1 00:00:01,752 --> 00:00:04,086 [Gabe] Wow. She's ready. 2 00:00:04,088 --> 00:00:05,153 [Snowbird] Welcome. Welcome 3 00:00:05,231 --> 00:00:07,131 The roof looks a little different. 4 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:09,758 It's a little different. Over here is way different. 5 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,302 Can you still get through the hatch? 6 00:00:12,304 --> 00:00:13,762 Not here. It's in the bathroom. 7 00:00:13,764 --> 00:00:16,181 In the bathroom. 8 00:00:16,183 --> 00:00:20,978 What if you're downstairs and you need to come upstairs. 9 00:00:21,022 --> 00:00:22,262 You come up... 10 00:00:22,264 --> 00:00:24,565 -...and someone's in the bathroom? -No. 11 00:00:24,567 --> 00:00:25,816 Every time I'm in the bathroom, 12 00:00:25,818 --> 00:00:27,735 I'm like, putting my foot on the hole. 13 00:00:27,811 --> 00:00:29,194 I'm like, you know, trying to make sure 14 00:00:29,271 --> 00:00:30,604 nobody can come up it. 15 00:00:30,606 --> 00:00:32,531 [Gabe] I don't want to nit-pick designs. 16 00:00:34,827 --> 00:00:36,035 [narrator] This year, 17 00:00:36,111 --> 00:00:37,703 the Brown siblings spread their wings 18 00:00:37,705 --> 00:00:39,163 more than ever before. 19 00:00:39,206 --> 00:00:40,622 You're not going to bring Bird back. 20 00:00:40,699 --> 00:00:42,416 You're going to bring a wild animal. 21 00:00:42,493 --> 00:00:45,044 [narrator] Pursuing new chapters in their lives 22 00:00:45,046 --> 00:00:46,920 I want to be able to stand on my porch butt naked 23 00:00:46,997 --> 00:00:49,506 and put off a couple of rounds into my target. 24 00:00:49,550 --> 00:00:51,592 [narrator] But every step brings hurdle 25 00:00:53,220 --> 00:00:54,053 Oh, bro. 26 00:00:54,055 --> 00:00:55,721 I'm dying. 27 00:00:55,723 --> 00:00:58,557 [narrator] And on this episo of Alaskan Bush People... 28 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,727 ...lost footage and new insight 29 00:01:01,729 --> 00:01:04,980 reveal more challenges and fun family moments... 30 00:01:04,982 --> 00:01:07,316 I've had more concussions than most boxers. 31 00:01:07,318 --> 00:01:09,860 [narrator] ...that made their journey even sweeter. 32 00:01:09,904 --> 00:01:12,237 -It's weird. -Let's do this. 33 00:01:24,001 --> 00:01:26,043 So I'm bringing up some automated feeders 34 00:01:26,045 --> 00:01:27,419 for while we're gone. 35 00:01:27,421 --> 00:01:28,611 Gone? 36 00:01:28,613 --> 00:01:31,381 So it goes through and feeds everything 37 00:01:31,425 --> 00:01:33,342 while we're in Alaska. 38 00:01:34,512 --> 00:01:36,386 Alaska? You're going to Alaska? 39 00:01:36,430 --> 00:01:38,806 Uh, Rain and I 40 00:01:38,882 --> 00:01:42,142 have been looking for a piece of property in Alaska. 41 00:01:45,356 --> 00:01:47,397 [narrator] It's a period of growth and change 42 00:01:47,399 --> 00:01:48,649 for the Brown family, 43 00:01:48,651 --> 00:01:50,567 as each member of the wolfpack 44 00:01:50,602 --> 00:01:53,695 looks to take big strides in their own lives. 45 00:01:53,697 --> 00:01:55,906 [Gabe] I think this year, more tha a lot of other years, 46 00:01:55,908 --> 00:01:58,784 we... we had our sights that really high, like, 47 00:01:58,819 --> 00:02:01,703 we all were really trying to accomplish something grandiose. 48 00:02:01,780 --> 00:02:03,455 How good does it feel to be on the ocean again? 49 00:02:03,457 --> 00:02:04,790 [Snowbird] It's very surreal. 50 00:02:04,792 --> 00:02:06,875 Everyone separately had their own things 51 00:02:06,877 --> 00:02:08,001 they were trying to accomplish. 52 00:02:08,003 --> 00:02:09,169 And I think that's... 53 00:02:09,171 --> 00:02:10,963 that means you're good, though. 54 00:02:10,965 --> 00:02:13,423 [narrator] But not without their fair share of setbacks 55 00:02:13,467 --> 00:02:14,591 -Hold it. Hold it. -Stay clear. 56 00:02:14,593 --> 00:02:16,284 Coming down. Stay clear. 57 00:02:16,286 --> 00:02:19,138 [Ami] Sometimes big challenges, things can go wrong. 58 00:02:19,298 --> 00:02:20,556 Sometimes? 59 00:02:20,558 --> 00:02:22,307 It's hard for us for that to happen. 60 00:02:22,309 --> 00:02:24,560 But then when you overcome those challenges 61 00:02:24,562 --> 00:02:26,770 and you find a way to continue doing 62 00:02:26,772 --> 00:02:28,221 what you're doing, to me, 63 00:02:28,223 --> 00:02:31,650 it brings more satisfaction when the job is finished. 64 00:02:32,778 --> 00:02:34,820 Welcome to all who have gathered here 65 00:02:34,897 --> 00:02:38,866 to share this marriage ceremony of Raiven and Solomon Brown. 66 00:02:38,868 --> 00:02:42,661 [narrator] The year began with an important milestone for the family, 67 00:02:42,663 --> 00:02:45,914 the marriage of Bear and Raiven. 68 00:02:45,991 --> 00:02:48,959 And while the ceremony went off without a hitch... 69 00:02:49,003 --> 00:02:51,378 Do you, Solomon, take Raiven 70 00:02:51,380 --> 00:02:53,630 to be your lawfully wedded wife 71 00:02:53,674 --> 00:02:55,382 till death do you part? 72 00:02:55,384 --> 00:02:56,592 I do. 73 00:02:56,594 --> 00:02:57,834 [narrator] ...lost footage 74 00:02:57,845 --> 00:03:00,012 shows the morning of the big day 75 00:03:00,014 --> 00:03:02,639 nearly begins disastrously. 76 00:03:04,310 --> 00:03:06,000 Hello? 77 00:03:06,078 --> 00:03:09,188 We're halfway up the mountain and we didn't have enough fuel. 78 00:03:09,264 --> 00:03:11,732 I'll... I'll get up as quick as I can, baby. 79 00:03:11,808 --> 00:03:14,401 [Raiven speaking] 80 00:03:15,821 --> 00:03:17,279 [Bear] Maybe an hour. 81 00:03:17,281 --> 00:03:18,322 Sorry, baby. 82 00:03:18,324 --> 00:03:20,032 -[Raiven speaking] -More. 83 00:03:21,243 --> 00:03:23,160 You know, with weddings, everybody's rushing. 84 00:03:23,162 --> 00:03:24,453 You got a deadline to me. 85 00:03:24,455 --> 00:03:26,205 And then you add the fact 86 00:03:26,207 --> 00:03:28,749 that the wedding was on the top of our mountain in the property, 87 00:03:28,825 --> 00:03:32,961 I just pushed it a little bit far with the Suburban, and it just died on me. 88 00:03:32,963 --> 00:03:35,422 Touche, getting y'all guys' help with this. 89 00:03:35,424 --> 00:03:37,090 -Running late. -Yeah. 90 00:03:37,125 --> 00:03:41,178 There's nothing like taking a hike in a skirt and... 91 00:03:41,180 --> 00:03:43,013 Can say y'all guys are dressed to kill. 92 00:03:43,057 --> 00:03:44,973 When Rain and I got to the Suburban, 93 00:03:44,975 --> 00:03:47,184 you know, he wasn't actually very far up the mountain, 94 00:03:47,186 --> 00:03:50,229 so, you know, it broke down real quick. 95 00:03:50,305 --> 00:03:53,440 But all Rain and I did, we just brought gas. 96 00:03:53,442 --> 00:03:54,566 We were like, you know what? 97 00:03:54,568 --> 00:03:56,360 Let's try gas before anything else. 98 00:03:56,362 --> 00:03:57,753 It's a good pit crew. 99 00:03:57,755 --> 00:04:00,113 Yeah, I came up, I was trying to haul the stuff, 100 00:04:00,115 --> 00:04:02,866 and I thought she had enough fuel to make it, 101 00:04:02,910 --> 00:04:03,909 but she didn't. 102 00:04:03,911 --> 00:04:05,744 So here we are. 103 00:04:05,779 --> 00:04:07,246 Y'all guys didn't bring me too much fuel, 104 00:04:07,322 --> 00:04:08,997 but I think it should be enough to... to make it. 105 00:04:09,074 --> 00:04:10,290 It's something, so... 106 00:04:10,292 --> 00:04:11,959 I mean, it wouldn't be a Brown wedding 107 00:04:11,961 --> 00:04:13,752 if we weren't falling a little behind. 108 00:04:13,754 --> 00:04:15,570 Of course, it's something. 109 00:04:15,572 --> 00:04:17,506 You know, we're getting ready for a momentous, joyous occasion. 110 00:04:17,508 --> 00:04:20,175 Of course, you know, the Suburban is going to break down on the way up. 111 00:04:20,252 --> 00:04:21,677 That's just par for the course. 112 00:04:21,753 --> 00:04:23,262 [engine starts] 113 00:04:23,264 --> 00:04:25,555 -Okay. -She's good. 114 00:04:25,557 --> 00:04:28,433 Saying to service tires, but I think that can wait. 115 00:04:28,510 --> 00:04:30,310 Fuels a little bit above E. 116 00:04:30,312 --> 00:04:32,345 Not even just the Suburban breakdown, 117 00:04:32,347 --> 00:04:34,147 he had all the supplies for the wedding and everything inside it. 118 00:04:34,149 --> 00:04:35,399 [Gabe] Yeah, yeah. 119 00:04:35,401 --> 00:04:38,026 All the decorations, the cake. 120 00:04:38,028 --> 00:04:39,820 -The dress. All of it. -The dress. 121 00:04:39,896 --> 00:04:41,321 Okay. Y'all excited? 122 00:04:41,323 --> 00:04:42,614 Y'all guys nervous for me? 123 00:04:42,649 --> 00:04:44,825 -A little, yeah. -I'm excited. 124 00:04:44,901 --> 00:04:46,702 The question is, are you nervous? 125 00:04:46,737 --> 00:04:48,345 [Bear] A little bit nervous. 126 00:04:48,347 --> 00:04:51,081 Just that I want everything to, you know, be just perfect, 127 00:04:51,125 --> 00:04:52,374 you know, fairy tale style. 128 00:04:52,376 --> 00:04:55,210 You know, don't want to get in there 129 00:04:55,287 --> 00:04:58,380 and notice my sister have these huge boots on. 130 00:04:58,382 --> 00:04:59,464 What are you talking about? 131 00:04:59,541 --> 00:05:01,341 You think I didn't notice your boots? 132 00:05:01,343 --> 00:05:03,343 I did not think you-- What's to notice? 133 00:05:03,420 --> 00:05:05,095 [laughing] 134 00:05:05,097 --> 00:05:06,680 Although I always try to keep it as cool 135 00:05:06,757 --> 00:05:08,223 and under control as possible always, 136 00:05:08,225 --> 00:05:09,975 even in bad storms, burning houses, 137 00:05:10,052 --> 00:05:11,518 I'm always as cool as I could be. 138 00:05:11,595 --> 00:05:14,354 But Bird has these gigantic boots on 139 00:05:14,356 --> 00:05:16,106 which aren't exactly appropriate for wedding. 140 00:05:16,150 --> 00:05:17,941 I'm like, "Birdie, come on. 141 00:05:17,943 --> 00:05:19,860 I think I've got a pair of spare boots to give her 142 00:05:19,936 --> 00:05:21,069 to by the time we get up there. 143 00:05:21,146 --> 00:05:22,612 I'm just glad I have the fuel now." 144 00:05:22,614 --> 00:05:24,230 It's like, "Oh, nice suit, Birdie." 145 00:05:24,232 --> 00:05:27,659 And then you have these gigantic mud-clunking boots on. 146 00:05:27,661 --> 00:05:28,885 What's wrong with my boots? 147 00:05:28,887 --> 00:05:30,412 -Are you kidding? -These are my good boots. 148 00:05:30,414 --> 00:05:32,456 They'd be fine if you were going through the Alaska bush, 149 00:05:32,499 --> 00:05:35,625 into the muskeg, hunting for deer. 150 00:05:36,337 --> 00:05:37,919 You didn't... Don't have any other boots. 151 00:05:37,921 --> 00:05:40,047 No, I have other shoes, but not with me obviously. 152 00:05:40,123 --> 00:05:41,748 I thought these were good. 153 00:05:41,825 --> 00:05:43,842 [Bear] Those are the boots you're planning on actually wearing? 154 00:05:43,919 --> 00:05:45,844 I was. Yes. Are you against it? 155 00:05:45,846 --> 00:05:47,262 [laughing] 156 00:05:47,264 --> 00:05:48,513 Well, look at 'em. Look at 'em. 157 00:05:48,515 --> 00:05:49,765 [Bear] Birdie, they're like... 158 00:05:49,767 --> 00:05:52,309 -They're nice. -They're pretty bad. 159 00:05:52,311 --> 00:05:55,395 [Snowbird] Once, like, after all the chaos and the cars breaking down, 160 00:05:55,472 --> 00:05:57,272 you know, to get to Bear's wedding, 161 00:05:57,274 --> 00:06:00,442 the payoff was the magical ceremony. 162 00:06:00,519 --> 00:06:03,070 [Gabe] Yeah. The best part to me was the end. 163 00:06:03,146 --> 00:06:05,405 Like, once the ceremony was done 164 00:06:05,407 --> 00:06:07,074 and it was just that realization 165 00:06:07,150 --> 00:06:09,076 that we'd welcomed another wolf to the pack. 166 00:06:09,078 --> 00:06:11,745 [all howling] 167 00:06:19,546 --> 00:06:22,756 [narrator] As Bear starts a new chapte on the mountain... 168 00:06:22,833 --> 00:06:26,676 Where exactly are you thinking about putting your house? 169 00:06:26,678 --> 00:06:28,929 Do you already have a place in mind or are you still looking? 170 00:06:29,005 --> 00:06:30,430 I mean, Raquell and I have talked about it, 171 00:06:30,507 --> 00:06:31,890 but we haven't really scouted a lot of it, 172 00:06:31,967 --> 00:06:33,809 so we don't really know. 173 00:06:33,885 --> 00:06:36,645 [narrator] For Brother Gabe the dream of planting roots 174 00:06:36,721 --> 00:06:38,855 on the ranch is top priority 175 00:06:38,899 --> 00:06:41,983 But even the earliest stage of his house build 176 00:06:42,060 --> 00:06:43,985 proves a challenge. 177 00:06:44,062 --> 00:06:45,654 Tracks. Tracks. 178 00:06:45,656 --> 00:06:47,072 -Oh. -Ooh. 179 00:06:47,074 --> 00:06:49,366 Sasquatch. 180 00:06:49,368 --> 00:06:51,225 The thing that really lit a fire under me 181 00:06:51,227 --> 00:06:55,414 to get the house built was to bring Raquell and the girls back up 182 00:06:55,416 --> 00:06:57,791 because it's so hard with them away. 183 00:06:57,793 --> 00:06:59,793 But, you know, I ran into all sorts of problems. 184 00:06:59,870 --> 00:07:01,878 Everywhere I would start to put a cabin, 185 00:07:01,913 --> 00:07:04,381 it would be, like, way too rocky, you know? 186 00:07:04,383 --> 00:07:06,633 And then other parts, no trees, other parts, 187 00:07:06,635 --> 00:07:08,718 widowmaker trees, 188 00:07:08,762 --> 00:07:11,179 and just too many predators here. 189 00:07:11,181 --> 00:07:15,559 There's a spot where I actually found a kill, 190 00:07:15,561 --> 00:07:18,270 and that's where I'm thinking about putting it. 191 00:07:18,305 --> 00:07:20,897 Okay. Yeah, you find an animal carcass, 192 00:07:20,899 --> 00:07:22,357 that's where you want to build your home. 193 00:07:22,359 --> 00:07:23,942 Well, you know-- Sounds about right. 194 00:07:23,944 --> 00:07:26,153 If it was good enough for a cougar to dine, yeah. 195 00:07:26,155 --> 00:07:27,446 Right. 196 00:07:28,407 --> 00:07:31,450 Every cougar, that I've seen down here, 197 00:07:31,452 --> 00:07:33,660 every bear that has given us trouble 198 00:07:33,662 --> 00:07:34,870 came through here, right? 199 00:07:34,946 --> 00:07:36,103 You know, I thought 200 00:07:36,105 --> 00:07:37,146 I was just gonna walk up there, 201 00:07:37,148 --> 00:07:38,957 see a nice spot, stake my claim. 202 00:07:38,959 --> 00:07:40,834 You know, this is Gabesville, you know? 203 00:07:40,836 --> 00:07:43,545 I had no idea how much goes into a simple decision, 204 00:07:43,547 --> 00:07:45,881 like, where to place your house. 205 00:07:45,883 --> 00:07:47,924 [Bear] So what you're thinking further down this trail 206 00:07:47,926 --> 00:07:49,676 or off on the road or literally just go further-- 207 00:07:49,678 --> 00:07:51,219 Somewhere in here. 208 00:07:51,221 --> 00:07:53,555 Okay, that's one reason I-- 209 00:07:53,632 --> 00:07:55,140 Can you climb? 210 00:07:55,142 --> 00:07:57,142 Uh... I'm Bear, aren't I? 211 00:07:58,604 --> 00:08:01,104 [Gabe] Scurry on up. Okay, I'm going up. 212 00:08:01,106 --> 00:08:02,564 Don't go too high. 213 00:08:02,566 --> 00:08:03,648 Just high enough. 214 00:08:03,725 --> 00:08:05,275 If tree climbing was a superpower, 215 00:08:05,319 --> 00:08:06,860 I'd be a superhero. 216 00:08:06,937 --> 00:08:08,778 I know. Are you already up at the top? 217 00:08:08,780 --> 00:08:10,989 -Yup. -Okay. 218 00:08:10,991 --> 00:08:11,948 I shouldn't go any further. 219 00:08:11,950 --> 00:08:13,566 He'll get flimsy on me. 220 00:08:13,568 --> 00:08:15,494 [Gabe] Definitely nice to be able to depend on Bea 221 00:08:15,496 --> 00:08:16,586 -to shimmy up a tree... -Yep. 222 00:08:16,588 --> 00:08:18,346 ...and tell you what's on the horizon. 223 00:08:18,348 --> 00:08:20,874 You know, you don't have to... you don't have to butter him up much for that. 224 00:08:20,876 --> 00:08:23,251 It's like, "Hey, Bear, could you climb this tree?" Yes. 225 00:08:23,328 --> 00:08:24,544 Be careful. 226 00:08:24,621 --> 00:08:26,588 Oh, I'm not that high up. 227 00:08:26,590 --> 00:08:30,008 Well, still, I don't want you to get hurt scouting my land. 228 00:08:30,010 --> 00:08:31,218 It's actually a nice view. 229 00:08:31,220 --> 00:08:33,929 And I can see Mom and Dad's house, too. 230 00:08:34,005 --> 00:08:35,013 That's cool. 231 00:08:35,015 --> 00:08:36,515 That means if I go two story, 232 00:08:36,517 --> 00:08:37,974 I'm going to have a great view. 233 00:08:37,976 --> 00:08:40,519 Got a nice sunset off in the distance. 234 00:08:40,521 --> 00:08:41,561 -[Gabe] Whoo! -[Bear] Right through there. 235 00:08:41,563 --> 00:08:43,429 [Gabe] Awesome. 236 00:08:43,431 --> 00:08:45,565 -[Bear] Yeah, It's a pretty prime spot, man. -Yes, I like it, too. 237 00:08:45,642 --> 00:08:48,401 I've always had a good feeling about this area. 238 00:08:48,403 --> 00:08:51,571 After I got Bear to really help me scout the area, 239 00:08:51,648 --> 00:08:55,825 then came the practical side of actually finding a spot. 240 00:08:55,827 --> 00:08:57,786 And for that, I enlisted Bam. 241 00:08:57,788 --> 00:08:59,120 This is a hill. 242 00:08:59,122 --> 00:09:00,747 This is a drastic hill. 243 00:09:00,749 --> 00:09:02,666 Well, that's a little flat spot. 244 00:09:02,709 --> 00:09:04,918 [Gabe] Bam is really practical minded, 245 00:09:04,995 --> 00:09:07,170 and I think that pragmatic attitude 246 00:09:07,172 --> 00:09:09,798 really came in handy finding a good place. 247 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:11,508 But I just feel like he brought a really good, 248 00:09:11,552 --> 00:09:13,176 like, logistic side to it. 249 00:09:13,178 --> 00:09:15,178 All right, it's leveled off a little bit here. 250 00:09:15,180 --> 00:09:16,763 This isn't as bad. 251 00:09:16,765 --> 00:09:17,847 [Bam] This is it. 252 00:09:17,891 --> 00:09:19,808 Stake the spot. 253 00:09:19,884 --> 00:09:21,518 I have claimed my spot. 254 00:09:22,771 --> 00:09:23,937 It's done. 255 00:09:25,232 --> 00:09:26,881 Feels good. 256 00:09:28,569 --> 00:09:30,944 [narrator] Though his siblin focus is on setting up 257 00:09:30,946 --> 00:09:32,737 their own families, 258 00:09:32,814 --> 00:09:34,573 Brother Bam's energy points 259 00:09:34,649 --> 00:09:37,242 towards the Browns ranch operation, 260 00:09:37,244 --> 00:09:39,101 which is in need of improvement. 261 00:09:39,103 --> 00:09:42,205 So everyone's been kind of doing their own thing on the mountain. 262 00:09:42,207 --> 00:09:44,040 Bear's getting his place fixed up, 263 00:09:44,042 --> 00:09:47,210 and as his family moved up, Gabe's work on his cabin. 264 00:09:47,254 --> 00:09:49,421 [Gabe] It's starting to feel like a home in here. 265 00:09:49,423 --> 00:09:51,497 I think Bam, though, was kind of taken 266 00:09:51,499 --> 00:09:54,926 into taking care of the ranch a little bit more and try and get it sustained. 267 00:09:55,003 --> 00:09:57,220 [Bam] This is not how I would like to repair i 268 00:09:57,264 --> 00:09:58,930 But for now, I just need it to hold up. 269 00:09:59,007 --> 00:10:00,974 So I'm just wiring it together. 270 00:10:01,051 --> 00:10:03,560 Even though the fire seems like it was a while ago, 271 00:10:03,604 --> 00:10:05,979 it was devastating to such a degree 272 00:10:05,981 --> 00:10:09,608 that has definitely slowed us down quite a bit. 273 00:10:09,684 --> 00:10:11,776 Even right now, we're still really feeling i 274 00:10:11,778 --> 00:10:13,445 because of the amount of things that we lost, 275 00:10:13,447 --> 00:10:16,448 the amount of lumber, and the barn that we lost 276 00:10:16,450 --> 00:10:19,951 and everything that's just not usable now because of the fire. 277 00:10:22,497 --> 00:10:24,030 [narrator] But this season, 278 00:10:24,032 --> 00:10:26,666 with several members of the pack away in Alaska, 279 00:10:26,701 --> 00:10:28,168 Bam's work on the mountain 280 00:10:28,170 --> 00:10:31,630 has left his own house plan in the lurch. 281 00:10:31,632 --> 00:10:33,465 So what are we starting with? 282 00:10:33,541 --> 00:10:36,384 Well, as I understand it, this area 283 00:10:36,386 --> 00:10:39,054 is where his house is supposed to go. 284 00:10:39,056 --> 00:10:42,974 [narrator] And Brothers Bea and Gabe offer to lend a han 285 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:44,267 [Gabe] Bam spread himself really thin, 286 00:10:44,269 --> 00:10:46,561 completely put himself on the backburner. 287 00:10:46,563 --> 00:10:48,313 So Bear and I got together and I was like, 288 00:10:48,315 --> 00:10:49,898 "Let's do something for Bam." 289 00:10:49,900 --> 00:10:51,608 So we went up to clear his land. 290 00:10:51,610 --> 00:10:52,776 He didn't even ask. 291 00:10:52,819 --> 00:10:53,943 He didn't have to ask for help. 292 00:10:53,945 --> 00:10:55,395 We just knew that he needed it. 293 00:10:55,471 --> 00:10:57,947 And we... and we took that initiative to help him out. 294 00:10:58,950 --> 00:11:00,200 I think he's going to be ecstatic 295 00:11:00,202 --> 00:11:03,036 if we can clear it off, lope it off. 296 00:11:03,113 --> 00:11:04,996 So then right now, we're just going to cut all this down? 297 00:11:04,998 --> 00:11:06,247 Yep. 298 00:11:06,324 --> 00:11:07,832 Well, enough talk and let's get to cutting. 299 00:11:07,834 --> 00:11:09,358 Let's hack it down. 300 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:12,045 Be careful with the mullein, it's in that time of life 301 00:11:12,047 --> 00:11:13,630 where it's shooting the spores out. 302 00:11:13,632 --> 00:11:15,256 Yeah, I noticed that, actually. 303 00:11:19,388 --> 00:11:20,679 Oh, bro. 304 00:11:20,681 --> 00:11:22,764 -Yo. -I'm dying. 305 00:11:22,766 --> 00:11:24,099 Hot and I can't breathe. 306 00:11:24,101 --> 00:11:26,518 That mullein was so bad. 307 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,187 You hack one of those dry stocks and all of a sudden, 308 00:11:29,264 --> 00:11:31,314 all these spores pop off of it. 309 00:11:31,316 --> 00:11:33,858 -They get it in your throat? -Yep. 310 00:11:33,860 --> 00:11:35,151 You can't breathe. 311 00:11:35,195 --> 00:11:36,986 And it just gets in the eyes. 312 00:11:36,988 --> 00:11:39,739 And it's just like just hacking bushes. 313 00:11:44,705 --> 00:11:46,037 So this is the corner. 314 00:11:47,374 --> 00:11:50,291 This will be one of the... 315 00:11:50,293 --> 00:11:54,003 [sneezes] 316 00:11:54,005 --> 00:11:55,296 [Bear indistinctly] 317 00:11:55,373 --> 00:11:57,716 Thank you. Mullein. 318 00:11:57,751 --> 00:11:59,625 Who knew? 319 00:12:04,391 --> 00:12:07,308 During certain times of the season, mullein is no problem. 320 00:12:07,385 --> 00:12:09,185 Makes for good bush toilet paper. 321 00:12:09,187 --> 00:12:11,354 -And tea. -And a tea. 322 00:12:12,983 --> 00:12:14,941 Mullein and it's different stages. 323 00:12:14,943 --> 00:12:20,029 Just goes from like cute to worse to really bad. 324 00:12:20,031 --> 00:12:22,699 -Oh, it's nasty. -That, it is. 325 00:12:22,743 --> 00:12:24,367 But I think I pretty much did it. 326 00:12:24,369 --> 00:12:25,952 Looks good. 327 00:12:25,954 --> 00:12:28,288 Oh, it means a lot to me, that Bear and Gabe 328 00:12:28,290 --> 00:12:31,124 would go out there working on my stuff like that when I wasn't there. 329 00:12:32,878 --> 00:12:34,669 It's such a hard thing they were doing. 330 00:12:34,671 --> 00:12:36,546 Easy in one way, but killer in another. 331 00:12:36,590 --> 00:12:37,797 And it meant a lot to me. 332 00:12:37,799 --> 00:12:40,759 And it warmed the cockles of me heart. 333 00:12:40,761 --> 00:12:42,552 Go clean out your lungs. 334 00:12:42,554 --> 00:12:45,054 Yep. I'm on that. And my eyes. 335 00:12:46,057 --> 00:12:47,256 [narrator] Coming up. 336 00:12:47,258 --> 00:12:49,100 I got hit in the head so many times. 337 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:52,020 The last one changed my brain chemistry 338 00:12:52,022 --> 00:12:54,522 to the point of altering my taste buds. 339 00:12:54,900 --> 00:12:56,107 Give those a try. 340 00:12:56,109 --> 00:12:58,026 I like spicy, but whoa. 341 00:13:03,992 --> 00:13:06,034 [Noah] We're going up in the time that the bears 342 00:13:06,036 --> 00:13:07,160 are going to be waking up and hungry. 343 00:13:07,162 --> 00:13:08,870 [Snowbird] Waking up and hungry. 344 00:13:08,947 --> 00:13:10,497 And we all look delicious. 345 00:13:10,499 --> 00:13:12,665 I know. Especially you three. 346 00:13:12,667 --> 00:13:14,959 [narrator] The Browns set ambitious new goals 347 00:13:14,961 --> 00:13:16,795 in their personal lives, 348 00:13:16,797 --> 00:13:18,922 where they face unexpected challenges 349 00:13:18,965 --> 00:13:21,466 around every turn. 350 00:13:21,543 --> 00:13:23,134 So close. 351 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:24,761 [narrator] But not all of the siblings spend the ye 352 00:13:24,763 --> 00:13:26,763 building on the mountain. 353 00:13:26,765 --> 00:13:31,059 Others look to their old home state for opportunities. 354 00:13:31,135 --> 00:13:33,895 -One, two, three. -Alaska! 355 00:13:33,972 --> 00:13:36,147 You know, I didn't specifically know 356 00:13:36,224 --> 00:13:38,066 what I was looking for on the trip. 357 00:13:38,068 --> 00:13:40,610 But I definitely thought the Alaska 358 00:13:40,654 --> 00:13:43,154 will help answer a lot of my questions. 359 00:13:43,156 --> 00:13:44,656 Trying to think about the decisions 360 00:13:44,658 --> 00:13:46,533 to, like, start, like, a family or not. 361 00:13:46,609 --> 00:13:49,160 After the wildfire, Noah and I had to sit down 362 00:13:49,162 --> 00:13:50,703 and collectively figure out 363 00:13:50,705 --> 00:13:52,288 what was the best thing for our family, 364 00:13:52,332 --> 00:13:55,083 and we made the decision 365 00:13:55,085 --> 00:13:59,295 to buy a new cabin elsewhere which is completely set up. 366 00:13:59,297 --> 00:14:02,257 But that meant now we have time 367 00:14:02,333 --> 00:14:05,510 to put to somewhere better, like Alaska. 368 00:14:07,472 --> 00:14:10,473 [narrator] Before embarking on the monumental journey, 369 00:14:10,475 --> 00:14:14,102 the siblings tie up importan loose ends on the ranch. 370 00:14:14,104 --> 00:14:16,896 Well, it's your tree, why don't you start her off? 371 00:14:16,898 --> 00:14:18,648 [narrator] And for sister Bird, 372 00:14:18,692 --> 00:14:20,775 that means the sentimental task 373 00:14:20,777 --> 00:14:24,863 of felling the dead tree that supported her Birdhouse 374 00:14:24,865 --> 00:14:27,949 For me, it was important to get my Birdhouse tree down 375 00:14:27,951 --> 00:14:29,516 before Alaska 376 00:14:29,518 --> 00:14:32,328 just because every time I go to my property and everything, 377 00:14:32,372 --> 00:14:33,538 you know, my tree would just be there, 378 00:14:33,540 --> 00:14:35,623 and the Birdhouse wouldn't be. 379 00:14:35,625 --> 00:14:38,209 And I feel like it's, like, able to give a fresh start. 380 00:14:38,211 --> 00:14:40,503 Let go! Let go! 381 00:14:40,547 --> 00:14:44,048 [narrator] Lost footage reveals that taking it down 382 00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:45,675 is only half the battle. 383 00:14:45,677 --> 00:14:48,428 I was just trying to drag my tree to the road 384 00:14:48,430 --> 00:14:51,806 so we can then take it down mountain and mill it into lumber. 385 00:14:51,883 --> 00:14:55,476 I didn't... did not realize how big the tree was. 386 00:14:55,478 --> 00:14:57,353 It's a big tree. It's a big tree. 387 00:14:58,565 --> 00:15:01,232 Okay. Do we want to try and actually move it now? 388 00:15:01,234 --> 00:15:03,526 Yeah. Let's just throw it on his shoulder. 389 00:15:03,528 --> 00:15:06,404 This won't even make it turn, going down the mountain. 390 00:15:06,406 --> 00:15:08,907 [Noah] Eli, what do you think we should do? 391 00:15:08,909 --> 00:15:11,034 -[Eli] Cut it to pieces. -Cut it to pieces? 392 00:15:11,077 --> 00:15:12,994 -Cut it, okay. -To 12-foot pieces. 393 00:15:12,996 --> 00:15:16,122 -[Eli] Yes. -I say, because we don't have a tape measure. 394 00:15:16,124 --> 00:15:19,208 In order to equal 12 feet, it would be about-- 395 00:15:20,754 --> 00:15:22,462 -[Snowbird] Eli. -[Noah] Eli, come here, buddy. 396 00:15:22,464 --> 00:15:23,755 Ready? 397 00:15:23,757 --> 00:15:26,424 -You have to mark it. -Okay. Steady now. 398 00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:27,717 -I got you, buddy. -Stay steady. 399 00:15:27,761 --> 00:15:30,303 Hold on. My way. My way. Okay. 400 00:15:30,305 --> 00:15:31,763 When measuring the log to see 401 00:15:31,765 --> 00:15:33,473 where exactly I wanted to cut it, 402 00:15:33,475 --> 00:15:36,100 to know how big a boards I wanted, 403 00:15:36,102 --> 00:15:38,019 we just did Eli length. 404 00:15:38,021 --> 00:15:39,312 Okay, we're good. 405 00:15:39,314 --> 00:15:41,689 Good job, little tape measurer. 406 00:15:41,691 --> 00:15:42,899 That's effective 407 00:15:42,901 --> 00:15:44,025 if you don't have a tape measure 408 00:15:44,102 --> 00:15:45,443 or anything because, you know, 409 00:15:45,445 --> 00:15:47,403 Noah knows roughly how tall he is. 410 00:15:47,405 --> 00:15:49,113 So you just add those up 411 00:15:49,115 --> 00:15:52,200 as if you were using a tape measure and Eli gets to have fun. 412 00:15:53,787 --> 00:15:55,828 One, two, three. 413 00:15:55,830 --> 00:15:56,955 One, two. 414 00:15:58,124 --> 00:15:59,791 [indistinct] 415 00:16:00,919 --> 00:16:02,251 A little anti-climatic. 416 00:16:02,253 --> 00:16:04,879 Now it's going, and then she stops. 417 00:16:04,881 --> 00:16:06,255 So no matter how big it is, 418 00:16:06,257 --> 00:16:08,257 if it's round and you're going downhill, 419 00:16:08,301 --> 00:16:10,593 if you can get it to roll, you're good. 420 00:16:10,595 --> 00:16:12,136 But we had branches sticking out, 421 00:16:12,138 --> 00:16:13,554 and then there were branches that, 422 00:16:13,631 --> 00:16:16,474 like, bed into the ground once we cut it. 423 00:16:16,551 --> 00:16:19,060 Any time you want to clean that off, 424 00:16:19,062 --> 00:16:22,063 you want to... you want to... you want to limit. 425 00:16:22,140 --> 00:16:23,940 We limited it but not enough. 426 00:16:24,442 --> 00:16:26,109 One, two, three. 427 00:16:26,569 --> 00:16:27,777 [grunts] 428 00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:30,363 One, two, three. 429 00:16:32,158 --> 00:16:33,741 Basically, what we did in order 430 00:16:33,818 --> 00:16:35,368 to be able to get the log further down 431 00:16:35,370 --> 00:16:38,204 and get it unstuck is using just logs 432 00:16:38,206 --> 00:16:40,581 and beams as a lever to be able to get it underneath 433 00:16:40,583 --> 00:16:42,500 and just do it over. 434 00:16:43,545 --> 00:16:45,086 [Snowbird] Okay. 435 00:16:45,163 --> 00:16:48,214 I think here, pull the truck up, 436 00:16:48,291 --> 00:16:50,383 and we'll get the last of it. 437 00:16:50,460 --> 00:16:51,509 Yeah. 438 00:16:52,345 --> 00:16:53,845 Away we go. 439 00:16:53,847 --> 00:16:55,722 You know, getting the tree down the mountain, 440 00:16:55,724 --> 00:16:58,433 I was a little excited. A little bittersweet. 441 00:16:58,435 --> 00:17:01,185 One, two, three! 442 00:17:01,262 --> 00:17:02,395 One more. 443 00:17:02,472 --> 00:17:03,896 Keep it coming. Keep it coming. 444 00:17:03,973 --> 00:17:04,880 It's good now. It's good now. 445 00:17:04,882 --> 00:17:06,582 That's always good, you know, 446 00:17:06,584 --> 00:17:08,985 get rid of the burn in the past and start of something new. 447 00:17:09,029 --> 00:17:10,653 Oh, good. 448 00:17:10,655 --> 00:17:12,605 Ready to go, guys. 449 00:17:17,412 --> 00:17:20,538 [narrator] With the important mission of finding property in Alask 450 00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:22,265 just ahead, 451 00:17:22,267 --> 00:17:25,793 Noah must prepare his family temporary Washington home 452 00:17:25,795 --> 00:17:28,296 for his month-long absence. 453 00:17:28,298 --> 00:17:31,174 Before I was able to feel comfortable going on the trip, 454 00:17:31,176 --> 00:17:32,533 just Eli and I, 455 00:17:32,535 --> 00:17:34,293 I wanted to make sure that I automated 456 00:17:34,295 --> 00:17:37,638 as much as I could, fix the fences, secure the things, 457 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:39,390 stocked up on hay and feed, 458 00:17:39,392 --> 00:17:42,393 and pretty much everything you would do on a ranch 459 00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:44,562 to get it self-sufficient. 460 00:17:44,597 --> 00:17:46,105 Eli, lower the bucket. 461 00:17:47,692 --> 00:17:48,816 Good. 462 00:17:48,818 --> 00:17:50,943 [narrator] But a careless mistake 463 00:17:50,945 --> 00:17:54,113 threatens to derail the trip 464 00:17:54,115 --> 00:17:56,532 [Rhain] No, really. How did this happen? 465 00:17:56,576 --> 00:17:57,992 Did you dent it? 466 00:17:58,069 --> 00:17:59,744 I don't know. I don't remember. 467 00:17:59,821 --> 00:18:01,204 Oh, my gosh. 468 00:18:02,582 --> 00:18:03,873 [Noah] Before I left for Alaska, 469 00:18:03,875 --> 00:18:06,125 when I was working on one of the fences, 470 00:18:06,202 --> 00:18:09,670 I bonked myself in the head with a post hole digger. 471 00:18:09,672 --> 00:18:12,840 You actually see the dent in my head where it is. 472 00:18:12,842 --> 00:18:15,593 I mean, it hurt, my ears were ringing and everything. 473 00:18:15,670 --> 00:18:17,929 [Noah speaking] 474 00:18:18,005 --> 00:18:19,597 I had a few concussions. 475 00:18:19,674 --> 00:18:21,248 Probably not a great thing. 476 00:18:21,250 --> 00:18:22,934 -It's either I laugh about it or cry... -It's not funny. 477 00:18:22,936 --> 00:18:26,062 ...that I've had more concussions than most boxers. 478 00:18:26,064 --> 00:18:29,107 It was just the concussion that put me over the edge. 479 00:18:29,109 --> 00:18:31,984 And I had a condition called 480 00:18:31,986 --> 00:18:34,612 persistent post-concussive syndrome, 481 00:18:35,949 --> 00:18:38,616 basically a semi-permanent concussion. 482 00:18:38,618 --> 00:18:41,702 It's the reason I shaved my goatee. 483 00:18:41,779 --> 00:18:43,121 Yes, I'm aware. 484 00:18:43,197 --> 00:18:44,622 Apparently, a lot of the... 485 00:18:44,624 --> 00:18:48,584 the changes of taste and instinct and likes, 486 00:18:48,586 --> 00:18:53,798 and it can last anywhere from four weeks, a year, to life. 487 00:18:53,875 --> 00:18:58,302 [narrator] While Noah recovers in time to scout property in Alaska 488 00:18:58,304 --> 00:19:00,429 before he leaves, Rhain Alisha 489 00:19:00,473 --> 00:19:03,182 puts his new cravings to the test. 490 00:19:03,184 --> 00:19:07,270 You're telling me you like spicy food? 491 00:19:07,272 --> 00:19:10,481 I'm telling you that I've been hit in the head so many times, 492 00:19:10,483 --> 00:19:14,694 and the last one has changed my brain chemistry 493 00:19:14,696 --> 00:19:17,029 to the point of altering my taste buds. 494 00:19:17,031 --> 00:19:18,614 Is that even a thing? 495 00:19:18,658 --> 00:19:19,991 Apparently so. 496 00:19:19,993 --> 00:19:22,118 Well, give those a try. 497 00:19:23,621 --> 00:19:25,329 I like spicy, but whoa. 498 00:19:29,711 --> 00:19:31,335 What do you think? 499 00:19:31,337 --> 00:19:33,713 I actually... they're pretty tasty. 500 00:19:33,965 --> 00:19:35,047 Really? 501 00:19:36,134 --> 00:19:37,566 That's weird. 502 00:19:37,568 --> 00:19:41,762 I used to hate spicy food, and now I love spicy food. 503 00:19:41,839 --> 00:19:44,307 [Rhain] Please be careful 'cause some of these are really hot. 504 00:19:47,729 --> 00:19:49,011 [Noah] I actually like jalapenos. 505 00:19:49,022 --> 00:19:50,897 I'll eat them raw if I have the opportunity. 506 00:19:50,899 --> 00:19:53,107 Seriously? I haven't seen that one yet. 507 00:19:53,184 --> 00:19:54,317 Yes. Super weird. 508 00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:55,651 Oh, boy. 509 00:19:55,686 --> 00:19:56,861 Too much. 510 00:19:59,741 --> 00:20:01,949 What are you doing? 511 00:20:02,026 --> 00:20:04,243 It's just like a laundry list of things that are different, 512 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:07,622 and I decided to just start embracing it. 513 00:20:07,624 --> 00:20:11,667 Well, I have pickles. 514 00:20:14,672 --> 00:20:16,881 I've always had a hatred for pickles, 515 00:20:16,883 --> 00:20:20,218 even the smell of pickles or pickles flavored things, 516 00:20:20,253 --> 00:20:22,261 I just would start to throw up. 517 00:20:22,338 --> 00:20:24,430 Couldn't even eat a hamburger that had a pickle on it, 518 00:20:24,432 --> 00:20:25,348 even after removing the pickle. 519 00:20:25,350 --> 00:20:27,016 Mm-hmm. True. 520 00:20:28,311 --> 00:20:30,019 [Noah] Who am I without my hatred of pickles? 521 00:20:30,063 --> 00:20:31,896 [Rhain laughs] 522 00:20:31,898 --> 00:20:34,398 My mother would have a heart attack if she saw me eat a pickle. 523 00:20:36,236 --> 00:20:37,610 [Rhain] I cannot see it. 524 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:42,365 What do you think? 525 00:20:43,326 --> 00:20:47,954 I think it would be good on a tuna salad sandwich. 526 00:20:49,832 --> 00:20:52,959 And I don't like to miss out on sandwiches. 527 00:20:52,994 --> 00:20:54,252 I'll admit there are a few times 528 00:20:54,254 --> 00:20:55,753 during the Alaska trip where I didn't get 529 00:20:55,755 --> 00:20:58,714 enough sleep and I could feel it. 530 00:20:58,716 --> 00:21:00,800 I could tell my memory was slipping. 531 00:21:00,876 --> 00:21:03,928 I'd be tired. Just kind of exhausted feeling. 532 00:21:03,930 --> 00:21:06,639 Ah, but, like, different than needing sleep exhausted. 533 00:21:06,641 --> 00:21:08,081 More of a... 534 00:21:08,083 --> 00:21:12,270 more of a dear God, help me, I'm dying exhausted. 535 00:21:12,272 --> 00:21:15,940 I don't know I just have these cravings for things I've never had. 536 00:21:17,110 --> 00:21:19,110 Do you like vegetables? I wish I had broccoli. 537 00:21:19,186 --> 00:21:20,736 Do you want to try an avocado? 538 00:21:20,738 --> 00:21:23,197 Sure. Do you... Can I put a hot sauce on it? 539 00:21:23,199 --> 00:21:25,783 [Rhain] Oh, God. What are you, pregnant now? 540 00:21:29,998 --> 00:21:31,080 [Gabe] Are you excited? 541 00:21:31,082 --> 00:21:32,581 [Snowbird] Very. 542 00:21:32,667 --> 00:21:35,042 But a little nervous. A little excited. 543 00:21:35,044 --> 00:21:36,377 What? 544 00:21:36,454 --> 00:21:37,753 You're not taking a watermelon? 545 00:21:37,755 --> 00:21:38,963 I am taking a watermelon. 546 00:21:38,965 --> 00:21:40,881 Don't even touch my watermelon. 547 00:21:42,719 --> 00:21:44,802 [narrator] With the arrival of spring, 548 00:21:44,879 --> 00:21:46,554 several members of the pack prepare 549 00:21:46,556 --> 00:21:50,224 for an important journey back to Alaska. 550 00:21:50,226 --> 00:21:52,184 [Noah] I definitely missed i more than I thought I would 551 00:21:52,261 --> 00:21:53,719 Just awesome. 552 00:21:53,721 --> 00:21:57,523 The air feels different here than it does down south. 553 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,151 [narrator] The goals for the trip are ambitious 554 00:22:00,153 --> 00:22:04,322 and the siblings come face to face with big challenges 555 00:22:05,783 --> 00:22:07,575 Noah! 556 00:22:07,651 --> 00:22:09,535 [Noah] What was that? 557 00:22:09,537 --> 00:22:10,661 -Did you do that? -[Rain] No. 558 00:22:10,663 --> 00:22:12,330 I didn't do that. 559 00:22:13,833 --> 00:22:17,209 With the expectations we ha going into the Alaska trip. 560 00:22:17,211 --> 00:22:19,337 It was a little different by the end of it. 561 00:22:19,339 --> 00:22:22,048 [Gabe] Yeah, it definitely took some turns that we weren't ready for. 562 00:22:22,050 --> 00:22:24,050 No, never even expected. 563 00:22:25,553 --> 00:22:27,720 [narrator] And when the integrity anchors near 564 00:22:27,722 --> 00:22:30,264 a remote island after an engine issue, 565 00:22:30,266 --> 00:22:32,892 Bird and Rain take the opportunity 566 00:22:32,894 --> 00:22:35,519 to forage for an easy meal. 567 00:22:35,596 --> 00:22:36,979 [Noah] How are we getting on the boat? 568 00:22:36,981 --> 00:22:40,149 Maybe if Noah just kind of lower me in. 569 00:22:40,151 --> 00:22:41,600 -Oh, that work. -Whoo! 570 00:22:41,602 --> 00:22:43,694 -How is that? Did that hurt? -No, it actually didn't. 571 00:22:43,696 --> 00:22:46,197 Okay, give me a five. 572 00:22:46,199 --> 00:22:48,699 Feels like when we had the anchor outside of Admiralty, 573 00:22:48,701 --> 00:22:51,744 Rain and I was sitting around and we're like, you know, we're in Alaska. 574 00:22:51,821 --> 00:22:53,371 I'm not just gonna sit on the integrity 575 00:22:53,373 --> 00:22:55,247 when there's an island right there 576 00:22:55,324 --> 00:22:57,917 and we have a mostly perfectly good skiff. 577 00:22:57,993 --> 00:23:00,503 So, yeah, we took the opportunity to explore the island. 578 00:23:00,546 --> 00:23:03,631 Bring it back in one piece. 579 00:23:03,633 --> 00:23:07,551 [Snowbird] Growing up, we'd like island hop and lik look for food to eat. 580 00:23:07,553 --> 00:23:10,471 [Gabe] You can just walk through the woods and make a salad. 581 00:23:10,548 --> 00:23:12,723 [Snowbird] I haven't had a dear heart in like seven years. 582 00:23:13,559 --> 00:23:15,393 [Snowbird speaking] 583 00:23:15,395 --> 00:23:17,019 But it's definitely good as good as I remember. 584 00:23:17,021 --> 00:23:18,521 Maybe better. Oh, my God. 585 00:23:18,523 --> 00:23:20,689 I think it is better, actually. 586 00:23:23,069 --> 00:23:26,320 [Snowbird] There's nothing more natural than licking this rock like this. 587 00:23:26,322 --> 00:23:28,114 And getting water from it? 588 00:23:29,617 --> 00:23:31,450 You're not gonna bring Bird back to the boat, 589 00:23:31,485 --> 00:23:33,026 you're gonna bring a wild animal. 590 00:23:33,028 --> 00:23:35,913 But, you know, going on to any island in Alaska 591 00:23:35,915 --> 00:23:39,083 that you don't know when the last time someone was there, 592 00:23:39,085 --> 00:23:41,067 there's always gonna be danger. 593 00:23:41,069 --> 00:23:44,588 You better have a bag of grenades and a .50 cal if you're gonna feel safe. 594 00:23:44,665 --> 00:23:48,509 [narrator] In this never before seen footage on Admiralty Island. 595 00:23:48,511 --> 00:23:51,345 No return to Alaska would be complete 596 00:23:51,422 --> 00:23:55,808 without a run in with a familiar apex predato 597 00:23:55,885 --> 00:23:57,059 [Snowbird] Look there. 598 00:23:57,061 --> 00:23:58,727 [Rain] Bear mess. 599 00:23:58,729 --> 00:24:00,563 [Snowbird] That doesn't seem like a small bear. 600 00:24:00,565 --> 00:24:01,897 [Rain] No. 601 00:24:03,568 --> 00:24:04,683 Oh, do you see that? 602 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:06,193 [Snowbird] And these are like fresh. 603 00:24:06,270 --> 00:24:08,404 I mean, this is obviously probably a bear path, 604 00:24:08,406 --> 00:24:12,992 but it feels a bit like we're tracking the bear. 605 00:24:12,994 --> 00:24:14,493 Kind of feel like... 606 00:24:18,124 --> 00:24:20,207 [rustling] 607 00:24:20,209 --> 00:24:22,126 [Snowbird speaking] 608 00:24:22,203 --> 00:24:24,503 Feels like when Rain and I were walking along the creek bed, 609 00:24:24,580 --> 00:24:26,005 and then all of a sudden there's, like, a snap. 610 00:24:26,007 --> 00:24:28,716 I'm like, "Wait a second, I recognize that snap." 611 00:24:28,718 --> 00:24:30,134 Growing up the way that we did, 612 00:24:30,136 --> 00:24:33,596 you know, your mind always goes to a predator. 613 00:24:33,598 --> 00:24:35,139 -You know, it's a big bear. -That it is. 614 00:24:35,766 --> 00:24:37,766 [Snowbird speaking] 615 00:24:37,768 --> 00:24:40,269 [Snowbird] Let's not test our fate, you know. 616 00:24:40,313 --> 00:24:41,854 [Snowbird speaking] 617 00:24:41,856 --> 00:24:43,105 I have the gun. 618 00:24:43,107 --> 00:24:44,732 -I'm the older sister. -I don't care. 619 00:24:44,734 --> 00:24:45,816 I have the gun. 620 00:24:45,893 --> 00:24:47,710 You're also hurt. 621 00:24:50,031 --> 00:24:52,198 [Snowbird] Rain and I had ju come to the conclusion that 622 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,826 like, even if it wasn't the bear and it was a deer or just anything, it... 623 00:24:55,903 --> 00:24:57,786 it's always better to be safe than sorry. 624 00:24:57,788 --> 00:25:00,331 You know, I would rather go back to the boat 625 00:25:00,333 --> 00:25:03,417 than continue foraging for deer hearts and get eaten by a bear. 626 00:25:03,419 --> 00:25:05,669 That's smart. 627 00:25:05,671 --> 00:25:07,588 [Snowbird] This is his island. We got our deer heart. 628 00:25:07,590 --> 00:25:09,173 We got our a little bit of adventure. 629 00:25:09,250 --> 00:25:11,425 Let's just let him be and he'll let us be. 630 00:25:11,427 --> 00:25:13,135 [Rain] Yeah. 631 00:25:20,895 --> 00:25:23,938 Well, it definitely has a great view, but it's Alaska. 632 00:25:23,940 --> 00:25:26,148 That goes without saying. 633 00:25:26,150 --> 00:25:28,275 [narrator] Before Noah finds the perfect home 634 00:25:28,277 --> 00:25:30,945 for his family in Meyers Chuck, Alaska. 635 00:25:30,947 --> 00:25:33,572 He nearly loses hope when viewing 636 00:25:33,574 --> 00:25:36,200 several properties throughout the southeast. 637 00:25:36,827 --> 00:25:38,536 Well, the house is nice. 638 00:25:38,538 --> 00:25:40,371 I like the solar panels. 639 00:25:40,373 --> 00:25:42,540 My wife would definitely like the hot tub. 640 00:25:42,542 --> 00:25:45,125 [narrator] And in this unaired scene, 641 00:25:45,127 --> 00:25:48,963 his property search gets of on the wrong foot in Haines 642 00:25:52,218 --> 00:25:53,676 Nice house. 643 00:25:55,721 --> 00:25:57,638 Oh, the window, though. 644 00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:59,139 That's a shame. 645 00:26:00,601 --> 00:26:02,601 Oh, that's just a nice stairs. 646 00:26:02,603 --> 00:26:03,727 Dang. 647 00:26:03,804 --> 00:26:05,813 However not toddler safe. 648 00:26:07,108 --> 00:26:09,650 One of the things that we're looking for is... 649 00:26:09,652 --> 00:26:11,193 is something we can make our own. 650 00:26:11,195 --> 00:26:12,319 Right. 651 00:26:12,396 --> 00:26:15,030 Something that still needs to be done. 652 00:26:16,075 --> 00:26:18,325 Something like our mark on. 653 00:26:18,327 --> 00:26:21,078 The first property I looked at up the chill cat 654 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:23,080 and hangs was completely don 655 00:26:23,157 --> 00:26:24,540 It was completely solar powered. 656 00:26:24,542 --> 00:26:26,834 It was completely perfect. 657 00:26:26,910 --> 00:26:29,253 But the thing with it is, if you have a house 658 00:26:29,330 --> 00:26:32,548 that's nice and that set up, then you won't want to build 659 00:26:32,550 --> 00:26:34,166 your own house. 660 00:26:34,168 --> 00:26:38,887 Dang. Something I always check when I'm looking for a house. 661 00:26:38,889 --> 00:26:42,391 If I was at the bedroom, how much noise would I make 662 00:26:42,393 --> 00:26:45,769 to get to the kitchen to check for a snack? 663 00:26:45,846 --> 00:26:49,231 Okay. So that's a noisy step. I'd have to go over that one. 664 00:26:49,275 --> 00:26:50,941 And then the rest of the floor, 665 00:26:50,943 --> 00:26:54,236 if it's just as squeaky, we'd have a problem. 666 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:55,404 So far, so good. 667 00:26:55,448 --> 00:26:57,531 I'm almost to it. Almost. 668 00:26:59,035 --> 00:27:02,244 It... You know, I can make it, 669 00:27:02,246 --> 00:27:04,455 that's not enough to wake anyone. 670 00:27:06,250 --> 00:27:09,126 Of course, this is the first house we've looked at. 671 00:27:09,203 --> 00:27:14,923 But if you can look out your window and see houses, 672 00:27:14,925 --> 00:27:17,551 that's not the bush, it's a neighborhood. 673 00:27:17,553 --> 00:27:21,472 If you move to Alaska, it's usually 'cause you just want to be left alone. 674 00:27:21,474 --> 00:27:23,140 I want to be able to stand on my porch, 675 00:27:23,142 --> 00:27:26,101 butt naked and put off a couple of rounds into my target. 676 00:27:26,103 --> 00:27:29,438 If I'm too close to people then one of those two things 677 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:31,398 gonna offend someone. 678 00:27:32,610 --> 00:27:34,026 She got it. 679 00:27:35,029 --> 00:27:37,905 The house scored well in the midnight snack test, 680 00:27:37,907 --> 00:27:39,281 but the neighbors are too close. 681 00:27:39,283 --> 00:27:41,283 I'm looking at them. 682 00:27:41,285 --> 00:27:43,118 And the place is finished. 683 00:27:44,205 --> 00:27:46,538 There isn't really anything I think of that we could do 684 00:27:46,615 --> 00:27:48,082 or fix or make our own. 685 00:27:48,084 --> 00:27:50,000 And that's one of the important things 686 00:27:50,002 --> 00:27:52,503 that this is about making Alaska our home. 687 00:27:53,005 --> 00:27:54,880 This place is awesome. 688 00:27:54,882 --> 00:27:56,256 Just not for us. 689 00:28:05,184 --> 00:28:10,229 Yo, Bear! Brutus and the little bull are loose. 690 00:28:10,231 --> 00:28:12,189 [narrator] It's a year full of obstacles 691 00:28:12,191 --> 00:28:15,067 for the Brown family as they've pushed themselve 692 00:28:15,144 --> 00:28:19,405 out of their comfort zones and into new chapters of their lives. 693 00:28:19,407 --> 00:28:21,532 [Gabe] Off and on North Star Ranch and just like 694 00:28:21,534 --> 00:28:25,119 everywhere else in our life, the harder the struggle, the bigger the payoff. 695 00:28:25,121 --> 00:28:27,830 [narrator] But progress on the mountain can never stop 696 00:28:27,832 --> 00:28:30,124 Oh, my goodness. 697 00:28:30,126 --> 00:28:32,126 Isn't it adorable? 698 00:28:32,128 --> 00:28:35,963 [narrator] As the family tries to manage a growing fleet of livestock. 699 00:28:36,039 --> 00:28:37,047 [Gabe] Gently. 700 00:28:37,049 --> 00:28:38,507 -Ease it. -Gently. 701 00:28:38,551 --> 00:28:39,633 -Ease it. -Hold, hold, hold. 702 00:28:39,710 --> 00:28:40,926 [Gabe] And let go. 703 00:28:42,888 --> 00:28:44,304 Piece of cake. 704 00:28:44,306 --> 00:28:46,515 [Bam] Let's just roll it towards the truck. 705 00:28:46,517 --> 00:28:49,101 [narrator] To protect their increased grain supply 706 00:28:49,103 --> 00:28:53,105 Bam and Gabe acquire an old silo for their ranch 707 00:28:53,182 --> 00:28:55,065 Having the silo makes it where the... 708 00:28:55,067 --> 00:28:56,308 the bears can't get in the food, 709 00:28:56,310 --> 00:28:57,735 the animals can't get to the food, 710 00:28:57,737 --> 00:28:59,236 is keeping it safe from the weather. 711 00:28:59,238 --> 00:29:01,129 It's another thing making North Star Ranch 712 00:29:01,131 --> 00:29:04,032 that much closer to being able to operate like a real ranch should. 713 00:29:04,034 --> 00:29:06,994 -Are we good then? -I think so. 714 00:29:07,070 --> 00:29:10,247 [narrator] But it's Gabe who takes on the solo responsibility 715 00:29:10,249 --> 00:29:13,250 of transporting it back to the mountain. 716 00:29:13,252 --> 00:29:14,168 [Bam] Take it nice and easy. 717 00:29:14,244 --> 00:29:15,735 All right. 718 00:29:15,737 --> 00:29:17,254 [Bam] Well, I actually let Gabe drive the truck 719 00:29:17,256 --> 00:29:19,757 because I have a lot of experience doing those things. 720 00:29:19,833 --> 00:29:20,758 And Gabe does not. 721 00:29:20,834 --> 00:29:23,552 Let's do this. 722 00:29:23,554 --> 00:29:26,513 And there's only one way to get experience, and that's to do. 723 00:29:28,893 --> 00:29:30,142 [Gabe speaking] 724 00:29:30,144 --> 00:29:32,895 Taking the silo up the mountain in the truck 725 00:29:32,897 --> 00:29:37,441 is one of the first times I'd ever hauled anything that big that far by myself. 726 00:29:38,319 --> 00:29:40,778 Come on. Come on. Come on. 727 00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:42,571 I told Bam nothing would go wrong. 728 00:29:42,615 --> 00:29:44,114 But of course, that was not the case. 729 00:29:44,950 --> 00:29:46,116 Come on. 730 00:29:46,193 --> 00:29:48,035 You gotta give him more notch. 731 00:29:49,330 --> 00:29:51,413 No, man. No, no, no, no. 732 00:29:54,210 --> 00:29:56,126 [Gabe speaking] 733 00:29:56,921 --> 00:29:58,854 I don't know a lot about mechanics, 734 00:29:58,856 --> 00:30:02,424 but I can kind of just look at a motor and kind of see what's wrong. 735 00:30:02,426 --> 00:30:05,302 If it's like spurting oil, I know that's not normal. 736 00:30:09,683 --> 00:30:12,976 I think it has been around and it has definitely seen better days. 737 00:30:12,978 --> 00:30:15,020 But we don't get rid of something just 738 00:30:15,022 --> 00:30:16,772 'cause it's a little banged up. 739 00:30:16,816 --> 00:30:18,398 Or in this case, a lot banged up. 740 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,484 That's not good. 741 00:30:20,561 --> 00:30:21,819 I saw some of the wires were lose. 742 00:30:21,821 --> 00:30:24,071 Now that was a problem we had ran into before. 743 00:30:24,073 --> 00:30:26,698 I kind of figured that might be what's going on 'cause it... 744 00:30:26,700 --> 00:30:30,369 It didn't have the power it should have and it's a six cylinder. 745 00:30:30,371 --> 00:30:32,871 And so, when those connector aren't on there, 746 00:30:32,873 --> 00:30:35,833 every connector that comes off, you lose a cylinder. 747 00:30:35,835 --> 00:30:38,335 So, I was driving down the street with like a two cylinder. 748 00:30:41,215 --> 00:30:42,548 How about slow? Slow. 749 00:30:42,624 --> 00:30:44,424 Come on. Hold, hold, hold. 750 00:30:44,426 --> 00:30:46,426 Do not go too far. 751 00:30:46,428 --> 00:30:48,887 When I got it up there, it was a good moment. 752 00:30:48,964 --> 00:30:52,140 But when Bam and I raised it and it was just, you know, 753 00:30:52,184 --> 00:30:54,351 sitting up there, it was... we were ecstatic. 754 00:30:54,353 --> 00:30:57,104 I've never been so happy in my life. 755 00:30:57,106 --> 00:30:58,522 A little more. Little more. 756 00:30:58,599 --> 00:31:00,065 Hold, hold, hold! 757 00:31:01,861 --> 00:31:04,027 [Gabe laughing] 758 00:31:04,196 --> 00:31:06,363 Yes! Yes! 759 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:09,032 That's nice. You did it. 760 00:31:09,034 --> 00:31:10,701 -We've done it. -Done, done, done. 761 00:31:10,703 --> 00:31:12,518 You did it. 762 00:31:13,789 --> 00:31:17,416 There was a point where I thought it was coming after us, so... 763 00:31:17,492 --> 00:31:19,334 Phew. Phew. 764 00:31:21,255 --> 00:31:23,505 [narrator] Though the silo helps the ranch contend 765 00:31:23,507 --> 00:31:26,091 with a rising livestock population. 766 00:31:26,093 --> 00:31:28,802 [Ami] Here's my baby. Meet your north. 767 00:31:28,879 --> 00:31:30,679 [Bam] Thought I was your baby. 768 00:31:30,681 --> 00:31:33,473 [narrator] When Ami acquire more horses, 769 00:31:33,550 --> 00:31:36,560 Bam is forced into action. 770 00:31:36,562 --> 00:31:38,729 [Ami] You got to make some stables for the new horses 771 00:31:38,731 --> 00:31:39,771 that are coming. 772 00:31:39,773 --> 00:31:40,939 What? 773 00:31:41,650 --> 00:31:44,026 -Did you say new horses? -I did. 774 00:31:44,028 --> 00:31:45,694 I'm not gonna tell you how many, though. 775 00:31:46,363 --> 00:31:48,054 [sighs] 776 00:31:48,056 --> 00:31:50,073 [Bam] I want to build up the ranch as much as anybody 777 00:31:50,075 --> 00:31:53,452 but we're really tackling a lot of things all at the same time. 778 00:31:53,454 --> 00:31:56,163 And if someone would stop buying new horses, 779 00:31:56,239 --> 00:31:58,957 it might help on building u the infrastructure 780 00:31:59,034 --> 00:32:02,044 before we have more things to take care of. 781 00:32:02,046 --> 00:32:04,379 All right. We already don't have a barn, we have nowhere to put hay. 782 00:32:04,381 --> 00:32:05,830 We... 783 00:32:05,907 --> 00:32:07,966 -[Ami] We have to work on it. -There are no feeders. 784 00:32:07,968 --> 00:32:11,303 You have to look a year ahead because these mares 785 00:32:11,305 --> 00:32:13,138 will have a full next year. 786 00:32:13,215 --> 00:32:17,017 We can either decide to keep them or we can sell them. 787 00:32:17,094 --> 00:32:20,187 I know we have a lot to accomplish, a lot to build, 788 00:32:20,263 --> 00:32:24,733 but these horses are worth a lot and their bloodlines are phenomenal. 789 00:32:24,735 --> 00:32:26,526 So, it's a long term investment, 790 00:32:26,603 --> 00:32:28,820 but I definitely think that it will pay off. 791 00:32:29,281 --> 00:32:32,908 [Ami speaking] 792 00:32:32,952 --> 00:32:35,035 I have a design for wooden. 793 00:32:35,037 --> 00:32:36,787 You could make it in a day. 794 00:32:38,749 --> 00:32:41,875 [Snowbird] Bam, am I gonna kill you if I do this? 795 00:32:41,877 --> 00:32:43,168 [Bam] Yeah. Do not do that. 796 00:32:43,245 --> 00:32:45,045 -[Snowbird] I'll kill you. -Don't do it. 797 00:32:45,047 --> 00:32:46,296 [Snowbird] There's no one under there. 798 00:32:46,298 --> 00:32:47,881 -Don't do it. -Why not? 799 00:32:47,883 --> 00:32:50,425 [Bam] Lower it down slowly and let it down. 800 00:32:52,471 --> 00:32:54,596 All right. This is the first feeder that we're building. 801 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:56,807 And we're building it off of the photo Mom gave us. 802 00:32:56,809 --> 00:32:58,308 So, this is definitely the prototype. 803 00:32:58,385 --> 00:33:00,936 And the prototype is always the slowest one. 804 00:33:00,938 --> 00:33:03,730 Once we get this down, the rest of them should be that much easier. 805 00:33:03,732 --> 00:33:06,108 [saw whirring] 806 00:33:08,153 --> 00:33:10,779 I do have to admit, working with you, I do the least. 807 00:33:10,781 --> 00:33:13,198 Everyone else, I do most of it. 808 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,575 When was the last time you and I built something together? 809 00:33:15,577 --> 00:33:16,743 Just you and I? 810 00:33:16,745 --> 00:33:18,870 Yeah. Never? 811 00:33:19,873 --> 00:33:21,498 The majority of the time, there were at least, like, 812 00:33:21,500 --> 00:33:23,483 three or four of us on the job. 813 00:33:23,485 --> 00:33:25,627 [Snowbird] You know, Bam and I just don't work together much 814 00:33:25,671 --> 00:33:28,463 'cause I guess we just don't see eye to eye with a lot of things. 815 00:33:28,465 --> 00:33:30,007 [Bam] Barge is not gonna float. 816 00:33:30,009 --> 00:33:31,800 The way that that house is gonna hold it down. 817 00:33:31,802 --> 00:33:33,093 [Snowbird] Barge will float, Bam. 818 00:33:33,095 --> 00:33:34,903 You have to stay positive. 819 00:33:34,905 --> 00:33:37,597 [Bam] The barge will float but not with the house on top of it. 820 00:33:37,674 --> 00:33:39,349 Oh, what's that? That just popped out. 821 00:33:39,351 --> 00:33:40,392 Why would that pop out? 822 00:33:40,394 --> 00:33:42,060 -Yeah. -That's weird. 823 00:33:43,063 --> 00:33:45,981 But there being so much we need to do on the ranch. 824 00:33:45,983 --> 00:33:48,650 Everybody has to just put their differences aside 825 00:33:48,694 --> 00:33:50,944 for the greater good of the ranch. 826 00:33:50,946 --> 00:33:52,487 There we go. 827 00:33:52,489 --> 00:33:54,448 We can see if it works and then move it around. 828 00:33:54,450 --> 00:33:55,907 [Bam] Moves it around wherever we want to. 829 00:33:55,984 --> 00:33:57,743 [Snowbird] And then attach it to the fence. 830 00:33:57,745 --> 00:33:59,828 [Bam] Exactly. Exactly. So, let's get some... 831 00:33:59,830 --> 00:34:01,913 Hey, toss it in there. 832 00:34:05,502 --> 00:34:07,294 [Snowbird] Oh, my gosh. 833 00:34:07,296 --> 00:34:09,880 That is a perfect fit. 834 00:34:09,882 --> 00:34:11,840 Horse. Come on. 835 00:34:11,842 --> 00:34:14,217 [Bam] All right. Mission accomplished. 836 00:34:14,219 --> 00:34:15,635 [Snowbird] Come here. 837 00:34:15,637 --> 00:34:16,803 Come on. 838 00:34:16,805 --> 00:34:18,513 What do you think, Kiddo? 839 00:34:18,557 --> 00:34:20,098 You know, it would appear that we do have 840 00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:21,391 North's seal of approval. 841 00:34:21,393 --> 00:34:23,435 And since North is happy with the horse feeder, 842 00:34:23,437 --> 00:34:25,395 I think that Mom's gonna be happy with it. 843 00:34:25,397 --> 00:34:27,105 I think it's a great prototype. 844 00:34:27,107 --> 00:34:28,440 I think Mom is gonna be thrilled. 845 00:34:29,193 --> 00:34:31,026 [Ami] Hey, babies. 846 00:34:31,061 --> 00:34:32,778 Oh, look how nice. 847 00:34:32,780 --> 00:34:35,030 -[Bam] Mm-hmm. -[Ami] Well built. I like it. 848 00:34:35,115 --> 00:34:36,656 Not gonna go anywhere, that's for sure. 849 00:34:36,658 --> 00:34:38,325 Nice and sturdy. 850 00:34:38,327 --> 00:34:41,828 No, I'm really proud of Bam and Bird accomplishing 851 00:34:41,830 --> 00:34:44,539 these hay feeders because there are points 852 00:34:44,541 --> 00:34:47,000 in time that they haven't quite gotten along. 853 00:34:47,077 --> 00:34:50,295 But they came together for me, and they... 854 00:34:50,297 --> 00:34:52,172 they did a good job, and I'm proud of them. 855 00:34:52,174 --> 00:34:53,423 [Bam] It was a win then. 856 00:34:53,425 --> 00:34:55,842 [Ami] It is a win. A win-win. 857 00:34:55,844 --> 00:34:57,969 [Bam] I just got to keep progressing it forwards 858 00:34:58,046 --> 00:34:58,929 one thing at a time. 859 00:34:58,931 --> 00:35:00,514 [Ami] Yeah. 860 00:35:04,770 --> 00:35:06,019 [Snowbird] You want to make a short crab? 861 00:35:06,021 --> 00:35:07,562 [Gabe] Get one. Let's race them. 862 00:35:07,564 --> 00:35:08,897 [Snowbird] Speedy legs is mine. 863 00:35:08,899 --> 00:35:10,148 General Speedy legs. 864 00:35:10,150 --> 00:35:12,484 -[Gabe] Crabby Pants. -I like it. 865 00:35:12,486 --> 00:35:15,612 One thing about growing up the way that we did, we always made our own fun. 866 00:35:15,614 --> 00:35:16,613 -Oh. -We had to. 867 00:35:16,615 --> 00:35:18,097 Oh. 868 00:35:18,099 --> 00:35:19,699 [Snowbird] You know, 'cause even if we would, 869 00:35:19,701 --> 00:35:21,359 for instance, get a board game, 870 00:35:21,436 --> 00:35:25,080 we would never have all the pieces and or know the rules. 871 00:35:25,124 --> 00:35:26,248 Are we ready? 872 00:35:26,291 --> 00:35:27,290 Okay. Okay. 873 00:35:27,292 --> 00:35:28,500 -One... -Two... 874 00:35:28,577 --> 00:35:30,085 -Three. -Go. 875 00:35:30,087 --> 00:35:31,519 [Snowbird] Okay. My... Okay. Come on. 876 00:35:31,521 --> 00:35:33,630 [Gabe] And Crabby Pants is off to a good start. 877 00:35:33,707 --> 00:35:35,173 Come on, General Speedy Legs. Wake up, buddy. 878 00:35:35,175 --> 00:35:36,800 Oh, I made it. We get him some water. 879 00:35:36,877 --> 00:35:39,010 Crabby Pants is just an amazing athlete there. 880 00:35:39,087 --> 00:35:41,638 You can't say enough. When it comes to... 881 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:43,932 to Crabby Pants, he's been doing it a long time. 882 00:35:43,976 --> 00:35:46,852 I know there were some doubts from the other sea folks. 883 00:35:46,854 --> 00:35:48,687 I think I win just by diving in the water. 884 00:35:48,763 --> 00:35:50,647 [Snowbird] I mean, mine hasn't moved. So, yeah. 885 00:35:50,649 --> 00:35:52,649 I knew that he was gonna pull it around 886 00:35:52,726 --> 00:35:56,736 for the big win, even against such an amazing competitor. 887 00:35:56,738 --> 00:35:58,905 I... I knew that Crabby Pants would win today. 888 00:35:58,907 --> 00:36:01,491 Speedy Legs is not the right name for this guy. 889 00:36:05,998 --> 00:36:08,123 [Noah] There's blueberries right here, 890 00:36:08,125 --> 00:36:09,457 huckleberries there. 891 00:36:09,710 --> 00:36:12,127 [Eli speaking] 892 00:36:12,129 --> 00:36:13,920 You want mommy to bring her kitchen here? 893 00:36:13,997 --> 00:36:15,714 [Eli speaking] 894 00:36:15,716 --> 00:36:17,090 So, you really like it here, don't you? 895 00:36:17,092 --> 00:36:19,217 [Eli speaking] 896 00:36:19,294 --> 00:36:22,971 [narrator] The Browns aspir to big change in their live 897 00:36:22,973 --> 00:36:25,974 to cement a legacy for the next generation. 898 00:36:25,976 --> 00:36:27,851 [line ringing] 899 00:36:27,928 --> 00:36:30,687 I... I think I found what we were looking for. 900 00:36:30,689 --> 00:36:33,398 [narrator] And though Noah and wife Rhain Alicia 901 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:36,401 will relocate their family to Alaska in the spring. 902 00:36:36,478 --> 00:36:39,696 [Rhain] Oh. I know you're busy, but I'm really excited. 903 00:36:39,698 --> 00:36:42,490 [narrator] Lost footage reveals that when it comes 904 00:36:42,492 --> 00:36:44,993 to their kids' education in Washington, 905 00:36:44,995 --> 00:36:47,704 they have very different ideas. 906 00:36:48,874 --> 00:36:50,582 [Rhain] Eli got in. 907 00:36:50,584 --> 00:36:51,791 -I know. -It's a trouble? 908 00:36:51,793 --> 00:36:53,668 -Again? -No. 909 00:36:53,670 --> 00:36:56,254 I was able to manage to get him into one 910 00:36:56,256 --> 00:36:59,799 of the little slots into, like, the pre preschool. 911 00:36:59,801 --> 00:37:00,759 Hi, baby. 912 00:37:00,761 --> 00:37:02,444 And I'm really excited. 913 00:37:03,263 --> 00:37:06,097 I know he's only three, but it's not even really school. 914 00:37:06,099 --> 00:37:09,559 It's just like socializing with kids his own age. 915 00:37:09,561 --> 00:37:12,479 Not just this horde of aunt... aunts and uncles. 916 00:37:12,481 --> 00:37:14,064 It's not the horde. 917 00:37:15,150 --> 00:37:16,733 Growing up, I was home schooled. 918 00:37:16,735 --> 00:37:18,235 We all were. 919 00:37:18,311 --> 00:37:20,695 Um, but I think for me, that worked better. 920 00:37:20,739 --> 00:37:22,822 Do you remember your molecular makeup 921 00:37:22,824 --> 00:37:24,366 of iron oxygen molecules? 922 00:37:24,368 --> 00:37:25,450 Yep. 923 00:37:25,452 --> 00:37:27,118 Let me see your demonstration. 924 00:37:27,195 --> 00:37:30,330 [Noah] We learned all of the classic stuff reading 925 00:37:30,332 --> 00:37:31,873 writing, arithmetic, the whole bit. 926 00:37:31,875 --> 00:37:35,502 But we also learned hunting, survival. 927 00:37:35,504 --> 00:37:37,545 [Snowbird] I think from my homeschool experienc 928 00:37:37,547 --> 00:37:42,092 I gained a lot of freedom to be who I actually am. 929 00:37:42,094 --> 00:37:44,678 I think that being homeschooled helps instill 930 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:46,321 a lot of sense of freedom. 931 00:37:46,323 --> 00:37:49,349 Freedom to dress how we wanted and be how we wanted. 932 00:37:50,477 --> 00:37:51,768 [Noah] Eli is a great guy. 933 00:37:51,770 --> 00:37:53,853 He has such a cool personality. 934 00:37:53,855 --> 00:37:57,440 I don't want just conform just to be another... another little kid. 935 00:37:57,517 --> 00:37:59,734 Just some kid. 936 00:37:59,778 --> 00:38:03,613 What's one of the main reasons in a social situation 937 00:38:03,615 --> 00:38:04,948 that you'd want him to do it? 938 00:38:04,950 --> 00:38:06,491 Kids his own age. 939 00:38:06,493 --> 00:38:08,535 You didn't have any of those growing up. 940 00:38:08,537 --> 00:38:10,287 I don't get along with people my age. 941 00:38:10,289 --> 00:38:12,122 Well, that's 'cause you literally have never had 942 00:38:12,124 --> 00:38:14,624 a chance to hang out with kids your own age. 943 00:38:16,795 --> 00:38:19,504 [Noah] If this is what you want and you think 944 00:38:19,506 --> 00:38:22,048 he will enjoy it, then that is perfect. 945 00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:24,175 Growing up, we all had a... 946 00:38:24,177 --> 00:38:28,596 what we do was parents thing, but that doesn't really count because you're... 947 00:38:28,598 --> 00:38:30,682 you're not talking to your significant other, 948 00:38:30,684 --> 00:38:32,225 you're not talking to your wife. 949 00:38:33,186 --> 00:38:36,271 So, we decided that for the first portion, 950 00:38:36,273 --> 00:38:37,897 like preschool and that... 951 00:38:37,899 --> 00:38:40,066 oh, that Eli would go to school. 952 00:38:40,143 --> 00:38:41,876 [Rhain] Hey, Eli. Let's go shopping. 953 00:38:41,878 --> 00:38:43,778 [Noah] Just 'cause someone else is teaching my boy, 954 00:38:43,780 --> 00:38:45,572 doesn't mean I'm not teaching him as well 955 00:38:45,574 --> 00:38:48,033 Eli's still going to get all of the benefits 956 00:38:48,109 --> 00:38:50,827 that I can give from a homeschooling situation. 957 00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:53,496 I just don't have to worry about the reading, writing and arithmetic. 958 00:38:53,573 --> 00:38:55,165 Yeah, find that puppy. 959 00:38:55,167 --> 00:38:56,624 You want to find the puppy? 960 00:38:56,626 --> 00:38:57,650 -[Eli] Yeah. -[Rhain] Hey. 961 00:38:57,652 --> 00:38:59,878 So, we're here for school stuff. 962 00:38:59,880 --> 00:39:03,214 You need books, crayons, pencils. 963 00:39:03,216 --> 00:39:04,382 [Eli] And that. 964 00:39:04,459 --> 00:39:06,926 And that. He really wants that. 965 00:39:07,003 --> 00:39:10,638 So, Eli, the first day of school, you know, 966 00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:16,144 once Mommy and Daddy drop you off, we get to leave you there. 967 00:39:16,188 --> 00:39:19,022 But I'm gonna be so sad. 968 00:39:19,099 --> 00:39:21,107 You're gonna be so sad? 969 00:39:21,318 --> 00:39:22,567 Are there girls? 970 00:39:22,569 --> 00:39:24,527 You're gonna be shy about the girls? 971 00:39:24,529 --> 00:39:27,197 There's no reason to be shy around girls. 972 00:39:27,199 --> 00:39:28,948 [Eli] I don't like them. 973 00:39:28,950 --> 00:39:29,741 You don't like them? 974 00:39:29,743 --> 00:39:31,109 No. 975 00:39:31,111 --> 00:39:33,787 I might start to get a little sad with Eli being 976 00:39:33,789 --> 00:39:38,166 gone so often, but at the same time, it's just part of life. 977 00:39:38,168 --> 00:39:40,502 You know, it's part of him growing up. 978 00:39:40,504 --> 00:39:43,463 What about a backpack carrying all this... 979 00:39:43,540 --> 00:39:45,006 -You got this one. -Beautiful. 980 00:39:45,008 --> 00:39:46,633 -We do. -We do? 981 00:39:46,709 --> 00:39:48,676 -Yeah. On here. -That one, huh? 982 00:39:48,678 --> 00:39:50,220 -[Noah] You like that one? -Yeah. 983 00:39:50,222 --> 00:39:54,099 And I'm so happy to see him growing up happy and healthy. 984 00:39:54,101 --> 00:39:55,517 And that's all the mom wants 985 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:57,185 I just want to see him healthy, 986 00:39:57,187 --> 00:40:00,313 happy and having fun and being a kid. 987 00:40:00,315 --> 00:40:01,773 -Thank you. -[Eli] This ones... 988 00:40:01,775 --> 00:40:03,441 Hey. This was fun. 989 00:40:06,446 --> 00:40:08,488 [Ami] The year Billy gone it does make me feel good 990 00:40:08,565 --> 00:40:10,490 to know that the kids and the grandkids 991 00:40:10,492 --> 00:40:13,493 will continue the legacy of our lifestyle. 992 00:40:14,579 --> 00:40:16,538 Perseverance and a lot of hard work. 993 00:40:16,540 --> 00:40:18,665 And it's what we do. 994 00:40:18,667 --> 00:40:20,417 [Gabe] From now every, every step I take 995 00:40:20,493 --> 00:40:23,211 is a step closer to getting Raquell and my girls up here. 996 00:40:23,505 --> 00:40:24,587 Right. 997 00:40:24,589 --> 00:40:26,631 And so, I am... I am in a hurry. 998 00:40:26,633 --> 00:40:27,966 Like, I am racing time, you know. 999 00:40:27,968 --> 00:40:29,092 I get that. 1000 00:40:29,094 --> 00:40:30,760 [Gabe] You know, 'cause every day 1001 00:40:30,762 --> 00:40:32,345 is another day that they grow up and... 1002 00:40:32,347 --> 00:40:34,848 and don't get to be here, you know. 1003 00:40:34,850 --> 00:40:37,475 And so, I do have a bad habit of like kind of rushing 1004 00:40:37,477 --> 00:40:39,561 ahead of myself sometimes. 1005 00:40:39,563 --> 00:40:40,603 Your heart's always in the right place. 1006 00:40:40,605 --> 00:40:42,013 [Gabe chuckles] 1007 00:40:42,015 --> 00:40:44,941 Dad, you know, he taught us many things, you know. 1008 00:40:44,943 --> 00:40:46,276 One of the things that he taught us 1009 00:40:46,352 --> 00:40:47,944 was you always dream big and try 1010 00:40:47,946 --> 00:40:50,738 and achieve even more than you did last year. 1011 00:40:50,740 --> 00:40:52,657 You know, that's why I have high hopes for next year. 1012 00:40:52,659 --> 00:40:55,577 I want to get even more done. Do even more, you know. 1013 00:40:55,620 --> 00:40:57,162 All right, send it down. 1014 00:40:58,206 --> 00:40:59,414 Whoo! 1015 00:40:59,458 --> 00:41:00,623 [Gabe] Awesome, bro. 1016 00:41:00,700 --> 00:41:01,774 [Bam] Oh, you should never be realistic 1017 00:41:01,776 --> 00:41:03,442 with your goals and your dreams. 1018 00:41:03,444 --> 00:41:06,463 Be realistic with your time and abilities but... but goals and... 1019 00:41:06,465 --> 00:41:09,549 and dreams, those should always be a little bit outlandish. 1020 00:41:09,626 --> 00:41:12,051 You have to come visit on my island. 1021 00:41:12,053 --> 00:41:13,845 That's cool. 1022 00:41:13,847 --> 00:41:16,014 [Bam] Would you like to go with that? 1023 00:41:16,016 --> 00:41:17,098 -How could I... -You just... 1024 00:41:17,100 --> 00:41:18,349 just do [indistinct] 1025 00:41:18,351 --> 00:41:20,602 I'm trying to not cry. 1026 00:41:20,604 --> 00:41:22,312 Aw. Aw. 1027 00:41:22,314 --> 00:41:24,105 All right. Don't cry.