagle, Bobby. 816 00:34:49,066 --> 00:34:52,367 -[Jewel laughing] -[Bobby] Oh, my God. It's a bald eagle. 817 00:34:52,367 --> 00:34:56,066 And, uh, none of this beautiful experience, helping others, 818 00:34:56,066 --> 00:34:57,268 using the healing power of nature, 819 00:34:57,268 --> 00:34:57,900 using the healing power of nature, 820 00:34:57,967 --> 00:34:58,000 sharing this beauty with my veteran friends, 821 00:35:00,467 --> 00:35:02,800 none of that would have happened if I hadn't hurt myself, 822 00:35:02,867 --> 00:35:06,467 so blessing in disguise. 823 00:35:09,266 --> 00:35:11,800 {\an8}[Atz Lee] Coming up on Alaska: The Last Frontier... 824 00:35:11,867 --> 00:35:14,166 {\an8}[Etienne] It's very rare for this many Kilchers to assemble... 825 00:35:15,300 --> 00:35:16,867 {\an8}for the pure sake of having fun. 826 00:35:18,066 --> 00:35:22,767 {\an8}-[Eve screaming] -Oh, my gosh! Wow! 827 00:35:24,367 --> 00:35:26,166 So, water for, like, the garden and stuff, 828 00:35:26,166 --> 00:35:28,467 {\an8}I have gutters and I do rain catchment. 829 00:35:28,467 --> 00:35:31,367 We need to, like, make a little pump, 830 00:35:31,367 --> 00:35:33,166 so we don't have to come down here all the time. 831 00:35:33,166 --> 00:35:35,367 But for drinking water, I prefer, you know, 832 00:35:35,367 --> 00:35:38,567 to drink it straight from the source, right out of the earth. 833 00:35:38,567 --> 00:35:40,700 Oh, God. Dream come true for me right now. 834 00:35:40,767 --> 00:35:43,367 [Atz Lee] But it's kind of a steep incline to get down there, 835 00:35:43,367 --> 00:35:47,767 and I haven't really taken the time to establish a better system yet 836 00:35:47,767 --> 00:35:50,300 than crawling into the canyon, filling up said jug, 837 00:35:50,367 --> 00:35:52,166 and then fighting your way back out 838 00:35:52,166 --> 00:35:53,187 with a 40-pound jug of water. 839 00:35:53,187 --> 00:35:53,467 with a 40-pound jug of water. 840 00:35:53,467 --> 00:35:54,000 My feet are stuck in the slime. 841 00:35:56,567 --> 00:35:58,166 What's happening with you? You're not even moving. 842 00:35:58,166 --> 00:36:00,200 -Where am I supposed to go? There's just you. -I don't know. 843 00:36:00,266 --> 00:36:02,467 Traffic jam down at the spring. 844 00:36:02,467 --> 00:36:03,667 [Jane] One of my least favorite chores 845 00:36:03,667 --> 00:36:05,266 is to get water out of the canyon. 846 00:36:05,266 --> 00:36:07,667 {\an8}The reasons I got married are gone. 847 00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:10,867 I mean, besides love. 848 00:36:10,867 --> 00:36:12,100 I'm really gonna miss Etienne. 849 00:36:12,100 --> 00:36:13,900 Did I mention that I was gonna miss Etienne this winter? 850 00:36:13,967 --> 00:36:15,700 [Jane] I'm never coming down here again. 851 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,266 I'll just die. 852 00:36:24,767 --> 00:36:26,767 [engine revving] 853 00:36:26,767 --> 00:36:28,667 {\an8}-[Etienne] We're here. -[Eve] Woo-hoo! 854 00:36:28,667 --> 00:36:31,967 {\an8}I have one glove. I don't know where my other glove is. 855 00:36:31,967 --> 00:36:33,767 We're going out to Atz Lee's place. 856 00:36:33,767 --> 00:36:36,266 It's gonna be muddy, which is why everybody decided, 857 00:36:36,266 --> 00:36:38,367 you know, just go with it and wear white, I guess. 858 00:36:39,166 --> 00:36:40,367 Where's your white, bro? 859 00:36:42,367 --> 00:36:44,166 {\an8}So excited. 860 00:36:44,166 --> 00:36:46,400 {\an8}I've been wanting to see Atz Lee's cabin. 861 00:36:46,467 --> 00:36:49,744 And it will be really fun to be up there with the whole gang. 862 00:36:49,744 --> 00:36:50,000 And it will be really fun to be up there with the whole gang. 863 00:36:50,266 --> 00:36:54,100 We rarely can make the stars align 864 00:36:54,100 --> 00:36:56,166 to all be in one place at one time. 865 00:36:58,867 --> 00:37:02,166 We've been helping out our parents a lot lately 866 00:37:02,166 --> 00:37:06,600 adjust to an incredible amount of change and difficulty. 867 00:37:06,667 --> 00:37:08,767 [August] Oh, you've got your tassels. 868 00:37:08,767 --> 00:37:11,066 -[Jane] Oh, I plucked it over from a bachelorette party. -Oh, great. 869 00:37:11,066 --> 00:37:14,767 So we just wanna get out and have some fun together. 870 00:37:19,166 --> 00:37:19,744 [Eve laughing] 871 00:37:19,744 --> 00:37:20,000 [Eve laughing] 872 00:37:22,166 --> 00:37:24,700 Oh, there he is. Yeah! 873 00:37:24,767 --> 00:37:26,400 [Atz Lee] The whole fam damily, 874 00:37:26,467 --> 00:37:28,300 we're all heading out to Canyon's Edge, 875 00:37:28,367 --> 00:37:31,100 {\an8}because I haven't really had the whole gang out there, you know. 876 00:37:37,767 --> 00:37:39,166 -[laughs] -[Atz Lee] Good luck. 877 00:37:39,166 --> 00:37:40,667 -Good luck. -[shrieking] 878 00:37:40,667 --> 00:37:42,467 -[Eve screaming] -Give her hell. 879 00:37:42,467 --> 00:37:44,367 Oh, God! 880 00:37:44,367 --> 00:37:47,600 -[Atz Lee] Yay! -Yes! Whoo! Woo-hoo! 881 00:37:47,667 --> 00:37:49,744 [Etienne] It's very rare for this many Kilchers to assemble in one location. 882 00:37:49,744 --> 00:37:50,000 [Etienne] It's very rare for this many Kilchers to assemble in one location. 883 00:37:50,967 --> 00:37:53,867 {\an8}It's even more rare for this many Kilchers to assemble 884 00:37:53,867 --> 00:37:57,066 and not have to airlift a cabin 400 miles 885 00:37:57,066 --> 00:37:58,300 onto an island or something. 886 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:01,367 [Atz Lee laughing] 887 00:38:01,367 --> 00:38:03,400 This is really the first time that we've ever 888 00:38:03,467 --> 00:38:06,600 just really done something for the pure sake of having fun. 889 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:11,667 -[Eivin grunting] -[Jane] Yeah. 890 00:38:11,667 --> 00:38:14,367 Eivin, are you stuck? 891 00:38:14,367 --> 00:38:15,967 Oh, God. 892 00:38:15,967 --> 00:38:17,767 -[engine revving] -[Eivin grunting] 893 00:38:18,967 --> 00:38:19,744 -[Eve screaming] -Oh, my gosh! 894 00:38:19,744 --> 00:38:20,000 -[Eve screaming] -Oh, my gosh! 895 00:38:27,567 --> 00:38:28,767 [Atz Lee] We made it. 896 00:38:29,767 --> 00:38:31,266 There's motorcycle parking right there. 897 00:38:31,266 --> 00:38:32,567 [Eivin] First motorcycle in the neighborhood. 898 00:38:32,567 --> 00:38:34,266 It's probably the first and the last 899 00:38:34,266 --> 00:38:36,100 -motorcycle in here. -Yeah? You're not gonna come out every time 900 00:38:36,166 --> 00:38:37,367 -on the motorcycle? No? -No. 901 00:38:37,367 --> 00:38:38,767 Probably not a good idea. 902 00:38:38,767 --> 00:38:41,166 -Oh! -[Jane] Payback, Eivin. 903 00:38:41,166 --> 00:38:43,066 -[Eve] Whoo! -[Eivin grunts] 904 00:38:43,066 --> 00:38:45,900 -[Eivin] He's already muddy. -She got you so good. 905 00:38:45,967 --> 00:38:47,867 [Atz Lee] It's not just about going out there and getting muddy 906 00:38:47,867 --> 00:38:49,500 and having a great day. 907 00:38:49,567 --> 00:38:49,744 I planned a little something else 908 00:38:49,744 --> 00:38:50,000 I planned a little something else 909 00:38:50,667 --> 00:38:51,867 to kind of bring the family together 910 00:38:51,867 --> 00:38:52,900 and connect the generations, 911 00:38:52,967 --> 00:38:55,467 so that long after we're gone, 912 00:38:55,467 --> 00:38:57,400 there will still be something to remember all of us by. 913 00:38:57,467 --> 00:39:01,066 So, I have one tree that I would love to plant with you guys. 914 00:39:01,066 --> 00:39:04,967 -Aw. -It is a Siberian larch, which is my favorite tree. 915 00:39:04,967 --> 00:39:07,266 -[Eve] Oh. -You guys can put it in there, 916 00:39:07,266 --> 00:39:09,667 and then it will grow, like the two of you, 917 00:39:09,667 --> 00:39:11,467 the next time you guys are out here. 918 00:39:11,467 --> 00:39:13,266 -Look at that. -Boop. 919 00:39:13,266 --> 00:39:15,066 [Atz Lee grunts] Next week, you know. 920 00:39:15,066 --> 00:39:17,467 -On that note, you wanna go plant a tree? -Yeah. 921 00:39:17,467 --> 00:39:18,767 -Okay. -Let's plant a tree. 922 00:39:18,767 --> 00:39:19,744 -Let's go plant a tree here, people. -Let's go and plant. 923 00:39:19,744 --> 00:39:20,000 -Let's go plant a tree here, people. -Let's go and plant. 924 00:39:20,467 --> 00:39:21,500 [Atz Lee] Growing up on the homestead, 925 00:39:21,567 --> 00:39:23,300 death is an everyday occurrence. 926 00:39:23,300 --> 00:39:26,567 You're raising animals, you're butchering animals. Kind of part of life. 927 00:39:26,567 --> 00:39:30,800 And as the older people start growing old and dying, then the people you love, 928 00:39:30,867 --> 00:39:32,667 it's not just the animals anymore, it's the people. 929 00:39:32,667 --> 00:39:36,000 And it's this kind of big cycle that can be a lot to think about. 930 00:39:36,066 --> 00:39:38,166 I think I'm gonna put it in this triangle. 931 00:39:38,166 --> 00:39:40,367 -[Etienne] Oh, right in the middle of the triangle? -[Atz Lee] Yeah. 932 00:39:40,367 --> 00:39:42,567 -I think I'm gonna put it right here. -[Etienne] Great spot. 933 00:39:42,567 --> 00:39:45,667 But the tree is the symbol of growth, of life, of newness. 934 00:39:45,667 --> 00:39:49,166 Now, in honor of the next generation, you get to do all the work. 935 00:39:49,166 --> 00:39:49,744 [Eve laughing] 936 00:39:49,744 --> 00:39:50,000 [Eve laughing] 937 00:39:50,467 --> 00:39:51,967 [Etienne] I've learned nothing. 938 00:39:51,967 --> 00:39:54,667 [Atz Lee] And this tree is gonna be around a lot longer 939 00:39:54,667 --> 00:39:55,867 than any of the rest of us. 940 00:39:55,867 --> 00:39:57,066 It'll be, hopefully, a place, 941 00:39:57,066 --> 00:39:59,166 in a moment of loss, in a moment of hardship, 942 00:39:59,166 --> 00:40:00,967 in a moment of just, kind of, confusion, 943 00:40:00,967 --> 00:40:02,467 to think about, "You know what? 944 00:40:02,467 --> 00:40:03,767 There's a lot of loss in life, 945 00:40:03,767 --> 00:40:06,166 but there's also always a lot of growth." 946 00:40:06,166 --> 00:40:08,900 It does seem kind of like our dads should be here for this. 947 00:40:08,967 --> 00:40:10,667 -[Atz Lee] It does. -They're old and broken now. 948 00:40:10,667 --> 00:40:12,867 I tried to kill mine off, it didn't work. 949 00:40:12,867 --> 00:40:15,667 My dad's kind of been through a lot with his shoulder surgery. 950 00:40:15,667 --> 00:40:18,700 Otto recently, you know, almost got stomped to death by a cow. 951 00:40:18,767 --> 00:40:19,744 And it's finally getting to point now where it's like 952 00:40:19,744 --> 00:40:20,000 And it's finally getting to point now where it's like 953 00:40:20,767 --> 00:40:22,800 people are starting to actually come to terms with 954 00:40:22,867 --> 00:40:24,166 "I'm not going to be here forever." 955 00:40:25,367 --> 00:40:27,567 -[Eve laughing] -I feel like a bad Kilcher right now. 956 00:40:27,567 --> 00:40:30,066 -This is our work. -Yeah, this is the work we do. 957 00:40:30,066 --> 00:40:32,166 {\an8}-Which is the work we were doing. Yeah. -We're a little older now. 958 00:40:32,166 --> 00:40:34,867 The work we do is trying to find peace 959 00:40:34,867 --> 00:40:37,400 -with not doing the actual work. -Yes. 960 00:40:37,467 --> 00:40:39,000 -It's hard. -It is. 961 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:40,767 The great thing about family 962 00:40:40,767 --> 00:40:43,000 is the longer that a family lives somewhere 963 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:44,467 and the more that a family grows, 964 00:40:44,467 --> 00:40:47,400 the hope is that more people will be interested 965 00:40:47,467 --> 00:40:49,400 and will want to invest their time and energy 966 00:40:49,467 --> 00:40:49,744 into creating a better and bigger homestead. 967 00:40:49,744 --> 00:40:50,000 into creating a better and bigger homestead. 968 00:40:52,767 --> 00:40:55,667 So I kind of see Atz Lee's symbolism a little bit 969 00:40:55,667 --> 00:40:58,667 with wanting to plant a new tree, new generation. 970 00:40:58,667 --> 00:41:00,800 August and Etienne, them coming on. 971 00:41:00,867 --> 00:41:03,000 Them to kind of starting to take that lead 972 00:41:03,066 --> 00:41:05,066 a little bit more on the homestead. 973 00:41:05,066 --> 00:41:10,000 This will grow and thrive with the hard work that you have put into it. 974 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,467 {\an8}-Yes. -And someday there will be little baby larches. 975 00:41:12,467 --> 00:41:14,367 {\an8}And then, pretty soon, someone will come down here and be like, 976 00:41:14,367 --> 00:41:16,266 {\an8}"Oh, my God. What an amazing larch grove." 977 00:41:16,266 --> 00:41:18,667 {\an8}And it all started with one immigrant, 978 00:41:18,667 --> 00:41:19,744 {\an8}with one family's heart, blood, sweat, and tears. 979 00:41:19,744 --> 00:41:20,000 {\an8}with one family's heart, blood, sweat, and tears. 980 00:41:22,667 --> 00:41:25,867 {\an8}-Aw. -[Atz Lee] Larch... Larch equals life. 981 00:41:25,867 --> 00:41:27,567 {\an8}-Let's go. -Let's get out of here. It's so hot.