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{\an8}(MAN SPEAKING)
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I didn't even know
if my wife was going to come with me.
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JEANNY: Actually, what happened was,
he called me up one day at work and said,
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'"Listen, I've (BLEEP) had it.
I'm out of here. I'm leaving.
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"We're gonna move out
in the middle of nowhere."
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And I'm like, what do I do?
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I mean, my husband's gone
off the deep end. Do I go with him or not?
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So we just kind of took the plunge.
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And what we did is
we had a map up on the wall
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and we took sticky notes, of all things,
and we sticky note everything
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that we thought we would need
to move up in the woods, you know,
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the chainsaws and the hatchets, and the...
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I don't know, we had some (BLEEP) weird
(BLEEP) on there,
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and every time we got one,
we took a sticky note down, threw it away.
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And we had a five-year plan,
and we wound up doing it in two.
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- DOC: One.
- Was it two? Was it one?
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- DOC: One.
- One year, yeah.
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Yeah, that's what really happened, though.
He called me at work. At work!
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Yep, middle of the day, middle...
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not wait till I get home,
not say, "Hey, honey..." Nothing.
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Yeah.
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That's how we got here. (LAUGHS)
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(PHONE RINGS)
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NARRATOR: In the age of technology,
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the electrical grid is expanding
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and the world is getting smaller.
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For some, finding peace of mind
means hiding out
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where no one thinks to look.
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To escape, they redefine "off the grid."
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JOE: Well, we're out exploring today.
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I've heard rumors of there
being a new cave up here, so, uh...
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A new opening to go in,
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so I'm up looking for it
to see where I can get in.
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NARRATOR: In north central Arkansas,
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Joe Ray makes his home within
a labyrinth of caverns and tunnels
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underground in the Ozark Mountains.
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Out here, there are
more than 2,000 documented caves.
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And Joe frequently searches
for undiscovered caverns
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in hopes of finding
potential living spaces
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or valuable resources he can use.
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JOE: Sinkhole here. This is a good sign.
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This is probably caving in here
into a cave below.
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This is gonna fall out.
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This will be an opening here,
probably in a few more years.
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{\an8}(MAN SPEAKING)
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I'm not going to. (LAUGHS)
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Well, hang on. Looks like
we might have a hole right over here.
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I can feel cool air coming up.
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Somebody's got their air conditioner on.
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It's probably pretty big.
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I think I'm ready to drop in.
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Well, I want to see what's down there.
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Coming down?
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Okay.
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Let's see what we can see.
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BEAR CLAW: Living out in the mountains
here, I'm part of the horse culture.
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I don't have a vehicle.
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It gives me the freedom of living
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wherever these horses take me,
or wherever I want to go.
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NARRATOR: Beyond the grid,
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Bear Claw makes his home
high atop the ridgelines
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of the Clearwater Mountains
in western Idaho.
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BEAR CLAW: This grass is dry
as a tinderbox.
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This is the biggest danger
about living in Idaho.
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NARRATOR: Up here,
Bear Clawrelies on his horses,
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Rainbow and Idahe,
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to haul supplies
and get where he needs to go.
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With a severe drought in the area,
he's headed to the Clearwater River,
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to replenish an essential
reserve of water for his camp.
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BEAR CLAW: I need two horses.
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I need a riding horse
and I need a packhorse.
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They're real happy
when there's two horses together.
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They're half-brother and sister.
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She's just a year older.
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Their mother was the same horse.
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Their fathers were...
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Oh, oh.
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(HORSE WHINNIES)
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Oh, man. Ho, ho.
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(WHINNIES, SNORTS)
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Yep, yep.
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Well, buddy boy, looks like
you got a sore leg or knee.
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Yep, that's the one, right there.
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Looks like you got the weight
off of that foot.
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Well, I don't see a rock
or anything in there,
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so apparently it's in the joint.
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Something bad could really happen here.
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Oh, man.
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We've had some late night visitors.
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Got a bear hunting for, hunting for food.
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That's flippin' awesome.
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JEANNY: It's a waste of a good garden.
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DOC: Last thing I need is to feed a bear.
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You can see the tracks right here.
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NARRATOR: For the past five years,
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Doc and Jeanny Leverett have lived
in a tree house 25 feet off the ground,
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within the dense forests
of eastern Washington.
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Last night, they got an unwelcome reminder
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of why they made their move
above the grid.
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A black bear destroyed their garden,
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and now Doc's on high alert.
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DOC: I don't mind sharing
the woods with them,
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but I do not want to share my house.
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Safety's on.
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You know, out here,
living out here in the trees,
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bears are a part of life,
and we've got to deal with that.
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There was one time we had a...
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I was coming back from scouting,
or hunting, or something,
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and I was coming through the woods,
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and I come across a bear taking a nap,
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and I knew Jeanny was working
down in the garden,
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so I immediately hauled ass
trying to get back to her.
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She's not armed. She's nowhere...
She's around all this good bear food.
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I don't think I've ever ran
that far or jumped that high.
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I could have been
an Olympic hurdle runner.
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{\an8}(MAN SPEAKING)
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DOC: Yeah.
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You think you're all alone,
and you hear a tree crash,
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and you didn't hear any cause
for that tree crash.
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It kind of makes the...
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Makes the hair stick up
on the back of your head.
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(BIRD SQUAWKING)
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BEAR CLAW: We're so lucky
to live out here.
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Mother Nature provides us with
pretty much everything we need,
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if we just know what to get
and what to use.
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NARRATOR: In the Clearwater Mountains,
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Bear Claw's mission
to gatherwater has come to a standstill,
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with his packhorse, Idahe,
immobilized by equine arthritis.
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There's a real nice plant
right over there, arnica.
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NARRATOR: Before he can make
another plan to haul water,
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Bear Claw will use a natural remedy
to ease his horse's pain.
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BEAR CLAW: Arnica is a plant
that we use to put on bruises.
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You got a sore spot, or an elbow,
a joint, maybe a shoulder.
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Hey, buddy boy.
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What we do is we literally
put the green side towards the horse.
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Then the medicine comes out
of the leaf and helps the soreness.
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Pain is a figment of your imagination.
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I learned that from my father.
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He was pretty tough.
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NARRATOR: In the past,
when Idahe has struggled with symptoms
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related to equine arthritis,
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the arnica treatment
required three days or more.
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During that time, there is no way
he can haul supplies for Bear Claw.
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BEAR CLAW: Well, in the meantime,
I need water real bad today.
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I'm gonna have to go see
if I can do some horse trading,
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or I need to get me
another horse from somebody.
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Yeah, so, like,
right about this point right here
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is kind of like the center of my 20 acres.
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You can see
my very first outhouse over here.
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That was the first one
I ever built on the property.
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It's, uh, no longer used.
I guess emergency only.
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This was one of the first buildings
built on the property.
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You know, it's a nice, solid structure.
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I mean, if you had to,
you could rough a winter in that cabin.
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NARRATOR: Outside the grid,
in the middle of Lake Michigan,
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Dan Burton makes his home
on Beaver Island,
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one of the most remote locations
in the lower 48 states.
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DAN: This is one of those areas
we use to store food.
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You know, I'm down to a few jams,
some rice, some tomatoes,
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little bit of venison, some beans.
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When the cupboards
start looking like this,
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one, you're glad you survived the winter,
but two, you gotta get right back to work.
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NARRATOR: Living
in such an isolated place,
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Dan must always plan weeks ahead
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to ensure that he and his family
have a stockpile of food.
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DAN: In between the garden, you know,
you get your fruits and veggies,
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but, you know, you don't get everything.
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Having an island like Garden Island
just north of us here is nice.
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It's got some hot spots for mushrooms.
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There's berries to be picked,
you know, wild game,
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you know, birds and rabbits.
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I guess Garden Island would be
like a grocery store
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to someone on the mainland.
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It's always stocked shelves every year.
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So, if I get out there now, I should be
able to still get my year's supply.
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I got a lot to do.
I got a lot to get done.
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Come here, Titus. (WHISTLES)
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Get in the boat, buddy.
Get in the boat. Good boy.
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JOE: Okay, we're coming up to
the drop-off here, so stay to your right.
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NARRATOR: In northern Arkansas,
below the grid,
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Joe Ray is exploring a new cave system
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in hopes of discovering
potential living spaces
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or valuable resources he can use.
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So far, he's traveled 200 yards
underground with no luck.
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{\an8}(JOE SPEAKING)
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(BLEEP)
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There's no telling
how some deep some of this water can be.
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Bottomless.
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I know it keeps on going back,
so I've got to go on back.
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JOE: I've been doing
some exploring in the caves.
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I've come to a spot that's causing me
a lot of problems crossing,
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makes me feel very unsafe.
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So, I'm fixing to go up here
to this little, old cabin.
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It's old, dilapidated.
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I'm gonna get me some wood,
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and I'm gonna see about
making me a bridge,
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and maybe a set of stairs
to go up, but who knows.
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We'll just have to see what I can get.
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NARRATOR: In Arkansas,
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Joe Ray has retreated outside
a newly discovered cave system
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to salvage supplies that might
help him navigate deeper
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into the unexplored tunnel.
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Well, that's pretty still a solid board,
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I mean, you can, uh...
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There's no rot on it or anything.
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See what else I can grab out of here.
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(HAMMERING)
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I think the catwalk is gonna be
the quickest, and easiest,
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and surest way, so here we go!
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Well, over my years of building,
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I have built about four houses
by myself from the ground up.
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I started building a house
for me and Mary,
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and it's about 3,300-3,400 square foot.
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It took me...
Well, it took me about two years.
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And it's at about 80%,
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but I only got to work on it part-time,
because I had to take care of Mary a lot.
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Okay, these here will be the striders.
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That's what'll be holding everything up.
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NARRATOR: Beyond this subterranean lake,
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Joe plans to travel
as far as the tunnel goes,
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in hopes of finding a new living space
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or valuable resources he can use.
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Well, the bridge is up.
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It feels safe.
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I think it's time for us
to go on back in the back
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and do some exploring, because
we're a half mile in or so now.
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This thing could go back
a couple of miles,
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might go back even further,
and we're gonna be the first ones in it.
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So, y'all be careful.
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Stay safe, hang close and let's go.
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Go as far as I can.
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DAN: So, this is Garden Island.
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It's kind of like a Garden of Eden.
It's got its pristineness.
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I set some traps last night,
and I'm over here to check them out
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and see what we got.
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NARRATOR: In the middle of Lake Michigan,
outside the grid,
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Dan Burton is on a mission
to stockpile food his family needs.
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To do it, he'll venture
into the uninhabited wilderness
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of Garden Island.
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DAN: It's rabbit heaven, deer heaven.
It's the snowshoe rabbit that's abundant.
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It's what we're after
on these little areas.
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Right up here is the trap.
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Oh, yeah, check that out.
That's a trap gate right there.
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Why isn't this trap shaking around?
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Ahh, (BLEEP), there's nothing in there.
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And they got all the bait.
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That's a classic grab-and-go.
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You just reset this trap,
rebait this trap,
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and... Whoo, almost.
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There's a little bit of sunflower,
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some, you know, grapes,
and a couple berries.
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Lightly cover it back up.
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So, you know, try to make it
look as natural as possible.
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You know, you're hoping
that fresh smell of food
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is gonna entice them into that trap.
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You know, it ain't over.
I still got a lot of island to explore.
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And we'll see what else is out here.
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DAN: Ahh! Another empty trap.
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Let's see what else we can find.
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Right up in here is where
I set one of my traps here.
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Dang it!
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If it was an actual live trap,
if I had a rabbit, he'd be in there.
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Yeah, and you look in here
and you see these knockdowns
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where, you know, you can see where
animals are sliding out of the forest.
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You know, that's the perfect spot.
You just tuck a trap in here,
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nine times out of ten,
you'll come to a sprung trap.
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Mother Nature wins this time.
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NARRATOR: On each trip to Garden Island,
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Dan normally brings home
one or two snowshoe rabbits.
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DAN: Son of a bitch.
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But today,
all of his traps are turning up empty.
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DAN: You know, it's tough.
You try it again, and you don't give up.
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And we go look for something else.
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There's a lot of different
avenues on this island.
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We'll see what's out there.
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DOC: So you want to move
the garden higher?
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JEANNY: Well, if I keep it on the ground,
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they're gonna come back and get our garden
again, and we can't afford that.
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At least, nothing can get it up there.
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NARRATOR: High above the grid,
in Onion Creek, Washington,
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Doc and Jeanny Leverett
keep most of their possessions
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25 feet off the ground.
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With evidence of a bear in their camp,
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they'll elevate one more crucial resource.
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DOC: Garden to the roof.
JEANNY: Is it possible?
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DOC: Yeah, we can get it up there.
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So I'm thinking
I can mirror this up on top.
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- Like that.
- Okay.
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DOC: And now, what takes the place
of the corner ones is your next layer.
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- See how it goes over that log?
- I gotcha.
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DOC: And then you can mount it
into there, same with this one.
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- And then in between.
- Okay.
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So I'm gonna go, and I'll cut down
the logs we're gonna need.
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Hopefully, I can find some dead ones.
They're lighter.
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- All right. So you got your plan?
- We've got it.
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- Help an old lady up. Ouch.
- (LAUGHS)
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All right, let's go.
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(AXE CHOPPING)
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Normally, we'd want
to put this on the backside
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and then come to it,
but this tree is already tilted.
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So... I'll let Mother Nature do the work.
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Timber!
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(EXHALES)
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Some folks see me doing this
and they think,
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"Man, it's too bad
that you have to do all that stuff."
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They don't understand that
we do this by choice.
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It all starts with buying a chainsaw,
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and next thing you know,
you got a mortgage again.
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There's one. Seven more to go.
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BEAR CLAW: Currency out here,
I don't use a whole lot of folding money.
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I don't make a whole lot of folding money.
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It's just a barter system.
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It's a whole lot more fun
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than the common
"pull the wad out of your pocket."
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NARRATOR: In the
Clearwater Mountains of Idaho,
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Bear Claw's horse, Idahe,
is sidelined for three days
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while recovering from symptoms
of equine arthritis.
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BEAR CLAW: Let's see
if we can get it to shoot right,
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trade it off and get us a packhorse.
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NARRATOR: In need of a new packhorse
to haul essential water reserves,
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Bear Claw plans to barter
with one of his most valuable possessions.
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This gun looks great for its age,
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but it's just, you know, sat around
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for 50 years maybe, or longer,
and it hasn't been fired.
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Well, I reckon we should give it a whirl.
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00:24:31,815 --> 00:24:35,785
I'm not sure if this gun is trustworthy.
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If it hasn't been shot for a long time,
and you don't check it over really well,
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you just throw a shell in there
and shoot, it's gonna blow up.
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I'd rather be safe than sorry.
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All right, we're ready.
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I want all you all to get behind me.
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{\an8}(MAN SPEAKING)
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BEAR CLAW: And then we're just gonna
kind of do a little easy tugging on there
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till we hear that gun go off,
if it's gonna, or...
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(GUNSHOT)
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Holy smokes.
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00:25:21,831 --> 00:25:23,667
My goodness.
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NARRATOR: Bear Claw has confirmed
that his .32-40 won't backfire.
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But before it can be used
as currency for trade,
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he'll fire a test shot
to ensure it's properly sighted.
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BEAR CLAW: As we say
at rendezvous, fire in the hole.
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Man.
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Tell you what.
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That is the nicest-shooting
cartridge gun I ever shot.
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The trigger is really light.
The barrel is really heavy.
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Phew, it goes off.
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00:26:14,918 --> 00:26:16,786
It's great.
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00:26:17,888 --> 00:26:21,591
That gun shoots very, very well.
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The next guy that fires it
is gonna get whatever he shoots at.
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I got to go trade for a nice horse.
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Pack this all up and mosey.
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JEANNY: Little more.
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NARRATOR: In Onion Creek, Washington,
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Doc and Jeanny are continuing
to elevate their life,
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high above the grid.
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DOC: Oh, this is a heavy one.
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NARRATOR: To protect their garden
from foraging animals
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and deter predators in the future,
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they've started construction
on a living roof garden.
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JEANNY: One more.
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It's starting to rain.
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DOC: Yes, ma'am.
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Liquid sunshine.
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NARRATOR: Doc and Jeanny's home,
25 feet above the ground,
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is anchored to a sole living tree.
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Winds less than 20 miles per hour
can move the entire structure.
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JEANNY: Honey, be careful
up there with the rain.
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00:27:36,399 --> 00:27:38,835
- DOC: What's that?
- Be careful with the rain.
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What's that?
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Safety first.
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(THUNDER RUMBLING)
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Got it.
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- Coming around...
- JEANNY: Huh?
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DOC: I'm singing...
To keep from being scared.
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This here is the butt-and-pass.
There are some different ways...
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There's some ways
that makes it look like a pinwheel.
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00:28:05,262 --> 00:28:08,131
But this is basically a simpler version.
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Just take enough to a little
square knot here. Nothing fancy.
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00:28:18,708 --> 00:28:20,343
Just enough to make sure there's this...
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- (THUNDER RUMBLING)
- JEANNY: Lee.
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(BLEEP)
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DOC: All right. I'm gonna come down.
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Sit out the rain a little bit.
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Batten down the hatches.
You must have tied this knot.
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This has "Jeanny knot"
written all over it.
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00:28:39,729 --> 00:28:43,066
JEANNY: It's not coming undone?
You see it's starting to come in?
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00:28:43,066 --> 00:28:44,801
DOC: Yeah.
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00:28:45,068 --> 00:28:47,003
(THUNDERCLAP)
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{\an8}(MAN SPEAKING)
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00:28:50,273 --> 00:28:51,975
It's perfectly safe.
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00:28:52,075 --> 00:28:55,979
Maybe on a 90% safe scale. 10% unsafe.
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00:28:57,948 --> 00:29:02,252
I over-braced, bolted, nailed,
riveted, so it would sway,
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00:29:02,252 --> 00:29:05,355
'cause if it was rigid, and the tree
starts swaying, it'd just break apart.
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00:29:05,355 --> 00:29:07,324
It's kind of like being on a boat
out to sea, though.
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DOC: I know, I know.
You and your seasickness.
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JEANNY: I know it's secure.
I'm good. I'm secure.
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DOC: We've had wind before.
It's okay, it's okay.
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JEANNY: Oh, my gosh! Did you feel that?
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00:29:18,134 --> 00:29:19,703
DOC: Yeah, easy, easy.
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00:29:20,103 --> 00:29:22,272
Remember, grab the tree. It flexes.
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00:29:22,272 --> 00:29:26,576
This tree has been here how many decades?
It's strong. We built to it.
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00:29:26,576 --> 00:29:28,612
It's gonna sway, sweetie. We know that.
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00:29:28,612 --> 00:29:29,880
Yeah, I know.
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00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,749
(BREATHES DEEPLY)
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DAN: Heading into Garden Island,
as you can see,
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this is considered a major highway.
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00:29:54,237 --> 00:29:56,039
I'm gonna be moving pretty good.
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00:29:56,039 --> 00:29:59,042
As you can see,
the 'skeeters are gonna be thick.
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00:30:00,143 --> 00:30:02,779
Could be a bloodbath.
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00:30:02,779 --> 00:30:06,216
NARRATOR: Outside the grid,
in the middle of Lake Michigan,
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Dan Burton is on a mission
to stockpile food for his family.
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DAN: Come on, Titus!
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00:30:13,890 --> 00:30:16,359
NARRATOR: After his traps turned up empty,
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he's scouring the uninhabited
wilderness of Garden Island
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00:30:19,963 --> 00:30:22,532
for any source of food he can find.
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00:30:25,235 --> 00:30:27,737
DAN: I'm gonna do a quick 'skeeter rub.
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00:30:28,071 --> 00:30:30,740
Oh, God.
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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.
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00:30:49,693 --> 00:30:50,961
Nice.
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00:30:53,063 --> 00:30:56,566
Oh, look at this bad boy. Whoo-wee.
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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.
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00:31:02,572 --> 00:31:04,474
That's the size you're hoping for.
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00:31:04,474 --> 00:31:08,578
Even if you're having empty traps,
at least you got a steak.
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00:31:11,514 --> 00:31:13,216
Here's a good little batch of ripes.
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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?
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00:31:17,988 --> 00:31:21,591
I mean, here we're in nature,
and the beautiful thing is that,
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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.
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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,
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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.
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00:32:22,919 --> 00:32:26,756
BEAR CLAW: What do you say, pretty girl?
Time to mosey.
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00:32:27,824 --> 00:32:31,728
I'm riding down here
to see my good friend Norbert.
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00:32:31,728 --> 00:32:35,232
I need a packhorse to haul water
to my camp.
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00:32:37,467 --> 00:32:40,570
NARRATOR: Beyond the grid,
Bear Claw plans to barter
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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?
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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.
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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.