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{\an8}[Eivin] Previously on
Alaska: The Last Frontier...
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{\an8}[siren blaring]
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{\an8}[Eivin] My dad was crushed
almost to death by a cow
four months ago.
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{\an8}[Eve] He has suffered so much,
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{\an8}but Otto's alive,
and he's getting better.
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{\an8}But he's going to be
down and out for a while.
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{\an8}It... Yeah, it won't
be easy. [sniffles]
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{\an8}[Atz Sr.] This past year,
my brother Otto and I
both had a hard time.
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{\an8}[Atz Sr.] This past year,
my brother Otto and I
both had a hard time.
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{\an8}I had major shoulder surgery.
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{\an8}And I feel a little,
a little down at times
just dealing with it.
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{\an8}I proposed to my dad
putting GPS collars
on the cows
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{\an8}to, hopefully, make it
much easier on my dad
and much safer.
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{\an8}But everything to do with cows
always has its dangers.
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{\an8}[Otto grunts] Ouch.
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{\an8}Stop, stop, stop, stop.
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{\an8}Every single animal
that we encounter
is well over 1,200 pounds.
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{\an8}Every single animal
that we encounter
is well over 1,200 pounds.
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{\an8}-Dad, watch yourself.
-[Otto] Okay, she's got
her collar on.
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Oh. [grunts]
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[August] Dad?
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[cow mooing]
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[August] Are you all right?
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Dad, are you okay?
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Jeez Louise.
Yeah, I'm okay.
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I'm pissed.
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That's a pretty tame cow,
but she was annoyed.
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{\an8}And she got tired
of being messed with,
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{\an8}and she popped me
in the chest.
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[grunts]
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That was a damn fandango.
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That was a damn fandango.
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Oh, you snuffy
old [bleep].
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You know,
being a cattleman
is my livelihood,
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and I'm not ready
to give that up.
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But I do have to keep a mind
on making it less dangerous.
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I'm gonna be
a little more careful here.
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I'm gonna take this,
I'm gonna hold that.
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[August]
Look out, look out.
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-[cow mooing]
-[August] Uh, Dad?
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Like some assistance?
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[Otto] We're all done.
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[August] Am I worried
about my dad?
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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I really need
this GPS system to work.
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Because with the injury
that he got,
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{\an8}he's honestly lucky
to be alive.
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Beat up by a cow.
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But it's what has to be
to get the job done.
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Trying to find lost cows
is never easy.
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They can often be
two to three miles
away from the herd.
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And that can often include
crossing rivers,
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zigzagging up switchbacks,
and up hillsides.
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There's always
an inherent risk.
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[Otto] Wow.
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[Otto] Wow.
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[August] Last year,
we tried tracking down cows
using a drone, but...
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-[Otto] Yeah, there's
cows right there.
-[August] Okay.
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...that only works
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if you're in
relative proximity to the cows
in the first place.
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But these GPSs ideally
will differ
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because we can then track
the cows from miles away.
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-[Otto] Let's do this.
-[August] All right, let's go.
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[Otto] It's on their ears
It's horrible, huh?
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Well, there's your
bear-proof bucket, August.
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Looks like a bear might have
farted with it, huh?
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Looks like a bear might have
farted with it, huh?
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[August] Well, that's what
the proofing is, right?
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The tough part
about this operation
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is taking this remote cabin,
with no electricity,
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into, basically,
a data hub,
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where we can transmit signals
from the cows to the cabin...
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[Otto]
There's the solar panel.
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...and then up to satellite,
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and then to ourselves
back at home,
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so we can identify
where these cows are.
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[Otto]
I'm gonna put it up here,
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'cause it's better
for my right hand
to do the work.
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'cause it's better
for my right hand
to do the work.
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Can I get a short...
Couple of shorter screws?
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So, my dad
and Katie are outside,
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trying to rig up
where the antenna is going
and the solar panel.
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[Otto] I need two more
of those short screws.
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That's where all of our cables
are going to be going.
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In order to make this work,
we're going to need
a high-range antenna,
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and a solar panel
positioned to get enough sun
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so that we can power
all of this gear.
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Yeah, pull on, uh,
the antenna one,
with the little nut.
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Yeah, pull on, uh,
the antenna one,
with the little nut.
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Okay, keep going.
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Then we have to make
sure that everything
is wired correctly
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to then beam that up, Scotty,
straight to the satellite.
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Yeah,
we're getting very close
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to finishing up
setting up the, uh,
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the station for these
geo-tracking collars.
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Come on. Just clamps...
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-Oh.
-Oh, there was a light.
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-Yeah, there was lights.
-[August] Yeah, the black box
will light up
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if I do it right.
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[Otto] You know, August went
to engineering school.
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I kind of forgot.
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But, uh, the way
he's handling the wires
and everything,
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But, uh, the way
he's handling the wires
and everything,
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and the way he's talking,
I'm like, "Oh, that's right.
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He's actually got
an education."
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-[Katie] This one's good.
-[Otto] Oh, my God.
Here it goes.
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-[August] Hey, it's working.
It's working.
-[Katie] Cool. Look.
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-Oh, cool.
-[August] Yeah.
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All that we have
left to do is tidy up
our wire management.
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Yeah.
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And, uh, go throw
some collars on some cows.
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Now that we know
everything is working,
we can head out,
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put the remaining
GPS collars on the cows
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and make our way
back home.
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[Otto] Let's do this.
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[Otto] Let's do this.
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I'm really glad that
this GPS system is working,
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because, honestly,
without it,
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I don't know
how much longer
I wanna do this.
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I forgot to take my nap.
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[Atz Sr. yodeling]
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{\an8}So, at the beginning
of this year,
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{\an8}our plan was
to get some logs,
build a log cabin.
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{\an8}our plan was
to get some logs,
build a log cabin.
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My retirement cabin.
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Then I got hurt.
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Things kind of
took a nosedive.
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I was hurting physically,
kind of depressed.
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But today,
I found purpose for my lumber
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and also some purpose
for myself.
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Okay, lead us...
Lead us forth.
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The mighty lumber
that must move.
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Etienne,
I'm gonna let you drive,
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-'cause my arm's hurting.
-[Etienne] Okay.
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We've got some
new homesteaders
moving in out here,
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close to Canyon's Edge.
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Atz Lee's
closest neighbors,
Anna and Marcus.
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Atz Lee's
closest neighbors,
Anna and Marcus.
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They're living in a tent.
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Kind of like
my parents started out.
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They need to build a barn,
they need to build a cabin.
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I can't do much anymore
with my shoulder,
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but I can help them
with supplies.
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And, of course,
I'm always full of advice.
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Boy, these are
really solid, Marcus.
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You did a good job
between the tight part
of the gravel
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and the concrete, man.
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This is gonna last
200 years.
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We hope so.
And if the barn
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shifts a little bit
from year to year,
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if the doors
stop working,
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then, you know,
we'll just get on it
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-and level it
right back out.
-[Anna] Yeah.
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-and level it
right back out.
-[Anna] Yeah.
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[Jane]
Let's bring in some wood.
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-I'm ready.
-Yes.
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[Atz Lee] Away!
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I think it's as dry
as the air is by now, so...
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I'll trust
your judgement there.
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[Atz Lee] Etienne, go.
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-How are you feeling?
-Good.
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-How's your shoulder?
-The other day,
I spent five hours
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going up
the head of the bay.
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And I was feeling
like a rockstar.
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Like... [exhales deeply]
You know.
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-I got home... [grunts]
-Uh-uh-uh. Yeah.
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-I got home... [grunts]
-Uh-uh-uh. Yeah.
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...tired.
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[Atz Sr.] You realize,
after a few months,
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that you really get tired
of the pain,
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and it wears on you,
you know?
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Can't do anything.
Very little stuff.
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So, just having
to learn patience
and, uh...
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And that,
together with aging.
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So it just kind of comes
with the territory, so...
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A little,
a little down at times
just with the...
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Dealing with it.
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More.
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[Marcus]
I think that's about
what we took last time.
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[Anna] It looks good.
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[Anna] It looks good.
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[Atz Lee]
It's not easy for him
to sit back
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and watch other people
do work
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while his shoulder
is recovering,
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{\an8}and he's building up
that muscle
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{\an8}and tendon
movement again.
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I know it's hard for him
just to sit back and watch
and not to jump in there.
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We're about there.
Last bag.
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Yo! Come on now.
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We need confetti.
Yay!
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-Thank you.
-[Atz Sr.] Many hands,
light work, actually.
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[Atz Lee]
Yes, our pleasure.
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I'm at a point now
where I'm watching my father
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get towards the end
of his cycle of life
and struggle with that.
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get towards the end
of his cycle of life
and struggle with that.
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What does it mean?
Did he do enough?
Did he love enough?
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Did he work enough?
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Did he do
what he wanted to do?
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Did he live out
his dreams?
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If I could say one thing
to the Kilcher elders,
it would be, "Embrace change."
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-You want some
sweet water, Atz?
-I would love some.
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[Anna] Yes, this is
from the spring.
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[Atz Sr.] Mmm.
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I've spent
a big part of my life
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trying to figure out
how other people
could help me,
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feeling sorry
for myself.
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feeling sorry
for myself.
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-Wow.
-How do you say in Swedish
"unbelievable"?
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[speaking in other language]
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-Huh?
-[speaking in other language]
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In German,
unglaublich.
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I like that.
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[Atz Sr.] And, uh, I learned
you feel better
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when you're helping
other people feel better.
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So I am thrilled
that I can spend
more and more time,
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don't matter how old,
don't matter what shape
my body's in,
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helping other people.
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-[Marcus] Hey, thank you.
-Thank you so much, you all.
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-Anna, thank you. Thank you.
-[Anna] I'm so lucky to have
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-wonderful friends
and neighbors.
-Yeah, likewise.
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-wonderful friends
and neighbors.
-Yeah, likewise.
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-[Atz Lee] Yes.
-[Anna] Thank you.
Thank you very much.
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[Eivin] All right.
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[engine sputtering]
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-You kill it
by taking that off.
-Yeah, and wearing it.
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-And wearing it.
-[laughs]
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{\an8}[Eivin] My dad
has been working cattle
since he was nine years old.
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Here we go, honey.
Either we're gonna make it
or we ain't.
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Here we go, honey.
Either we're gonna make it
or we ain't.
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[Eivin] But since
he can't manage cows
like he used to...
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Stop, stop, stop, stop.
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-Oh, man.
-Are you all right?
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...I'm trying to come up
with new ways for helping him,
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kind of like August did
with the GPS collars.
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Extra oil, do we need any?
Or antifreeze or something?
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Maybe a...
Crescent wrench?
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[Eivin] GPS is great
for kind of tracking cattle,
rogue cattle...
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[man] Right there.
Right there, right there.
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...but it doesn't
solve the issue
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of how do we get
to some of these
hard-to-reach places?
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[Otto] That quicksand
over there.
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When my friend, Chris Ritchie,
told me about this hovercraft
that he found,
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When my friend, Chris Ritchie,
told me about this hovercraft
that he found,
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that he could get
for super cheap,
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I was like,
"This is the perfect vehicle
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to help my dad reach those
hard-to-access locations
with the cattle."
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This is, like,
the ultimate vehicle
for getting
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shallow water,
head of the bay,
need to check on the cows.
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Almost any point in the tide,
we can go up there
and do that.
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You don't have to worry
about horses getting stuck
in deep mud,
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-rivers that are
too deep to cross.
-[Otto] Well.
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[Eivin] A hovercraft
can literally just glide over
all that stuff with ease.
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[Eivin] A hovercraft
can literally just glide over
all that stuff with ease.
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Yeah. We're gonna fire it up,
and hopefully it'll...
[mimics hovercraft whirring]
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...come off this trailer
pretty easy.
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Yesterday, we got
this thing running
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by putting a used engine
from one of my old
snowmobiles into it.
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Now, we're ready
to take it out for
its first test flight.
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[engine sputtering]
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At this point, this thing
is still very much untested.
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[hovercraft whirring]
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We need to kind of
put it through its paces,
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We need to kind of
put it through its paces,
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and actually give it kind of
a Kachemak Bay test,
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and run it over the water
and see how it does.
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All right.
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I still am not
completely confident that
the engine that we put in here
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is gonna be enough
to be able to float it
and fly it.
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And also, is it
going to be reliable enough
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to be able
to drive this thing
over water?
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All right, Chris,
I feel like we're
boldly going...
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where other men
have gone before.
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Let's do it.
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Let's do it.
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[Eivin] All right.
Clear prop.
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[hovercraft whirring]
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We're gonna take this thing
and run it as hard
as we can today
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and make sure
it's a safe vehicle
for my dad,
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because you really
don't want the thing
to cut out on the water.
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It's not like
you can just kick
some oars out
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or put a motor in the water
to be able to motor
yourself back.
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If it dies in the water,
you're kind of SOL.
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-[engine thuds]
-[Eivin grunts] Damn it!
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[hovercraft whirring]
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[Eivin exclaiming excitedly]
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{\an8}We need to make sure
that this hovercraft is
100% reliable for my dad,
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because if it dies
on him somewhere
in the middle of nowhere,
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he's gonna be
totally SOL.
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Woo-hoo!
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-[engine thuds]
-[Eivin grunts]
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Damn it!
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[engine sputtering]
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What's going on there,
you think?
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What's going on there,
you think?
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[Chris] Not sure. Just...
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[engine sputtering]
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[Eivin] Honestly,
this was my biggest worry,
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that the engine
from the snowmobile
was gonna crap out.
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[Chris] Oh, oh, oh. Gotcha.
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-Lack of fuel.
-[Eivin] Oh.
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Fuel hose came off.
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Here we go.
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[hovercraft revving]
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[Eivin] Thankfully,
it was just the fuel line
that popped off,
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[Eivin] Thankfully,
it was just the fuel line
that popped off,
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and not an engine problem.
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We're back in business.
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We're gonna run it
for about 45 minutes,
full speed, wide open.
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If it can make it
through that test,
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I'm gonna feel confident
my dad can use it
with no problems.
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Now that it's running
like it's supposed to,
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I'm gonna have my dad
come check it out
for the test drive.
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-Yeah!
-Woo-hoo!
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[Eivin] Dad!
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-How are you guys doing?
-Hi.
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-How are you guys doing?
-Hi.
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[Eivin] You wanna go
for a ride, Dad?
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Hell yeah.
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[Eivin] Yeah!
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Come on over, Dad.
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How many people
can you ride?
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[Eivin] I think we can do
me, and you, and the kids.
No problem.
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-[Otto] Really?
-[Eivin] Oh, yeah.
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[Otto] I'm really excited
about the potential
of this hovercraft.
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It would save me
from having to ride
the horses out
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into all these
treacherous areas,
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especially with
the changing weather patterns.
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Last fall
was a huge weather problem.
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Last fall
was a huge weather problem.
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The rivers were high
and flowing stronger
than any previous fall.
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We could not
get across.
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We had tsunamis,
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we had blizzard conditions
I haven't seen in who knows
how long.
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One thing
August is helping me with
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is, uh, putting
tracking collars
on the cows.
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[Eivin and Otto laughing]
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00:14:29,667 --> 00:14:33,166
[Otto]
And now, on top of that,
the hovercraft.
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It's kind of like
giving an old horse
a new set of legs.
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It's kind of like
giving an old horse
a new set of legs.
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This thing's
working awesome.
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[laughing] Whoa!
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-[Tela] You know Owen
and Alysse a little bit?
-[Eve] Yeah.
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I actually wanted to go
up to their place forever.
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-[Tela] Yeah.
-I just haven't,
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'cause life is always
so busy.
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Today, Tela and I are visiting
relatively new homesteaders
to the area,
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Today, Tela and I are visiting
relatively new homesteaders
to the area,
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Owen and Alysse.
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Both Tela and I
understand
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how difficult
starting out can be,
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{\an8}so we wanna let them know
we're here for advice,
or help,
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{\an8}or whatever
they may need.
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Yep, okay.
So, this is us.
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[Tela] This is us.
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Hello.
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-Hey, kiddo. It's you again.
-[Tela] Yay.
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00:15:30,367 --> 00:15:33,066
-Yeah.
-[Tela] Hey.
How's it going?
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Thanks for coming up.
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-[Eve] What a spot!
This is amazing.
-[Owen] I know.
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-[Eve] What a spot!
This is amazing.
-[Owen] I know.
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-[Eve] Look at your house.
-[Alysse] Welcome.
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[Eve] You live
in such a beautiful spot.
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{\an8}-My name's Alysse.
-And I'm Owen.
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{\an8}-And we are...
-The Snowhawk family.
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[Eve] Good job, guys.
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[Alysse] Snowhawk is our
children's middle names.
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{\an8}We have Sequoia Snow
and Juneau Hawk.
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{\an8}-And that's where
Snowhawk comes from.
-Hence, Snowhawk comes from.
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We came from a small town
called Nevada City.
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It's in Nevada County,
in the state of California.
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It's a little confusing.
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It's a little confusing.
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We dated when we were
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-seniors in high school.
-[Owen] Seniors
in high school.
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[Alysse] When we decided,
you know, okay,
we're having a family,
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and we're settling in,
and, okay, well, this is fun,
378
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but is this where,
where we really wanna be?
379
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-Yeah.
-And is this where we wanna
raise our family?
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And so we went on a trip.
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-[Owen] Across the US.
-[Alysse] And we drove
across the US
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with our dog
and with our baby
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-in our camper.
-[Owen] Looking at
different towns.
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And we then drove
all the way to Alaska.
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And that's where we said,
"Oh, my God."
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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.
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00:16:36,567 --> 00:16:38,367
Once you see it,
it captures your soul.
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00:16:39,166 --> 00:16:41,700
Hi. I think
we found our spot
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where we're gonna build.
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-[Owen] Do you wanna
build our house right here?
-[Alysse] Mmm-hmm.
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[Owen] Yeah?
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We moved out here
onto the top of this mountain
for peace and tranquility.
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00:16:50,867 --> 00:16:53,967
And we have
an adventurous life
every day.
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00:16:53,967 --> 00:16:55,667
[Owen] Are we building
our house together?
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Yes.
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[Owen] I didn't have
construction experience,
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I didn't have any experience
doing anything remotely,
I mean, like this at all.
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00:17:03,467 --> 00:17:04,900
-So I mean--
-[Alysse] We've had to learn.
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-[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
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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.
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00:17:16,567 --> 00:17:18,467
-[Owen] Full of them.
-[Alysse] It's challenged,
you know,
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00:17:18,467 --> 00:17:20,300
our relationship,
our marriage...
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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!
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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,
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but we don't have
the support network
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like we used to have
in California.
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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.
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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
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00:17:45,100 --> 00:17:48,800
is having to haul water
to keep our homestead going
every day.
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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.
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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.
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00:18:00,367 --> 00:18:04,100
And now, I'm finally
ready to homestead.
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00:18:04,166 --> 00:18:05,224
[Eve] Yeah.
Yeah, totally.
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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,
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00:18:10,700 --> 00:18:12,200
-which is huge.
-[Alysse] Raising
a bunch of chickens.
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00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:14,567
But if we don't get
our water situation
straightened out,
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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
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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...
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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.
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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
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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...
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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.
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So most homesteaders start
by hauling water from
the nearest spring,
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00:19:10,867 --> 00:19:13,567
like the Snowhawks
are doing now.
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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
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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--
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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.