1 00:00:12,856 --> 00:00:15,358 {\an8}(MAN SPEAKING) 2 00:00:22,098 --> 00:00:24,501 I didn't even know if my wife was going to come with me. 3 00:00:24,501 --> 00:00:27,871 JEANNY: Actually, what happened was, he called me up one day at work and said, 4 00:00:27,871 --> 00:00:29,673 '"Listen, I've (BLEEP) had it. I'm out of here. I'm leaving. 5 00:00:29,673 --> 00:00:31,207 "We're gonna move out in the middle of nowhere." 6 00:00:31,308 --> 00:00:32,742 And I'm like, what do I do? 7 00:00:32,742 --> 00:00:35,745 I mean, my husband's gone off the deep end. Do I go with him or not? 8 00:00:35,845 --> 00:00:37,447 So we just kind of took the plunge. 9 00:00:37,547 --> 00:00:40,517 And what we did is we had a map up on the wall 10 00:00:40,617 --> 00:00:43,987 and we took sticky notes, of all things, and we sticky note everything 11 00:00:44,087 --> 00:00:46,623 that we thought we would need to move up in the woods, you know, 12 00:00:46,623 --> 00:00:50,126 the chainsaws and the hatchets, and the... 13 00:00:50,126 --> 00:00:52,128 I don't know, we had some (BLEEP) weird (BLEEP) on there, 14 00:00:52,128 --> 00:00:54,931 and every time we got one, we took a sticky note down, threw it away. 15 00:00:54,931 --> 00:00:59,603 And we had a five-year plan, and we wound up doing it in two. 16 00:00:59,603 --> 00:01:00,971 - DOC: One. - Was it two? Was it one? 17 00:01:00,971 --> 00:01:02,606 - DOC: One. - One year, yeah. 18 00:01:02,606 --> 00:01:06,376 Yeah, that's what really happened, though. He called me at work. At work! 19 00:01:07,310 --> 00:01:08,745 Yep, middle of the day, middle... 20 00:01:08,845 --> 00:01:12,549 not wait till I get home, not say, "Hey, honey..." Nothing. 21 00:01:13,984 --> 00:01:15,619 Yeah. 22 00:01:15,619 --> 00:01:18,421 That's how we got here. (LAUGHS) 23 00:01:18,855 --> 00:01:19,890 (PHONE RINGS) 24 00:01:19,890 --> 00:01:21,892 NARRATOR: In the age of technology, 25 00:01:21,892 --> 00:01:25,295 the electrical grid is expanding 26 00:01:25,295 --> 00:01:28,265 and the world is getting smaller. 27 00:01:28,265 --> 00:01:32,369 For some, finding peace of mind means hiding out 28 00:01:33,303 --> 00:01:35,939 where no one thinks to look. 29 00:01:36,039 --> 00:01:40,410 To escape, they redefine "off the grid." 30 00:02:13,543 --> 00:02:15,812 JOE: Well, we're out exploring today. 31 00:02:17,547 --> 00:02:21,084 I've heard rumors of there being a new cave up here, so, uh... 32 00:02:25,689 --> 00:02:27,023 A new opening to go in, 33 00:02:27,023 --> 00:02:30,227 so I'm up looking for it to see where I can get in. 34 00:02:33,697 --> 00:02:35,699 NARRATOR: In north central Arkansas, 35 00:02:36,032 --> 00:02:39,970 Joe Ray makes his home within a labyrinth of caverns and tunnels 36 00:02:40,437 --> 00:02:42,839 underground in the Ozark Mountains. 37 00:02:44,507 --> 00:02:48,478 Out here, there are more than 2,000 documented caves. 38 00:02:48,912 --> 00:02:52,449 And Joe frequently searches for undiscovered caverns 39 00:02:52,816 --> 00:02:55,919 in hopes of finding potential living spaces 40 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,788 or valuable resources he can use. 41 00:03:05,195 --> 00:03:07,964 JOE: Sinkhole here. This is a good sign. 42 00:03:08,698 --> 00:03:12,369 This is probably caving in here into a cave below. 43 00:03:12,469 --> 00:03:14,070 This is gonna fall out. 44 00:03:14,070 --> 00:03:17,707 This will be an opening here, probably in a few more years. 45 00:03:17,707 --> 00:03:19,109 {\an8}(MAN SPEAKING) 46 00:03:19,109 --> 00:03:21,511 I'm not going to. (LAUGHS) 47 00:03:27,284 --> 00:03:30,787 Well, hang on. Looks like we might have a hole right over here. 48 00:03:30,787 --> 00:03:33,089 I can feel cool air coming up. 49 00:03:34,457 --> 00:03:36,793 Somebody's got their air conditioner on. 50 00:03:36,793 --> 00:03:38,795 It's probably pretty big. 51 00:03:39,663 --> 00:03:41,565 I think I'm ready to drop in. 52 00:03:41,565 --> 00:03:45,335 Well, I want to see what's down there. 53 00:03:55,812 --> 00:03:57,414 Coming down? 54 00:03:59,516 --> 00:04:00,917 Okay. 55 00:04:03,286 --> 00:04:05,055 Let's see what we can see. 56 00:04:25,075 --> 00:04:28,845 BEAR CLAW: Living out in the mountains here, I'm part of the horse culture. 57 00:04:28,845 --> 00:04:30,847 I don't have a vehicle. 58 00:04:31,314 --> 00:04:34,050 It gives me the freedom of living 59 00:04:34,050 --> 00:04:37,287 wherever these horses take me, or wherever I want to go. 60 00:04:38,955 --> 00:04:40,290 NARRATOR: Beyond the grid, 61 00:04:40,290 --> 00:04:43,493 Bear Claw makes his home high atop the ridgelines 62 00:04:43,493 --> 00:04:46,396 of the Clearwater Mountains in western Idaho. 63 00:04:48,131 --> 00:04:51,101 BEAR CLAW: This grass is dry as a tinderbox. 64 00:04:51,101 --> 00:04:54,638 This is the biggest danger about living in Idaho. 65 00:04:55,405 --> 00:04:58,508 NARRATOR: Up here, Bear Clawrelies on his horses, 66 00:04:58,508 --> 00:05:00,176 Rainbow and Idahe, 67 00:05:00,176 --> 00:05:03,914 to haul supplies and get where he needs to go. 68 00:05:03,914 --> 00:05:08,285 With a severe drought in the area, he's headed to the Clearwater River, 69 00:05:08,285 --> 00:05:11,688 to replenish an essential reserve of water for his camp. 70 00:05:21,798 --> 00:05:23,700 BEAR CLAW: I need two horses. 71 00:05:23,700 --> 00:05:26,336 I need a riding horse and I need a packhorse. 72 00:05:26,336 --> 00:05:29,005 They're real happy when there's two horses together. 73 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,943 They're half-brother and sister. 74 00:05:34,377 --> 00:05:36,746 She's just a year older. 75 00:05:36,746 --> 00:05:39,849 Their mother was the same horse. 76 00:05:40,450 --> 00:05:42,519 Their fathers were... 77 00:05:43,420 --> 00:05:45,055 Oh, oh. 78 00:05:45,589 --> 00:05:46,856 (HORSE WHINNIES) 79 00:05:46,856 --> 00:05:49,859 Oh, man. Ho, ho. 80 00:05:52,262 --> 00:05:54,698 (WHINNIES, SNORTS) 81 00:05:55,498 --> 00:05:56,967 Yep, yep. 82 00:06:01,438 --> 00:06:05,175 Well, buddy boy, looks like you got a sore leg or knee. 83 00:06:14,684 --> 00:06:17,487 Yep, that's the one, right there. 84 00:06:17,487 --> 00:06:20,423 Looks like you got the weight off of that foot. 85 00:06:20,423 --> 00:06:23,793 Well, I don't see a rock or anything in there, 86 00:06:24,127 --> 00:06:26,529 so apparently it's in the joint. 87 00:06:26,529 --> 00:06:28,932 Something bad could really happen here. 88 00:06:30,934 --> 00:06:32,636 Oh, man. 89 00:06:57,561 --> 00:06:59,963 We've had some late night visitors. 90 00:07:01,264 --> 00:07:04,634 Got a bear hunting for, hunting for food. 91 00:07:05,835 --> 00:07:07,771 That's flippin' awesome. 92 00:07:07,771 --> 00:07:09,739 JEANNY: It's a waste of a good garden. 93 00:07:10,273 --> 00:07:13,343 DOC: Last thing I need is to feed a bear. 94 00:07:13,343 --> 00:07:15,011 You can see the tracks right here. 95 00:07:19,482 --> 00:07:21,384 NARRATOR: For the past five years, 96 00:07:21,384 --> 00:07:26,289 Doc and Jeanny Leverett have lived in a tree house 25 feet off the ground, 97 00:07:26,289 --> 00:07:29,025 within the dense forests of eastern Washington. 98 00:07:30,093 --> 00:07:33,463 Last night, they got an unwelcome reminder 99 00:07:33,797 --> 00:07:36,600 of why they made their move above the grid. 100 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,035 A black bear destroyed their garden, 101 00:07:39,035 --> 00:07:41,504 and now Doc's on high alert. 102 00:07:43,473 --> 00:07:45,809 DOC: I don't mind sharing the woods with them, 103 00:07:47,043 --> 00:07:50,380 but I do not want to share my house. 104 00:07:51,648 --> 00:07:52,983 Safety's on. 105 00:08:01,124 --> 00:08:02,993 You know, out here, living out here in the trees, 106 00:08:02,993 --> 00:08:06,329 bears are a part of life, and we've got to deal with that. 107 00:08:06,329 --> 00:08:07,797 There was one time we had a... 108 00:08:07,797 --> 00:08:11,301 I was coming back from scouting, or hunting, or something, 109 00:08:12,035 --> 00:08:14,137 and I was coming through the woods, 110 00:08:14,137 --> 00:08:16,339 and I come across a bear taking a nap, 111 00:08:16,339 --> 00:08:18,909 and I knew Jeanny was working down in the garden, 112 00:08:19,910 --> 00:08:23,613 so I immediately hauled ass trying to get back to her. 113 00:08:23,613 --> 00:08:27,784 She's not armed. She's nowhere... She's around all this good bear food. 114 00:08:27,784 --> 00:08:30,186 I don't think I've ever ran that far or jumped that high. 115 00:08:30,186 --> 00:08:32,422 I could have been an Olympic hurdle runner. 116 00:08:43,233 --> 00:08:44,267 {\an8}(MAN SPEAKING) 117 00:08:45,135 --> 00:08:46,570 DOC: Yeah. 118 00:08:56,379 --> 00:08:59,082 You think you're all alone, and you hear a tree crash, 119 00:08:59,182 --> 00:09:01,484 and you didn't hear any cause for that tree crash. 120 00:09:01,585 --> 00:09:03,486 It kind of makes the... 121 00:09:04,154 --> 00:09:06,957 Makes the hair stick up on the back of your head. 122 00:09:07,791 --> 00:09:09,926 (BIRD SQUAWKING) 123 00:09:23,106 --> 00:09:25,942 BEAR CLAW: We're so lucky to live out here. 124 00:09:25,942 --> 00:09:30,714 Mother Nature provides us with pretty much everything we need, 125 00:09:30,714 --> 00:09:34,718 if we just know what to get and what to use. 126 00:09:35,385 --> 00:09:37,287 NARRATOR: In the Clearwater Mountains, 127 00:09:37,287 --> 00:09:41,458 Bear Claw's mission to gatherwater has come to a standstill, 128 00:09:41,458 --> 00:09:46,096 with his packhorse, Idahe, immobilized by equine arthritis. 129 00:09:46,963 --> 00:09:50,634 There's a real nice plant right over there, arnica. 130 00:09:51,768 --> 00:09:54,804 NARRATOR: Before he can make another plan to haul water, 131 00:09:54,804 --> 00:09:59,175 Bear Claw will use a natural remedy to ease his horse's pain. 132 00:09:59,976 --> 00:10:03,947 BEAR CLAW: Arnica is a plant that we use to put on bruises. 133 00:10:03,947 --> 00:10:08,251 You got a sore spot, or an elbow, a joint, maybe a shoulder. 134 00:10:18,662 --> 00:10:20,130 Hey, buddy boy. 135 00:10:22,699 --> 00:10:27,337 What we do is we literally put the green side towards the horse. 136 00:10:27,337 --> 00:10:30,807 Then the medicine comes out of the leaf and helps the soreness. 137 00:10:31,708 --> 00:10:34,244 Pain is a figment of your imagination. 138 00:10:34,344 --> 00:10:36,746 I learned that from my father. 139 00:10:37,514 --> 00:10:39,216 He was pretty tough. 140 00:10:40,684 --> 00:10:44,321 NARRATOR: In the past, when Idahe has struggled with symptoms 141 00:10:44,321 --> 00:10:46,523 related to equine arthritis, 142 00:10:46,523 --> 00:10:50,060 the arnica treatment required three days or more. 143 00:10:50,060 --> 00:10:54,864 During that time, there is no way he can haul supplies for Bear Claw. 144 00:10:54,864 --> 00:10:58,602 BEAR CLAW: Well, in the meantime, I need water real bad today. 145 00:10:58,602 --> 00:11:03,240 I'm gonna have to go see if I can do some horse trading, 146 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:07,477 or I need to get me another horse from somebody. 147 00:11:42,812 --> 00:11:44,681 Yeah, so, like, right about this point right here 148 00:11:44,681 --> 00:11:46,850 is kind of like the center of my 20 acres. 149 00:11:47,317 --> 00:11:49,786 You can see my very first outhouse over here. 150 00:11:49,886 --> 00:11:52,522 That was the first one I ever built on the property. 151 00:11:52,622 --> 00:11:57,260 It's, uh, no longer used. I guess emergency only. 152 00:11:57,260 --> 00:12:00,030 This was one of the first buildings built on the property. 153 00:12:00,130 --> 00:12:01,464 You know, it's a nice, solid structure. 154 00:12:01,464 --> 00:12:04,200 I mean, if you had to, you could rough a winter in that cabin. 155 00:12:06,202 --> 00:12:09,573 NARRATOR: Outside the grid, in the middle of Lake Michigan, 156 00:12:09,573 --> 00:12:13,443 Dan Burton makes his home on Beaver Island, 157 00:12:13,443 --> 00:12:17,214 one of the most remote locations in the lower 48 states. 158 00:12:18,582 --> 00:12:21,952 DAN: This is one of those areas we use to store food. 159 00:12:23,420 --> 00:12:27,657 You know, I'm down to a few jams, some rice, some tomatoes, 160 00:12:27,657 --> 00:12:30,060 little bit of venison, some beans. 161 00:12:30,060 --> 00:12:32,295 When the cupboards start looking like this, 162 00:12:32,295 --> 00:12:36,600 one, you're glad you survived the winter, but two, you gotta get right back to work. 163 00:12:37,100 --> 00:12:39,569 NARRATOR: Living in such an isolated place, 164 00:12:39,569 --> 00:12:42,239 Dan must always plan weeks ahead 165 00:12:42,239 --> 00:12:46,409 to ensure that he and his family have a stockpile of food. 166 00:12:46,409 --> 00:12:50,247 DAN: In between the garden, you know, you get your fruits and veggies, 167 00:12:50,247 --> 00:12:51,815 but, you know, you don't get everything. 168 00:12:51,815 --> 00:12:55,418 Having an island like Garden Island just north of us here is nice. 169 00:12:55,418 --> 00:12:57,654 It's got some hot spots for mushrooms. 170 00:12:57,654 --> 00:13:00,590 There's berries to be picked, you know, wild game, 171 00:13:00,590 --> 00:13:02,092 you know, birds and rabbits. 172 00:13:02,092 --> 00:13:03,994 I guess Garden Island would be like a grocery store 173 00:13:03,994 --> 00:13:05,495 to someone on the mainland. 174 00:13:05,495 --> 00:13:07,697 It's always stocked shelves every year. 175 00:13:07,697 --> 00:13:11,902 So, if I get out there now, I should be able to still get my year's supply. 176 00:13:12,702 --> 00:13:15,071 I got a lot to do. I got a lot to get done. 177 00:13:16,506 --> 00:13:18,575 Come here, Titus. (WHISTLES) 178 00:13:18,575 --> 00:13:21,244 Get in the boat, buddy. Get in the boat. Good boy. 179 00:13:51,007 --> 00:13:55,579 JOE: Okay, we're coming up to the drop-off here, so stay to your right. 180 00:13:55,579 --> 00:13:58,648 NARRATOR: In northern Arkansas, below the grid, 181 00:13:58,648 --> 00:14:01,751 Joe Ray is exploring a new cave system 182 00:14:01,751 --> 00:14:04,421 in hopes of discovering potential living spaces 183 00:14:04,421 --> 00:14:08,491 or valuable resources he can use. 184 00:14:08,592 --> 00:14:13,763 So far, he's traveled 200 yards underground with no luck. 185 00:14:14,064 --> 00:14:15,265 {\an8}(JOE SPEAKING) 186 00:14:26,142 --> 00:14:28,078 (BLEEP) 187 00:14:40,891 --> 00:14:43,860 There's no telling how some deep some of this water can be. 188 00:14:43,860 --> 00:14:45,595 Bottomless. 189 00:14:47,931 --> 00:14:51,034 I know it keeps on going back, so I've got to go on back. 190 00:15:03,246 --> 00:15:05,715 JOE: I've been doing some exploring in the caves. 191 00:15:05,715 --> 00:15:09,286 I've come to a spot that's causing me a lot of problems crossing, 192 00:15:09,286 --> 00:15:11,087 makes me feel very unsafe. 193 00:15:11,087 --> 00:15:13,657 So, I'm fixing to go up here to this little, old cabin. 194 00:15:13,657 --> 00:15:14,991 It's old, dilapidated. 195 00:15:14,991 --> 00:15:16,960 I'm gonna get me some wood, 196 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,195 and I'm gonna see about making me a bridge, 197 00:15:19,195 --> 00:15:21,932 and maybe a set of stairs to go up, but who knows. 198 00:15:21,932 --> 00:15:24,434 We'll just have to see what I can get. 199 00:15:24,434 --> 00:15:25,969 NARRATOR: In Arkansas, 200 00:15:25,969 --> 00:15:30,240 Joe Ray has retreated outside a newly discovered cave system 201 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:33,643 to salvage supplies that might help him navigate deeper 202 00:15:33,743 --> 00:15:35,745 into the unexplored tunnel. 203 00:15:39,382 --> 00:15:42,986 Well, that's pretty still a solid board, 204 00:15:42,986 --> 00:15:45,188 I mean, you can, uh... 205 00:15:45,188 --> 00:15:47,390 There's no rot on it or anything. 206 00:15:48,425 --> 00:15:50,560 See what else I can grab out of here. 207 00:16:02,138 --> 00:16:04,641 (HAMMERING) 208 00:16:05,575 --> 00:16:08,511 I think the catwalk is gonna be the quickest, and easiest, 209 00:16:08,511 --> 00:16:12,015 and surest way, so here we go! 210 00:16:17,153 --> 00:16:19,222 Well, over my years of building, 211 00:16:19,322 --> 00:16:24,761 I have built about four houses by myself from the ground up. 212 00:16:28,999 --> 00:16:32,269 I started building a house for me and Mary, 213 00:16:32,602 --> 00:16:36,606 and it's about 3,300-3,400 square foot. 214 00:16:36,606 --> 00:16:40,510 It took me... Well, it took me about two years. 215 00:16:40,510 --> 00:16:42,579 And it's at about 80%, 216 00:16:42,579 --> 00:16:47,050 but I only got to work on it part-time, because I had to take care of Mary a lot. 217 00:16:58,995 --> 00:17:02,566 Okay, these here will be the striders. 218 00:17:02,566 --> 00:17:04,668 That's what'll be holding everything up. 219 00:17:05,402 --> 00:17:07,537 NARRATOR: Beyond this subterranean lake, 220 00:17:07,537 --> 00:17:11,107 Joe plans to travel as far as the tunnel goes, 221 00:17:11,541 --> 00:17:14,010 in hopes of finding a new living space 222 00:17:14,010 --> 00:17:16,513 or valuable resources he can use. 223 00:17:18,648 --> 00:17:21,585 Well, the bridge is up. 224 00:17:21,585 --> 00:17:22,886 It feels safe. 225 00:17:22,886 --> 00:17:25,455 I think it's time for us to go on back in the back 226 00:17:25,455 --> 00:17:29,492 and do some exploring, because we're a half mile in or so now. 227 00:17:29,492 --> 00:17:31,528 This thing could go back a couple of miles, 228 00:17:31,528 --> 00:17:34,898 might go back even further, and we're gonna be the first ones in it. 229 00:17:34,898 --> 00:17:36,466 So, y'all be careful. 230 00:17:36,466 --> 00:17:39,536 Stay safe, hang close and let's go. 231 00:17:42,906 --> 00:17:44,074 Go as far as I can. 232 00:17:59,422 --> 00:18:00,891 DAN: So, this is Garden Island. 233 00:18:00,891 --> 00:18:04,427 It's kind of like a Garden of Eden. It's got its pristineness. 234 00:18:04,761 --> 00:18:07,530 I set some traps last night, and I'm over here to check them out 235 00:18:07,530 --> 00:18:09,299 and see what we got. 236 00:18:11,001 --> 00:18:14,871 NARRATOR: In the middle of Lake Michigan, outside the grid, 237 00:18:15,438 --> 00:18:19,943 Dan Burton is on a mission to stockpile food his family needs. 238 00:18:20,477 --> 00:18:24,214 To do it, he'll venture into the uninhabited wilderness 239 00:18:24,214 --> 00:18:25,815 of Garden Island. 240 00:18:25,815 --> 00:18:29,486 DAN: It's rabbit heaven, deer heaven. It's the snowshoe rabbit that's abundant. 241 00:18:29,586 --> 00:18:31,821 It's what we're after on these little areas. 242 00:18:35,091 --> 00:18:37,027 Right up here is the trap. 243 00:18:37,561 --> 00:18:40,430 Oh, yeah, check that out. That's a trap gate right there. 244 00:18:42,098 --> 00:18:44,167 Why isn't this trap shaking around? 245 00:18:44,634 --> 00:18:47,971 Ahh, (BLEEP), there's nothing in there. 246 00:18:48,438 --> 00:18:50,373 And they got all the bait. 247 00:18:51,908 --> 00:18:54,878 That's a classic grab-and-go. 248 00:18:57,447 --> 00:18:59,616 You just reset this trap, rebait this trap, 249 00:18:59,616 --> 00:19:02,652 and... Whoo, almost. 250 00:19:03,954 --> 00:19:05,689 There's a little bit of sunflower, 251 00:19:05,689 --> 00:19:08,858 some, you know, grapes, and a couple berries. 252 00:19:09,392 --> 00:19:11,461 Lightly cover it back up. 253 00:19:13,630 --> 00:19:16,499 So, you know, try to make it look as natural as possible. 254 00:19:16,900 --> 00:19:18,702 You know, you're hoping that fresh smell of food 255 00:19:18,702 --> 00:19:20,804 is gonna entice them into that trap. 256 00:19:20,804 --> 00:19:24,107 You know, it ain't over. I still got a lot of island to explore. 257 00:19:24,341 --> 00:19:26,576 And we'll see what else is out here. 258 00:19:41,958 --> 00:19:44,461 DAN: Ahh! Another empty trap. 259 00:19:44,961 --> 00:19:46,663 Let's see what else we can find. 260 00:19:49,399 --> 00:19:52,302 Right up in here is where I set one of my traps here. 261 00:19:53,169 --> 00:19:54,537 Dang it! 262 00:19:56,273 --> 00:19:59,709 If it was an actual live trap, if I had a rabbit, he'd be in there. 263 00:19:59,709 --> 00:20:02,112 Yeah, and you look in here and you see these knockdowns 264 00:20:02,112 --> 00:20:05,849 where, you know, you can see where animals are sliding out of the forest. 265 00:20:05,849 --> 00:20:09,152 You know, that's the perfect spot. You just tuck a trap in here, 266 00:20:09,786 --> 00:20:12,389 nine times out of ten, you'll come to a sprung trap. 267 00:20:12,389 --> 00:20:14,190 Mother Nature wins this time. 268 00:20:15,992 --> 00:20:18,128 NARRATOR: On each trip to Garden Island, 269 00:20:18,728 --> 00:20:22,499 Dan normally brings home one or two snowshoe rabbits. 270 00:20:22,899 --> 00:20:24,501 DAN: Son of a bitch. 271 00:20:24,501 --> 00:20:27,771 But today, all of his traps are turning up empty. 272 00:20:27,771 --> 00:20:30,440 DAN: You know, it's tough. You try it again, and you don't give up. 273 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,943 And we go look for something else. 274 00:20:32,943 --> 00:20:35,278 There's a lot of different avenues on this island. 275 00:20:35,278 --> 00:20:37,214 We'll see what's out there. 276 00:20:57,601 --> 00:21:00,070 DOC: So you want to move the garden higher? 277 00:21:00,070 --> 00:21:01,304 JEANNY: Well, if I keep it on the ground, 278 00:21:01,304 --> 00:21:04,608 they're gonna come back and get our garden again, and we can't afford that. 279 00:21:04,608 --> 00:21:06,643 At least, nothing can get it up there. 280 00:21:08,678 --> 00:21:12,582 NARRATOR: High above the grid, in Onion Creek, Washington, 281 00:21:12,916 --> 00:21:15,919 Doc and Jeanny Leverett keep most of their possessions 282 00:21:15,919 --> 00:21:17,921 25 feet off the ground. 283 00:21:19,456 --> 00:21:22,125 With evidence of a bear in their camp, 284 00:21:22,125 --> 00:21:24,961 they'll elevate one more crucial resource. 285 00:21:26,396 --> 00:21:29,599 DOC: Garden to the roof. JEANNY: Is it possible? 286 00:21:29,599 --> 00:21:31,835 DOC: Yeah, we can get it up there. 287 00:21:31,835 --> 00:21:34,938 So I'm thinking I can mirror this up on top. 288 00:21:35,772 --> 00:21:37,073 - Like that. - Okay. 289 00:21:37,073 --> 00:21:41,811 DOC: And now, what takes the place of the corner ones is your next layer. 290 00:21:42,779 --> 00:21:45,849 - See how it goes over that log? - I gotcha. 291 00:21:45,849 --> 00:21:49,019 DOC: And then you can mount it into there, same with this one. 292 00:21:49,019 --> 00:21:50,787 - And then in between. - Okay. 293 00:21:50,787 --> 00:21:53,957 So I'm gonna go, and I'll cut down the logs we're gonna need. 294 00:21:53,957 --> 00:21:56,760 Hopefully, I can find some dead ones. They're lighter. 295 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,029 - All right. So you got your plan? - We've got it. 296 00:21:59,029 --> 00:22:02,299 - Help an old lady up. Ouch. - (LAUGHS) 297 00:22:02,299 --> 00:22:04,000 All right, let's go. 298 00:22:13,944 --> 00:22:17,247 (AXE CHOPPING) 299 00:22:24,254 --> 00:22:27,757 Normally, we'd want to put this on the backside 300 00:22:27,757 --> 00:22:31,127 and then come to it, but this tree is already tilted. 301 00:22:31,127 --> 00:22:36,066 So... I'll let Mother Nature do the work. 302 00:22:37,167 --> 00:22:39,269 Timber! 303 00:22:43,473 --> 00:22:45,075 (EXHALES) 304 00:22:49,246 --> 00:22:51,448 Some folks see me doing this and they think, 305 00:22:51,448 --> 00:22:55,385 "Man, it's too bad that you have to do all that stuff." 306 00:22:55,385 --> 00:22:57,954 They don't understand that we do this by choice. 307 00:22:59,556 --> 00:23:01,925 It all starts with buying a chainsaw, 308 00:23:01,925 --> 00:23:05,128 and next thing you know, you got a mortgage again. 309 00:23:08,465 --> 00:23:12,235 There's one. Seven more to go. 310 00:23:25,882 --> 00:23:29,452 BEAR CLAW: Currency out here, I don't use a whole lot of folding money. 311 00:23:29,452 --> 00:23:31,788 I don't make a whole lot of folding money. 312 00:23:31,788 --> 00:23:33,823 It's just a barter system. 313 00:23:33,823 --> 00:23:35,191 It's a whole lot more fun 314 00:23:35,191 --> 00:23:39,629 than the common "pull the wad out of your pocket." 315 00:23:40,130 --> 00:23:42,699 NARRATOR: In the Clearwater Mountains of Idaho, 316 00:23:42,699 --> 00:23:46,636 Bear Claw's horse, Idahe, is sidelined for three days 317 00:23:46,636 --> 00:23:50,106 while recovering from symptoms of equine arthritis. 318 00:23:50,106 --> 00:23:52,609 BEAR CLAW: Let's see if we can get it to shoot right, 319 00:23:52,609 --> 00:23:54,945 trade it off and get us a packhorse. 320 00:23:54,945 --> 00:23:59,449 NARRATOR: In need of a new packhorse to haul essential water reserves, 321 00:23:59,449 --> 00:24:03,853 Bear Claw plans to barter with one of his most valuable possessions. 322 00:24:04,554 --> 00:24:08,625 This gun looks great for its age, 323 00:24:08,625 --> 00:24:11,094 but it's just, you know, sat around 324 00:24:11,094 --> 00:24:17,767 for 50 years maybe, or longer, and it hasn't been fired. 325 00:24:29,045 --> 00:24:31,815 Well, I reckon we should give it a whirl. 326 00:24:31,815 --> 00:24:35,785 I'm not sure if this gun is trustworthy. 327 00:24:36,453 --> 00:24:40,757 If it hasn't been shot for a long time, and you don't check it over really well, 328 00:24:40,757 --> 00:24:44,261 you just throw a shell in there and shoot, it's gonna blow up. 329 00:24:44,661 --> 00:24:47,230 I'd rather be safe than sorry. 330 00:24:47,230 --> 00:24:49,699 All right, we're ready. 331 00:24:51,001 --> 00:24:53,470 I want all you all to get behind me. 332 00:24:53,870 --> 00:24:55,071 {\an8}(MAN SPEAKING) 333 00:25:03,013 --> 00:25:08,018 BEAR CLAW: And then we're just gonna kind of do a little easy tugging on there 334 00:25:08,018 --> 00:25:12,889 till we hear that gun go off, if it's gonna, or... 335 00:25:17,394 --> 00:25:19,129 (GUNSHOT) 336 00:25:19,763 --> 00:25:21,831 Holy smokes. 337 00:25:21,831 --> 00:25:23,667 My goodness. 338 00:25:24,434 --> 00:25:29,072 NARRATOR: Bear Claw has confirmed that his .32-40 won't backfire. 339 00:25:29,339 --> 00:25:32,309 But before it can be used as currency for trade, 340 00:25:32,642 --> 00:25:36,580 he'll fire a test shot to ensure it's properly sighted. 341 00:25:39,716 --> 00:25:42,385 BEAR CLAW: As we say at rendezvous, fire in the hole. 342 00:25:56,566 --> 00:25:58,301 Man. 343 00:25:58,635 --> 00:26:00,570 Tell you what. 344 00:26:01,571 --> 00:26:08,144 That is the nicest-shooting cartridge gun I ever shot. 345 00:26:08,345 --> 00:26:11,748 The trigger is really light. The barrel is really heavy. 346 00:26:12,515 --> 00:26:14,918 Phew, it goes off. 347 00:26:14,918 --> 00:26:16,786 It's great. 348 00:26:17,888 --> 00:26:21,591 That gun shoots very, very well. 349 00:26:22,058 --> 00:26:26,730 The next guy that fires it is gonna get whatever he shoots at. 350 00:26:27,297 --> 00:26:29,966 I got to go trade for a nice horse. 351 00:26:29,966 --> 00:26:32,269 Pack this all up and mosey. 352 00:26:49,819 --> 00:26:51,488 JEANNY: Little more. 353 00:26:51,488 --> 00:26:53,890 NARRATOR: In Onion Creek, Washington, 354 00:26:53,890 --> 00:26:57,093 Doc and Jeanny are continuing to elevate their life, 355 00:26:57,093 --> 00:26:59,129 high above the grid. 356 00:26:59,129 --> 00:27:00,897 DOC: Oh, this is a heavy one. 357 00:27:00,897 --> 00:27:04,000 NARRATOR: To protect their garden from foraging animals 358 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,469 and deter predators in the future, 359 00:27:06,469 --> 00:27:09,773 they've started construction on a living roof garden. 360 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:11,608 JEANNY: One more. 361 00:27:13,376 --> 00:27:14,945 It's starting to rain. 362 00:27:14,945 --> 00:27:16,646 DOC: Yes, ma'am. 363 00:27:18,148 --> 00:27:19,716 Liquid sunshine. 364 00:27:21,618 --> 00:27:25,555 NARRATOR: Doc and Jeanny's home, 25 feet above the ground, 365 00:27:25,655 --> 00:27:27,891 is anchored to a sole living tree. 366 00:27:29,092 --> 00:27:33,563 Winds less than 20 miles per hour can move the entire structure. 367 00:27:33,930 --> 00:27:36,399 JEANNY: Honey, be careful up there with the rain. 368 00:27:36,399 --> 00:27:38,835 - DOC: What's that? - Be careful with the rain. 369 00:27:38,835 --> 00:27:40,670 What's that? 370 00:27:41,671 --> 00:27:43,373 Safety first. 371 00:27:43,373 --> 00:27:45,375 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 372 00:27:46,076 --> 00:27:47,477 Got it. 373 00:27:49,913 --> 00:27:52,115 - Coming around... - JEANNY: Huh? 374 00:27:52,115 --> 00:27:56,653 DOC: I'm singing... To keep from being scared. 375 00:27:58,288 --> 00:28:02,559 This here is the butt-and-pass. There are some different ways... 376 00:28:02,559 --> 00:28:05,262 There's some ways that makes it look like a pinwheel. 377 00:28:05,262 --> 00:28:08,131 But this is basically a simpler version. 378 00:28:14,237 --> 00:28:18,241 Just take enough to a little square knot here. Nothing fancy. 379 00:28:18,708 --> 00:28:20,343 Just enough to make sure there's this... 380 00:28:20,343 --> 00:28:22,145 - (THUNDER RUMBLING) - JEANNY: Lee. 381 00:28:22,145 --> 00:28:23,580 (BLEEP) 382 00:28:23,980 --> 00:28:26,483 DOC: All right. I'm gonna come down. 383 00:28:30,787 --> 00:28:32,889 Sit out the rain a little bit. 384 00:28:34,858 --> 00:28:37,561 Batten down the hatches. You must have tied this knot. 385 00:28:37,561 --> 00:28:39,729 This has "Jeanny knot" written all over it. 386 00:28:39,729 --> 00:28:43,066 JEANNY: It's not coming undone? You see it's starting to come in? 387 00:28:43,066 --> 00:28:44,801 DOC: Yeah. 388 00:28:45,068 --> 00:28:47,003 (THUNDERCLAP) 389 00:28:47,003 --> 00:28:49,105 {\an8}(MAN SPEAKING) 390 00:28:50,273 --> 00:28:51,975 It's perfectly safe. 391 00:28:52,075 --> 00:28:55,979 Maybe on a 90% safe scale. 10% unsafe. 392 00:28:57,948 --> 00:29:02,252 I over-braced, bolted, nailed, riveted, so it would sway, 393 00:29:02,252 --> 00:29:05,355 'cause if it was rigid, and the tree starts swaying, it'd just break apart. 394 00:29:05,355 --> 00:29:07,324 It's kind of like being on a boat out to sea, though. 395 00:29:07,324 --> 00:29:10,460 DOC: I know, I know. You and your seasickness. 396 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:12,229 JEANNY: I know it's secure. I'm good. I'm secure. 397 00:29:12,229 --> 00:29:15,365 DOC: We've had wind before. It's okay, it's okay. 398 00:29:16,166 --> 00:29:18,134 JEANNY: Oh, my gosh! Did you feel that? 399 00:29:18,134 --> 00:29:19,703 DOC: Yeah, easy, easy. 400 00:29:20,103 --> 00:29:22,272 Remember, grab the tree. It flexes. 401 00:29:22,272 --> 00:29:26,576 This tree has been here how many decades? It's strong. We built to it. 402 00:29:26,576 --> 00:29:28,612 It's gonna sway, sweetie. We know that. 403 00:29:28,612 --> 00:29:29,880 Yeah, I know. 404 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,749 (BREATHES DEEPLY) 405 00:29:48,131 --> 00:29:51,368 DAN: Heading into Garden Island, as you can see, 406 00:29:51,368 --> 00:29:54,237 this is considered a major highway. 407 00:29:54,237 --> 00:29:56,039 I'm gonna be moving pretty good. 408 00:29:56,039 --> 00:29:59,042 As you can see, the 'skeeters are gonna be thick. 409 00:30:00,143 --> 00:30:02,779 Could be a bloodbath. 410 00:30:02,779 --> 00:30:06,216 NARRATOR: Outside the grid, in the middle of Lake Michigan, 411 00:30:06,216 --> 00:30:10,387 Dan Burton is on a mission to stockpile food for his family. 412 00:30:10,387 --> 00:30:12,789 DAN: Come on, Titus! 413 00:30:13,890 --> 00:30:16,359 NARRATOR: After his traps turned up empty, 414 00:30:16,359 --> 00:30:19,863 he's scouring the uninhabited wilderness of Garden Island 415 00:30:19,963 --> 00:30:22,532 for any source of food he can find. 416 00:30:25,235 --> 00:30:27,737 DAN: I'm gonna do a quick 'skeeter rub. 417 00:30:28,071 --> 00:30:30,740 Oh, God. 418 00:30:31,241 --> 00:30:35,078 Let me just get the other shoulder, that's got a few more bites on that one. 419 00:30:49,693 --> 00:30:50,961 Nice. 420 00:30:53,063 --> 00:30:56,566 Oh, look at this bad boy. Whoo-wee. 421 00:30:56,566 --> 00:30:58,935 We got two. I'm gonna take the big one. 422 00:31:00,503 --> 00:31:02,572 Look at the meat on that. There's a meal. 423 00:31:02,572 --> 00:31:04,474 That's the size you're hoping for. 424 00:31:04,474 --> 00:31:08,578 Even if you're having empty traps, at least you got a steak. 425 00:31:11,514 --> 00:31:13,216 Here's a good little batch of ripes. 426 00:31:13,216 --> 00:31:15,585 Actually, this is worth stopping and picking. 427 00:31:15,585 --> 00:31:17,988 Doesn't this beat a trip to the grocery store? 428 00:31:17,988 --> 00:31:21,591 I mean, here we're in nature, and the beautiful thing is that, 429 00:31:21,591 --> 00:31:25,629 you know, I didn't plant these, I didn't cultivate these, 430 00:31:25,629 --> 00:31:28,832 I didn't introduce them to this spot, you know. 431 00:31:29,933 --> 00:31:31,534 Bam. 432 00:31:32,769 --> 00:31:35,639 Here's what we're after. See what's on these trees? 433 00:31:35,639 --> 00:31:37,274 I'm gonna sneak up here. 434 00:31:37,274 --> 00:31:41,144 I got a little orchard bag I keep hidden up here. 435 00:31:41,878 --> 00:31:43,580 It's always there. 436 00:31:46,416 --> 00:31:48,552 This tree is just loaded. 437 00:31:52,956 --> 00:31:58,094 Whoo, nice bag of apples, lots of mushrooms, 438 00:31:58,094 --> 00:32:02,265 lots of raspberries, even some grapes. 439 00:32:02,766 --> 00:32:05,302 Now I've just got to get it all back to the boat. 440 00:32:22,919 --> 00:32:26,756 BEAR CLAW: What do you say, pretty girl? Time to mosey. 441 00:32:27,824 --> 00:32:31,728 I'm riding down here to see my good friend Norbert. 442 00:32:31,728 --> 00:32:35,232 I need a packhorse to haul water to my camp. 443 00:32:37,467 --> 00:32:40,570 NARRATOR: Beyond the grid, Bear Claw plans to barter 444 00:32:40,570 --> 00:32:45,108 for a healthy packhorse he canuse to haul water to his camp. 445 00:32:45,875 --> 00:32:51,381 His currency, a .32-40 rifle he's fine-tuned for the trade. 446 00:32:52,749 --> 00:32:54,651 BEAR CLAW: Hello to camp! 447 00:32:58,255 --> 00:32:59,923 Anybody around? 448 00:33:01,324 --> 00:33:02,959 Looks like he's home. 449 00:33:03,126 --> 00:33:04,127 {\an8}(MAN SPEAKING) 450 00:33:04,561 --> 00:33:06,229 NORBERT: Hey! 451 00:33:16,306 --> 00:33:19,943 BEAR CLAW: You got a horse over here that I could trade you out of? 452 00:33:19,943 --> 00:33:23,046 NORBERT: I got a young one, Smokey there. 453 00:33:23,046 --> 00:33:25,415 BEAR CLAW: He's a good-looking boy, ain't he? 454 00:33:25,415 --> 00:33:27,884 You probably have to break him into shape a little bit. 455 00:33:27,884 --> 00:33:30,086 BEAR CLAW: Well, I'll put a few miles on him 456 00:33:30,086 --> 00:33:32,389 and his ribs will come out a little bit. 457 00:33:32,389 --> 00:33:36,326 He looks good and stout to me, and he's put together nice. 458 00:33:36,326 --> 00:33:38,495 I like the heavy mane and tail. 459 00:33:38,595 --> 00:33:40,564 NORBERT: I think this is your best bet. 460 00:33:41,264 --> 00:33:43,833 Well, I've seen what you've got. 461 00:33:44,434 --> 00:33:46,670 Now I'll show you what I got. 462 00:33:56,580 --> 00:33:58,348 NORBERT: What do you got to trade? 463 00:33:58,348 --> 00:34:02,052 - BEAR CLAW: I got a pretty fancy gun. - Oh, man. 464 00:34:02,052 --> 00:34:05,522 - BEAR CLAW: Isn't that something? - The barrel looks straight. 465 00:34:05,622 --> 00:34:08,825 Stock looks good. It's not scratched much. 466 00:34:09,693 --> 00:34:12,028 BEAR CLAW: I don't know what you're thinking, 467 00:34:12,495 --> 00:34:15,899 but one of my good friends, when I was up in bear camp, 468 00:34:15,999 --> 00:34:19,736 he makes knives, and I'll tell you what, 469 00:34:19,736 --> 00:34:25,342 that gun and that knife there with a few cartridges here, 470 00:34:25,342 --> 00:34:28,545 I'm wondering if that'll get me that horse. 471 00:34:32,949 --> 00:34:35,719 NORBERT: We've known each other for quite a while. 472 00:34:36,786 --> 00:34:40,991 I'll tell you what, you keep this, and you just take care of that horse. 473 00:34:40,991 --> 00:34:43,960 All righty, all righty. Absolutely. 474 00:34:45,328 --> 00:34:47,497 The wonderful neighbors that I have, 475 00:34:47,497 --> 00:34:50,267 we're trying to help each other out all the time. 476 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:54,404 Bartering is a lot more close to the heart than folding money. 477 00:34:55,238 --> 00:34:59,809 NARRATOR: Bear Claw now has a packhorse to haul the water he needs. 478 00:34:59,809 --> 00:35:02,913 And whenever his old horse, Idahe, is healed, 479 00:35:02,913 --> 00:35:06,416 he'll return this new one to Norbert in another exchange. 480 00:35:07,350 --> 00:35:11,321 Out here, allies barter to help everyone get by. 481 00:35:11,922 --> 00:35:15,859 BEAR CLAW: Tell you what, time to go get some water. 482 00:35:18,094 --> 00:35:20,931 I think we're gonna have a lot of fun together. 483 00:35:38,215 --> 00:35:39,282 {\an8}(MAN SPEAKING) 484 00:35:40,150 --> 00:35:41,218 {\an8}JOE: Say what? 485 00:35:43,353 --> 00:35:45,088 I see something promising-looking up here. 486 00:35:45,088 --> 00:35:49,259 This could lead us to something good, maybe not, I don't know. 487 00:35:49,259 --> 00:35:52,929 NARRATOR: Below the grid, Joe Ray's bridge has allowed him 488 00:35:52,929 --> 00:35:55,699 to venture deeper into a new cave, 489 00:35:55,699 --> 00:36:00,837 on the lookout for potential living space or valuable resources he can use. 490 00:36:01,538 --> 00:36:05,742 JOE: It's gonna be low, so watch your heads. 491 00:36:05,742 --> 00:36:07,477 NARRATOR: Nearly one mile in, 492 00:36:07,477 --> 00:36:12,282 the main passage has splintered off into a series of smaller tunnels. 493 00:36:12,282 --> 00:36:17,020 Moving forward, Joe will use a spelunking technique as a precaution, 494 00:36:17,020 --> 00:36:21,825 utilizing a spool of cord to track his progress inside. 495 00:36:22,592 --> 00:36:24,995 JOE: Who's gonna be the last one in line? 496 00:36:24,995 --> 00:36:26,396 We'll put a line on you. 497 00:36:26,396 --> 00:36:29,766 Looks like it's gonna be awful twisty and turny, and we drop down. 498 00:36:29,766 --> 00:36:33,770 I don't know, we might go up sideways. I don't know where this is gonna go. 499 00:36:33,770 --> 00:36:38,608 This is just something we'll have a way to find our way back if something happens. 500 00:36:39,109 --> 00:36:40,810 Away we go. 501 00:36:42,812 --> 00:36:45,282 First time I ever went in a cave, 502 00:36:46,349 --> 00:36:50,053 well, I probably been 14 or 15, 503 00:36:50,053 --> 00:36:54,591 we used to live by the old county rock crusher in Little Rock, 504 00:36:54,591 --> 00:36:58,395 and we used to sneak down there and go in all over the place. 505 00:36:59,329 --> 00:37:01,398 And ever since then, you know, 506 00:37:01,398 --> 00:37:04,834 once I got older and went into mining, 507 00:37:04,834 --> 00:37:08,438 it's just been a fascination to study a lot of this. 508 00:37:09,172 --> 00:37:11,741 It's just Earth at its work, you know. 509 00:37:17,981 --> 00:37:19,015 CAMERAMAN: Oh. 510 00:37:23,853 --> 00:37:27,224 JOE: I thought there was a lot more line on there than that, but... 511 00:37:27,224 --> 00:37:32,095 Well, I'm planning on going on, so if y'all want to stay here, y'all can, 512 00:37:32,095 --> 00:37:35,966 or you can cut the line and we can keep on going, 'cause, uh... 513 00:37:35,966 --> 00:37:38,101 {\an8}(CAMERAMAN SPEAKING) 514 00:37:38,101 --> 00:37:40,503 {\an8}Yeah, yeah. Let's cut the cord. 515 00:37:42,272 --> 00:37:44,908 We'll leave it there so we know we got back that far. 516 00:37:44,908 --> 00:37:46,209 CAMERAMAN: All right. 517 00:37:46,209 --> 00:37:49,613 JOE: All we's got to do is follow the water. Water always goes out. 518 00:37:52,382 --> 00:37:54,517 {\an8}(MAN SPEAKING) 519 00:38:02,859 --> 00:38:04,594 JEANNY: You ready? 520 00:38:05,896 --> 00:38:08,098 DOC: I really wish you wouldn't stand there. 521 00:38:08,098 --> 00:38:10,867 NARRATOR: In Onion Creek, Washington, 522 00:38:10,867 --> 00:38:15,105 Doc and Jeanny continue to elevate their life above the grid, 523 00:38:15,205 --> 00:38:20,577 constructing a garden on the roof of their tree house,25 feet in the air. 524 00:38:20,577 --> 00:38:22,779 DOC: All right, she is done. 525 00:38:23,313 --> 00:38:26,082 Jeanny, your garden in the sky is complete. 526 00:38:26,082 --> 00:38:28,485 Cool. It looks awesome, honey. You did a good job. 527 00:38:40,397 --> 00:38:42,399 Only thing left we got to do is get some water up here, 528 00:38:42,399 --> 00:38:45,201 and I think it'll make it. It's looking pretty good. 529 00:38:48,505 --> 00:38:51,374 Ah, bingo! This is a little hand pump. 530 00:38:51,374 --> 00:38:54,644 You go down to this to your, to your water source, 531 00:38:54,644 --> 00:38:58,748 pumping action creates suction in here, puts the water out. 532 00:39:00,517 --> 00:39:02,352 So, let's see. 533 00:39:04,521 --> 00:39:06,156 Welcome to the bathroom. 534 00:39:06,156 --> 00:39:08,825 In the warmer months, this is where we shower. 535 00:39:08,825 --> 00:39:10,627 Up here on the top of the roof, 536 00:39:10,627 --> 00:39:14,364 I have a rain gutter that catches the water 537 00:39:14,464 --> 00:39:17,500 and brings it down to this black container. 538 00:39:17,500 --> 00:39:19,002 So, what I'm gonna do is 539 00:39:19,002 --> 00:39:22,539 I'm going to run a hose into the same tank, 540 00:39:23,073 --> 00:39:25,442 connect the hose to the water pump. 541 00:39:28,411 --> 00:39:30,013 Here we go. 542 00:39:31,181 --> 00:39:33,250 We have flow. 543 00:39:34,551 --> 00:39:36,419 (LAUGHS) Good deal. 544 00:39:37,454 --> 00:39:39,890 I don't have to hump water up to the roof. 545 00:39:39,890 --> 00:39:44,728 All right, the garden is watered, dude. The garden is watered, dude. (CHUCKLES) 546 00:39:45,262 --> 00:39:47,731 And we can just leave this up here 547 00:39:49,432 --> 00:39:51,568 until we're ready to water again tomorrow. 548 00:39:51,568 --> 00:39:53,069 Life's good. 549 00:39:53,970 --> 00:39:55,705 Garden is good. 550 00:40:22,832 --> 00:40:26,970 JOE: Well, I would probably say we are at least a good mile in right now. 551 00:40:26,970 --> 00:40:30,540 When you start crawling, I sort of lose track. 552 00:40:30,941 --> 00:40:33,243 NARRATOR: Below the grid, in Arkansas, 553 00:40:33,243 --> 00:40:38,081 Joe Ray has investigated a newcave system for over five hours. 554 00:40:38,515 --> 00:40:41,818 He's now more than one-and-a-half miles inside, 555 00:40:41,918 --> 00:40:45,255 continuing his hunt fora potential living space 556 00:40:45,255 --> 00:40:47,691 or valuable resources he can use. 557 00:40:49,859 --> 00:40:52,862 We're seeing some great signs right in here. 558 00:40:52,862 --> 00:40:54,664 See all the white? 559 00:41:07,644 --> 00:41:09,045 Oh, boy. 560 00:41:09,045 --> 00:41:10,881 Hell (BLEEP). 561 00:41:13,617 --> 00:41:17,354 Hey, this is, uh... Yeah, come on in. Hell, y'all can stand up in here. 562 00:41:17,354 --> 00:41:20,023 Plenty of room for your cameras and (BLEEP). 563 00:41:20,023 --> 00:41:23,560 Man! This is unbelievable. 564 00:41:23,927 --> 00:41:26,029 NARRATOR: When Joe Ray explores underground, 565 00:41:26,596 --> 00:41:29,065 there's no telling what he might find. 566 00:41:29,065 --> 00:41:32,936 Many of these missions uncover little more than narrow tunnels. 567 00:41:33,503 --> 00:41:36,406 But here, at the end of this cave system, 568 00:41:36,406 --> 00:41:39,576 he's discovered a 300-square-foot cavern, 569 00:41:40,210 --> 00:41:42,979 laden with valuable quartz crystal. 570 00:41:43,513 --> 00:41:45,949 Oh, I see (BLEEP) everywhere. 571 00:41:46,550 --> 00:41:48,151 Oh, my gosh! 572 00:42:00,130 --> 00:42:02,499 Yeah, I can be in this room for a while. 573 00:42:03,633 --> 00:42:06,236 Just the greatest place to live. 574 00:42:07,804 --> 00:42:09,973 I'm seeing a lot here already. 575 00:42:09,973 --> 00:42:12,809 You talking about a kid in a candy store. Look at all this. 576 00:42:13,376 --> 00:42:15,612 It's just laying on the ground everywhere. 577 00:42:15,612 --> 00:42:18,949 This piece right here is just fantastic. 578 00:42:18,949 --> 00:42:21,117 This here is probably the best piece I've found today. 579 00:42:21,117 --> 00:42:23,453 You can just keep looking at it forever, 580 00:42:23,453 --> 00:42:25,989 'cause every time you look at it, you're gonna see something new. 581 00:42:25,989 --> 00:42:28,792 Nature is just so amazing. 582 00:42:37,867 --> 00:42:39,469 (HAMMERING) 583 00:42:39,469 --> 00:42:41,938 You never know what's gonna happen in here, and that's what's fun about this. 584 00:42:41,938 --> 00:42:45,809 I mean, it's exhilarating, and, you know, I mean, 585 00:42:45,809 --> 00:42:48,378 it brings you to life when you come in here. 586 00:42:49,212 --> 00:42:52,148 And I can make this a great little home. 587 00:42:53,083 --> 00:42:56,887 NARRATOR: Far from the modern world, outside the grid, 588 00:42:56,887 --> 00:43:01,324 peace of mind comes at a cost, and it never comes easy. 589 00:43:01,324 --> 00:43:03,026 JOE: My search will never end. 590 00:43:03,360 --> 00:43:05,328 I'll keep searching and exploring, 591 00:43:05,328 --> 00:43:08,765 and, you know, maybe I'll find a room a lot bigger than this. 592 00:43:08,765 --> 00:43:12,402 You know, my goal is always to find something bigger and better. 593 00:43:15,405 --> 00:43:19,743 NARRATOR: On the edge of the world, it takes blood and sweat to endure. 594 00:43:20,210 --> 00:43:22,012 BEAR CLAW: You're gonna be my buddy. 595 00:43:22,012 --> 00:43:24,848 We got some work to do. Let's do it. 596 00:43:25,615 --> 00:43:28,051 Sure was a good day on Garden Island. 597 00:43:28,051 --> 00:43:30,287 That's a nice-sized bag right there. 598 00:43:30,754 --> 00:43:32,522 Just enough daylight to get home. 599 00:43:33,957 --> 00:43:37,994 NARRATOR: Out here, every day demands perseverance 600 00:43:37,994 --> 00:43:40,564 to overcome a barrage of obstacles. 601 00:43:41,197 --> 00:43:42,666 DOC: All right, little guy. 602 00:43:43,500 --> 00:43:45,569 {\an8}Let's see what we can do for you here. 603 00:43:47,170 --> 00:43:49,639 {\an8}NARRATOR: For those who choosethis kind of life, 604 00:43:50,340 --> 00:43:55,111 {\an8}the daily grind to survive is well worth the struggle. 605 00:43:55,111 --> 00:43:58,481 {\an8}A lot of people aren't cut out to come up here and crawl around and look, 606 00:43:58,481 --> 00:44:02,919 {\an8}but I can definitely see coming in here and staying for hours in here digging. 607 00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:05,755 {\an8}Every day I get up, I ask, how can it get any better? 608 00:44:05,855 --> 00:44:08,525 {\an8}And then I come in here, it gets better.