1 00:00:01,693 --> 00:00:05,629 [Noah] I like to get in jus like an aircraft designer. 2 00:00:05,673 --> 00:00:10,300 We're as aerodynamic and aqua-dynamic and fashionable. 3 00:00:10,302 --> 00:00:13,220 I'm working on a spear. 4 00:00:13,297 --> 00:00:16,390 Spear-making is definitely something that I've done a lot. 5 00:00:16,392 --> 00:00:18,058 All the guys and I have. 6 00:00:18,135 --> 00:00:18,976 Ouch. 7 00:00:19,020 --> 00:00:20,519 I think we're there. 8 00:00:20,596 --> 00:00:22,271 Let's see what she does in action. 9 00:00:22,347 --> 00:00:25,024 [grunts] 10 00:00:25,026 --> 00:00:26,692 I'm liking it. 11 00:00:26,769 --> 00:00:28,527 Oh, yeah. 12 00:00:28,604 --> 00:00:30,029 It's working. 13 00:00:30,105 --> 00:00:31,363 [grunts] 14 00:00:32,742 --> 00:00:33,782 Oh! 15 00:00:33,784 --> 00:00:35,484 Broke it. 16 00:00:37,163 --> 00:00:40,539 [narrator] On this episode of Alaskan Bush People... 17 00:00:40,541 --> 00:00:42,023 [Noah] I think that's it. 18 00:00:42,101 --> 00:00:44,460 Oh, dang. Yeah, you can tell someone took care of it. 19 00:00:44,536 --> 00:00:48,589 [Noah] This will be brushed and easier to walk, and there'd be stairs. 20 00:00:48,591 --> 00:00:50,549 Darn it. I'm acting like I already own it. 21 00:00:50,551 --> 00:00:53,594 Yeah. I said that I wouldn't leave until I found what I was looking for, 22 00:00:53,670 --> 00:00:55,012 and now I can't leave until I've secured it. 23 00:00:55,056 --> 00:00:56,722 Watch out. 24 00:00:57,683 --> 00:01:00,142 [crying] I'm not used to feeling like this. 25 00:01:00,144 --> 00:01:02,519 I think the whole trip's been overwhelming for Rain. 26 00:01:02,563 --> 00:01:06,065 It just doesn't feel right being on the water without him. [cries] 27 00:01:07,526 --> 00:01:08,609 [Bird] I don't know what I can do to help. 28 00:01:24,919 --> 00:01:27,419 There is so much to forage here. 29 00:01:27,421 --> 00:01:29,421 [whispers] Oh, yes. 30 00:01:31,926 --> 00:01:33,509 Beach asparagus. 31 00:01:33,585 --> 00:01:36,095 Boiling it's better, but you can eat it raw. 32 00:01:37,223 --> 00:01:39,640 It's hard to describe. It's, like, crunchy, 33 00:01:39,642 --> 00:01:41,725 and then it gets, like, salty and liquid-y. 34 00:01:42,394 --> 00:01:45,145 Kind of asparagus-like, honestly. 35 00:01:46,732 --> 00:01:50,818 [narrator] It's nearly the e of a month-long voyage through southeast Alaska, 36 00:01:50,820 --> 00:01:55,364 and as Bird and Rain soak in their final day on Mosman Island, 37 00:01:55,366 --> 00:02:00,911 Noah, son, Eli, and brother Gabe, are 25 miles away, 38 00:02:00,913 --> 00:02:03,580 in the small peninsula of Meyers Chuck, 39 00:02:03,582 --> 00:02:07,668 where a two-acre private island could be Noah's final chanc 40 00:02:07,744 --> 00:02:12,840 to find a homestead before they return to the Lower 48. 41 00:02:12,916 --> 00:02:17,136 [Noah] So far, the trip and experience of trying to find a house- 42 00:02:17,138 --> 00:02:19,513 it's difficult. 43 00:02:19,515 --> 00:02:23,642 This Meyers Chuck property is the last one that I have a solid lead on. 44 00:02:23,644 --> 00:02:26,770 If this property isn't the o I'm looking for, 45 00:02:26,772 --> 00:02:31,525 that completely puts the future that I wanted for my boys at stake. 46 00:02:31,527 --> 00:02:34,194 I don't wanna go home without finding something. 47 00:02:34,196 --> 00:02:36,947 -All right. Away we go. -[Eli] Yeah, and we can say, "Whee!" 48 00:02:36,991 --> 00:02:40,033 -[Noah] Whee! -[Eli] Yeah. So loud. 49 00:02:40,035 --> 00:02:44,705 [narrator] The property Noah will scout features a two-bedroom cabin 50 00:02:44,707 --> 00:02:47,749 and is known to have some of the best fishing 51 00:02:47,751 --> 00:02:49,918 and crabbing in southeast Alaska. 52 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:53,297 Actually, I think that's it. The on with the green roof. 53 00:02:53,299 --> 00:02:55,382 [Gabe] Right there? 54 00:02:55,384 --> 00:02:57,968 -[Noah] Straight ahead. -[Eli] I see it. 55 00:02:58,012 --> 00:02:59,553 -[Gabe] Ooh. -[Noah] Ah, I see it, too. 56 00:02:59,630 --> 00:03:00,921 [Eli] Yeah. 57 00:03:00,923 --> 00:03:05,434 I was informed that this house was on an island. 58 00:03:05,436 --> 00:03:10,314 I was unaware that it meant the house came with an island, 59 00:03:10,357 --> 00:03:12,649 and that there's no other house on this island. 60 00:03:12,651 --> 00:03:14,818 And there's no other property on this island, 61 00:03:14,820 --> 00:03:17,154 that the property I'm looking at is the island itself. 62 00:03:17,156 --> 00:03:18,947 That's the house. 63 00:03:18,949 --> 00:03:21,742 -[Gabe] Nice. -[Eli] Yeah. 64 00:03:21,744 --> 00:03:25,078 [Noah] I'm hoping that Meyers Chuck is the one 65 00:03:25,155 --> 00:03:28,665 But I'm not hoping it's the one because it's the last one. 66 00:03:28,667 --> 00:03:30,667 I'm not gonna force myself to like it. 67 00:03:30,669 --> 00:03:34,254 I want the best for my family, and I'm going to give them it. 68 00:03:34,331 --> 00:03:36,256 [Gabe] Watch your step, dude. 69 00:03:39,637 --> 00:03:41,887 Watch these planks. Hang on, you stay with Daddy 70 00:03:41,889 --> 00:03:43,847 I got him. 71 00:03:43,849 --> 00:03:45,599 [Gabe] All the planks look good. 72 00:03:45,676 --> 00:03:47,726 -[Noah] Yeah. -[Gabe] Foundation looks good. 73 00:03:49,188 --> 00:03:51,521 Dang, we're up here a ways. 74 00:03:51,523 --> 00:03:54,358 -[Noah] Not at high tide, we wouldn't be. -[Gabe] Oh, that's true. 75 00:03:54,401 --> 00:03:56,777 -Mind if I stab it? -[Noah] Uh, yeah. 76 00:03:56,779 --> 00:03:58,445 -Rot test. -[Noah] Do the rot test. 77 00:04:00,282 --> 00:04:03,242 -How is it? -A little soft there. Not bad. 78 00:04:03,244 --> 00:04:07,037 -What's the inside look like? -Not too bad, actually. 79 00:04:09,291 --> 00:04:12,000 Oh, dang. Yeah, you can tell someone took care of it. 80 00:04:12,002 --> 00:04:15,879 Nice couch. Nice framework. 81 00:04:15,881 --> 00:04:18,215 Yellow bathroom. 82 00:04:18,217 --> 00:04:21,593 The roof planks are good. 83 00:04:21,670 --> 00:04:22,803 The floor's good. 84 00:04:22,805 --> 00:04:24,721 Nice stove. 85 00:04:25,683 --> 00:04:28,308 This looks really nice. 86 00:04:28,385 --> 00:04:30,936 Are you sure this one's for sale? 87 00:04:30,938 --> 00:04:32,688 [Noah] Yeah. For sale as is. 88 00:04:32,690 --> 00:04:34,147 As is? 89 00:04:34,149 --> 00:04:35,649 Gabe likes the house. 90 00:04:35,651 --> 00:04:37,442 Eli likes the house. 91 00:04:37,444 --> 00:04:40,654 I haven't even done a chance to say my opinion on it. 92 00:04:40,731 --> 00:04:42,864 Sheesh. 93 00:04:42,866 --> 00:04:44,783 Cook stove. Looks like it's propane. 94 00:04:44,860 --> 00:04:46,343 A kitchen. 95 00:04:46,345 --> 00:04:48,996 -And you know what else I noticed? -What's that? 96 00:04:48,998 --> 00:04:52,207 -There's no rat droppings. -Yeah. No. 97 00:04:52,209 --> 00:04:54,960 Usually, in Alaska, rats are a problem, mice are a problem. 98 00:04:54,962 --> 00:04:57,037 That's why almost everyone has a cat. 99 00:04:57,039 --> 00:05:01,967 There's no rat droppings, no rat mess, no signs of pests at all in the house. 100 00:05:01,969 --> 00:05:06,096 It means the house is very well sealed, and nothing can get in. 101 00:05:07,182 --> 00:05:09,558 [Gabe] Antler handles on your door cabinet. 102 00:05:09,634 --> 00:05:11,268 Oh, that's cool. And they're real, too, 103 00:05:11,270 --> 00:05:13,854 instead of how down south, they'd be fake. 104 00:05:15,065 --> 00:05:16,389 [Gabe] What do you think of the house? 105 00:05:16,391 --> 00:05:19,359 -It doesn't have holes in the floor. -No. 106 00:05:19,436 --> 00:05:21,945 It doesn't have fancy massage chairs in the corner. 107 00:05:21,947 --> 00:05:24,114 It's not old. Smell that? 108 00:05:25,075 --> 00:05:26,700 It just smells like an old cabin. 109 00:05:26,702 --> 00:05:29,995 -And look at that view. -It's a really good view. 110 00:05:30,072 --> 00:05:31,747 -[Gabe] Oh, my goodness. -[Noah] That's-- 111 00:05:31,782 --> 00:05:33,498 -[Gabe] Wow. -[Noah] Unless I'm mistaken... Yeah. 112 00:05:33,575 --> 00:05:36,460 -That's Mystery Island there. -Yeah. 113 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:39,463 [Noah] Okay, buddy. Let's go for a walk. 114 00:05:39,506 --> 00:05:42,799 This house isn't large, it isn't fancy. 115 00:05:42,801 --> 00:05:45,427 It's the bare bones of what you need in Alaska. 116 00:05:46,805 --> 00:05:51,308 But quite frankly, the size of the acreage isn't exactly what I wanted, 117 00:05:51,310 --> 00:05:53,018 which is kind of bumming me out a bit. 118 00:05:53,020 --> 00:05:56,355 2.7 or 8 acres isn't a lot. 119 00:05:56,357 --> 00:06:00,692 It's important to take a look at the island and see exactly how big it feels 120 00:06:00,694 --> 00:06:06,031 'cause as the crow flies, it might not be very big, but walking it is different. 121 00:06:13,165 --> 00:06:14,831 [horses neigh and snort] 122 00:06:14,875 --> 00:06:16,833 [Bear grunts] 123 00:06:16,868 --> 00:06:20,921 I could definitely use some more shoulders and hands on this job. 124 00:06:20,956 --> 00:06:26,843 [narrator] 1,000 miles south on North Star Ranch, major projects stack up... 125 00:06:26,845 --> 00:06:30,931 [Bear] Having to do the lion's share of the wor definitely slows you down. 126 00:06:30,933 --> 00:06:34,518 [narrator] ...as the Browns eagerly await the return of the rest of the pack. 127 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,687 And for brother, Bear, and expectant wife, Raiven, 128 00:06:37,731 --> 00:06:42,067 their priority is a permanent mountain home 129 00:06:42,069 --> 00:06:45,695 [Bear] I heard back from the house-build guy today. 130 00:06:45,697 --> 00:06:50,367 Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the conexes are feasible enough 131 00:06:50,369 --> 00:06:51,993 to get the permit for. 132 00:06:54,206 --> 00:06:55,872 He just talked like it would take way too long 133 00:06:55,874 --> 00:06:57,916 and cost, like, double the money 134 00:06:57,918 --> 00:06:59,835 and would be difficult all the way down the line. 135 00:06:59,837 --> 00:07:01,670 Spent a lot of time drawing that out. 136 00:07:01,672 --> 00:07:02,963 I know you did the drawing for it. 137 00:07:03,039 --> 00:07:04,814 Now we're gonna be doing regular wood, 138 00:07:04,816 --> 00:07:09,302 which means you have to measure and cut and use hammers and nails. 139 00:07:09,379 --> 00:07:11,847 With another baby on the way, I'm definitely feeling the pressure 140 00:07:11,923 --> 00:07:14,808 to have a home built as fast as possible. 141 00:07:14,885 --> 00:07:17,686 The whole concept of the conex castle 142 00:07:17,688 --> 00:07:20,313 was to use something that's easier to use. 143 00:07:20,315 --> 00:07:21,982 You don't have to sit there and build it up. 144 00:07:22,058 --> 00:07:23,859 But it's... With the permit taking that long to get 145 00:07:23,935 --> 00:07:26,278 and possibly not even being able to get them approved, 146 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:27,863 the only thing we can do is move on. 147 00:07:27,939 --> 00:07:30,323 We need to get a house built. 148 00:07:30,951 --> 00:07:32,358 [Raiven] You know, I kind of love 149 00:07:32,435 --> 00:07:35,036 -that fairy-garden-ish-looking home. -I know. 150 00:07:35,038 --> 00:07:37,164 Like the old fairytales, Cinderella, Snow White. 151 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,958 -Yeah, kind of-- -Well, you're already a princess. 152 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:43,378 One thing that I do think we'll be able to do is make Raiven's dream 153 00:07:43,380 --> 00:07:46,214 of having, like, a fairy-style home come true 154 00:07:46,291 --> 00:07:48,383 'cause basically, a fairy home is like a fairytale home. 155 00:07:48,385 --> 00:07:51,887 It's like a home they'd have had back in knight days, 156 00:07:51,889 --> 00:07:53,680 when the world was, like, covered with magic, and fairies, and sprites, 157 00:07:53,757 --> 00:07:55,623 and things like that. 158 00:07:55,625 --> 00:07:58,602 We don't have fairies- that I've seen- but we do have butterflies. 159 00:07:58,604 --> 00:08:00,312 I know you hate it when I say it, 160 00:08:00,314 --> 00:08:02,856 but, you know, winter is just around the corner. 161 00:08:02,858 --> 00:08:04,649 It's getting close. 162 00:08:04,651 --> 00:08:07,569 We need to come up with a drawing as fast as we can. 163 00:08:07,571 --> 00:08:11,490 For me, I want my home to be a place where I got to, 164 00:08:11,492 --> 00:08:14,951 and it feels very comfortable and calm and cozy. 165 00:08:14,995 --> 00:08:19,706 For Bear, as long as there's something tall he can climb up and something crazy he can do, 166 00:08:19,741 --> 00:08:21,583 he's gonna enjoy it either way. 167 00:08:21,660 --> 00:08:23,502 The quicker we can get this house up, the better. 168 00:08:23,578 --> 00:08:25,078 -The road-- -We need the road. 169 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:26,838 -We gotta get the road and the maps out. -Yeah, true. 170 00:08:26,915 --> 00:08:29,716 Yeah. We should take a look and see exactly what we're thinking 171 00:08:29,718 --> 00:08:31,510 and where to put it. 172 00:08:31,512 --> 00:08:33,970 Well, the road is always the first step to building a house 173 00:08:33,972 --> 00:08:36,598 because you need to get to the house, 174 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:38,099 and you need to haul a lot of building material to the house site. 175 00:08:38,101 --> 00:08:39,909 So, what do you think? 176 00:08:39,911 --> 00:08:42,103 I might get in that kind of close grove of trees right there. 177 00:08:42,105 --> 00:08:45,440 I feel like maybe if we kind of went with something somewhere over there... 178 00:08:45,517 --> 00:08:46,841 -[Bear] Okay. -...that's more flat. 179 00:08:46,843 --> 00:08:49,152 -[Bear] Off that way. -Or maybe even over there, 180 00:08:49,196 --> 00:08:51,821 where those kind of line of trees are flat. 181 00:08:51,865 --> 00:08:53,532 And I like the conex being that top point. 182 00:08:57,371 --> 00:08:58,203 [Bear speaking] 183 00:08:58,205 --> 00:08:59,454 [Raiven] Sure. 184 00:08:59,456 --> 00:09:01,114 -[Bear] Yeah. -[Raiven] All right. 185 00:09:01,116 --> 00:09:03,190 -Your escape from your wife and children. -[Bear laughs] 186 00:09:03,268 --> 00:09:06,878 That clearing over there. I feel like it would be a good spot if you like it. 187 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,631 Yeah. Let me walk over there. I'll check it out. 188 00:09:09,633 --> 00:09:14,636 -[Raiven calls] Be careful! -[Bear] Ish! 189 00:09:19,226 --> 00:09:21,518 [Bird] We'll find a good one 190 00:09:23,230 --> 00:09:25,230 I found some blueberries. 191 00:09:25,265 --> 00:09:27,315 And have I missed this. 192 00:09:27,392 --> 00:09:30,443 Fresh blueberries. That was one of our favorite things to do 193 00:09:30,445 --> 00:09:32,112 when we lived in Alaska. 194 00:09:33,156 --> 00:09:35,073 And just the fact that Mom and Dad probably picked 195 00:09:35,150 --> 00:09:38,910 from these same bushes is really cool. 196 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:42,330 [narrator] Before meeting u with their brothers in Meyers Chuck, 197 00:09:42,407 --> 00:09:47,544 Bird walks the island of Mosman one last time. 198 00:09:47,588 --> 00:09:52,424 But for sister, Rain, the memories are flooding back. 199 00:09:54,136 --> 00:09:55,719 -[Bill] It wears you out, doesn't it? -[Rain] Yes. [laughs] 200 00:09:55,721 --> 00:09:58,597 Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. 201 00:09:58,599 --> 00:10:00,932 -[Rain laughs] -[Bill] Rain, you sit back. 202 00:10:00,934 --> 00:10:02,684 -A little bit more there. -Bring it in. 203 00:10:02,686 --> 00:10:04,936 -A little further. -Perfect. 204 00:10:04,938 --> 00:10:06,754 What do you think, kiddo? 205 00:10:06,832 --> 00:10:10,525 Well, let me just try my designated spot over here in the sunlight. 206 00:10:10,527 --> 00:10:12,360 You've helped me on this more than you've helped on anything, I think. 207 00:10:12,362 --> 00:10:14,446 -Yeah. -Proud of you, kiddo. 208 00:10:15,073 --> 00:10:16,764 [Rain calls] Hey, Bird. 209 00:10:16,766 --> 00:10:19,451 [Bird] I'll be there in one second. I have to finish this. 210 00:10:20,370 --> 00:10:22,579 You know, I can tell that Rain's having a hard time. 211 00:10:22,581 --> 00:10:26,458 I think the whole trip's been overwhelming for Rain. 212 00:10:26,460 --> 00:10:30,378 I think Alaska has been making her think about things with, like, Dad 213 00:10:30,455 --> 00:10:32,547 that she hadn't thought about. 214 00:10:34,676 --> 00:10:37,594 Being on The Integrity has been hard for everybody you know, 215 00:10:37,638 --> 00:10:40,347 'cause of the memories it brings up. 216 00:10:40,423 --> 00:10:45,226 But I think for Rain, she's been piloting it, and we've been on the water 217 00:10:45,228 --> 00:10:51,274 and the storms, and I think that that's bringing a lot of memories of Dad. 218 00:10:51,276 --> 00:10:55,362 I think it's brining up that he's not here anymore. 219 00:10:55,364 --> 00:10:58,406 Coming to Alaska, I knew it was gonna be difficult, 220 00:10:58,408 --> 00:11:01,826 and I don't think she had anticipated that. 221 00:11:01,828 --> 00:11:05,205 I'm a little worried about her. I would be lying if I said I wasn't. 222 00:11:12,005 --> 00:11:14,798 [Gabe] One thing I love about islands like this 223 00:11:14,841 --> 00:11:19,594 is all the, like, cool little nooks and crannies like this log here 224 00:11:19,671 --> 00:11:21,554 that's, like, overgrown with moss. 225 00:11:21,556 --> 00:11:24,724 There's a whole other side of the island over here. 226 00:11:24,801 --> 00:11:26,935 And up here! 227 00:11:27,011 --> 00:11:29,729 [narrator] In the small peninsula of Meyers Chuck, 228 00:11:29,731 --> 00:11:33,483 a community with only 30 residents, 229 00:11:33,485 --> 00:11:37,112 Noah and his son, Eli, along with brother, Gabe, 230 00:11:37,188 --> 00:11:38,780 scout a private two-acre island. 231 00:11:38,782 --> 00:11:40,365 -You wanna try a bug? -No. 232 00:11:40,442 --> 00:11:42,516 Why? 233 00:11:43,578 --> 00:11:47,914 [narrator] With a plan to return to the Lower 48 the next morning, 234 00:11:47,916 --> 00:11:51,751 this is the only property le on his itinerary. 235 00:11:51,753 --> 00:11:56,089 I like the house. Like, I like the idea of the island. 236 00:11:56,091 --> 00:12:02,011 But two point whatever acres is a little small for what I'm looking for. 237 00:12:02,055 --> 00:12:04,055 I'm looking for a little bit bigger. 238 00:12:06,435 --> 00:12:11,187 This island is pretty wild, pretty untamed, you know. A lot of thick brush. 239 00:12:11,189 --> 00:12:13,815 Plenty of room to spread out you know. 240 00:12:13,892 --> 00:12:16,651 It's basically a clean slate, and you can just build, you know, 241 00:12:16,728 --> 00:12:21,114 whatever you can imagine, and Noah has a pretty good imagination. 242 00:12:23,076 --> 00:12:25,134 This is a little muskeg. 243 00:12:25,136 --> 00:12:28,580 The cabin doesn't have running water. It's on rain collection. 244 00:12:28,582 --> 00:12:30,039 It'd be awesome if this was a spring. 245 00:12:30,041 --> 00:12:33,251 It doesn't look like it's running right now, 246 00:12:33,253 --> 00:12:35,587 but everything else is just a little bit muddy. 247 00:12:35,622 --> 00:12:37,756 But right here looks like it. 248 00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:40,675 I already have it going in my head. 249 00:12:40,677 --> 00:12:45,013 I wanna build a castle there, with a lighthouse on it. 250 00:12:45,089 --> 00:12:50,727 I want to put rock half wall going around it, with some little outbuilding 251 00:12:50,729 --> 00:12:55,774 Then we'll put a dock 'cause we need one if we're gonna have a boat. 252 00:12:55,776 --> 00:13:00,403 But I want my plane too, so that dock needs to have a float plane house on it. 253 00:13:00,405 --> 00:13:03,031 I wanna build a deck. 254 00:13:03,107 --> 00:13:05,116 I have a lot of projects I wanna do. 255 00:13:05,118 --> 00:13:08,411 And every time I see an inch of this property, I'm like, 256 00:13:08,413 --> 00:13:10,955 "You know what? I can do that." 257 00:13:12,918 --> 00:13:18,213 The property is only 2.8 acres, but it's all hill and valleys, 258 00:13:18,289 --> 00:13:20,423 so it makes it feel like it's bigger. 259 00:13:20,467 --> 00:13:23,927 Of course, over the years, it'd feel smaller and smaller as we went 260 00:13:23,929 --> 00:13:26,179 'cause this would be brushed and easier to walk, 261 00:13:26,181 --> 00:13:28,431 and there'd be stairs going down. 262 00:13:28,433 --> 00:13:30,517 Darn it. I'm acting like I already own it. 263 00:13:30,593 --> 00:13:33,102 Oh, look. Huckleberries. 264 00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:35,438 You want a huckleberry? 265 00:13:36,441 --> 00:13:37,524 Climb on up. 266 00:13:38,610 --> 00:13:39,776 [Eli speaking] 267 00:13:39,778 --> 00:13:40,944 [Noah] Well, go ahead. 268 00:13:40,987 --> 00:13:42,821 -Enjoy some blueberries. -Yeah. 269 00:13:43,532 --> 00:13:46,783 Right now, I'm really liking this place. 270 00:13:46,785 --> 00:13:50,370 It has an awesome cabin. There's berries everywhere. 271 00:13:50,446 --> 00:13:54,833 I mean, look at this bush. There's blueberries right here. 272 00:13:54,835 --> 00:13:56,084 Huckleberries there. 273 00:13:56,086 --> 00:13:58,461 [Eli speaking] 274 00:13:58,505 --> 00:14:00,380 You want Mommy to bring her kitchen here? 275 00:14:00,456 --> 00:14:01,881 [Eli speaking] 276 00:14:01,958 --> 00:14:03,424 And the baby? 277 00:14:03,426 --> 00:14:05,218 So you really like it here, don't you? 278 00:14:05,220 --> 00:14:06,511 [Eli speaking] 279 00:14:13,562 --> 00:14:14,477 [Noah] A bear paw print? 280 00:14:14,479 --> 00:14:15,836 [Noah] Oh. 281 00:14:15,838 --> 00:14:18,106 The entire time, I've said I would know 282 00:14:18,108 --> 00:14:20,483 when I stepped foot on the property that I was supposed to have, 283 00:14:20,485 --> 00:14:21,568 and this is it. 284 00:14:21,644 --> 00:14:23,586 This has the feeling. 285 00:14:23,588 --> 00:14:28,116 This has the feeling of going back to my childhood place. 286 00:14:28,118 --> 00:14:31,494 This property is how I get back to Alaska. 287 00:14:33,331 --> 00:14:36,082 [phone dialing] 288 00:14:36,159 --> 00:14:37,283 [Rhain on phone] How are you 289 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,003 [Noah] I'm sitting at one of the houses. 290 00:14:40,046 --> 00:14:43,756 Eli doesn't want to leave. I don't really, either. 291 00:14:43,833 --> 00:14:45,174 [Rhain on phone] Why not? 292 00:14:45,218 --> 00:14:47,927 I think I've found what we're looking for. 293 00:14:49,514 --> 00:14:55,351 Quite frankly, I really like the island, and it feels right. 294 00:14:55,353 --> 00:14:59,022 But I can't make the decision on my own 295 00:14:59,065 --> 00:15:04,068 and go out to be able to get it without running it past my wife first. 296 00:15:04,070 --> 00:15:06,321 [Rhain on phone] Which one are you at? 297 00:15:06,323 --> 00:15:08,865 It was the Meyers Chuck one. 298 00:15:08,867 --> 00:15:11,910 [Rhain on phone] Meyers Chuc Okay. That's the little tiny house. 299 00:15:11,912 --> 00:15:15,747 It's not exactly tiny. It's just a little cabin. 300 00:15:15,749 --> 00:15:19,167 The forest on the island is just like what I grew up with. 301 00:15:19,169 --> 00:15:24,881 [Rhain on phone] I mean, it's a little smaller than what I was hoping for. 302 00:15:24,883 --> 00:15:29,969 It seems a lot larger because of the way the island is built. 303 00:15:29,971 --> 00:15:34,057 My goal has been to try to re-give you what we had in Browntown, 304 00:15:34,059 --> 00:15:37,810 and this property does that and so much more. 305 00:15:40,190 --> 00:15:41,731 [Rhain on phone] You know what you want, 306 00:15:41,775 --> 00:15:44,692 and I know that you know what we need. 307 00:15:44,769 --> 00:15:47,695 I'm gonna trust you, and go for it. 308 00:15:47,772 --> 00:15:48,796 Okay. 309 00:15:48,873 --> 00:15:50,690 [Rhain on phone] Stake your claim, 310 00:15:50,692 --> 00:15:53,117 and then come home before you miss your second son's first step 311 00:15:53,194 --> 00:15:55,703 I don't wanna leave until I've secured this being ours. 312 00:15:55,705 --> 00:15:57,121 [Rhain on phone] All right. 313 00:15:57,198 --> 00:15:59,666 -Eli, say, "Bye-bye, Mommy." -Bye-bye, Mommy. 314 00:15:59,668 --> 00:16:02,293 [Rhain on phone] Bye, Eli. I love you. 315 00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:03,586 [Elie] Love you, Mommy. 316 00:16:03,630 --> 00:16:05,204 [Rhain on phone] Good job, Noah. 317 00:16:05,206 --> 00:16:06,339 -[Noah] Thank you. All right. -[Rhain on phone] Mmm-hmm. 318 00:16:06,416 --> 00:16:08,007 -[Noah] Bye. -[Rhain on phone] Bye. 319 00:16:08,009 --> 00:16:10,510 -Yes. Let's go. -Okay. 320 00:16:10,512 --> 00:16:12,303 High fives. 321 00:16:12,305 --> 00:16:15,723 I cannot wait until I can be standing on this porch 322 00:16:15,725 --> 00:16:18,893 with my beautiful wife and our two sons. 323 00:16:18,895 --> 00:16:21,521 But before we pop open the sparkling cider, 324 00:16:21,597 --> 00:16:24,440 we need to make sure the house is completely off the market. 325 00:16:25,652 --> 00:16:28,486 I don't wanna leave Alaska without having secured it. 326 00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:30,989 Our time here is pretty short, so you're gonna have to really hustle. 327 00:16:30,991 --> 00:16:33,157 -Let's go. -All right. 328 00:16:33,192 --> 00:16:36,160 [Noah] Bartering, in general is kind of the bush way 329 00:16:36,237 --> 00:16:38,955 if you've a strong back and some laboring skills. 330 00:16:38,957 --> 00:16:41,958 So the owner has said that if I can get them at barter, 331 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:45,420 then they'll hold it for us, and we can start the actual negotiations 332 00:16:45,422 --> 00:16:49,090 of the property itself and start that whole ordeal. 333 00:16:49,092 --> 00:16:51,217 And that's what we're gonna do. 334 00:16:59,644 --> 00:17:01,060 [Rain] So I have something to talk to you about. 335 00:17:02,147 --> 00:17:03,354 [Bird] Okay. 336 00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:05,064 Okay. [exhales] 337 00:17:07,068 --> 00:17:08,317 So... 338 00:17:09,904 --> 00:17:11,320 After Dad passed away, 339 00:17:13,033 --> 00:17:14,607 a part of me died. 340 00:17:14,683 --> 00:17:20,872 I knew, I just knew than when we came here, on Mosman, 341 00:17:20,948 --> 00:17:23,916 we'd find the thing that we're looking for. 342 00:17:23,993 --> 00:17:28,129 And I talked to Dad, and he wanted me to talk to you. 343 00:17:33,762 --> 00:17:35,961 You completed your mission. 344 00:17:37,515 --> 00:17:42,769 And you helped me find God, and now we get to travel together like Mom and Dad did. 345 00:17:42,771 --> 00:17:48,483 My words are true to you, and he wanted me to let you know that specifically, 346 00:17:48,559 --> 00:17:50,735 and he says that he loves you, Bird. 347 00:17:56,159 --> 00:18:01,662 Rain. I feel like she didn't grieve after Dad passed. 348 00:18:01,739 --> 00:18:07,251 You know, I feel like she didn't give herself that time to accept it. 349 00:18:07,370 --> 00:18:11,506 I feel guilty 'cause she'd be strong for m you know, 350 00:18:11,508 --> 00:18:14,842 and I would tell her my concerns or my worries. 351 00:18:14,919 --> 00:18:16,719 I think it just maybe it just caught up. 352 00:18:21,434 --> 00:18:25,103 I think Mosman holds a lot for all of us. 353 00:18:25,105 --> 00:18:31,526 Everyone is gonna have their own, I don't know, piece of Mosman hit them 354 00:18:31,528 --> 00:18:34,320 because it's a very special place. 355 00:18:34,322 --> 00:18:38,658 And if it wasn't for this very place and these very trees 356 00:18:38,660 --> 00:18:42,411 that Mom and Dad used to look at, we wouldn't be born. 357 00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:44,122 We wouldn't be who we are. 358 00:18:49,671 --> 00:18:51,379 He told me that they sat here. 359 00:18:51,455 --> 00:18:57,093 And that's where Dad sat, and this is where Mom sat. 360 00:19:02,559 --> 00:19:06,310 [Bird] She is... I don't kno She just seems a bit off, 361 00:19:06,387 --> 00:19:08,771 and I think it's just hitting her all at once. 362 00:19:08,806 --> 00:19:11,399 You know, the realization of everything. 363 00:19:11,475 --> 00:19:15,736 And it's hard. It's hard to see her so sad and so upset. 364 00:19:18,199 --> 00:19:21,951 'Cause, like, I'm... I'm her sister, you know, 365 00:19:21,953 --> 00:19:24,287 and we're supposed to be the for each other no matter wha 366 00:19:24,330 --> 00:19:25,872 and be able to make each oth feel better. 367 00:19:25,874 --> 00:19:27,147 And it's just hard when you can't. 368 00:19:27,149 --> 00:19:29,709 It's hard when there's nothing you can do. 369 00:19:46,186 --> 00:19:49,270 [Rain] It just doesn't feel right, being on the water without him. 370 00:19:49,347 --> 00:19:51,063 [cries] 371 00:19:51,065 --> 00:19:53,399 But I'm not used to feeling like this. 372 00:20:05,496 --> 00:20:06,954 [cries] 373 00:20:14,422 --> 00:20:15,504 [sniffles] 374 00:20:39,781 --> 00:20:40,947 [Ami] Here, henny. 375 00:20:41,991 --> 00:20:43,190 [chickens clucking] 376 00:20:43,267 --> 00:20:46,535 Oops. Sorry about that little white hen. 377 00:20:46,871 --> 00:20:48,895 [narrator] On North Star Ranch, 378 00:20:48,897 --> 00:20:53,626 news of Rain's struggle in Alaska has reached the mountain. 379 00:20:54,170 --> 00:20:55,628 [Ami] I'm quite concerned. 380 00:20:56,714 --> 00:20:58,589 I'm not there with her. 381 00:20:58,591 --> 00:21:00,466 And there's nothing I can do for her. 382 00:21:00,543 --> 00:21:03,010 She has to tread alone. 383 00:21:07,725 --> 00:21:10,810 Rainy being the youngest member of the Wolfpack, 384 00:21:10,812 --> 00:21:12,019 I'm protective of her. 385 00:21:12,021 --> 00:21:13,688 I guess maybe more than the others. 386 00:21:13,690 --> 00:21:15,564 I don't know. I'm very protective of all my kids 387 00:21:15,566 --> 00:21:17,024 even though they're grown. 388 00:21:17,026 --> 00:21:20,111 I can't help but be concerned about her. 389 00:21:21,155 --> 00:21:23,698 You want any? Nope. You're not gonna let me pet you, huh? 390 00:21:24,826 --> 00:21:27,243 But Rain will recover and bounce back 391 00:21:27,287 --> 00:21:28,703 because there's no holding us down. 392 00:21:28,705 --> 00:21:30,029 There's no stopping us. 393 00:21:30,031 --> 00:21:31,914 No matter what it is, you have to keep going. 394 00:21:31,916 --> 00:21:34,625 You have to persevere and know that... 395 00:21:35,753 --> 00:21:37,795 whatever happens God has a reason. 396 00:21:47,056 --> 00:21:48,222 [Bear laughing] 397 00:21:48,224 --> 00:21:50,891 I love it! 398 00:21:50,893 --> 00:21:54,729 Right now I am scouting out a good place to put Raiven and I's new home, 399 00:21:54,731 --> 00:21:57,481 I'm looking for a nice, like, a flat spot, 400 00:21:57,483 --> 00:21:59,525 but you also want an awesome view. 401 00:21:59,527 --> 00:22:02,236 Well, this spot right here is a possibility. 402 00:22:02,238 --> 00:22:05,406 It's kind of flat. I can get a road built into it good. 403 00:22:05,483 --> 00:22:07,408 So this is possibility number one, 404 00:22:07,410 --> 00:22:09,577 but I wanna go up to the further grove of trees 405 00:22:09,579 --> 00:22:11,579 and try for that spot, see what it looks like up there. 406 00:22:11,581 --> 00:22:12,979 see about how flat it is. 407 00:22:13,499 --> 00:22:15,541 One of the main things going through my mind 408 00:22:15,618 --> 00:22:17,543 looking for the perfect piec of land is 409 00:22:17,545 --> 00:22:18,919 to find the perfect spot. 410 00:22:18,921 --> 00:22:20,671 We have a lot of rock area. 411 00:22:20,673 --> 00:22:22,506 That's one thing I know living up in the CONEX. 412 00:22:22,508 --> 00:22:24,133 It has a ton of rock underneath it. 413 00:22:24,135 --> 00:22:26,177 That's why there's so many mines on the mountai 414 00:22:26,179 --> 00:22:28,012 So the main thing that I'm looking for is 415 00:22:28,014 --> 00:22:31,599 a spot that looks like it might have more dirt and less rock. 416 00:22:32,894 --> 00:22:34,185 I think this is a pretty good spot. 417 00:22:34,187 --> 00:22:36,228 Probably about our best bet. 418 00:22:36,230 --> 00:22:39,023 We'd probably have to take all these burned trees out though. 419 00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:40,608 It's about the flattest spot here. 420 00:22:40,684 --> 00:22:42,360 Let me check the ground here. 421 00:22:44,030 --> 00:22:45,363 I was just digging in the dirt a little bit 422 00:22:45,365 --> 00:22:47,106 to see if I'm gonna hit a base of rock, 423 00:22:47,182 --> 00:22:49,116 or if it's gonna be a good layer of dirt before we hit rock. 424 00:22:50,370 --> 00:22:52,036 See, that's thick. 425 00:22:52,038 --> 00:22:53,829 There seems to be a good layer of dirt which is a good sign. 426 00:22:54,165 --> 00:22:55,956 Okay. 427 00:22:55,958 --> 00:23:00,127 In that short of distance I got at least that deep in 428 00:23:00,204 --> 00:23:03,047 and that's dirt not rock. 429 00:23:03,124 --> 00:23:04,507 That's a good sign. 430 00:23:05,802 --> 00:23:08,010 This area will make a good house pad. 431 00:23:08,846 --> 00:23:10,596 Good news to report back to Raiven. 432 00:23:19,524 --> 00:23:21,065 Are you standing on the line? 433 00:23:21,067 --> 00:23:22,316 Yes. No. Maybe. 434 00:23:23,027 --> 00:23:25,277 Oh, don't make me row, Noah. 435 00:23:25,279 --> 00:23:27,780 [narrator] For a down paymen on his dream home, 436 00:23:27,782 --> 00:23:32,034 Noah has struck a barter dea with the Meyers Chuck property owner. 437 00:23:32,036 --> 00:23:33,577 Looks like tide's going out. 438 00:23:33,654 --> 00:23:35,320 Yeah. 439 00:23:35,322 --> 00:23:38,124 [narrator] And while Eli sta behind with Bird and Rain, 440 00:23:38,126 --> 00:23:40,876 now docked in Meyers Chuck, 441 00:23:40,878 --> 00:23:43,712 the brothers travel to nearby Gravina Island 442 00:23:43,714 --> 00:23:45,798 to take on the job. 443 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:48,134 [Noah] This trip has been really stressful for Rain 444 00:23:48,136 --> 00:23:51,637 and it's time for her to kind of decompress 445 00:23:51,714 --> 00:23:54,682 and figure out what to do with those emotions. 446 00:23:54,758 --> 00:23:57,184 But this journey I said that I wouldn't leave 447 00:23:57,261 --> 00:23:58,644 until I found what I was looking for 448 00:23:58,721 --> 00:24:00,604 and now I can't leave until I've secured it. 449 00:24:00,606 --> 00:24:03,023 I wanna make sure the island is ours. 450 00:24:03,100 --> 00:24:06,193 So we've set up a barter train. 451 00:24:06,195 --> 00:24:10,281 Basically how it works is the owner of the property at Meyers Chuck 452 00:24:10,283 --> 00:24:14,618 tells someone else to put siding on his house. 453 00:24:14,620 --> 00:24:19,623 We just need to get one side completely up as soon as possible. 454 00:24:19,625 --> 00:24:23,544 [narrator] Barter trains ar a common exchange in the Alaskan Bush 455 00:24:23,546 --> 00:24:26,755 where several parties offer goods and services 456 00:24:26,757 --> 00:24:29,091 to strike a multi-way deal. 457 00:24:29,093 --> 00:24:31,677 [Noah] Back in Brown town, we needed a skiff. 458 00:24:31,679 --> 00:24:33,362 Paul, how goes it? 459 00:24:33,364 --> 00:24:36,682 But we didn't have anything that Paul wanted for the skiff. 460 00:24:36,759 --> 00:24:41,395 I have two projects that, if you're interested, you could own them. 461 00:24:41,397 --> 00:24:43,105 You're darn right I'll do it, yeah. 462 00:24:43,107 --> 00:24:44,707 You've got a deal. 463 00:24:44,984 --> 00:24:49,236 So, we got the skiff if we basically took on his debts 464 00:24:49,313 --> 00:24:52,031 of moving a septic tank and a sea plank. 465 00:24:52,033 --> 00:24:53,741 [woman] Thank you so much. 466 00:24:56,037 --> 00:24:59,538 As far as I understand it's basically a barter train. 467 00:24:59,540 --> 00:25:01,332 We're hauling some siding for you, 468 00:25:01,334 --> 00:25:03,075 putting it up, 469 00:25:03,077 --> 00:25:06,712 but the catch to it is we're packing it all in through a muskeg? 470 00:25:06,789 --> 00:25:07,713 Yes. 471 00:25:07,715 --> 00:25:09,322 Okay. 472 00:25:09,324 --> 00:25:11,926 Is all of it like this or is it, like, hardcore muskeg? 473 00:25:11,928 --> 00:25:13,469 Do I have to swim at any points or... 474 00:25:13,471 --> 00:25:15,262 No, you won't have to swim there 475 00:25:15,264 --> 00:25:17,014 unless you go to the backside. 476 00:25:17,016 --> 00:25:19,074 -[Gabe] Oh, okay. -[Noah] Okay. 477 00:25:20,686 --> 00:25:22,811 [Gabe] You know, looking at the cabin, looking at the tin, 478 00:25:22,813 --> 00:25:24,230 there are upsides and downsides to tin. 479 00:25:24,306 --> 00:25:26,190 Upside being it covers fast. 480 00:25:26,192 --> 00:25:30,402 You don't have to worry about, you know, cutting every piece. 481 00:25:30,404 --> 00:25:32,196 It normally goes up pretty fast. 482 00:25:32,198 --> 00:25:35,658 Downside being it's a lot of hauling, 483 00:25:35,660 --> 00:25:39,620 tin can be heavy when it bulks up. 484 00:25:39,622 --> 00:25:42,623 And I don't know. Probably more downsides we'll find along the way. 485 00:25:44,001 --> 00:25:46,210 Is any of the house already sided? 486 00:25:46,212 --> 00:25:48,671 I think he had some up before 487 00:25:48,673 --> 00:25:51,173 and it got shot up is what happened. 488 00:25:51,175 --> 00:25:52,758 -Oh, yes. -Oh! 489 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,844 People were shooting, putting holes through it and stuff, 490 00:25:55,888 --> 00:25:57,221 through the cabin and... 491 00:25:57,298 --> 00:25:58,389 -Yeah. -Oh, nice. 492 00:25:58,465 --> 00:25:59,890 When he was out of town. 493 00:25:59,892 --> 00:26:02,560 And that was before he's fixed it up like this now. 494 00:26:03,312 --> 00:26:05,813 Usually people don't shoot up houses in the bush. 495 00:26:05,815 --> 00:26:08,941 I'm not exactly sure why there's bullet holes in the cabin, 496 00:26:09,018 --> 00:26:12,861 but doing siding is not something we're new to. 497 00:26:12,863 --> 00:26:14,146 It's something we're used to doing. 498 00:26:14,148 --> 00:26:16,949 We can definitely get it up. We can do this. 499 00:26:16,951 --> 00:26:18,659 Let's get to work. 500 00:26:18,661 --> 00:26:20,494 -Let's start hauling. -[Lance] All right. 501 00:26:24,625 --> 00:26:25,958 [narrator] Coming up... 502 00:26:27,587 --> 00:26:29,920 In the back of my mind, I'm definitely worried 503 00:26:29,922 --> 00:26:32,172 that we're not gonna be able to complete the barter. 504 00:26:32,174 --> 00:26:33,299 [straining] 505 00:26:34,844 --> 00:26:36,218 That's not gonna work. 506 00:26:37,805 --> 00:26:39,079 [narrator] And later... 507 00:26:39,156 --> 00:26:40,889 [Snowbird] She came to Alaska for me 508 00:26:40,891 --> 00:26:45,811 and so I feel so responsible for what happened. 509 00:26:53,279 --> 00:26:55,279 [Gabe] How do you wanna get them in? Just by hand or... 510 00:26:55,281 --> 00:26:58,032 No, let's make something. 511 00:26:58,034 --> 00:27:02,161 [narrator] On Gravina Island 35 miles from Meyers Chuck, 512 00:27:02,237 --> 00:27:06,457 brothers Noah and Gabe begi work on their end of the barter train. 513 00:27:06,459 --> 00:27:09,293 [Noah] I want an angle like this. 514 00:27:09,295 --> 00:27:11,837 [narrator] To secure his dream home, 515 00:27:11,839 --> 00:27:18,093 the guys must haul 500 pounds of tin and reside a remote cabin. 516 00:27:18,137 --> 00:27:19,720 -As round as possible. -Round? 517 00:27:20,222 --> 00:27:22,598 -Mmm. -Yeah. 518 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:25,768 [narrator] But with a plan to leave Alaska early the next morning, 519 00:27:25,811 --> 00:27:29,438 Noah has limited time to get the job done. 520 00:27:30,441 --> 00:27:31,815 Whew! Now what? 521 00:27:31,892 --> 00:27:33,359 Now we have our sled. 522 00:27:33,361 --> 00:27:34,902 Won't it still be heavy? 523 00:27:34,904 --> 00:27:37,279 A little but not as much. 524 00:27:37,281 --> 00:27:40,532 There's a muskeg in between the materials were moving and the house, 525 00:27:40,534 --> 00:27:44,703 so there's a crate that the stuff is in. 526 00:27:44,705 --> 00:27:47,998 So immediately my idea is to make a sled. 527 00:27:48,075 --> 00:27:51,293 Something easy in order to be able to drag through the marshy land 528 00:27:51,295 --> 00:27:53,837 that will displace the weight so we don't sink in deep. 529 00:27:53,839 --> 00:27:56,340 So, now let's get the nail out. 530 00:27:56,342 --> 00:27:57,925 You cut it here, 531 00:27:58,001 --> 00:28:00,552 then cut them both in half again. 532 00:28:00,554 --> 00:28:02,262 -You sure that's necessary? -[Noah] Yes. 533 00:28:02,765 --> 00:28:04,598 [Gabe] I'm not sure I follow. 534 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:06,517 [Noah] Don't break anything. 535 00:28:06,519 --> 00:28:07,810 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 536 00:28:07,812 --> 00:28:08,977 Whoa, whoa. 537 00:28:09,021 --> 00:28:10,104 [Gabe] I broke it. 538 00:28:10,439 --> 00:28:12,022 [Gabe] Sorry. 539 00:28:12,024 --> 00:28:14,858 The boards can still be used just not for what I needed it. 540 00:28:14,935 --> 00:28:20,531 I have no idea what Noah's planning on how he's gonna make a sled out of this. 541 00:28:20,533 --> 00:28:23,033 Definitely have some reservations about it. 542 00:28:23,035 --> 00:28:25,160 Part of me is like, "Noah, we don't need a sled." 543 00:28:25,162 --> 00:28:26,704 We have these. 544 00:28:28,165 --> 00:28:29,915 You sure we shouldn't just be hauling it by hand? 545 00:28:29,917 --> 00:28:32,084 'Cause this is already taking a bit. 546 00:28:32,086 --> 00:28:35,254 Oh, you of little faith. 547 00:28:35,256 --> 00:28:38,966 I have a really good track record of being successful or correct 548 00:28:38,968 --> 00:28:40,884 when I say I can do somethin 549 00:28:40,886 --> 00:28:44,179 but I always run into opposition. 550 00:28:44,223 --> 00:28:46,181 I believe it's probably just because I'm the youngest brother. 551 00:28:46,183 --> 00:28:47,891 But it's okay. 552 00:28:47,968 --> 00:28:49,935 I feed off negativity. 553 00:28:50,012 --> 00:28:51,603 Set, go. 554 00:28:54,859 --> 00:28:56,608 Call this the last one. 555 00:28:57,153 --> 00:28:58,736 Ready, mush. 556 00:29:00,906 --> 00:29:02,314 Looks like that's the trail. 557 00:29:02,390 --> 00:29:04,825 We might have to blaze around with this thing though. 558 00:29:05,411 --> 00:29:07,327 Yeah, let's just get over this. 559 00:29:07,404 --> 00:29:09,246 -Okay. -[both] One, two, three. 560 00:29:09,323 --> 00:29:10,831 Out of the way and up! 561 00:29:13,669 --> 00:29:15,294 -[Noah] Ready? -[Gabe] Let's flip around. 562 00:29:20,384 --> 00:29:21,508 Hold. 563 00:29:22,636 --> 00:29:24,303 [Gabe] Sled/battering ram. 564 00:29:27,141 --> 00:29:28,599 One, two, three. 565 00:29:28,601 --> 00:29:29,933 [grunting] Go. 566 00:29:35,357 --> 00:29:36,681 Sorry, Noah. Sorry. 567 00:29:38,152 --> 00:29:39,359 [Gabe] We're pulling and we're pulling 568 00:29:39,361 --> 00:29:40,769 and we're pulling our guts out 569 00:29:40,771 --> 00:29:42,905 and we're just trying to get where we're going 570 00:29:42,948 --> 00:29:44,281 and trying to haul the material 571 00:29:44,283 --> 00:29:46,950 and the muskeg's just not letting it work. 572 00:29:47,027 --> 00:29:50,370 And then on top of that, someone's already made, like, a half boardwalk, 573 00:29:50,372 --> 00:29:52,164 so the sled will just get going 574 00:29:52,241 --> 00:29:53,907 and then we'll run into the boardwalk 575 00:29:53,909 --> 00:29:57,044 and we'll have to jockey it back and forth and I don't know. 576 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:58,921 I don't think the sled's going to work. 577 00:29:58,923 --> 00:30:01,840 -It looks like we're caught. -[exhales] 578 00:30:01,917 --> 00:30:03,926 [Gabe] We're just not getting a lot done yet. 579 00:30:03,969 --> 00:30:06,512 We're definitely up against the clock right now. 580 00:30:14,146 --> 00:30:15,604 [Bear groans] Here it goes. 581 00:30:16,190 --> 00:30:17,523 [engine cranking] 582 00:30:20,110 --> 00:30:21,443 [groans] 583 00:30:22,321 --> 00:30:24,530 [engine starting] 584 00:30:25,533 --> 00:30:27,807 [narrator] On North Star Ranch, 585 00:30:27,885 --> 00:30:32,329 brother Bear begins the crucial first step of the house-building proces 586 00:30:32,331 --> 00:30:36,500 cutting a half-mile road to ensure that he and wife Raiven 587 00:30:36,502 --> 00:30:40,170 can transport supplies to their future homesite. 588 00:30:40,172 --> 00:30:42,631 [Bear] I'm not quite as skilled at running machinery 589 00:30:42,675 --> 00:30:44,174 as a lot of my siblings or my dad was. 590 00:30:44,176 --> 00:30:45,901 It's not really my specialty. 591 00:30:45,903 --> 00:30:48,011 I prefer to work with my hands, you know, digging and stuff. 592 00:30:48,013 --> 00:30:50,347 But I'm just gonna do my bes and try to get a road in 593 00:30:50,424 --> 00:30:53,016 without, one, wrecking the machine or, two, wrecking the ground. 594 00:30:53,853 --> 00:30:55,853 Kick this thing in gear. 595 00:31:04,530 --> 00:31:06,864 [Bear] I haven't used one of these things in a long time, 596 00:31:06,940 --> 00:31:08,323 this dozer. It's not a giant one. 597 00:31:08,325 --> 00:31:09,867 I remembered it being a lot bigger. 598 00:31:09,943 --> 00:31:11,785 Maybe that's because I was a kid and they were bigger. 599 00:31:11,787 --> 00:31:13,853 A kind of mix between the two. 600 00:31:16,709 --> 00:31:20,586 One thing that Dad always tried to do for Mom was give her that forever home, 601 00:31:20,662 --> 00:31:24,047 and it's a sign that I'm trying to live up to Dad's legacy. 602 00:31:24,049 --> 00:31:25,924 And it's, you know, a shared dream. It really is. 603 00:31:27,469 --> 00:31:29,094 All right, baby. Turn. 604 00:31:31,307 --> 00:31:33,932 Building a permanent home on North Star Ranch would be 605 00:31:33,934 --> 00:31:36,351 something that Dad would hav definitely wanted. 606 00:31:36,353 --> 00:31:40,063 I mean, he literally with his last breaths was building the house for Mom. 607 00:31:40,065 --> 00:31:43,525 And I wanna try my hardest to do the same thing. 608 00:31:45,321 --> 00:31:47,029 I'm starting to get the feel for this thing. 609 00:31:52,703 --> 00:31:54,161 [grunting] Go. 610 00:31:58,542 --> 00:32:00,751 [Noah] Let's stop here and see what's up ahead. 611 00:32:02,588 --> 00:32:03,879 [narrator] Back in Alaska, 612 00:32:03,881 --> 00:32:06,256 brothers Noah and Gabe bog down, 613 00:32:06,333 --> 00:32:09,426 hauling tin across a muskeg trail. 614 00:32:11,263 --> 00:32:15,223 [Gabe] I don't know. It might be easier to haul it by hand. 615 00:32:15,267 --> 00:32:16,725 [Noah] Like, one at a time? 616 00:32:17,561 --> 00:32:19,186 Maybe. 617 00:32:19,188 --> 00:32:21,313 Let's go ahead and grab it and see. 618 00:32:26,737 --> 00:32:29,613 Yeah, I mean, this might be easier and faster. 619 00:32:33,327 --> 00:32:36,078 I think we kind of realized fast the sled's not going to be efficient. 620 00:32:36,121 --> 00:32:38,664 You know, it's a chore just to get the sled to the cabin. 621 00:32:38,740 --> 00:32:42,918 Maybe just doing it by hand, a couple pieces at a time, 622 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:44,628 and then put it up when we get there. 623 00:32:45,714 --> 00:32:47,130 This one's a twofer. 624 00:32:48,759 --> 00:32:51,176 -[Gabe] Watch your head. -Whoa! Dude. 625 00:32:51,178 --> 00:32:54,554 The sled wasn't a bad idea. It just didn't work 626 00:32:54,556 --> 00:32:57,391 because of the stuff that it snags on on the walkway. 627 00:32:57,393 --> 00:32:59,559 It just didn't work in this given situation 628 00:32:59,561 --> 00:33:02,104 'cause we didn't have all the information. 629 00:33:02,147 --> 00:33:04,606 [Noah] Okay, let's start off on the left side. 630 00:33:15,285 --> 00:33:16,827 [laughing] 631 00:33:17,329 --> 00:33:18,578 [Gabe] Give me six foot. 632 00:33:18,655 --> 00:33:19,779 [Noah] Perfect. 633 00:33:19,781 --> 00:33:21,373 [Gabe] Yeah, and I'm looking across. 634 00:33:21,375 --> 00:33:23,208 That's gonna carry us the whole way. 635 00:33:23,877 --> 00:33:27,087 [straining] Okay, that's not gonna work. Hang on. 636 00:33:27,089 --> 00:33:30,507 I need to push myself out so I can get the tin past my ladder. 637 00:33:33,887 --> 00:33:36,888 Okay, can you push us out just a little? 638 00:33:36,890 --> 00:33:38,890 -I'm gonna whoop it-- -Okay, stop! Stop, stop, 639 00:33:38,892 --> 00:33:40,017 [Gabe] Bad idea, bad idea. 640 00:33:40,019 --> 00:33:42,894 Don't push us out at all, Noah. Okay? 641 00:33:42,896 --> 00:33:45,564 -Okay. -[Gabe] Your job is to not let it push out. 642 00:33:48,193 --> 00:33:50,444 I'm holding on to this six-foot piece of ti 643 00:33:50,446 --> 00:33:52,946 and trying to fit it under my ladder with one hand 644 00:33:53,023 --> 00:33:55,866 while I'm pushing off on the wall enough but not falling over. 645 00:33:55,868 --> 00:33:59,911 Any backward motion is just gonna send me toppling over. 646 00:33:59,913 --> 00:34:01,395 -Whoa, you're way down there. -Stop, Gabe. 647 00:34:01,397 --> 00:34:02,998 -[Gabe] Yeah? -[Noah] Come down. I know what to do. 648 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:04,624 -[Gabe] Wait. I know what to do, too. -[Noah] Gabe. 649 00:34:05,169 --> 00:34:06,935 [Gabe] Watch out! 650 00:34:12,217 --> 00:34:16,470 All of the time for things to go wrong is gone and then some. 651 00:34:16,472 --> 00:34:18,221 I'm a little worried that we're not gonna be abl 652 00:34:18,223 --> 00:34:19,931 to complete the barter in time. 653 00:34:21,018 --> 00:34:24,061 If we aren't able to finish siding the house, 654 00:34:24,137 --> 00:34:26,855 we might not be able to get the property in Meyers Chuck. 655 00:34:27,775 --> 00:34:28,607 [Gabe] That's not gonna work 656 00:34:34,406 --> 00:34:35,530 Do you know what this is? 657 00:34:37,659 --> 00:34:39,159 This is a real knife. 658 00:34:40,454 --> 00:34:44,748 It says Haines, Alaska. 659 00:34:44,750 --> 00:34:48,752 -'Cause I bought it for you where I got my first knife. -Yeah. 660 00:34:48,829 --> 00:34:50,962 It's time for it to be yours. 661 00:34:51,799 --> 00:34:54,633 You don't get to use it 662 00:34:54,635 --> 00:34:57,177 -until you're a little bit older, okay? -Okay. 663 00:34:57,254 --> 00:34:59,346 So I'm going to zip-tie it in, 664 00:35:00,099 --> 00:35:02,307 -so that it can't pull out. -Pull out. 665 00:35:02,309 --> 00:35:05,352 Giving Eli this knife, it's kind of a rite of passage 666 00:35:05,354 --> 00:35:07,187 and I admit it's a little bit early. 667 00:35:07,189 --> 00:35:09,022 And so I'm still safe. With him I've decided 668 00:35:09,024 --> 00:35:11,942 to zip-tie it in his holster It can't come out. 669 00:35:11,944 --> 00:35:14,361 When he grows up and he's able to remove the zip tie, 670 00:35:14,363 --> 00:35:16,446 he'll be able to use the knife and he's ready for it. 671 00:35:16,448 --> 00:35:20,700 This will be the knife that I teach you to gut with and to skin with. 672 00:35:20,777 --> 00:35:22,244 -Okay. -And to hunt with. 673 00:35:22,246 --> 00:35:24,329 And instead of a high five... 674 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:26,331 handshake. 675 00:35:26,583 --> 00:35:27,624 [Eli giggles] 676 00:35:28,544 --> 00:35:29,200 [Noah] Okay, kiddo. 677 00:35:34,424 --> 00:35:35,715 [Gabe] Watch out! 678 00:35:38,053 --> 00:35:39,719 That's not gonna work. 679 00:35:40,931 --> 00:35:42,556 [narrator] On Gravina Island 680 00:35:42,558 --> 00:35:45,350 Noah struggles to complete his end of a barter, 681 00:35:45,427 --> 00:35:48,812 siding a house that towers 20 feet high. 682 00:35:48,814 --> 00:35:50,981 [Gabe] You just want me to eyeball it? 683 00:35:50,983 --> 00:35:54,693 [narrator] With only a few hours to accomplish the task shorthanded, 684 00:35:54,695 --> 00:35:57,654 the brothers may have overcommitted. 685 00:35:57,656 --> 00:35:59,948 In the back of my mind, I'm definitely worried 686 00:35:59,950 --> 00:36:01,825 that we're not gonna be able to complete the barter. 687 00:36:01,827 --> 00:36:03,785 The time that we have left 688 00:36:03,787 --> 00:36:05,620 and the job that we have to do, it's just... 689 00:36:05,664 --> 00:36:07,330 It's not equaling out. 690 00:36:09,001 --> 00:36:11,209 To make it where they don't drop on our heads, 691 00:36:11,211 --> 00:36:14,838 why don't we just undo these and push them up one at a time? 692 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:16,923 And then we'll put the small portions on the bottom. 693 00:36:19,386 --> 00:36:21,011 [Gabe] Do... 694 00:36:21,013 --> 00:36:22,846 Do you think we've done too much to do that? 695 00:36:22,848 --> 00:36:24,097 No. 696 00:36:24,933 --> 00:36:26,725 A stitch in time saves nine. 697 00:36:30,606 --> 00:36:31,897 [Gabe] Slide it up. 698 00:36:36,069 --> 00:36:37,585 [Gabe] Perfect. 699 00:36:37,587 --> 00:36:40,155 I think Noah came up with a really good idea. 700 00:36:40,157 --> 00:36:42,532 We're gonna put the biggest pieces of tin on the top. 701 00:36:42,534 --> 00:36:46,203 That way we don't have to kick the ladder out. 702 00:36:46,205 --> 00:36:48,455 So the best bet is to get the most coverage on the top 703 00:36:48,457 --> 00:36:50,248 and then the little pieces on the bottom. 704 00:36:52,628 --> 00:36:54,502 [Noah] Now we do the next one. 705 00:36:55,631 --> 00:36:58,215 -[Noah] You got two in? -I got three in. 706 00:36:59,426 --> 00:37:02,344 [narrator] With a new metho in place to put up the tin siding... 707 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,388 -That's that? -[Gabe] That's that. 708 00:37:05,390 --> 00:37:08,225 ...the brothers move swiftly on the job. 709 00:37:08,227 --> 00:37:09,601 [Gabe] You got me, right? 710 00:37:09,678 --> 00:37:11,853 Uh, more or less. 711 00:37:12,397 --> 00:37:13,521 [Gabe] I prefer more. 712 00:37:15,275 --> 00:37:16,399 [Noah] You good? 713 00:37:16,476 --> 00:37:18,818 [Gabe] Uh, yeah. That's the last of it. 714 00:37:18,895 --> 00:37:20,987 That's a successful barter. 715 00:37:21,064 --> 00:37:25,408 Yeah. Now I can literally give my family Alaska. 716 00:37:25,410 --> 00:37:28,370 Dude, for you this is, you know, it's a beginning. 717 00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:30,705 -It is. This is awesome. -That's awesome. 718 00:37:30,707 --> 00:37:33,041 I just feels great to have helped Noah find his new home, 719 00:37:33,043 --> 00:37:34,709 and it's really cool. 720 00:37:34,753 --> 00:37:36,920 Like, that's one of the reasons I came up here 721 00:37:36,922 --> 00:37:39,506 was to help him, you know, realize that dream. 722 00:37:39,508 --> 00:37:41,466 I couldn't be more happy with the place he found. 723 00:37:41,468 --> 00:37:44,761 It's a great place. I think it's really gonna do him good. 724 00:37:44,838 --> 00:37:46,846 You'll have to come visit on my island. 725 00:37:46,923 --> 00:37:48,848 -[laughing] -Isn't that just cool? 726 00:37:48,850 --> 00:37:50,767 -[Gabe] It is. It is. -It's small, but it's still an island. 727 00:37:50,769 --> 00:37:51,893 I'm gonna call it Fantasy Island. 728 00:37:51,895 --> 00:37:53,687 [chuckling] 729 00:37:53,689 --> 00:37:56,898 [Noah] I had this dream of being able to have Alask 730 00:37:56,942 --> 00:37:58,566 and now we've done it. 731 00:37:58,568 --> 00:38:01,278 And now it's time to go back home 732 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:03,905 to kiss my wife and my son. 733 00:38:03,949 --> 00:38:06,533 Next spring guess where we're gonna be? 734 00:38:07,577 --> 00:38:09,661 [Noah] I just wish that people would come up and visit. 735 00:38:09,663 --> 00:38:11,121 [Gabe] You know we will. 736 00:38:11,197 --> 00:38:12,205 Do you think Mom would? 737 00:38:12,207 --> 00:38:13,773 Oh, for sure. 738 00:38:24,970 --> 00:38:28,179 [Noah] Knowing that we've accomplished our goals 739 00:38:28,181 --> 00:38:33,018 and we actually now have secured a home in Alaska, 740 00:38:33,020 --> 00:38:36,021 and once the paperwork closes and everything... 741 00:38:37,149 --> 00:38:38,464 It feels good. 742 00:38:39,484 --> 00:38:43,028 Meyers Chuck reminds me of growing up. 743 00:38:43,989 --> 00:38:46,197 And it's just what I wanna reclaim. 744 00:38:47,576 --> 00:38:49,075 -[Noah] Seek and ye shall find. -[Billy] That's it. 745 00:38:49,152 --> 00:38:50,651 How long have we been seeking? 746 00:38:50,653 --> 00:38:52,329 -We've been seeking a long time. -A long time. 747 00:38:52,447 --> 00:38:53,747 Well, we found it. 748 00:38:55,375 --> 00:38:57,375 It is that Alaskan dream. 749 00:38:57,377 --> 00:39:00,337 Building on it and fishing 750 00:39:00,339 --> 00:39:02,881 and hunting and exploring 751 00:39:02,883 --> 00:39:05,216 and exploring and exploring some more. 752 00:39:07,054 --> 00:39:08,887 We can name the island whatever we want, 753 00:39:08,889 --> 00:39:12,015 and we can do whatever we want and... 754 00:39:13,393 --> 00:39:15,477 That's just kind of a weight off my shoulders 755 00:39:15,479 --> 00:39:18,605 to be able to go back to Alaska and give that to my boys. 756 00:40:06,696 --> 00:40:10,240 I feel so responsible 757 00:40:10,242 --> 00:40:11,950 for what happened to Rain. 758 00:40:11,952 --> 00:40:14,035 She came to Alaska for me. 759 00:40:14,037 --> 00:40:17,038 She wouldn't have come if it wasn't for me. 760 00:40:18,834 --> 00:40:23,253 It hurts 'cause I would throw myself into a bear's mouth to protect Rain. 761 00:40:23,255 --> 00:40:24,546 Quite literally. 762 00:40:34,558 --> 00:40:36,516 I hope that she, you know... 763 00:40:38,437 --> 00:40:39,769 I don't know. Just finds herself 764 00:40:39,771 --> 00:40:41,663 and gets better. 765 00:40:47,737 --> 00:40:51,114 [narrator] On the next episo of Alaskan Bush People . 766 00:40:51,116 --> 00:40:51,839 This is it. 767 00:40:51,841 --> 00:40:53,191 Why are you dancing? 768 00:40:53,193 --> 00:40:56,244 The Alaska trip kind of set me back a little bit. 769 00:40:56,246 --> 00:40:57,912 The sooner I can get a little cabin built, 770 00:40:57,914 --> 00:41:00,248 the sooner I can move Raquell and the girls up here. 771 00:41:00,292 --> 00:41:03,042 I wanna keep it as bush as I can. 772 00:41:03,044 --> 00:41:04,252 Wait, wait, wait, wait. 773 00:41:04,296 --> 00:41:05,920 Uh-uh. 774 00:41:06,381 --> 00:41:08,256 Okay, let's get to work. 775 00:41:08,258 --> 00:41:10,341 There is so much to be doing on the mountain, 776 00:41:10,418 --> 00:41:14,053 but right now I wanna make sure the gold is up and running 777 00:41:14,055 --> 00:41:16,264 for Rain and for Dad. 778 00:41:16,266 --> 00:41:18,141 This is your thing. You were the one that saw it all piece together. 779 00:41:18,143 --> 00:41:20,051 What? 780 00:41:20,127 --> 00:41:23,021 I don't even know where the equipment's supposed to, like, actually be. 781 00:41:23,523 --> 00:41:24,647 Oh, my gosh. 782 00:41:26,485 --> 00:41:27,775 It's going off the edge!