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[Noah] I like to get in jus
like an aircraft designer.
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We're as aerodynamic
and aqua-dynamic
and fashionable.
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I'm working on a spear.
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Spear-making is definitely
something that I've done
a lot.
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All the guys and I have.
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Ouch.
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I think we're there.
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Let's see what she does
in action.
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[grunts]
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I'm liking it.
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Oh, yeah.
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It's working.
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[grunts]
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Oh!
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Broke it.
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[narrator] On this episode
of Alaskan Bush People...
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[Noah] I think that's it.
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Oh, dang. Yeah, you can tell
someone took care of it.
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[Noah] This will be brushed
and easier to walk,
and there'd be stairs.
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Darn it. I'm acting
like I already own it.
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Yeah. I said that I wouldn't
leave until I found
what I was looking for,
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and now I can't leave
until I've secured it.
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Watch out.
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[crying] I'm not used
to feeling like this.
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I think the whole trip's
been overwhelming for Rain.
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It just doesn't feel right
being on the water
without him. [cries]
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[Bird] I don't know
what I can do to help.
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There is so much
to forage here.
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[whispers] Oh, yes.
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Beach asparagus.
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Boiling it's better,
but you can eat it raw.
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It's hard to describe.
It's, like, crunchy,
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and then it gets, like,
salty and liquid-y.
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Kind of asparagus-like,
honestly.
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[narrator] It's nearly the e
of a month-long voyage
through southeast Alaska,
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and as Bird and Rain
soak in their final day
on Mosman Island,
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Noah, son, Eli, and brother
Gabe, are 25 miles away,
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in the small peninsula
of Meyers Chuck,
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where a two-acre
private island
could be Noah's final chanc
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to find a homestead
before they return
to the Lower 48.
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[Noah] So far, the trip
and experience
of trying to find a house-
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it's difficult.
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This Meyers Chuck property
is the last one
that I have a solid lead on.
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If this property isn't the o
I'm looking for,
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that completely puts
the future that I wanted
for my boys at stake.
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I don't wanna go home
without finding something.
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-All right. Away we go.
-[Eli] Yeah, and we can say,
"Whee!"
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-[Noah] Whee!
-[Eli] Yeah. So loud.
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[narrator] The property
Noah will scout features
a two-bedroom cabin
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and is known to have
some of the best fishing
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and crabbing
in southeast Alaska.
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Actually, I think that's it.
The on with the green roof.
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[Gabe] Right there?
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-[Noah] Straight ahead.
-[Eli] I see it.
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-[Gabe] Ooh.
-[Noah] Ah, I see it, too.
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[Eli] Yeah.
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I was informed that this house
was on an island.
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I was unaware that it meant
the house came with an island,
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and that there's no
other house on this island.
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And there's no other property
on this island,
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that the property
I'm looking at
is the island itself.
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That's the house.
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-[Gabe] Nice.
-[Eli] Yeah.
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[Noah] I'm hoping
that Meyers Chuck is the one
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But I'm not hoping
it's the one
because it's the last one.
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I'm not gonna force myself
to like it.
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I want the best for my family,
and I'm going to give them it.
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[Gabe] Watch your step, dude.
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Watch these planks.
Hang on, you stay with Daddy
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I got him.
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[Gabe] All the planks
look good.
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-[Noah] Yeah.
-[Gabe] Foundation
looks good.
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Dang, we're up here a ways.
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-[Noah] Not at high tide,
we wouldn't be.
-[Gabe] Oh, that's true.
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-Mind if I stab it?
-[Noah] Uh, yeah.
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-Rot test.
-[Noah] Do the rot test.
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-How is it?
-A little soft there. Not bad.
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-What's the inside look like?
-Not too bad, actually.
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Oh, dang. Yeah, you can tell
someone took care of it.
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Nice couch. Nice framework.
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Yellow bathroom.
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The roof planks are good.
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The floor's good.
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Nice stove.
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This looks really nice.
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Are you sure
this one's for sale?
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[Noah] Yeah. For sale as is.
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As is?
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Gabe likes the house.
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Eli likes the house.
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I haven't even done a chance
to say my opinion on it.
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Sheesh.
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Cook stove.
Looks like it's propane.
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A kitchen.
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-And you know what else
I noticed?
-What's that?
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-There's no rat droppings.
-Yeah. No.
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Usually, in Alaska,
rats are a problem,
mice are a problem.
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That's why almost everyone
has a cat.
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There's no rat droppings,
no rat mess, no signs
of pests at all in the house.
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It means the house
is very well sealed,
and nothing can get in.
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[Gabe] Antler handles
on your door cabinet.
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Oh, that's cool.
And they're real, too,
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instead of how down south,
they'd be fake.
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[Gabe] What do you think
of the house?
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-It doesn't have holes
in the floor.
-No.
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It doesn't have
fancy massage chairs
in the corner.
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It's not old. Smell that?
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It just smells
like an old cabin.
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-And look at that view.
-It's a really good view.
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-[Gabe] Oh, my goodness.
-[Noah] That's--
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-[Gabe] Wow.
-[Noah] Unless I'm mistaken...
Yeah.
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-That's Mystery Island there.
-Yeah.
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[Noah] Okay, buddy.
Let's go for a walk.
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This house isn't large,
it isn't fancy.
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It's the bare bones
of what you need in Alaska.
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But quite frankly,
the size of the acreage
isn't exactly what I wanted,
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which is kind of
bumming me out a bit.
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2.7 or 8 acres isn't a lot.
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It's important to take a look
at the island and see
exactly how big it feels
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'cause as the crow flies,
it might not be very big,
but walking it is different.
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[horses neigh and snort]
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[Bear grunts]
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I could definitely use
some more shoulders
and hands on this job.
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[narrator] 1,000 miles south
on North Star Ranch,
major projects stack up...
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[Bear] Having to do
the lion's share of the wor
definitely slows you down.
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[narrator] ...as the Browns
eagerly await the return
of the rest of the pack.
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And for brother, Bear,
and expectant wife, Raiven,
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their priority
is a permanent mountain home
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[Bear] I heard back
from the house-build guy
today.
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Unfortunately, it doesn't
seem like the conexes
are feasible enough
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to get the permit for.
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He just talked
like it would take
way too long
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and cost, like,
double the money
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and would be difficult
all the way down the line.
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Spent a lot of time
drawing that out.
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I know you did the drawing
for it.
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Now we're gonna be doing
regular wood,
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which means you have
to measure and cut
and use hammers and nails.
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With another baby on the way,
I'm definitely feeling
the pressure
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to have a home built
as fast as possible.
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The whole concept
of the conex castle
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was to use something
that's easier to use.
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You don't have to sit there
and build it up.
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But it's... With the permit
taking that long to get
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and possibly
not even being able
to get them approved,
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the only thing we can do
is move on.
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We need to get a house built.
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[Raiven] You know,
I kind of love
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-that fairy-garden-ish-looking
home.
-I know.
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Like the old fairytales,
Cinderella, Snow White.
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-Yeah, kind of--
-Well, you're already
a princess.
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One thing that I do think
we'll be able to do
is make Raiven's dream
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of having, like,
a fairy-style home come true
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'cause basically,
a fairy home is like
a fairytale home.
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It's like a home
they'd have had
back in knight days,
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when the world was, like,
covered with magic,
and fairies, and sprites,
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and things like that.
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We don't have fairies-
that I've seen-
but we do have butterflies.
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I know you hate it
when I say it,
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but, you know, winter is just
around the corner.
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It's getting close.
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We need to come up
with a drawing
as fast as we can.
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For me, I want my home
to be a place where I got to,
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and it feels very comfortable
and calm and cozy.
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For Bear, as long as there's
something tall he can climb up
and something crazy he can do,
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he's gonna enjoy it
either way.
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The quicker we can
get this house up, the better.
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-The road--
-We need the road.
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-We gotta get the road
and the maps out.
-Yeah, true.
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Yeah. We should take a look
and see exactly
what we're thinking
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and where to put it.
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Well, the road is always
the first step to building
a house
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because you need
to get to the house,
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and you need to haul
a lot of building material
to the house site.
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So, what do you think?
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I might get in that kind of
close grove of trees
right there.
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I feel like maybe if we kind
of went with something
somewhere over there...
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-[Bear] Okay.
-...that's more flat.
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-[Bear] Off that way.
-Or maybe even over there,
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where those kind of
line of trees are flat.
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And I like the conex being
that top point.
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[Bear speaking]
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[Raiven] Sure.
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-[Bear] Yeah.
-[Raiven] All right.
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-Your escape from your wife
and children.
-[Bear laughs]
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That clearing over there.
I feel like it would be
a good spot if you like it.
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Yeah. Let me walk over there.
I'll check it out.
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-[Raiven calls] Be careful!
-[Bear] Ish!
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[Bird] We'll find a good one
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I found some blueberries.
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And have I missed this.
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Fresh blueberries.
That was one of our favorite
things to do
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when we lived in Alaska.
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And just the fact
that Mom and Dad
probably picked
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from these same bushes
is really cool.
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[narrator] Before meeting u
with their brothers
in Meyers Chuck,
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Bird walks the island
of Mosman one last time.
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But for sister, Rain,
the memories
are flooding back.
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-[Bill] It wears you out,
doesn't it?
-[Rain] Yes. [laughs]
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Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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-[Rain laughs]
-[Bill] Rain, you sit back.
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-A little bit more there.
-Bring it in.
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-A little further.
-Perfect.
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What do you think, kiddo?
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Well, let me just try
my designated spot
over here in the sunlight.
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You've helped me on this more
than you've helped
on anything, I think.
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-Yeah.
-Proud of you, kiddo.
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[Rain calls] Hey, Bird.
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[Bird] I'll be there
in one second.
I have to finish this.
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You know, I can tell
that Rain's having
a hard time.
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I think the whole trip's
been overwhelming
for Rain.
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I think Alaska has been
making her think about things
with, like, Dad
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that she hadn't thought about.
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Being on The Integrity
has been hard for everybody
you know,
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'cause of the memories
it brings up.
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But I think for Rain,
she's been piloting it,
and we've been on the water
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and the storms, and I think
that that's bringing
a lot of memories of Dad.
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I think it's brining up
that he's not here anymore.
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Coming to Alaska,
I knew it was gonna
be difficult,
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and I don't think
she had anticipated that.
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I'm a little worried
about her. I would be lying
if I said I wasn't.
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[Gabe] One thing I love
about islands like this
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is all the, like,
cool little nooks and crannies
like this log here
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that's, like, overgrown
with moss.
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There's a whole other side
of the island over here.
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And up here!
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[narrator] In the small
peninsula of Meyers Chuck,
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a community with only
30 residents,
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Noah and his son, Eli,
along with brother, Gabe,
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scout a private
two-acre island.
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-You wanna try a bug?
-No.
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Why?
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[narrator] With a plan
to return to the Lower 48
the next morning,
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this is the only property le
on his itinerary.
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I like the house.
Like, I like the idea
of the island.
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But two point whatever acres
is a little small
for what I'm looking for.
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00:12:02,055 --> 00:12:04,055
I'm looking
for a little bit bigger.
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This island is pretty wild,
pretty untamed, you know.
A lot of thick brush.
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Plenty of room to spread out
you know.
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It's basically a clean slate,
and you can just build,
you know,
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whatever you can imagine,
and Noah has
a pretty good imagination.
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This is a little muskeg.
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The cabin doesn't have
running water.
It's on rain collection.
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It'd be awesome
if this was a spring.
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It doesn't look
like it's running right now,
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but everything else
is just a little bit muddy.
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But right here looks like it.
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00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:40,675
I already have it
going in my head.
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I wanna build a castle there,
with a lighthouse on it.
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I want to put rock half wall
going around it,
with some little outbuilding
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Then we'll put a dock
'cause we need one
if we're gonna have a boat.
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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.
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I wanna build a deck.
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I have a lot of projects
I wanna do.
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And every time I see
an inch of this property,
I'm like,
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"You know what?
I can do that."
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The property is only
2.8 acres, but it's all hill
and valleys,
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so it makes it feel
like it's bigger.
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Of course, over the years,
it'd feel smaller and smaller
as we went
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'cause this would be brushed
and easier to walk,
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and there'd be stairs
going down.
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Darn it. I'm acting
like I already own it.
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Oh, look. Huckleberries.
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You want a huckleberry?
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Climb on up.
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[Eli speaking]
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[Noah] Well, go ahead.
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-Enjoy some blueberries.
-Yeah.
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Right now, I'm really liking
this place.
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It has an awesome cabin.
There's berries everywhere.
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I mean, look at this bush.
There's blueberries
right here.
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Huckleberries there.
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[Eli speaking]
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You want Mommy
to bring her kitchen here?
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[Eli speaking]
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And the baby?
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So you really like it here,
don't you?
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[Eli speaking]
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[Noah] A bear paw print?
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[Noah] Oh.
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The entire time,
I've said I would know
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when I stepped foot
on the property
that I was supposed to have,
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and this is it.
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This has the feeling.
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This has the feeling
of going back
to my childhood place.
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This property
is how I get back to Alaska.
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00:14:33,331 --> 00:14:36,082
[phone dialing]
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[Rhain on phone] How are you
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[Noah] I'm sitting
at one of the houses.
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00:14:40,046 --> 00:14:43,756
Eli doesn't want to leave.
I don't really, either.
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00:14:43,833 --> 00:14:45,174
[Rhain on phone] Why not?
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I think I've found
what we're looking for.
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00:14:49,514 --> 00:14:55,351
Quite frankly,
I really like the island,
and it feels right.
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00:14:55,353 --> 00:14:59,022
But I can't make the decision
on my own
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and go out to be able
to get it without running it
past my wife first.
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00:15:04,070 --> 00:15:06,321
[Rhain on phone] Which one
are you at?
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00:15:06,323 --> 00:15:08,865
It was the Meyers Chuck one.
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00:15:08,867 --> 00:15:11,910
[Rhain on phone] Meyers Chuc
Okay. That's the little
tiny house.
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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.
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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.
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00:15:29,971 --> 00:15:34,057
My goal has been to try
to re-give you what we had
in Browntown,
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00:15:34,059 --> 00:15:37,810
and this property does that
and so much more.
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00:15:40,190 --> 00:15:41,731
[Rhain on phone]
You know what you want,
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and I know that you know
what we need.
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I'm gonna trust you,
and go for it.
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00:15:47,772 --> 00:15:48,796
Okay.
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[Rhain on phone]
Stake your claim,
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and then come home
before you miss
your second son's first step
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I don't wanna leave
until I've secured
this being ours.
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[Rhain on phone] All right.
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-Eli, say, "Bye-bye, Mommy."
-Bye-bye, Mommy.
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00:15:59,668 --> 00:16:02,293
[Rhain on phone]
Bye, Eli. I love you.
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00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:03,586
[Elie] Love you, Mommy.
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00:16:03,630 --> 00:16:05,204
[Rhain on phone]
Good job, Noah.
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00:16:05,206 --> 00:16:06,339
-[Noah] Thank you. All right.
-[Rhain on phone] Mmm-hmm.
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00:16:06,416 --> 00:16:08,007
-[Noah] Bye.
-[Rhain on phone] Bye.
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00:16:08,009 --> 00:16:10,510
-Yes. Let's go.
-Okay.
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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
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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,
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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.
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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
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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,
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00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:45,420
then they'll hold it for us,
and we can start
the actual negotiations
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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...
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00:17:09,904 --> 00:17:11,320
After Dad passed away,
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00:17:13,033 --> 00:17:14,607
a part of me died.
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00:17:14,683 --> 00:17:20,872
I knew, I just knew
than when we came here,
on Mosman,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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00:20:05,496 --> 00:20:06,954
[cries]
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00:20:14,422 --> 00:20:15,504
[sniffles]
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00:20:39,781 --> 00:20:40,947
[Ami] Here, henny.
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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.
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00:20:46,871 --> 00:20:48,895
[narrator]
On North Star Ranch,
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00:20:48,897 --> 00:20:53,626
news of Rain's struggle
in Alaska has reached
the mountain.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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00:21:28,705 --> 00:21:30,029
There's no stopping us.
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00:21:30,031 --> 00:21:31,914
No matter what it is,
you have to keep going.
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00:21:31,916 --> 00:21:34,625
You have to persevere
and know that...
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00:21:35,753 --> 00:21:37,795
whatever happens
God has a reason.
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00:21:47,056 --> 00:21:48,222
[Bear laughing]
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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!