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If Alaska was
a human being,
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he’d be the boss of all bosses.
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He ain’t gonna forgive you
if you disrespect him.
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Alaska is fickle,
it's moody,
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and it’ll kill your ass.
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The ocean'll do it,
the cold might do it,
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the land might do it.
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The environment says,
"Get the [bleep] out."
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It's my nature to say,
"Make me."
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For some people,
living the lifestyle I have
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would be sheer hell.
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And for me, it’s sheer paradise.
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Truthfully,
every day is different.
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That’s half of what enthralls me
about this lifestyle.
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I never have the same day twice.
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It’s wild; wild Alaska.
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{\an8}We need to keep our eyes
out for pretty much anything
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{\an8}that we see that’s edible.
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{\an8}Okay.
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{\an8}It’s been a super lean winter.
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{\an8}There’s been nothing to hunt.
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{\an8}No signs of caribou
to speak of, moose.
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Nothing for us
to put on the table.
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So we’re hitting
this spring hungry.
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So we'll go fishing,
beaver hunting,
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and get our canoe in a good spot
for the rest of the year.
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I'm gonna leave
this boat near the mouth here.
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It looks pretty shallow.
We're not gonna get very far.
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There's barely enough water
for the canoe back there,
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let alone this boat.
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We've been wanting to
get a canoe back into the slough
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for a couple of years now,
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and we haven’t because
it’s a bit of a challenge.
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The water is so low.
We're not gonna have much water.
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We’re gonna have to drag this
thing probably a half a mile.
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I don’t know that I’ve ever seen
it this low right after breakup.
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There is a walking trail
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into the head of the slough,
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but going over the ice
and through that walking trail
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would be a nightmare trying
to haul that canoe that way.
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And then the rain came!
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Let’s just see
what we can do.
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Okay.
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Keep walking ahead.
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I don’t know how much I’m gonna
be able to walk on this stuff.
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That’s it.
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Really thick mud there.
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Yeah, it's like you never know
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where you’re gonna sink in
a couple feet.
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It's a tough go
to get the canoe up
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and into what was
part of the slough
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where the water used to be.
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There's basically
a ditch of water
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banked with a lot
of slippery, slimy mud.
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Oh, whoa.
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With the added rain on top,
it makes it super slick.
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Keep walking forward.
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That’s good, I can work the
canoe through the channel here.
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The mud along the Yukon River,
I call it eel [bleep].
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It's slimy, sticky,
it sucks you in,
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and the suction makes it
really hard to walk.
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You're gonna have to pull
like a son of a bitch,
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’cause I can’t walk in here.
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Yeah, I know.
Just a minute.
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It’s like quicksand.
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If you stand in one place
and you wiggle a little bit,
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you start sinking down.
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We’re just gonna have to
struggle our way through it.
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Stucker than stuck.
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That’s good. Keep going.
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That might do it.
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Good.
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Are you ready?
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No, I’m not ready!
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So let's just try
and keep some water under it,
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and then we won’t have
to battle so bad.
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Toss me a rope.
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I’m just gonna keep lining.
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I think we’re almost
home free here.
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{\an8}Hello, garden.
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{\an8}Let’s get a good look
at what I’m looking at.
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{\an8}I have not seen the garden
without snow since last year.
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It’s been almost nine months.
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Winter hung on.
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It was one maelstrom
of windstorms and ice
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after another, unendingly.
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This is the latest
let go of winter,
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and it hasn’t really let go.
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It’s not really warm,
but I’m out of time.
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Instead of having three months
of planting time
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and growing time, I've got
one and a half to two months
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for my entire season.
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So I've got to get my work,
open everything up,
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get it to dry out,
see the health of the dirt.
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This far up in the Arctic,
it’s worth its weight in gold.
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Why am I so concerned
with the garden?
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I don't want to harp on the fact
that I had the surgery
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to fuse the cervical spine.
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But the doctor said one year
and no shooting a big weapon.
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That means any of the big ticket
food items are done.
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No anything large.
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Okay.
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So here's some old plants,
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but you see, it didn't
get open very early,
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so there's some mold.
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I'd like it to dry out
for an evening,
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but it’s not bad.
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I've got to come up
with ways of raising,
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growing and supplementing
the food I eat.
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'Cause I think
winter's gonna come in
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and kick our butts again.
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I’ve gotta be ready for it.
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Last one!
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Oof, this one’s cold.
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Good healthy-looking dirt, though.
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The sun is out,
the sun is on it.
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Needs to warm up,
needs to dry out,
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and then later
I can bring the plants in.
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The garden is open.
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{\an8}Well, let’s start
with these, grandson.
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{\an8}I’ll cut them down and you’ll
walk them back to the boat, huh?
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{\an8}The goal for today is to go
set out some markers
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{\an8}along the channel
down here in the lagoon.
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Every spring,
the river makes itself
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a whole new sandbar system,
a whole new channel,
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and most of it’s frozen.
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So when we hit it with the boat,
it’s like hitting rock.
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We don’t want that.
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So what I’d like to do is just
go mark the mouth of the river.
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At the beginning
of this delta here,
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it spreads out into three
different channels.
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And they all go to the lagoon,
and the lagoon’s brackish water.
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So it's basically access
to a whole different type
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of environment down there.
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You got all the animals
from the ocean down there,
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which is excellent.
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The birds, the fish,
the sea mammals.
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And it distinctly
changes from here
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on the freshwater in the river.
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Whole different
set of animals,
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so it makes our hunting
twice as good.
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When the water’s low, it’s easy
to see where the channel is.
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But that’s only twice a day.
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I want to be able to access
the whole thing all times a day.
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Stay there, Wade, we're good.
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I’m coming out
with the last ones.
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Okay.
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We're gonna trim these up
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{\an8}so we’re not taking down
whole bushes.
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{\an8}You know, Wade, every year
the sandbars out here
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change in this lagoon.
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So every year we go out
and find them,
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instead of finding them
with our propeller.
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Whoa!
Holy cow!
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Or finding them
with our underwater unit.
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What we want to do
is find it first,
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deliberately, and mark it.
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Taataa, what was
the first rock you ever hit?
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The first rock
I ever hit?
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You know, I’m not sure.
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That’s a good question.
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Here, let’s get a couple
of these and make a nice...
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Oh, tie those?
I thought you were tie these.
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No, we’re gonna tie
some of these up.
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When I was a kid, every summer
I went to my grandparents'.
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My grandparents taught me
tons of stuff.
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So, I can see how I should be
passing it on to him.
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The best way to
pass on knowledge
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is to have them do it with me.
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They got to participate.
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Wow, now that’s some knottage.
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Let’s stand it up
and see if it works.
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You are a knotty boy.
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I like your knots.
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Maybe this can withstand
several knots of wind.
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Not.
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Alright, let’s go get
your Uncle Doug.
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We’ll come back and put all
this stuff in the boat and go.
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Beautiful out here.
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{\an8}Oh, no, I see a beaver dam.
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{\an8}Where?
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{\an8}You see that big wall
in front of us?
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Yeah.
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We’re gonna have
to go over that thing.
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Oh, no.
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I’m gonna land right
here, let’s check it out.
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Me, Skyler, Keenan are out here
on the waterways today
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and we’re gonna go look around
for things to hunt.
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{\an8}Beaver, muskrat, ducks.
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{\an8}There’s a lot of things
to look for out here.
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Let me see.
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Ooh.
What?
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That’s not gonna
fit in there.
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I’ll try to drag it over.
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Sky, I think you’re gonna
have to get out.
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When I'm with my kids,
beaver dam like this,
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I play it up like it's a lot
bigger deal than it is,
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but I know what’s going
through Keenan’s head.
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Whoa, it’s going fast.
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Can that pull you away?
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He hasn't been
through this,
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so I gotta kind of walk us
through this and let him learn
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how to get past a little
obstacle like the beaver dam.
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Okay, Keenan, get in.
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This is too scary.
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{\an8}You’ll be alright.
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{\an8}If I float away,
it’s your fault, Dad.
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{\an8}Okay, if we start
floating away,
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just start paddling
with your hands.
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Dad, Dad, Dad!
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Just kidding.
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Okay, Sky, you can hop in.
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Okay, good.
Sky's gonna be in here.
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Yeah.
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Now it’s safe.
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You’re safe.
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We’ve overcome this obstacle.
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So we’ll journey on.
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A situation like this teaches
them how to push forward,
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push ahead,
and overcome obstacles.
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That’s what you’re gonna face
all the time in life.
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This is how you make your kids
tough right here.
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You’re scared, Keenan?
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Yeah.
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I thought you were
scared of nothing.
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It’s okay to be
scared sometimes.
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That’s how you stay alive.
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Because there’s a fine line
between brave and stupid.
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Oh, a couple of birds
right there.
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You see them, Keenan?
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Yeah.
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You’re gonna shoot
at that one right there.
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Here. You gotta stand up.
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I don't feel like it.
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Just try.
If you miss, it's okay.
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Ah. We’re taking too long.
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You don’t have to, Keenan.
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You want Sky to do it?
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Yeah.
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Oh, look at those
two ducks right there.
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Let’s see if they land.
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Get it ready.
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Pull the trigger back.
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Just be ready when
they get together.
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Right when they come together.
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Right... there.
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Oh, good shot.
248
00:11:27,687 --> 00:11:30,256
It’s right there in the moss.
249
00:11:33,459 --> 00:11:34,194
Oh!
250
00:11:34,260 --> 00:11:36,029
Whoa!
251
00:11:36,095 --> 00:11:37,564
Good job, Sky.
252
00:11:37,630 --> 00:11:38,431
Thanks.
253
00:11:38,498 --> 00:11:41,034
Anaa baasee’.
254
00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:42,302
Well, we got one duck.
255
00:11:42,368 --> 00:11:43,536
Mm-hmm.
256
00:11:43,603 --> 00:11:47,006
It’s a little scary
for you to shoot, huh, Keenan?
257
00:11:47,073 --> 00:11:49,008
You’re still little yet.
258
00:11:49,075 --> 00:11:50,877
But if we get a real good chance
and you feel like it,
259
00:11:50,944 --> 00:11:52,378
let us know, okay?
260
00:11:52,445 --> 00:11:53,746
And we'll probably ask you
to try to shoot,
261
00:11:53,813 --> 00:11:57,050
but if you don’t want to do it,
don’t do it, okay?
262
00:11:57,116 --> 00:11:58,218
Let’s keep rolling.
263
00:11:58,284 --> 00:12:00,687
We’ll look for more ducks.
264
00:12:12,832 --> 00:12:15,401
It helps a lot when
you push through the shallows.
265
00:12:15,468 --> 00:12:16,436
Still not deep enough
266
00:12:16,502 --> 00:12:19,105
to put any kind of a fyke net
in, though, right?
267
00:12:19,172 --> 00:12:20,340
No.
268
00:12:20,406 --> 00:12:22,775
When you live close
to the land like we do,
269
00:12:22,842 --> 00:12:25,812
we rely on going out
and harvesting our food.
270
00:12:25,878 --> 00:12:29,215
Having a few key areas that
we can go to that are reliable
271
00:12:29,282 --> 00:12:33,987
{\an8}for us for various types of fish
or wildlife or bird life
272
00:12:34,053 --> 00:12:35,888
is really important to us.
273
00:12:35,955 --> 00:12:38,091
Once you get out there,
you gotta have access.
274
00:12:38,157 --> 00:12:41,327
So, we just need
a good, reliable canoe
275
00:12:41,394 --> 00:12:44,030
back at one of our favorite
hunting spots.
276
00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:47,333
Oh, it’s windy.
277
00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,402
Whoa, can you grab my hat?
278
00:12:52,171 --> 00:12:53,206
I think you're
probably gonna be
279
00:12:53,273 --> 00:12:54,507
in deep enough water here.
280
00:12:54,574 --> 00:12:56,142
You could probably
paddle on back
281
00:12:56,209 --> 00:12:58,044
and I’ll just meet you
at the far end of the lake.
282
00:12:58,111 --> 00:13:00,546
{\an8}I’ll take, I’ll take
the Go-Devil back.
283
00:13:00,613 --> 00:13:02,515
{\an8}I’ll see you tomorrow.
284
00:13:02,582 --> 00:13:03,950
{\an8}We’re gonna
have to split up now.
285
00:13:04,017 --> 00:13:07,053
Denise is gonna take
the boat, try and paddle,
286
00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,822
unfortunately,
into a pretty strong wind.
287
00:13:09,889 --> 00:13:13,559
One person in a lightweight
canoe in a strong wind
288
00:13:13,626 --> 00:13:15,228
is pretty challenging.
289
00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:18,398
Really am not thrilled
about the wind.
290
00:13:18,464 --> 00:13:20,233
It’s gonna be hard, Andy.
291
00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:23,336
I’m not like Superwoman,
you know?
292
00:13:23,403 --> 00:13:24,637
Yeah, you are.
293
00:13:24,704 --> 00:13:26,205
I think you are.
294
00:13:26,272 --> 00:13:28,474
My job's gonna be to go
back to the boat,
295
00:13:28,541 --> 00:13:30,743
ferry the boat down to
the far end of the slough,
296
00:13:30,810 --> 00:13:33,846
about two miles away,
walk in, overland,
297
00:13:33,913 --> 00:13:35,615
and then meet her at the end.
298
00:13:35,682 --> 00:13:37,483
Here you go!
299
00:13:37,550 --> 00:13:39,185
Off you go!
300
00:13:42,021 --> 00:13:45,391
I love canoeing
and have experience at it
301
00:13:45,458 --> 00:13:47,427
and fully understand
the challenge
302
00:13:47,493 --> 00:13:50,596
that canoeing
into a headwind can be.
303
00:13:50,663 --> 00:13:55,601
Ducks aren’t worried about me
coming up so slowly.
304
00:13:55,668 --> 00:13:57,904
Okay, I’ll see you
at the far end!
305
00:13:57,970 --> 00:13:59,672
Ah!
306
00:13:59,739 --> 00:14:02,241
It’s a race now to see
who gets to the far end.
307
00:14:02,308 --> 00:14:04,777
If the wind picks up,
I’m gonna beat her.
308
00:14:04,844 --> 00:14:07,780
Oh, my god.
309
00:14:07,847 --> 00:14:10,817
There’s actually waves in here.
310
00:14:13,553 --> 00:14:15,521
Oh, my god.
311
00:14:15,588 --> 00:14:17,724
Oh.
312
00:14:17,790 --> 00:14:23,129
Those gusts just stop me
like a cement wall.
313
00:14:23,196 --> 00:14:24,964
Oh, jeez.
314
00:14:25,031 --> 00:14:27,700
Ah, here comes a gust.
315
00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:30,169
Oh, my god.
316
00:14:47,887 --> 00:14:50,189
Oh, I think I see him.
317
00:14:50,256 --> 00:14:52,925
That was pretty good timing.
318
00:14:52,992 --> 00:14:54,494
Hi.
319
00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,263
It’s a lot nicer
back here than at the other end.
320
00:15:00,299 --> 00:15:03,469
The canoe has arrived
to its new home base.
321
00:15:03,536 --> 00:15:05,138
Yay!
322
00:15:05,204 --> 00:15:07,340
A new canoe
in the slough.
323
00:15:07,407 --> 00:15:08,875
How 'bout that, Andy?
324
00:15:08,941 --> 00:15:11,177
This canoe
will end its life here.
325
00:15:11,244 --> 00:15:14,747
It’ll probably be living here
long after I’m gone.
326
00:15:14,814 --> 00:15:17,984
It’s never gonna leave
this spot, ever.
327
00:15:18,050 --> 00:15:18,985
I was just thinking let's go out
328
00:15:19,051 --> 00:15:20,653
and just fish with the pole
for a little bit.
329
00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,588
There might be some pike
or anything.
330
00:15:22,655 --> 00:15:24,624
Go out and get away
from the shoreline.
331
00:15:24,690 --> 00:15:25,858
Fish in the deep end here.
332
00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:29,095
Maybe we’ll get lucky.
333
00:15:35,535 --> 00:15:38,271
{\an8}Whew, we got mosquitoes
by the pound and by the ton.
334
00:15:38,337 --> 00:15:39,505
{\an8}Too bad we couldn’t sell them.
335
00:15:39,572 --> 00:15:41,340
{\an8}Yeah, or feed them
to the fish.
336
00:15:41,407 --> 00:15:43,042
{\an8}Hey, you guys
about ready to go?
337
00:15:43,109 --> 00:15:44,444
I’m sure they’re
gonna have fun.
338
00:15:44,510 --> 00:15:47,013
It’s a nice place to be when
the mosquitoes are here, huh?
339
00:15:47,079 --> 00:15:48,881
Yeah.
340
00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:50,116
Well, let’s go put out
those markers, huh?
341
00:15:50,183 --> 00:15:51,184
Yup.
342
00:15:51,250 --> 00:15:52,385
You want to drive
or you want to be the one
343
00:15:52,452 --> 00:15:53,386
putting markers out?
344
00:15:53,453 --> 00:15:56,989
I can drive.
Right on. Come on.
345
00:15:57,056 --> 00:16:00,026
I’m glad you get
a chance to follow, Sabastian.
346
00:16:00,092 --> 00:16:03,229
Pay attention and keep still
in the boat, grandson.
347
00:16:04,664 --> 00:16:07,700
It's really important
when you have a family camp
348
00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:10,603
in a family setting
to work together.
349
00:16:10,670 --> 00:16:12,905
Oh, boy, I get to be
a passenger.
350
00:16:12,972 --> 00:16:15,274
That don’t happen often.
351
00:16:15,341 --> 00:16:19,145
It makes you a lot
stronger by sharing, providing,
352
00:16:19,212 --> 00:16:20,513
thinking of others,
353
00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:24,116
because you have to have
teamwork and a crew.
354
00:16:24,183 --> 00:16:28,754
It takes a lot of extra people
to live the way we do.
355
00:16:31,891 --> 00:16:33,993
It's a little windy,
but the tide's down,
356
00:16:34,060 --> 00:16:36,562
{\an8}so we’ll get these markers in.
357
00:16:38,731 --> 00:16:41,901
Taataa, what’s wrong
with these willows?
358
00:16:41,968 --> 00:16:43,903
Those willows got
killed by the ice.
359
00:16:43,970 --> 00:16:48,207
The ice comes along and
smashes them and breaks them.
360
00:16:48,274 --> 00:16:50,409
It’s important to take
my grandkids along.
361
00:16:50,476 --> 00:16:52,778
I want them to learn how
to be comfortable on boats,
362
00:16:52,845 --> 00:16:55,515
what conditions to look for,
and if there's things to hunt,
363
00:16:55,581 --> 00:16:57,850
I want to show them
hunting techniques.
364
00:17:06,726 --> 00:17:08,294
Lots of eiders
right here.
365
00:17:08,361 --> 00:17:09,095
Oh.
366
00:17:09,161 --> 00:17:11,531
One male only.
367
00:17:11,597 --> 00:17:12,498
That’s what we’re after.
368
00:17:12,565 --> 00:17:13,566
Huh.
369
00:17:13,633 --> 00:17:16,435
A little windy makes it
hard to shoot birds.
370
00:17:16,502 --> 00:17:18,638
Holy [bleep], Doug!
371
00:17:18,704 --> 00:17:20,139
That’s a lot of water
in the boat.
372
00:17:22,141 --> 00:17:23,242
Is there--
is the plug out or something?
373
00:17:23,309 --> 00:17:24,410
No, it’s not out.
374
00:17:24,477 --> 00:17:26,679
No, there’s just all the weight
is in the front.
375
00:17:26,746 --> 00:17:28,014
Oh, yeah, I guess so.
376
00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:30,683
Let’s, let’s get rid of it.
377
00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:32,451
I’m about to spill
all this water out.
378
00:17:32,518 --> 00:17:35,621
Yup.
379
00:17:35,688 --> 00:17:37,723
Careful, nephew.
I'll bale from the back, nephew.
380
00:17:37,790 --> 00:17:38,524
What?
381
00:17:38,591 --> 00:17:39,559
I’ll bale from the back.
382
00:17:39,625 --> 00:17:42,495
Okay.
Over here.
383
00:17:45,131 --> 00:17:46,666
Sabby, you want
to go look around?
384
00:17:46,732 --> 00:17:49,969
See what’s all over here?
385
00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:54,173
These boys, they’re
playing back and forth,
386
00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,276
and Doug’s got the boat
taken care of.
387
00:17:58,978 --> 00:18:00,813
Taataa,
they’re over here!
388
00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,249
You’ll find them over here!
389
00:18:03,316 --> 00:18:05,851
Look, Taataa, eggs!
390
00:18:05,918 --> 00:18:08,054
Oh, wow, you know
we were here earlier this year
391
00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:09,855
and we picked these eggs, Sabby.
392
00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:12,024
We have plenty of eggs and
we’re not gonna take these.
393
00:18:12,091 --> 00:18:13,559
We’re gonna leave them be.
Yup.
394
00:18:13,626 --> 00:18:14,493
Let's get back
in the boat and go put out
395
00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,330
those markers and see if
we can get some ducks.
396
00:18:27,373 --> 00:18:29,241
This sandbar goes out
pretty far out this way,
397
00:18:29,308 --> 00:18:31,777
and I want to put one on
this side and one on this side,
398
00:18:31,844 --> 00:18:34,480
so you can tell where the,
where the mouth is.
399
00:18:34,547 --> 00:18:36,382
I’m gonna try
to see how deep it is.
400
00:18:36,449 --> 00:18:37,350
It might be
getting shallow.
401
00:18:37,416 --> 00:18:38,150
Yup.
402
00:18:38,217 --> 00:18:40,052
I'm hitting, I think.
403
00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:40,920
Yup.
404
00:18:40,987 --> 00:18:42,321
It’s up to here.
405
00:18:42,388 --> 00:18:43,122
Good?
406
00:18:43,189 --> 00:18:45,257
Yup, should be.
407
00:18:45,324 --> 00:18:47,693
Are we gonna put
some markers down?
408
00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:49,195
Yup, I’m gonna put
the marker down.
409
00:18:49,261 --> 00:18:51,297
I’ll put the marker out.
410
00:18:51,364 --> 00:18:52,798
Out or down?
411
00:18:52,865 --> 00:18:55,668
Both.
412
00:18:55,735 --> 00:18:57,003
There we go.
Good?
413
00:18:57,069 --> 00:18:58,170
Yup, let’s go
to the next one.
414
00:18:58,237 --> 00:18:59,605
We'll go to the curve where
you have to make the curve,
415
00:18:59,672 --> 00:19:01,374
and then we’ll go where
the seagulls are sitting.
416
00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:02,875
Gotcha.
417
00:19:04,877 --> 00:19:07,079
The boat’s very expensive
to replace.
418
00:19:07,146 --> 00:19:08,681
So is the motor,
and we depend on them.
419
00:19:08,748 --> 00:19:10,583
So we're pretty touchy
about our boats,
420
00:19:10,650 --> 00:19:13,653
pretty touchy about our motors.
421
00:19:13,719 --> 00:19:16,222
And if there's a way I can make
myself a clear trail out there,
422
00:19:16,288 --> 00:19:17,189
I do.
423
00:19:17,256 --> 00:19:18,224
Okay.
424
00:19:18,290 --> 00:19:19,358
Okay, I’m gonna put
this one out now.
425
00:19:19,425 --> 00:19:20,159
Ready, Wade?
426
00:19:20,226 --> 00:19:22,361
Yeah.
427
00:19:22,428 --> 00:19:25,665
I’m gonna try
and shift it this way.
428
00:19:25,731 --> 00:19:26,899
It's important to take
my grandkids
429
00:19:26,966 --> 00:19:29,268
because they need
to learn how to work.
430
00:19:29,335 --> 00:19:30,936
There we go.
431
00:19:31,003 --> 00:19:33,873
I want them to unerringly
and unflinchingly jump up
432
00:19:33,939 --> 00:19:36,575
to be able to do something
that's physically hard,
433
00:19:36,642 --> 00:19:38,711
maybe a little
mentally challenging,
434
00:19:38,778 --> 00:19:41,147
and maybe a little dangerous.
435
00:19:41,213 --> 00:19:42,748
Okay, I think we got 'em sunk.
436
00:19:42,815 --> 00:19:44,984
Thank you, Wade.
You're a trouper, boy.
437
00:19:45,051 --> 00:19:47,253
And I don’t mean
an Alaska State one.
438
00:19:47,319 --> 00:19:49,088
I mean, like, a tough kid.
439
00:19:49,155 --> 00:19:50,923
Hell yeah!
440
00:19:50,990 --> 00:19:52,425
Well, what do you think, Wade?
441
00:19:52,491 --> 00:19:53,726
Now you know which side
you’ll have to be on.
442
00:19:53,793 --> 00:19:54,960
This is the channel side.
443
00:19:55,027 --> 00:19:57,730
If you get on the other side,
you’ll end up on a sandbar.
444
00:19:57,797 --> 00:19:59,765
Let’s go look around
for some ducks!
445
00:20:04,737 --> 00:20:07,473
{\an8}Lots and lots
and lots of plants.
446
00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:10,209
I’m super excited to get
these in the ground.
447
00:20:13,045 --> 00:20:16,415
In town, it’s so late, nobody's
planting anything anymore.
448
00:20:16,482 --> 00:20:20,920
All the garden shops are like,
"Just take these things!"
449
00:20:20,986 --> 00:20:23,756
And so I got a killer deal,
pennies on the dollar,
450
00:20:23,823 --> 00:20:26,959
to just take whatever
they had left.
451
00:20:27,026 --> 00:20:30,863
I don’t even know all of
the plants that I just got in.
452
00:20:30,930 --> 00:20:34,066
{\an8}It’s a hodgepodge of,
"We got a winner!"
453
00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:37,336
{\an8}And they just shoved everything
in boxes and sent them.
454
00:20:37,403 --> 00:20:42,374
So the first thing I’ve got to
do kind of is start sorting.
455
00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:46,579
That way I can see what and
how much of each kind I’ve got.
456
00:20:46,645 --> 00:20:49,482
And then plan out
my garden space.
457
00:20:51,617 --> 00:20:54,086
I’m not sure if there’s
a luckier girl on the planet.
458
00:20:54,153 --> 00:20:56,388
I’m planting my garden.
459
00:20:56,455 --> 00:21:00,292
And I got a World War II
aircraft bringing me fuel
460
00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:04,830
while I’m doing it,
and I got caribou all around me.
461
00:21:06,966 --> 00:21:11,070
I’ve been here in Kavik
my 30s, 40s, 50s, and now 60s.
462
00:21:14,573 --> 00:21:18,377
I found myself in a situation
where I was alone and remote.
463
00:21:18,444 --> 00:21:21,881
The adversity, the hardness.
464
00:21:21,947 --> 00:21:25,518
Occasionally, it’s difficult
to get through, but I blossom.
465
00:21:27,419 --> 00:21:33,058
For a personality like mine
that thrives on the challenge,
466
00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:34,827
it doesn’t get any better.
467
00:21:38,330 --> 00:21:41,133
I love my life.
468
00:21:46,705 --> 00:21:48,908
Being very far away
from the doctors
469
00:21:48,974 --> 00:21:52,945
and appreciating
a very natural lifestyle,
470
00:21:53,012 --> 00:21:53,946
I love herbs.
471
00:21:54,013 --> 00:21:55,047
I love them for the food,
472
00:21:55,114 --> 00:21:58,384
but I love them for
the health benefits, too.
473
00:21:58,450 --> 00:22:02,988
People didn’t always
have physicians.
474
00:22:03,055 --> 00:22:05,758
There was a lot more
natural remedies.
475
00:22:05,825 --> 00:22:11,363
You were sick, Grandma made you
a mustard pack.
476
00:22:11,430 --> 00:22:15,434
A garden, it's a giver of life,
477
00:22:15,501 --> 00:22:19,738
but it’s a giver
of emotional balance, too.
478
00:22:19,805 --> 00:22:24,410
It grounds you, it calms you,
479
00:22:24,476 --> 00:22:27,847
you give it care,
you give it love.
480
00:22:27,913 --> 00:22:32,918
What you put into it is
going to definitely show
481
00:22:32,985 --> 00:22:36,288
in what you are able
to take away from it.
482
00:22:36,355 --> 00:22:42,294
So this is sort of my
therapy session with myself.
483
00:22:42,361 --> 00:22:44,163
Life’s a garden.
484
00:22:44,230 --> 00:22:46,098
Cultivate it.
485
00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:49,468
Right, little guys?
486
00:22:49,535 --> 00:22:51,637
"I wanna grow
and be good for you, Sue."
487
00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:53,973
I know you do.
488
00:22:54,039 --> 00:22:56,942
I know that’s right.
489
00:23:04,450 --> 00:23:07,186
{\an8}If you could wait
for me to kill the motor,
490
00:23:07,253 --> 00:23:09,188
{\an8}that would be the best, Sky.
491
00:23:09,255 --> 00:23:10,656
{\an8}And then I can shoot?
492
00:23:10,723 --> 00:23:14,693
{\an8}Uh, if you, if we see
something, you can try.
493
00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:16,662
Being out here with my kids
is really important,
494
00:23:16,729 --> 00:23:18,931
and it’s also my backyard.
495
00:23:18,998 --> 00:23:21,767
{\an8}This is where I grew up
and explored when I was a kid,
496
00:23:21,834 --> 00:23:25,638
{\an8}so I like bringing my kids out.
497
00:23:25,704 --> 00:23:29,074
Brings back a lot of memories.
498
00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:32,978
I’ve been living this lifestyle
my whole life.
499
00:23:33,045 --> 00:23:35,214
Never gets boring to me.
500
00:23:35,281 --> 00:23:37,082
I don't think I could do
the whole 9:00 to 5:00
501
00:23:37,149 --> 00:23:38,384
pushing pencils.
502
00:23:38,450 --> 00:23:41,287
I just catch myself daydreaming,
staring out the window,
503
00:23:41,353 --> 00:23:43,422
wondering what’s going on
out there.
504
00:23:43,489 --> 00:23:46,358
That’s just who I am,
and that’s what keeps me going.
505
00:23:46,425 --> 00:23:47,927
And also teaching my kids.
506
00:23:47,993 --> 00:23:50,829
My kids is the new
breath of life for me.
507
00:23:53,399 --> 00:23:55,301
Sky, you want to learn
to drive this boat?
508
00:23:55,367 --> 00:23:56,435
Yeah.
509
00:23:56,502 --> 00:23:59,438
Okay. Get back here.
510
00:23:59,505 --> 00:24:02,341
There you go.
511
00:24:02,408 --> 00:24:04,410
Sky is a good driver.
512
00:24:04,476 --> 00:24:08,247
You're used to using motors now.
513
00:24:08,314 --> 00:24:11,583
As I get older, I tend to start
to get played out with life
514
00:24:11,650 --> 00:24:12,451
a little bit, you know?
515
00:24:12,518 --> 00:24:13,686
You get used to everything,
516
00:24:13,752 --> 00:24:16,355
and having my kids with me
makes it special again.
517
00:24:16,422 --> 00:24:18,424
That’s why I like
bringing my kids out.
518
00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:21,427
I like going fast.
519
00:24:21,493 --> 00:24:22,695
Yeah, me, too.
520
00:24:22,761 --> 00:24:26,632
But it’s easier to look around
when you’re going slower.
521
00:24:26,699 --> 00:24:29,501
Oh, there’s a muskrat
right there, you see it?
522
00:24:29,568 --> 00:24:30,636
Right there.
523
00:24:30,703 --> 00:24:31,837
Big muskrat.
524
00:24:31,904 --> 00:24:32,871
See him, Keenan?
525
00:24:32,938 --> 00:24:34,940
Right there. Turn, turn.
Shut--put it in neutral.
526
00:24:35,007 --> 00:24:35,741
Oh! I see him.
527
00:24:35,808 --> 00:24:37,009
Okay.
528
00:24:37,076 --> 00:24:39,745
Okay, careful.
529
00:24:39,812 --> 00:24:42,915
Oh, you’re shooting over him.
530
00:24:42,982 --> 00:24:44,450
Too high.
531
00:24:44,516 --> 00:24:45,551
Dang it.
532
00:24:45,617 --> 00:24:47,987
Keep shooting.
533
00:24:52,825 --> 00:24:54,660
Oh, close!
534
00:24:54,727 --> 00:24:56,595
Turn that way, Sky.
535
00:24:56,662 --> 00:25:00,265
He’s gonna be right
in the grass over here.
536
00:25:00,332 --> 00:25:02,134
Where is he at?
537
00:25:04,303 --> 00:25:05,871
Oh, he’s right there.
Keenan, look.
538
00:25:05,938 --> 00:25:07,973
Look, look. Stand up. Stand up.
539
00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:09,742
You see him in the water
right there?
540
00:25:09,808 --> 00:25:11,276
Just shoot in the grass
right there.
541
00:25:11,343 --> 00:25:12,845
Yeah, I see him.
542
00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:16,882
Oh, that’s not comfortable.
543
00:25:16,949 --> 00:25:19,718
Okay, you got it.
544
00:25:22,121 --> 00:25:23,689
Oh, you got him, Keenan!
545
00:25:23,756 --> 00:25:28,027
Yay! My first one.
546
00:25:28,093 --> 00:25:29,595
Say anaa baasee’.
547
00:25:29,661 --> 00:25:31,864
Anaa baasee’.
548
00:25:31,930 --> 00:25:34,199
Seeing Keenan hunt
is actually amazing,
549
00:25:34,266 --> 00:25:39,171
because it reminds me exactly of
when I got that first animal.
550
00:25:39,238 --> 00:25:41,774
Deep breath.
551
00:25:45,244 --> 00:25:47,513
Good job, Sky.
552
00:25:47,579 --> 00:25:49,248
Good job, Keenan.
553
00:25:49,314 --> 00:25:51,016
{\an8}I know how happy
he is in the inside,
554
00:25:51,083 --> 00:25:53,085
{\an8}because I know how happy
I was in the inside
555
00:25:53,152 --> 00:25:54,620
getting that animal.
556
00:25:54,686 --> 00:25:57,589
You did it.
557
00:25:57,656 --> 00:25:58,757
Love you, Sky.
558
00:25:58,824 --> 00:26:00,426
Love you, too.
559
00:26:01,794 --> 00:26:04,296
It’s like my dad’s passing it on
to each one of us.
560
00:26:04,363 --> 00:26:06,698
It’s fun to see.
561
00:26:06,765 --> 00:26:09,501
Okay, you guys ready?
Let's cook some food.
562
00:26:23,382 --> 00:26:26,685
That’s a Kavik drive-by.
563
00:26:26,752 --> 00:26:29,888
I got a whole bunch
of caribou out here.
564
00:26:29,955 --> 00:26:30,989
I mean, a lot.
565
00:26:31,056 --> 00:26:34,059
They’re all over, but a good
number of them here.
566
00:26:34,126 --> 00:26:37,930
{\an8}And I can just see now
a little fox right there.
567
00:26:39,965 --> 00:26:43,769
It's a hell of a way to
round out doing your garden,
568
00:26:43,836 --> 00:26:46,672
having that kind of scenery.
569
00:26:46,738 --> 00:26:49,975
There's not a lot of people
but us that live in the Arctic
570
00:26:50,042 --> 00:26:53,545
that get to experience this.
571
00:26:53,612 --> 00:26:56,048
I got my garden planted.
572
00:26:58,684 --> 00:27:01,887
Let's give you guys
a little water.
573
00:27:01,954 --> 00:27:04,089
What’s the glory
of getting it in?
574
00:27:04,156 --> 00:27:07,559
That sun does this.
575
00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:11,363
It just goes around in
a big, fat circle over my head
576
00:27:11,430 --> 00:27:13,565
until late August.
577
00:27:13,632 --> 00:27:16,201
So these plants now,
578
00:27:16,268 --> 00:27:19,738
these are gonna have
24 hours of daylight.
579
00:27:19,805 --> 00:27:25,978
Three to four times the average
for growing time every day.
580
00:27:27,379 --> 00:27:29,815
But if I can get them
to take root well enough,
581
00:27:29,882 --> 00:27:31,450
they’ll make it.
582
00:27:33,852 --> 00:27:36,989
All this is kind of making me
a little hungry.
583
00:27:37,055 --> 00:27:40,726
So, I’m picking myself
a little salad.
584
00:27:43,829 --> 00:27:48,267
Life’s garden is always
filled with seeds.
585
00:27:48,333 --> 00:27:50,869
But you gotta
nurture them to grow.
586
00:27:58,844 --> 00:28:00,812
I've got just a whole
bunch of happiness
587
00:28:00,879 --> 00:28:02,915
right here in this bowl.
588
00:28:05,817 --> 00:28:08,253
And it’s wonderful.
589
00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:12,758
So, bon appétit
to me and my garden
590
00:28:12,824 --> 00:28:15,194
and another year at Kavik.
591
00:28:22,901 --> 00:28:25,003
I’m not seeing
any fish jumping.
592
00:28:25,070 --> 00:28:27,739
I haven’t seen any. Mm-mm.
593
00:28:27,806 --> 00:28:30,108
{\an8}I've never been
real lucky at pole fishing,
594
00:28:30,175 --> 00:28:31,777
{\an8}but it’s always fun to do.
595
00:28:31,843 --> 00:28:33,812
{\an8}You know what I like about
this part of the day?
596
00:28:33,879 --> 00:28:34,680
{\an8}What?
597
00:28:34,746 --> 00:28:37,282
{\an8}It’s the easiest
part of the day.
598
00:28:37,349 --> 00:28:41,987
{\an8}No lining canoes,
no slugging through the swamp.
599
00:28:42,054 --> 00:28:44,323
You know, there's a lot of work
living this lifestyle,
600
00:28:44,389 --> 00:28:46,358
but there's also
these kind of moments
601
00:28:46,425 --> 00:28:49,828
where you can just sit,
listen to the birds.
602
00:28:51,396 --> 00:28:53,565
It's springtime,
just a nice time of year
603
00:28:53,632 --> 00:28:55,300
to get out and enjoy it.
604
00:28:55,367 --> 00:28:58,203
This’ll be really nice
to have back here now.
605
00:28:58,270 --> 00:29:01,006
Independence has always
been really important to me,
606
00:29:01,073 --> 00:29:02,774
and there's no way to be
more independent
607
00:29:02,841 --> 00:29:06,812
than living out in the bush
in Alaska.
608
00:29:06,878 --> 00:29:11,116
The big goal of our life is to
be as self-sufficient as we can.
609
00:29:11,183 --> 00:29:13,552
That gives us a lot of freedom,
a lot of independence,
610
00:29:13,619 --> 00:29:16,121
and gives me lots of things
every day to wake up
611
00:29:16,188 --> 00:29:19,358
and try and figure out
or build or create.
612
00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:22,594
And this is our vision
of what life should be like.
613
00:29:26,331 --> 00:29:29,434
That was a beaver.
614
00:29:29,501 --> 00:29:32,471
Do you want to try and get
a shot at him from the canoe?
615
00:29:32,537 --> 00:29:34,406
Not from the canoe.
616
00:29:34,473 --> 00:29:37,542
Once they know you’re there,
they get super spooky.
617
00:29:37,609 --> 00:29:38,777
They're not gonna get close
618
00:29:38,844 --> 00:29:41,713
and he’s not gonna stay up
for very long.
619
00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:43,915
So we need to just go up
and sit in our cache
620
00:29:43,982 --> 00:29:45,851
and if he comes close
then we’ll shoot him.
621
00:29:45,917 --> 00:29:47,619
If he doesn’t, he doesn’t.
622
00:29:47,686 --> 00:29:51,556
After a cold, hard
winter, we’ve always had salmon.
623
00:29:51,623 --> 00:29:54,426
We always had a back supply
of fish to lean on.
624
00:29:54,493 --> 00:29:57,396
We don’t have that anymore.
625
00:29:57,462 --> 00:29:59,097
He’s still there.
626
00:29:59,164 --> 00:30:00,932
If there's nothing to hunt
in the winter,
627
00:30:00,999 --> 00:30:01,967
there’s nothing to eat.
628
00:30:02,034 --> 00:30:04,369
It’s really pretty much
that simple.
629
00:30:04,436 --> 00:30:06,872
So if we can get
a beaver home today,
630
00:30:06,938 --> 00:30:09,341
that would be a super bonus.
631
00:30:09,408 --> 00:30:10,876
How close does it have to be?
632
00:30:10,942 --> 00:30:12,244
You gotta
head shoot him,
633
00:30:12,311 --> 00:30:15,614
so it’s gonna have to be
pretty close.
634
00:30:15,681 --> 00:30:18,083
All that’s above the water
is a beaver head.
635
00:30:18,150 --> 00:30:19,885
They’re swimming,
they’re moving.
636
00:30:19,951 --> 00:30:21,620
It’s a small target.
637
00:30:21,687 --> 00:30:23,488
It’s a tough shot.
638
00:30:23,555 --> 00:30:25,590
Oh, look at him.
639
00:30:27,025 --> 00:30:30,295
Oh, he’s looking right at us.
640
00:30:30,362 --> 00:30:33,632
He’s pretty curious about us,
I think.
641
00:30:35,167 --> 00:30:37,502
He’s winding us.
642
00:30:37,569 --> 00:30:40,238
Ahh. Oh.
643
00:30:44,810 --> 00:30:47,346
Oh, he’s beautiful.
644
00:31:01,093 --> 00:31:02,761
Got him.
645
00:31:02,828 --> 00:31:04,796
Good shot, Andy.
646
00:31:07,466 --> 00:31:11,870
Oop!
He just sank.
647
00:31:17,509 --> 00:31:21,279
I was hoping he was
gonna be a floater.
648
00:31:23,482 --> 00:31:27,719
To lose that beaver,
that makes my heart sink.
649
00:31:27,786 --> 00:31:32,824
It's one thing to take a life
if it's continuing to give life,
650
00:31:32,891 --> 00:31:36,595
but to lose that beaver
into the bottom of the pond,
651
00:31:36,661 --> 00:31:39,498
it seems like a life wasted.
652
00:31:39,564 --> 00:31:41,066
Oh, okay.
653
00:31:41,133 --> 00:31:42,667
Well.
654
00:31:42,734 --> 00:31:43,535
That’s good.
655
00:31:43,602 --> 00:31:46,004
We got a beaver if
we can find him now.
656
00:31:46,071 --> 00:31:48,340
We have to find him.
657
00:31:48,407 --> 00:31:50,409
We have to make it worth it.
658
00:31:50,475 --> 00:31:52,878
If we had a long pole,
we might be able to feel around
659
00:31:52,944 --> 00:31:54,880
down there,
but it’s pretty murky.
660
00:31:54,946 --> 00:31:58,183
Can only see down about
maybe two to three feet.
661
00:31:58,250 --> 00:32:00,452
Oh, oh. He's floating.
Let's go get the canoe.
662
00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:01,987
Let’s go.
663
00:32:07,659 --> 00:32:10,729
He’s floating, barely.
664
00:32:12,931 --> 00:32:14,199
Do you see him?
665
00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:15,167
I’m not sure.
666
00:32:15,233 --> 00:32:16,301
I think I see something.
667
00:32:16,368 --> 00:32:18,970
I’m not sure if it’s him or not.
668
00:32:19,037 --> 00:32:22,474
Well, you steer.
669
00:32:22,541 --> 00:32:25,277
I hope we didn’t lose him.
670
00:32:25,343 --> 00:32:27,612
It would be horrible.
671
00:32:27,679 --> 00:32:28,914
See that thing
just dead ahead of you?
672
00:32:28,980 --> 00:32:30,081
Just barely in the water?
673
00:32:30,148 --> 00:32:33,185
I think that’s him.
I think that's him.
674
00:32:33,251 --> 00:32:35,053
Yup.
675
00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:39,191
It’s his tail.
It's a little guy.
676
00:32:39,257 --> 00:32:42,194
Oh, look at him.
677
00:32:44,663 --> 00:32:46,531
Oh, I’m glad he didn’t sink.
678
00:32:46,598 --> 00:32:48,266
Yup.
679
00:32:50,469 --> 00:32:51,736
Yeehaw!
680
00:32:51,803 --> 00:32:55,073
That’s probably like
25 pounds maybe? 20 pounds.
681
00:32:55,140 --> 00:32:57,876
Yeah, it looked pretty
heavy when you lifted him out.
682
00:32:57,943 --> 00:32:59,244
It was just
a small beaver,
683
00:32:59,311 --> 00:33:01,079
probably about
a two-year-old beaver.
684
00:33:01,146 --> 00:33:03,014
But that’s gonna be
a good eating beaver.
685
00:33:03,081 --> 00:33:05,116
And that’s,
that’s what we’re after.
686
00:33:05,183 --> 00:33:06,551
We’re after food.
687
00:33:06,618 --> 00:33:09,387
At least now
it goes to good use.
688
00:33:09,454 --> 00:33:12,657
I hate to see anything
get killed or shot.
689
00:33:12,724 --> 00:33:16,595
I always feel it even
as much as you need it.
690
00:33:16,661 --> 00:33:20,131
You can think about it
as savage and cruel and sad.
691
00:33:20,198 --> 00:33:21,600
It’s survival.
692
00:33:21,666 --> 00:33:25,704
And it’s all about life going on
and the cycle continuing.
693
00:33:25,770 --> 00:33:27,339
And that’s a good thing.
694
00:33:27,405 --> 00:33:28,773
Well, that’s a good
little beaver.
695
00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:32,244
Yeah, they’re quite
the creatures, aren’t they?
696
00:33:32,310 --> 00:33:33,512
That’ll be some...
697
00:33:33,578 --> 00:33:34,980
Look at that belly.
698
00:33:35,046 --> 00:33:37,048
Yeah, that’ll be
some tender meat and...
699
00:33:37,115 --> 00:33:39,184
It’ll be really good eating.
700
00:33:39,251 --> 00:33:41,353
...nice little fur.
701
00:33:41,419 --> 00:33:44,422
Well, we went fishing and
we came home beaver hunting.
702
00:33:47,559 --> 00:33:50,395
That was good, Andy.
703
00:33:58,570 --> 00:33:59,804
Right in front of us.
704
00:33:59,871 --> 00:34:01,239
They’re just taking off.
705
00:34:01,306 --> 00:34:02,707
Ah, there we go.
706
00:34:02,774 --> 00:34:04,376
Lots of ducks.
707
00:34:07,412 --> 00:34:08,914
Let’s see what they do.
708
00:34:18,957 --> 00:34:20,926
Oh, boy. Oh, boy.
709
00:34:20,992 --> 00:34:22,527
Oh, dang.
710
00:34:22,594 --> 00:34:23,662
Those are all boys?
711
00:34:23,728 --> 00:34:26,398
Yup, they’re all males.
They're going to sea.
712
00:34:26,464 --> 00:34:27,432
They’re all males.
713
00:34:27,499 --> 00:34:30,001
Let’s hope they
come back again, huh?
714
00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:31,770
They almost got close.
715
00:34:31,836 --> 00:34:33,805
The black ducks don’t raise
their babies together.
716
00:34:33,872 --> 00:34:35,140
As soon as the females
are sitting down,
717
00:34:35,206 --> 00:34:37,442
the males take off;
they go to the ocean.
718
00:34:37,509 --> 00:34:38,910
We're trying to get them
at high tide right now,
719
00:34:38,977 --> 00:34:40,378
because at high tide,
they’re not feeding.
720
00:34:40,445 --> 00:34:42,514
They’re not spread out.
They all get together.
721
00:34:42,581 --> 00:34:45,450
And then they fly around
like they were doing.
722
00:34:45,517 --> 00:34:47,852
They’ll fly circles
and get closer and closer.
723
00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:51,256
But I think they’re mostly
heading out to the ocean.
724
00:34:51,323 --> 00:34:52,624
Maybe just motor back, Doug?
725
00:34:52,691 --> 00:34:53,625
Yeah.
726
00:34:53,692 --> 00:34:55,260
Back towards the, um,
towards the spit.
727
00:34:55,327 --> 00:34:57,095
Yup, the spit.
728
00:34:57,162 --> 00:34:59,497
We're going to go on land,
or still on water?
729
00:34:59,564 --> 00:35:01,666
{\an8}Stay in the water.
730
00:35:01,733 --> 00:35:04,135
Land’s more better.
731
00:35:21,319 --> 00:35:23,188
It’s a lot of fun
to go take these kids out.
732
00:35:23,254 --> 00:35:26,591
Even Doug, my kid,
I call them all kids, he’s 35.
733
00:35:26,658 --> 00:35:29,594
That’s kind of,
kind of the way it is.
734
00:35:29,661 --> 00:35:31,830
Right in front.
735
00:35:31,896 --> 00:35:33,798
Yup.
736
00:35:36,167 --> 00:35:37,569
Oh, man.
737
00:35:37,636 --> 00:35:39,571
Oh, come on, turn, turn, turn.
738
00:35:39,638 --> 00:35:40,939
Come my way.
739
00:35:44,876 --> 00:35:46,411
Oh, there we go.
740
00:35:46,478 --> 00:35:48,313
Coming.
741
00:35:50,815 --> 00:35:52,651
They’re just making
their way around us.
742
00:35:52,717 --> 00:35:54,019
Oh, they’re dropping.
743
00:35:54,085 --> 00:35:56,054
We might have a chance.
744
00:36:00,625 --> 00:36:02,594
Oh, shucks.
745
00:36:03,962 --> 00:36:07,265
I’m not the best shotgunner
in the world, that’s for sure.
746
00:36:07,332 --> 00:36:08,767
Between a rifle and a shotgun,
747
00:36:08,833 --> 00:36:12,137
I'm definitely better
with a rifle.
748
00:36:12,203 --> 00:36:14,973
But I just keep trying.
749
00:36:30,855 --> 00:36:32,691
Too low.
750
00:36:32,757 --> 00:36:34,492
Nope, no luck.
751
00:36:34,559 --> 00:36:35,560
You know how it is.
752
00:36:35,627 --> 00:36:37,562
You can’t always get up close.
753
00:36:37,629 --> 00:36:40,265
So we just sit here and we try
to call them with a whistle.
754
00:36:58,149 --> 00:36:59,651
Oh, I see lightning.
Lightning.
755
00:36:59,718 --> 00:37:00,819
Wow.
756
00:37:00,885 --> 00:37:03,121
Makes you wonder if we’re safe.
757
00:37:03,188 --> 00:37:04,789
Whoa!
758
00:37:07,125 --> 00:37:08,059
That was a good
lightning. Holy cow.
759
00:37:08,126 --> 00:37:09,060
That was the biggest one.
760
00:37:09,127 --> 00:37:10,228
Wow, big lightning.
761
00:37:10,295 --> 00:37:11,396
Yeah, we should probably go back
if it’s lightning like that.
762
00:37:11,463 --> 00:37:12,197
Oh, my lord.
763
00:37:12,263 --> 00:37:13,098
Getting even closer.
764
00:37:13,164 --> 00:37:13,965
{\an8}We’re gonna get wet,
you guys.
765
00:37:14,032 --> 00:37:15,633
{\an8}That’s a big storm
coming our way.
766
00:37:15,700 --> 00:37:16,868
Well, it’s just time to go back.
767
00:37:16,935 --> 00:37:17,836
Oh!
768
00:37:17,902 --> 00:37:18,903
I think we've spooked
most everything
769
00:37:18,970 --> 00:37:19,971
in the lagoon anyway.
770
00:37:20,038 --> 00:37:21,239
There’s not too many here.
771
00:37:21,306 --> 00:37:22,273
That’s okay.
772
00:37:22,340 --> 00:37:23,942
It’s just bonus. It's fun.
773
00:37:24,008 --> 00:37:26,044
Sometimes you just have fun.
774
00:37:26,111 --> 00:37:28,179
I wanted Wade to see how
we hunt black ducks.
775
00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:29,280
We were whistling for them.
776
00:37:29,347 --> 00:37:31,349
We were sitting dead still,
and we were letting them
777
00:37:31,416 --> 00:37:33,418
circle around and get
closer and closer.
778
00:37:33,485 --> 00:37:35,420
What isn’t important
is that I shot,
779
00:37:35,487 --> 00:37:37,756
it's that Wade has learned
how to get them close enough
780
00:37:37,822 --> 00:37:38,823
to take a shot.
781
00:37:38,890 --> 00:37:40,058
And that’s what counts.
782
00:37:40,125 --> 00:37:41,292
Well, shall we get going, Dougs?
783
00:37:41,359 --> 00:37:42,227
Yeah.
784
00:37:42,293 --> 00:37:44,028
We have to stop
and get snow.
785
00:37:44,095 --> 00:37:46,097
Snow for slushies?
786
00:37:46,164 --> 00:37:48,099
Yes, we’re gonna go
get snow for slushies.
787
00:37:48,166 --> 00:37:50,735
We’re making two slushies.
788
00:37:50,802 --> 00:37:53,404
We’re gonna make
everybody two slushies.
789
00:37:56,841 --> 00:37:58,209
I can see white right there.
790
00:37:58,276 --> 00:38:00,245
{\an8}Yup, that’s it.
791
00:38:00,311 --> 00:38:02,947
Looks like this is gonna be
the last snow of the year.
792
00:38:03,014 --> 00:38:04,282
Make snow cones!
793
00:38:04,349 --> 00:38:05,350
Yeah.
794
00:38:05,416 --> 00:38:09,087
On a day like this,
these are almost mandatory.
795
00:38:11,022 --> 00:38:14,192
We bring home some smiles
for the ladies.
796
00:38:14,259 --> 00:38:16,060
I feel good.
797
00:38:18,596 --> 00:38:22,200
Alaska has shaped me
since I was a young man, 19,
798
00:38:22,267 --> 00:38:25,737
into the man I am today at 55.
799
00:38:25,804 --> 00:38:27,205
You know, I got freedom here.
800
00:38:27,272 --> 00:38:29,374
I can do what I want,
be who I want,
801
00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:31,743
and I’m willing to run
with the wolves.
802
00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:32,710
It’s a lot of fun.
803
00:38:32,777 --> 00:38:34,846
Keep you on your toes.
Scares you every day.
804
00:38:34,913 --> 00:38:36,581
Oh, honey!
805
00:38:36,648 --> 00:38:37,749
Chip!
806
00:38:37,816 --> 00:38:39,751
There’s no taking it
out of me; I'm part of it.
807
00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:42,120
I feel good here.
I feel at home, at ease.
808
00:38:42,187 --> 00:38:44,722
And when I die, they can
chuck me in the river.
809
00:38:48,393 --> 00:38:50,061
Wow, what a treat.
810
00:38:50,128 --> 00:38:51,930
Something cold
on a day like this, huh?
811
00:38:51,996 --> 00:38:55,266
Yeah, you wouldn't
expect to miss snow
812
00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:57,435
on a hot, sunny day.
813
00:38:57,502 --> 00:38:59,971
To me, Alaska is my great home.
814
00:39:00,038 --> 00:39:02,574
It's a beautiful place
to raise your children
815
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:04,008
and your grandchildren.
816
00:39:04,075 --> 00:39:06,277
What did you learn today,
Wade Kelly,
817
00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:09,514
from your boat ride and
your experience out there?
818
00:39:09,581 --> 00:39:13,218
Yeah, I learned
the channel to set the markers.
819
00:39:13,284 --> 00:39:16,721
How about you,
Sabastian?
820
00:39:16,788 --> 00:39:19,290
He went to sleep.
821
00:39:19,357 --> 00:39:20,925
I'm really proud
of the way
822
00:39:20,992 --> 00:39:23,862
my mother and my grandmother
raised me.
823
00:39:23,928 --> 00:39:25,129
It made strong women,
824
00:39:25,196 --> 00:39:28,199
and I try to make my daughters
strong women.
825
00:39:28,266 --> 00:39:30,101
This is how we used to put it
when I was a little girl
826
00:39:30,168 --> 00:39:31,502
like you girls.
827
00:39:31,569 --> 00:39:33,238
Go, Carol, you can make it!
828
00:39:33,304 --> 00:39:36,407
Now my girls know how it’s gonna
be to carry meat back.
829
00:39:36,474 --> 00:39:38,076
You girls know
this place now.
830
00:39:38,142 --> 00:39:39,410
You’ll never fail
if you come here.
831
00:39:39,477 --> 00:39:40,478
Yup.
832
00:39:40,545 --> 00:39:43,214
I can see it in them
with all the values they have
833
00:39:43,281 --> 00:39:45,617
and they're blessed with,
and they teach their children
834
00:39:45,683 --> 00:39:50,889
and they want their children
to experience the life.
835
00:39:50,955 --> 00:39:52,857
That beaver’s gonna take
a little bit.
836
00:39:52,924 --> 00:39:54,626
I think we’ve
earned it, Andy.
837
00:39:54,692 --> 00:39:55,660
Yeah.
838
00:39:55,727 --> 00:39:56,661
There was
a little bit involved
839
00:39:56,728 --> 00:39:58,363
in getting to this point.
840
00:39:58,429 --> 00:40:01,032
What's the point
of busting your ass
841
00:40:01,099 --> 00:40:03,735
to live out here
and do all the work we do
842
00:40:03,801 --> 00:40:05,670
if you don't take the time
to smell the roses
843
00:40:05,737 --> 00:40:07,639
every now and then?
844
00:40:07,705 --> 00:40:09,707
Coming to Alaska
was not something
845
00:40:09,774 --> 00:40:13,578
that was really
a cerebral thing in my life.
846
00:40:13,645 --> 00:40:15,880
It was a gut thing in my life.
847
00:40:15,947 --> 00:40:18,383
There’s just something
pretty deep in my core.
848
00:40:18,449 --> 00:40:20,451
It kept calling me to Alaska.
849
00:40:20,518 --> 00:40:22,320
Yeehaw!
850
00:40:22,387 --> 00:40:24,789
Come on, boys, let’s go!
851
00:40:24,856 --> 00:40:27,759
Went with my gut,
listened to my heart.
852
00:40:27,825 --> 00:40:29,227
Woo-hoo!
853
00:40:29,294 --> 00:40:31,562
Yay!
854
00:40:31,629 --> 00:40:34,098
And it’s worked out good for me.
855
00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:36,634
So good.
856
00:40:36,701 --> 00:40:38,569
Isn’t that delicious?
857
00:40:38,636 --> 00:40:41,739
It was an "Alaska or bust" trip
that landed me here,
858
00:40:41,806 --> 00:40:45,043
that got me floating down
the Yukon River to this spot.
859
00:40:45,109 --> 00:40:47,078
Ready for a little bit
of a sweat?
860
00:40:47,145 --> 00:40:49,113
I’m ready!
861
00:40:49,180 --> 00:40:52,250
It became something
I had never envisioned.
862
00:40:52,317 --> 00:40:56,988
It is just so much more wild,
so much more real.
863
00:40:57,055 --> 00:41:00,124
Oh, beautiful.
864
00:41:00,191 --> 00:41:03,661
It's something that I felt that
I could never in my lifetime
865
00:41:03,728 --> 00:41:06,130
being here, explore it all.
866
00:41:06,197 --> 00:41:09,467
And that is the place
I want to be.
867
00:41:12,103 --> 00:41:14,305
Oh, my gosh.
868
00:41:14,372 --> 00:41:17,108
I see color.
869
00:41:17,175 --> 00:41:18,910
These resilient little plants.
870
00:41:18,977 --> 00:41:20,611
Look at this.
871
00:41:20,678 --> 00:41:23,214
The first flower of the year.
872
00:41:23,281 --> 00:41:25,350
Life finds a way.
873
00:41:25,416 --> 00:41:29,520
Every single plant out here
in the Arctic tundra,
874
00:41:29,587 --> 00:41:33,758
it exemplifies
the words tenacity.
875
00:41:33,825 --> 00:41:37,462
So for me, I take a lot
of my cues from nature.
876
00:41:37,528 --> 00:41:40,999
I've been living more than
a quarter of a century now,
877
00:41:41,065 --> 00:41:43,901
in a tent,
almost 200 miles north
878
00:41:43,968 --> 00:41:45,403
of the Arctic Circle.
879
00:41:45,470 --> 00:41:46,871
It takes strength.
880
00:41:46,938 --> 00:41:51,175
Gotta take baby steps, ’cause
I can’t see where I’m going.
881
00:41:51,242 --> 00:41:52,243
What does going through
882
00:41:52,310 --> 00:41:56,114
some of these extremely
challenging conditions do?
883
00:41:56,180 --> 00:42:01,219
It pushes me to go beyond things
I didn’t know I could do.
884
00:42:01,285 --> 00:42:04,856
I feel proud of myself,
but mostly the only thing
885
00:42:04,922 --> 00:42:08,326
I’m feeling right now
is freaking cold.
886
00:42:08,393 --> 00:42:10,795
The most important piece
of wisdom Alaska has taught me
887
00:42:10,862 --> 00:42:14,599
is that it’s still gonna
teach me something else.
888
00:42:18,970 --> 00:42:21,406
I think the muskrat’s
cooking pretty good.
889
00:42:21,472 --> 00:42:23,007
Mm-hmm.
890
00:42:23,074 --> 00:42:25,176
That was some
good shooting, you guys.
891
00:42:30,615 --> 00:42:32,683
Listen.
892
00:42:35,053 --> 00:42:37,588
Sounds cool.
893
00:42:37,655 --> 00:42:40,391
They say the loon
is calling the wind.
894
00:42:40,458 --> 00:42:44,228
As a Native, I consider myself
as part of the wilderness.
895
00:42:44,295 --> 00:42:45,863
I'm just as much a part
of this wilderness
896
00:42:45,930 --> 00:42:49,200
as a tree, a stone, an animal.
897
00:42:49,267 --> 00:42:50,334
We’re all a part of nature.
898
00:42:50,401 --> 00:42:52,470
Everything has a spirit.
899
00:42:52,537 --> 00:42:54,072
Everything
that's living here,
900
00:42:54,138 --> 00:42:57,675
from the animals, to the plants,
to the waterways,
901
00:42:57,742 --> 00:43:00,978
it takes whatever nature does
and thrives with it.
902
00:43:01,045 --> 00:43:02,713
It’s strong.
903
00:43:02,780 --> 00:43:07,585
Maybe that’s a portion of why
I’m here and why I love it.
904
00:43:07,652 --> 00:43:10,021
It’s the wild in the wilderness.
905
00:43:10,088 --> 00:43:12,790
It’s the wind in your sails.
906
00:43:12,857 --> 00:43:17,829
It's what keeps people like me
and the peoples of the Arctic
907
00:43:17,895 --> 00:43:20,865
coming back for more.
908
00:43:20,932 --> 00:43:25,703
I can only hope that
Alaska keeps on being Alaska.
909
00:43:25,770 --> 00:43:29,040
When I’m dead and gone,
I hope Alaska stays wild.
910
00:43:29,107 --> 00:43:35,179
{\an8}I hope the land of Alaska
remains a very harsh place.
911
00:43:35,246 --> 00:43:39,250
{\an8}Because it needs to retain
the wild in its wilderness.
912
00:43:39,317 --> 00:43:41,752
{\an8}And if it's too calm, too nice,
913
00:43:41,819 --> 00:43:46,290
{\an8}it will lose that which
makes it terribly unique.
914
00:43:46,357 --> 00:43:48,993
{\an8}As you get older,
you start to understand
915
00:43:49,060 --> 00:43:51,395
{\an8}everything has a strong purpose.
916
00:43:51,462 --> 00:43:53,197
{\an8}Everything has a spirit.
917
00:43:53,264 --> 00:43:54,966
{\an8}Everything is connected.
918
00:43:55,032 --> 00:43:58,736
{\an8}Nothing is a lie out here,
and nothing is for nothing.