1 00:00:04,432 --> 00:00:10,632 JOE RAY: Some people are scared of the dark, not me. 2 00:00:10,666 --> 00:00:13,096 I choose the darkness. 3 00:00:17,399 --> 00:00:22,599 Moved underground, under the grid, under the world. 4 00:00:24,399 --> 00:00:26,299 A lot of people don't come down here and 5 00:00:26,332 --> 00:00:28,032 that's the way I like it. 6 00:00:31,632 --> 00:00:34,932 DOC LEVERETT: One morning I woke up and I decided that I had 7 00:00:34,966 --> 00:00:37,066 [bleep] had it. 8 00:00:40,332 --> 00:00:41,932 Some people get off the grid. 9 00:00:41,966 --> 00:00:44,896 We got above the grid, up in the trees. 10 00:00:47,132 --> 00:00:50,772 Up here, I'm the only predator and nobody bothers us. 11 00:00:54,132 --> 00:00:58,332 BEAR CLAW: Living on the ridgeline, high above the grid, 12 00:00:59,632 --> 00:01:03,102 everything else seems small. 13 00:01:05,299 --> 00:01:07,769 I'm where I'm supposed to be, out here in the middle of 14 00:01:07,799 --> 00:01:09,099 nowhere. 15 00:01:13,899 --> 00:01:16,269 DAN BURTON: I volunteered to be a castaway, 16 00:01:16,299 --> 00:01:18,399 cut off from the world. 17 00:01:19,932 --> 00:01:22,772 In America, you got choices and this is my choice. 18 00:01:24,766 --> 00:01:27,296 This is life outside the grid. 19 00:01:30,299 --> 00:01:33,799 NARRATOR: In the age of technology, the electrical grid 20 00:01:33,832 --> 00:01:37,602 is expanding and the world is getting smaller. 21 00:01:38,632 --> 00:01:43,732 For some, finding peace of mind means hiding out where no one 22 00:01:43,766 --> 00:01:45,526 thinks to look. 23 00:01:46,332 --> 00:01:50,402 To escape, they redefine off the grid. 24 00:02:04,499 --> 00:02:09,469 The edge, there is no honest way to explain it. 25 00:02:09,932 --> 00:02:13,572 Because the only people who really know where it is, 26 00:02:13,599 --> 00:02:16,269 are the ones who've gone over. 27 00:02:34,432 --> 00:02:39,132 JOE RAY: In the caves, I found a world that doesn't exist 28 00:02:39,166 --> 00:02:40,666 out there. 29 00:02:42,632 --> 00:02:46,032 Under the grid, I found the peace and the quiet that 30 00:02:46,066 --> 00:02:48,266 I've always wanted. 31 00:02:49,166 --> 00:02:52,366 This is where I belong and this is where I'll stay. 32 00:02:53,066 --> 00:02:55,126 I'll be here 'til I die. 33 00:02:57,699 --> 00:03:02,299 Okay, this looks like a little hole that we fixin' to drop in. 34 00:03:02,332 --> 00:03:06,472 So uh, before I drop in this hole, 35 00:03:06,499 --> 00:03:09,799 beard's gotta drop in the shirt. 36 00:03:10,766 --> 00:03:13,696 This looks real tight too, I don't know about your camera. 37 00:03:14,232 --> 00:03:17,202 So uh, here we go. 38 00:03:17,799 --> 00:03:21,899 We have to, uh, descend into the bowels of the earth. 39 00:03:34,199 --> 00:03:36,129 C'mon, guys, let's go! 40 00:03:38,832 --> 00:03:40,302 Gonna need some help? 41 00:03:48,666 --> 00:03:54,896 JR CAMPBELL: It's stuck. There you go, that's it. 42 00:04:03,666 --> 00:04:04,896 Jesus Joe! 43 00:04:04,932 --> 00:04:06,402 JOE RAY: Ha, ha, ha, ha. 44 00:04:06,432 --> 00:04:08,602 JR CAMPBELL: How do you find these places, man? 45 00:04:08,632 --> 00:04:10,502 JOE RAY: Okay. 46 00:04:10,532 --> 00:04:12,272 NARRATOR: Over the last two years, 47 00:04:12,299 --> 00:04:16,869 Joe Ray has spent most of his time underground. 48 00:04:16,899 --> 00:04:20,099 Making his home within the Ozark Mountains of North Central 49 00:04:20,132 --> 00:04:25,702 Arkansas, Joe occupies hundreds of the nearly 2000 Documented 50 00:04:25,732 --> 00:04:27,502 caves in the region. 51 00:04:28,132 --> 00:04:31,602 Carved from limestone, over centuries of erosion, 52 00:04:31,632 --> 00:04:35,672 this underworld contains subterranean lakes, 53 00:04:35,699 --> 00:04:39,269 a labyrinth of tunnels, and large caverns that Joe uses 54 00:04:39,299 --> 00:04:41,369 for shelter and storage. 55 00:04:41,399 --> 00:04:44,569 JOE RAY: It keeps me young. That's one good thing about it. 56 00:04:46,066 --> 00:04:48,566 A lot of young folks come up here and they go Holy [bleep]! 57 00:04:48,599 --> 00:04:49,699 I ain't going in there! 58 00:04:49,732 --> 00:04:51,732 I ain't doing that! 59 00:04:53,666 --> 00:04:55,726 Getting closer! 60 00:04:58,932 --> 00:05:02,332 NARRATOR: Today, as National Geographic Channel cameras join 61 00:05:02,366 --> 00:05:06,026 Joe Ray, he's in the midst of preparing for one of his most 62 00:05:06,066 --> 00:05:07,926 difficult times of year. 63 00:05:08,599 --> 00:05:11,469 JOE RAY: The monsoon season's here, the rain is every day. 64 00:05:11,499 --> 00:05:13,229 It's not going to quit. 65 00:05:15,199 --> 00:05:17,869 NARRATOR: Over the next 2 months, monsoon season 66 00:05:17,899 --> 00:05:21,029 in Arkansas will deliver heavy rains to the area. 67 00:05:21,066 --> 00:05:23,796 Often causing regional flooding. 68 00:05:23,832 --> 00:05:25,902 These rising waters can infiltrate 69 00:05:25,932 --> 00:05:27,872 Joe Ray's underground world. 70 00:05:27,899 --> 00:05:31,469 Submerging entire tunnels and caves. 71 00:05:31,932 --> 00:05:34,032 JOE RAY: We're headed around to my armory. 72 00:05:34,066 --> 00:05:35,896 Watch your step. 73 00:05:36,232 --> 00:05:38,272 The caves are flooding and I got to move all my stuff 74 00:05:38,299 --> 00:05:40,129 before everything goes. 75 00:05:55,332 --> 00:05:56,502 It's not a good sign. 76 00:05:56,532 --> 00:05:58,872 I've got lots of water and mud on the floor here and 77 00:05:58,899 --> 00:06:01,169 lots of excess water dripping off my ceilings. 78 00:06:01,199 --> 00:06:03,629 So I know this cave here is going to, uh, 79 00:06:03,666 --> 00:06:06,426 be submerged here pretty soon, won't be long. 80 00:06:06,466 --> 00:06:10,096 We'll empty this one and then we'll head to the next one. 81 00:06:10,132 --> 00:06:11,672 These are some of my babies here. 82 00:06:11,699 --> 00:06:15,129 This gun I've had, probably, 20, 30 years. 83 00:06:15,166 --> 00:06:17,596 Never failed me. I've got another little . 84 00:06:17,632 --> 00:06:19,932 32 Savage here. 85 00:06:19,966 --> 00:06:22,596 This is a 1907 model, this is an old gun, 86 00:06:22,632 --> 00:06:24,232 still shoots like a charm. 87 00:06:24,266 --> 00:06:25,296 I love it. 88 00:06:25,332 --> 00:06:27,632 This one here is my really most secure gun, 89 00:06:27,666 --> 00:06:29,426 my little 12-gauge pump. 90 00:06:29,466 --> 00:06:34,026 Within 50-75 yards, eh, paste anything I want. 91 00:06:35,499 --> 00:06:37,929 JR CAMPBELL: Have you ever had to shoot anyone? 92 00:06:37,966 --> 00:06:39,726 JOE RAY: I, I, I've never actually had to shoot anyone. 93 00:06:39,766 --> 00:06:42,096 A lot of people don't even want to talk to me, you know. 94 00:06:42,132 --> 00:06:45,032 I've went into town a few times on foot and stuff and people 95 00:06:45,066 --> 00:06:46,366 feel sorry for me. 96 00:06:46,399 --> 00:06:48,469 I've had people buy me dinners and stuff for, they say, Here, 97 00:06:48,499 --> 00:06:50,699 you need some food. Ya know, it's really sort of funny but, 98 00:06:50,732 --> 00:06:52,532 ya know, I always take it. 99 00:06:52,566 --> 00:06:54,496 It's a free meal, hey! 100 00:06:54,532 --> 00:06:56,602 Let's load up and get on outta here 'cause I gotta go save 101 00:06:56,632 --> 00:06:58,672 the rest of my stuff. 102 00:06:58,699 --> 00:07:01,899 NARRATOR: With his guns secure, Joe will continue to safeguard 103 00:07:01,932 --> 00:07:04,802 his belongings from rising waters. 104 00:07:04,832 --> 00:07:08,972 Chief among them is a stash of irreplaceable mementos that 105 00:07:08,999 --> 00:07:11,129 belonged to his wife, Mary, 106 00:07:11,466 --> 00:07:13,896 who passed away nearly two years ago. 107 00:07:14,366 --> 00:07:16,796 JOE RAY: I got a stash where I keep Mary's mementos. 108 00:07:16,832 --> 00:07:19,272 That's more dear to me than just about anything. 109 00:07:19,299 --> 00:07:21,169 I've gotta have that. 110 00:07:21,532 --> 00:07:24,072 She loved this place as much as I did. 111 00:07:40,832 --> 00:07:42,372 BEAR CLAW: I don't know why anybody would want 112 00:07:42,399 --> 00:07:44,229 any more than this. 113 00:07:44,632 --> 00:07:50,132 Nice campsite, a couple of fine mustangs, a good dog, 114 00:07:50,166 --> 00:07:51,696 and a good rifle. 115 00:07:57,832 --> 00:08:01,132 The first time I rode by here, I thought, Man, 116 00:08:01,166 --> 00:08:03,366 if I could ever put a lodge right up on top, 117 00:08:03,399 --> 00:08:08,929 I would be in heaven. I pursued my dream. 118 00:08:08,966 --> 00:08:14,096 It's a wild country but I love it very much. 119 00:08:17,732 --> 00:08:20,802 Haven't shaved in 20 years. 120 00:08:22,832 --> 00:08:24,932 Takes up too much time. 121 00:08:37,332 --> 00:08:40,472 Of course, you know, my family always thought I was crazy. 122 00:08:40,499 --> 00:08:42,899 Thank you very much, but my dad always said that 123 00:08:42,932 --> 00:08:45,802 I was just like one of his uncles. 124 00:08:45,832 --> 00:08:48,032 You're just like him. 125 00:08:48,066 --> 00:08:51,966 All you want to do is hunt and fish and ride. 126 00:08:51,999 --> 00:08:53,569 I said, Thank you. 127 00:08:53,599 --> 00:08:56,099 I knew I couldn't be the first one. 128 00:08:58,499 --> 00:09:01,669 NARRATOR: Beyond the grid, Bear Claw makes his home in Western 129 00:09:01,699 --> 00:09:06,329 Idaho, high atop the ridgelines of the Clearwater Mountains, 130 00:09:06,366 --> 00:09:07,996 part of the Northern Rockies. 131 00:09:10,299 --> 00:09:14,899 Up here, Bear Claw found a place removed from the modern world, 132 00:09:14,932 --> 00:09:20,672 one he believes resembles the frontier of the early 1800s. 133 00:09:23,366 --> 00:09:25,066 BEAR CLAW: Of course when I was a kid, my mother said, 134 00:09:25,099 --> 00:09:30,099 I'd like to come out of the house just once and not see you 135 00:09:30,132 --> 00:09:34,772 climb up in that tree. I don't think it ever happened though. 136 00:09:35,532 --> 00:09:39,072 There's a pretty good fire going right there in them trees. 137 00:09:39,099 --> 00:09:42,029 Must have exploded in there, burning up. 138 00:09:42,066 --> 00:09:45,426 Right over there, I see a white speck. 139 00:09:45,799 --> 00:09:47,629 This is going to be a bad time of the year. 140 00:09:47,666 --> 00:09:50,896 It's dry as a tinderbox everywhere. 141 00:09:51,766 --> 00:09:55,196 NARRATOR: Here in Idaho, a lack of rain has resulted in 142 00:09:55,232 --> 00:09:59,602 a severe drought, causing serious issues to contend with. 143 00:10:01,399 --> 00:10:04,669 Frequent wildfires have been plaguing the region, 144 00:10:04,699 --> 00:10:07,799 and over the past week, flames have reached forested 145 00:10:07,832 --> 00:10:11,272 areas less than a mile from Bear Claw's camp. 146 00:10:11,632 --> 00:10:13,902 BEAR CLAW: The Danger of the fire is this whole country could 147 00:10:13,932 --> 00:10:18,772 catch on, burn down, and I don't wanna burn up with it and 148 00:10:18,799 --> 00:10:20,599 all my critters. 149 00:10:20,632 --> 00:10:23,272 So I'm gonna move my camp. 150 00:10:34,466 --> 00:10:38,096 You can tell it's really dry out here cause this horse's hooves 151 00:10:38,132 --> 00:10:41,502 are as hard as rock. 152 00:10:43,599 --> 00:10:47,129 This whole country could burn up in a couple of days 153 00:10:47,166 --> 00:10:48,866 this time of year. 154 00:10:49,299 --> 00:10:51,769 Luckily, I've got a fast horse. 155 00:10:51,799 --> 00:11:01,899 ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ 156 00:11:01,899 --> 00:11:24,629 ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ 157 00:11:24,666 --> 00:11:26,926 DOC LEVERETT: I'm not seeing anything. 158 00:11:26,966 --> 00:11:35,126 ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ 159 00:11:35,166 --> 00:11:36,966 Still nothing, Jeanny. 160 00:11:38,266 --> 00:11:39,426 JEANNY LEVERETT: Nothing at all? 161 00:11:39,466 --> 00:11:42,326 DOC LEVERETT: Nothing. I ain't even seen a squirrel. 162 00:11:42,899 --> 00:11:44,329 JEANNY LEVERETT: I only got like six cans of meat baby, 163 00:11:44,366 --> 00:11:45,496 so you got to do something. 164 00:11:45,532 --> 00:11:47,872 Is there any way you can head down south? 165 00:11:48,166 --> 00:11:49,226 DOC LEVERETT: We could eat the bird. 166 00:11:49,266 --> 00:11:50,566 JEANNY LEVERETT: No we're not eating Norman. 167 00:11:50,599 --> 00:11:53,099 DOC LEVERETT: I guess if they ain't here, 168 00:11:53,132 --> 00:11:54,372 I gotta go where they're at. 169 00:11:54,399 --> 00:11:56,129 JEANNY LEVERETT: Yeah. 170 00:11:56,166 --> 00:11:58,596 DOC LEVERETT: I'll check down by the creek. 171 00:11:58,632 --> 00:12:01,332 Yeah, I'm not seeing anything. 172 00:12:11,666 --> 00:12:13,796 Woke one morning in the city, the day that I had the 173 00:12:13,832 --> 00:12:16,732 revelation that I was going to get away from it all. 174 00:12:16,766 --> 00:12:18,296 Things barreling down on my chest and I realized 175 00:12:18,332 --> 00:12:20,902 I [bleep] had it. I'm done. 176 00:12:20,932 --> 00:12:22,472 I'm getting rid of everything and I'm going on to the 177 00:12:22,499 --> 00:12:24,299 mountains and I'm going to go build me a tree house and 178 00:12:24,332 --> 00:12:25,502 that's where I'm going to live. 179 00:12:25,532 --> 00:12:28,372 And that's what this means I have [bleep] had it And 180 00:12:28,399 --> 00:12:30,529 that became our slogan. 181 00:12:31,999 --> 00:12:35,069 NARRATOR: Doc and Jeanny built their tree house aproximately 182 00:12:35,099 --> 00:12:38,529 25 feet off the ground, to provide them with an elevated 183 00:12:38,566 --> 00:12:41,096 perspective on the area below. 184 00:12:42,232 --> 00:12:44,772 DOC LEVERETT: Thought I saw bigfoot, ha! 185 00:12:47,632 --> 00:12:49,902 NARRATOR: In the far northwest corner of America, 186 00:12:49,932 --> 00:12:53,732 they live in the treetop canopy of Onion Creek, Washington. 187 00:12:55,032 --> 00:12:58,272 Amid over 1 million acres of dense forest near 188 00:12:58,299 --> 00:13:00,069 the Canadian border. 189 00:13:00,499 --> 00:13:01,999 DOC LEVERETT: Everything that we own, 190 00:13:02,032 --> 00:13:05,372 it fits in this little 10 by 10 structure here. 191 00:13:05,399 --> 00:13:07,269 And uh, and we're happier for it. 192 00:13:07,299 --> 00:13:09,799 We tried to get everything as compact as possible. 193 00:13:09,832 --> 00:13:11,732 Everything that you could want for in a regular house 194 00:13:11,766 --> 00:13:14,796 we have in our one bedroom. 195 00:13:14,832 --> 00:13:16,472 Basin where you put water in just like a regular sink, 196 00:13:16,499 --> 00:13:18,199 a cook stove. 197 00:13:18,232 --> 00:13:19,902 Here's a grocery store. 198 00:13:19,932 --> 00:13:24,202 30.06 to handle just about anything we want to eat up here. 199 00:13:32,666 --> 00:13:34,596 Is my climbing gear up here or down there? 200 00:13:34,632 --> 00:13:35,972 JEANNY LEVERETT: It's up here. 201 00:13:35,999 --> 00:13:38,069 DOC LEVERETT: I've got a couple trees that I can climb up and 202 00:13:38,099 --> 00:13:40,729 see what's going on. 203 00:13:40,766 --> 00:13:42,096 Thank you, ma'am. 204 00:13:42,132 --> 00:13:45,302 JEANNY LEVERETT: Love you. Good luck. Come back in one piece. 205 00:13:45,332 --> 00:13:47,632 DOC LEVERETT: Yup, hopefully with some other pieces too. 206 00:13:47,666 --> 00:13:49,126 JEANNY LEVERETT: Yeah. 207 00:13:50,766 --> 00:13:53,966 NARRATOR: In the past, Doc and Jeanny have spent more than two 208 00:13:53,999 --> 00:13:57,569 weeks in their platform without ever touching the ground. 209 00:13:57,599 --> 00:13:59,399 JEANNY LEVERETT: Bye! DOC LEVERETT: See ya! 210 00:13:59,432 --> 00:14:00,672 JEANNY LEVERETT: Good luck! 211 00:14:00,699 --> 00:14:02,669 NARRATOR: But with food stores running low, 212 00:14:02,699 --> 00:14:08,029 Doc is forced to the forest floor to head out on the hunt. 213 00:14:08,966 --> 00:14:11,296 DOC LEVERETT: My stomach is growling. 214 00:14:15,332 --> 00:14:20,302 NARRATOR: To find solitude, some go to extreme lengths 215 00:14:20,332 --> 00:14:21,732 and places. 216 00:14:22,332 --> 00:14:26,302 Living beyond the grid high in the moutain tops, 217 00:14:26,332 --> 00:14:30,402 or far below it, deep underground. 218 00:14:32,232 --> 00:14:35,372 In the middle of Lake Michigan lies a place removed from 219 00:14:35,399 --> 00:14:38,999 the world known as Beaver Island. 220 00:14:39,232 --> 00:14:41,332 Outside the grid. 221 00:14:41,365 --> 00:14:42,925 DAN BURTON: I decided to move to Beaver Island with 222 00:14:42,965 --> 00:14:44,895 my family to get a fresh start. 223 00:14:44,932 --> 00:14:47,972 There's no roads tying to Beaver Island, there's no highway, 224 00:14:47,999 --> 00:14:50,029 the people are tough. 225 00:14:50,065 --> 00:14:51,595 If they don't want you here, they're not going to let you 226 00:14:51,632 --> 00:14:52,602 stay here. 227 00:14:52,632 --> 00:14:55,232 I like that. I choose to live like that. 228 00:15:07,932 --> 00:15:10,232 Probably the most special thing in terms of like wanting to move 229 00:15:10,265 --> 00:15:15,295 here was the, uh, lack of population, simple living. 230 00:15:15,332 --> 00:15:16,902 Let's go for a ride. 231 00:15:16,932 --> 00:15:18,702 With the unique isolation factor, you know, 232 00:15:18,732 --> 00:15:20,632 being out here in the middle of Lake Michigan, 233 00:15:20,665 --> 00:15:22,695 you're going to get people that come and go, 234 00:15:22,732 --> 00:15:25,402 but the population stays about the same usually. 235 00:15:25,432 --> 00:15:28,902 You know, one of the most remote areas in the continental US. 236 00:15:32,299 --> 00:15:34,899 This beach line, this stretches straights here. 237 00:15:34,932 --> 00:15:37,702 In the winter, there's a lot of ice that piles up. 238 00:15:37,732 --> 00:15:40,872 The ice just left this lake in early May. 239 00:15:40,899 --> 00:15:43,229 So, you know, we're just getting on the water. 240 00:15:43,265 --> 00:15:45,165 You know, summertime, it seems you're spending your whole time 241 00:15:45,199 --> 00:15:48,499 working your butt off for wintertime. 242 00:15:48,532 --> 00:15:50,002 It's a small window. 243 00:15:52,632 --> 00:15:56,272 NARRATOR: Out here, 18 miles from the mainland, 244 00:15:56,299 --> 00:15:59,069 Dan Burton makes his home amid the freshwaters of 245 00:15:59,099 --> 00:16:01,329 Lake Michigan. 246 00:16:02,265 --> 00:16:05,495 He lives within the Beaver Island archipelago. 247 00:16:05,532 --> 00:16:09,472 A series of 9 islands, several of which are completely 248 00:16:09,499 --> 00:16:10,869 uninhabited. 249 00:16:13,065 --> 00:16:14,865 DAN BURTON: So, basically, I'm looking this beach 250 00:16:14,899 --> 00:16:16,669 line to bow fish. 251 00:16:16,699 --> 00:16:17,999 The season just started. 252 00:16:18,032 --> 00:16:20,832 It's early and we want to get fishing as quick as possible. 253 00:16:20,865 --> 00:16:23,365 You gotta be a couple sticks ahead of the fire. 254 00:16:23,399 --> 00:16:26,029 It's not that long we're gonna be right back to freezing rain, 255 00:16:26,065 --> 00:16:28,095 snow, and ice again. 256 00:16:28,132 --> 00:16:42,972 ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ 257 00:16:42,999 --> 00:16:44,999 When the seasons change, and the water's warming up, 258 00:16:45,032 --> 00:16:47,802 fish come in here to bed down, and to, and to eat. 259 00:16:47,832 --> 00:16:50,772 So they're coming right up to the banks. 260 00:16:51,265 --> 00:16:54,595 You know, it's nothing to see a 36-inch pike, or carp, 261 00:16:54,632 --> 00:16:56,902 you know, big bass. 262 00:16:57,965 --> 00:16:59,065 You know it just takes patience. 263 00:16:59,099 --> 00:17:00,769 You gotta kind of sit around and just wait, 264 00:17:00,799 --> 00:17:03,069 let 'em settle back in. 265 00:17:04,032 --> 00:17:07,072 Oh, you see there's one coming in right over here. 266 00:17:09,599 --> 00:17:11,499 Ooh! Ooh! 267 00:17:11,532 --> 00:17:13,502 Dang, got 'em! 268 00:17:13,532 --> 00:17:18,902 Yeah. Man. Nice. 269 00:17:18,932 --> 00:17:21,572 It's nice when a plan comes together. 270 00:17:21,599 --> 00:17:31,629 ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ 271 00:17:31,632 --> 00:17:43,702 ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ 272 00:17:43,732 --> 00:17:45,232 BEAR CLAW: I don't know if you've noticed but the ravens 273 00:17:45,265 --> 00:17:47,465 haven't been around today. 274 00:17:47,499 --> 00:17:49,069 They're usually here. 275 00:17:49,099 --> 00:17:51,269 I think they know there's a fire somewhere. 276 00:17:51,299 --> 00:17:56,569 Time to mosey. Maybe you ought to move too. 277 00:17:56,999 --> 00:17:59,129 We all gotta get to a safe place. 278 00:18:00,065 --> 00:18:03,265 NARRATOR: Beyond the grid in Western Idaho, 279 00:18:03,299 --> 00:18:07,199 wild fires are now threatening areas less than one mile 280 00:18:07,232 --> 00:18:08,602 from Bear Claw's camp. 281 00:18:10,699 --> 00:18:13,129 BEAR CLAW: I can't do smoke and dust so it's 282 00:18:13,165 --> 00:18:14,965 a big factor for me. 283 00:18:15,432 --> 00:18:17,402 My lungs are bad. 284 00:18:17,432 --> 00:18:19,732 NARRATOR: To make matters worse, he's long suffered 285 00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:23,765 from a respiratory condition aggravated by smoke. 286 00:18:24,165 --> 00:18:25,765 BEAR CLAW: I don't feel comfortable this close 287 00:18:25,799 --> 00:18:27,269 to a fire. 288 00:18:28,099 --> 00:18:32,029 This time of year, being prepared is literally a survival 289 00:18:32,065 --> 00:18:33,865 tool that we have to have. 290 00:18:33,899 --> 00:18:37,499 Taking off five or ten minutes, you're in the saddle 291 00:18:37,532 --> 00:18:39,472 and you're gone. 292 00:18:39,499 --> 00:18:41,229 What do you say, pretty girl? 293 00:18:41,865 --> 00:18:45,595 Time to mosey. Come on, guys. 294 00:18:46,065 --> 00:18:48,895 Let's go find a new campsite across the canyon. 295 00:18:48,932 --> 00:19:01,132 ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ 296 00:19:01,165 --> 00:19:04,395 NARRATOR: Bear claw will ride approximately 8 miles west, 297 00:19:04,432 --> 00:19:07,902 even further beyond the grid, to insure safe distance from 298 00:19:07,932 --> 00:19:09,902 approaching flames. 299 00:19:09,932 --> 00:19:11,102 BEAR CLAW: C'mon, boys. 300 00:19:11,132 --> 00:19:14,202 NARRATOR: He relies on his horses, Rainbow and Idahe, 301 00:19:14,232 --> 00:19:18,432 to move along the ridgelines, navigating steep terrains. 302 00:19:19,065 --> 00:19:21,625 BEAR CLAW: These horses take me wherever I want to go. 303 00:19:21,665 --> 00:19:23,965 All you gotta do is spend enough time with them, 304 00:19:23,999 --> 00:19:26,529 and they know what the scoop is. 305 00:19:26,565 --> 00:19:29,195 I think they know there's a fire somewhere they know 306 00:19:29,232 --> 00:19:32,072 it's time to mosey. 307 00:19:33,699 --> 00:19:36,569 Oh, man. That smoke. 308 00:19:36,599 --> 00:19:46,629 ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ 309 00:19:46,632 --> 00:19:56,232 ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ 310 00:19:56,265 --> 00:19:58,065 DOC LEVERETT: If you're gonna be hunting deer, 311 00:19:58,099 --> 00:19:59,969 a deer stand is the ticket. 312 00:20:00,699 --> 00:20:03,199 I don't have a traditional deer stand. 313 00:20:04,832 --> 00:20:07,432 Hopefully my steps are still good. 314 00:20:07,465 --> 00:20:09,595 Haven't been out here in a while. 315 00:20:09,632 --> 00:20:11,572 NARRATOR: In the woods of Eastern Washington, 316 00:20:11,599 --> 00:20:13,829 Doc Leverett and his wife, Jeanny, 317 00:20:13,865 --> 00:20:16,895 make their home high above the grid. 318 00:20:17,132 --> 00:20:20,432 Now, as Doc aims to replenish their food supply, 319 00:20:20,465 --> 00:20:25,425 he'll rely on that same elevated position to hunt for game. 320 00:20:26,165 --> 00:20:27,725 DOC LEVERETT: Folks complain about going to the grocery 321 00:20:27,765 --> 00:20:30,795 store, this is earning your dinner. 322 00:20:47,432 --> 00:20:52,602 Deer, they have a lot of speed. You're not gonna catch 'em. 323 00:20:53,065 --> 00:20:57,425 You're not gonna run 'em down. It's kind of an ambush hunt. 324 00:20:57,465 --> 00:21:00,595 You have to be somewhere and they're gonna cross. 325 00:21:08,965 --> 00:21:11,595 There's something down by the creek. 326 00:21:13,699 --> 00:21:15,869 Looks like there's, uh, there's some sort of structure 327 00:21:15,899 --> 00:21:17,169 down there. 328 00:21:18,632 --> 00:21:20,472 Might of got a new neighbor. 329 00:21:20,499 --> 00:21:23,169 Lookin' in my backyard. 330 00:21:23,799 --> 00:21:27,429 Whew, I guess I'm gonna go exploring a little bit. 331 00:21:37,465 --> 00:21:39,565 Hopefully, it's not one of these knuckleheads that move out here, 332 00:21:39,599 --> 00:21:42,499 and they read a book on how to survive in the wild, 333 00:21:42,532 --> 00:21:44,272 and they gonna do it. 334 00:21:44,299 --> 00:21:48,199 NARRATOR: Five years ago, Doc first moved above the grid 335 00:21:48,232 --> 00:21:51,802 to escape the snares of civilization and the crowds that 336 00:21:51,832 --> 00:21:53,302 come with it. 337 00:21:53,332 --> 00:21:56,932 The structure he spotted is less than a half-mile 338 00:21:56,965 --> 00:21:58,425 from his treehouse. 339 00:21:58,799 --> 00:22:02,429 DOC LEVERETT: Trespassers. Let's go see what we can find. 340 00:22:15,399 --> 00:22:17,969 DOC LEVERETT: It looks like I might have me a new neighbor. 341 00:22:19,132 --> 00:22:21,132 NARRATOR: In Onion Creek, Washington, 342 00:22:21,165 --> 00:22:25,025 Doc and Jeanny Leverett moved high above the grid to escape 343 00:22:25,065 --> 00:22:29,395 civilization and the crowds that come with it. 344 00:22:29,865 --> 00:22:33,425 But after spotting signs of newcomers less than a half-mile 345 00:22:33,465 --> 00:22:36,695 away, Doc is on high alert. 346 00:22:39,865 --> 00:22:41,325 DOC LEVERETT: One of the reasons we came up here was 347 00:22:41,365 --> 00:22:43,725 to get away from it all. 348 00:22:43,765 --> 00:22:45,465 When we arrived here, no other human had 349 00:22:45,499 --> 00:22:47,229 ever hung their hat here. 350 00:22:47,265 --> 00:22:50,365 Every structure, every, everything you see that isn't 351 00:22:50,399 --> 00:22:54,129 nature produced, me and Jeanny built it with our own two hands. 352 00:22:54,765 --> 00:22:56,825 We don't have too many trespassers but we don't have 353 00:22:56,865 --> 00:22:59,065 too many repeat trespassers. 354 00:22:59,099 --> 00:23:04,569 I've heard of the Three S rule, it's shoot, shovel, and shut up. 355 00:23:09,699 --> 00:23:12,729 It's some type of treehouse, here. 356 00:23:13,632 --> 00:23:18,472 Hello? Hello? 357 00:23:18,499 --> 00:23:22,069 Anybody home? Hello? 358 00:23:41,365 --> 00:23:43,425 DAN BURTON: So right now we're basically coming right in 359 00:23:43,465 --> 00:23:46,625 between Garden Island to my left, 360 00:23:46,665 --> 00:23:49,225 Hog Island kind of straight ahead to the right, 361 00:23:49,265 --> 00:23:52,025 and Beaver Island is straight behind us right now. 362 00:23:52,765 --> 00:23:54,965 Hopefully, this afternoon this evening, things work out, 363 00:23:54,999 --> 00:23:56,599 and we get the right weather. 364 00:23:56,632 --> 00:23:59,272 And hopefully, we'll come home with some fish. 365 00:23:59,299 --> 00:24:02,169 Otherwise, I'm gonna be resorting to squirrels. 366 00:24:03,732 --> 00:24:07,932 NARRATOR: In the middle of Lake Michigan far outside the grid, 367 00:24:07,965 --> 00:24:12,065 Dan Burton has traded in is his kayak for an outboard motor. 368 00:24:12,099 --> 00:24:14,769 DAN BURTON: I want to try one more hotspot. 369 00:24:14,799 --> 00:24:17,299 NARRATOR: In search of a new fishing hotspot, 370 00:24:17,332 --> 00:24:22,832 he'll use his bow to target the remote waters near Hog Island. 371 00:24:22,865 --> 00:24:25,525 DAN BURTON: We're going to try and shoot right through there. 372 00:24:28,132 --> 00:24:30,202 Whee, see those? 373 00:24:30,232 --> 00:24:33,002 Boulder on the left, boulder on the right. 374 00:24:33,032 --> 00:24:34,902 And on both sides right now, the water is probably 375 00:24:34,932 --> 00:24:37,832 2 feet deep. Whee. 376 00:24:38,232 --> 00:24:41,632 We don't want the wind to kick in, not right now. 377 00:24:43,232 --> 00:24:48,072 These waves don't help so now we gotta start [bleep] 378 00:24:48,099 --> 00:24:50,569 son of a [bleep]. 379 00:24:55,199 --> 00:24:56,669 C'mon, baby. 380 00:24:58,532 --> 00:25:01,232 It hit hard enough to kill the engine. 381 00:25:04,899 --> 00:25:07,429 Oh, man, that prop is [bleep]. 382 00:25:11,165 --> 00:25:13,795 See if I can pull myself into that island. 383 00:25:15,232 --> 00:25:17,102 Okay, you stay, Titus. 384 00:25:17,132 --> 00:25:20,402 Let's get it in and get it somewhere safe. 385 00:25:31,465 --> 00:25:35,225 Oh man! The prop's broken. 386 00:25:35,265 --> 00:25:38,395 I bent this one over and I lost the whole tip of this one. 387 00:25:38,432 --> 00:25:40,302 I'm going to get on the radio right away and see if I catch 388 00:25:40,332 --> 00:25:41,932 somebody before it's too late. 389 00:25:41,965 --> 00:25:44,465 See if somebody will run out to us. 390 00:25:44,499 --> 00:25:46,569 I'm gonna need a little help. 391 00:25:47,365 --> 00:25:49,125 Yeah, this is Tag A Long looking for somebody on shore 392 00:25:49,165 --> 00:25:50,465 to give me a hand. 393 00:25:50,499 --> 00:25:51,929 Over. 394 00:25:55,332 --> 00:25:57,332 Tag A Long, looking for someone to give me a hand. 395 00:25:57,365 --> 00:25:59,195 I got a, uh, prop that I tore up. 396 00:25:59,232 --> 00:26:01,102 If somebody could run me one out. 397 00:26:01,132 --> 00:26:02,932 Over. 398 00:26:05,332 --> 00:26:07,132 [bleep]. 399 00:26:07,999 --> 00:26:10,799 I don't know if anyone heard my call. 400 00:26:11,465 --> 00:26:13,295 Anybody out there? 401 00:26:14,032 --> 00:26:16,932 C'mon bird dog, this is Tag A Long. 402 00:26:17,332 --> 00:26:18,702 Tag A Long looking for some help. 403 00:26:18,732 --> 00:26:20,932 I don't wanna be out here all night. 404 00:26:36,632 --> 00:26:38,872 JOE RAY: Coming up to another one of my stash holes here. 405 00:26:38,899 --> 00:26:42,169 I gotta go down and try and find, uh, and save it if, uh, 406 00:26:42,199 --> 00:26:45,369 It all depends how the flood is or how the rain, 407 00:26:45,399 --> 00:26:48,129 there's been lots of rain. 408 00:26:48,165 --> 00:26:49,225 NARRATOR: For the last three days, 409 00:26:49,265 --> 00:26:52,395 rains have intensified in North Central Arkansas, 410 00:26:52,432 --> 00:26:55,032 causing flooding underground. 411 00:26:55,532 --> 00:26:59,472 Below the grid, Joe Ray is attempting to safeguard a cache 412 00:26:59,499 --> 00:27:03,069 of irreplaceable mementos before rising waters 413 00:27:03,099 --> 00:27:04,799 inflict any damage. 414 00:27:04,832 --> 00:27:12,672 JOE RAY: This is it. Yeah, [bleep]. 415 00:27:13,299 --> 00:27:15,629 I've got a big problem here because this is usually 416 00:27:15,665 --> 00:27:17,625 always completely dry. 417 00:27:17,665 --> 00:27:19,725 Now I've got lots of water, so. 418 00:27:19,765 --> 00:27:23,025 It's time probably to do a little swimming. 419 00:27:26,532 --> 00:27:28,732 I don't know if y'all's camera gonna be able to go or not but, 420 00:27:28,765 --> 00:27:31,425 uh, we've gotta get on in there and go. 421 00:27:33,432 --> 00:27:35,372 I gotta have that stuff. 422 00:27:35,399 --> 00:27:39,199 Mary's mementos this is, uh. 423 00:27:39,232 --> 00:27:41,672 This is disastrous. 424 00:27:54,599 --> 00:27:57,329 JOE RAY: I got a stash where I keep Mary's mementos. 425 00:27:57,365 --> 00:27:59,295 I've gotta have that. 426 00:27:59,332 --> 00:28:02,772 NARRATOR: Below the grid, nearly a quarter mile from the outside 427 00:28:02,799 --> 00:28:06,729 world, Joe Ray is attempting to reach an important stash of 428 00:28:06,765 --> 00:28:10,595 irreplaceable mementos before rising waters 429 00:28:10,632 --> 00:28:12,102 inflict any damage. 430 00:28:13,565 --> 00:28:15,565 JOE RAY: C'mon. 431 00:28:15,599 --> 00:28:17,099 JR CAMPBELL: How far we gotta go? 432 00:28:17,132 --> 00:28:18,302 JOE RAY: Well, there's no telling. 433 00:28:18,332 --> 00:28:19,802 My stuff is washed away. 434 00:28:19,832 --> 00:28:21,472 We might try and look for it. 435 00:28:21,499 --> 00:28:23,029 It all depends how this gets. 436 00:28:23,065 --> 00:28:25,395 We might have to swim. 437 00:28:25,432 --> 00:28:27,472 It's gonna get deeper going back. 438 00:28:27,499 --> 00:28:29,299 There'll be no doubt about that. 439 00:28:29,332 --> 00:28:31,602 You can't take the camera, you better leave it, but, uh, 440 00:28:31,632 --> 00:28:34,132 we gotta roll. 441 00:28:36,599 --> 00:28:38,469 Ooh, this water's cold. 442 00:28:38,499 --> 00:28:40,869 It's still rising. 443 00:28:46,665 --> 00:28:48,895 We can't go this way any farther. 444 00:28:48,932 --> 00:28:51,972 We're gonna have to turn around and go back. 445 00:29:03,099 --> 00:29:07,529 Maybe I go in another way, as long as it's not flooded. 446 00:29:07,565 --> 00:29:11,765 This is, uh, this is impossible. 447 00:29:11,799 --> 00:29:14,429 Unless you don't value your life. 448 00:29:16,332 --> 00:29:19,272 We need to go back out and go to the other cave. 449 00:29:19,299 --> 00:29:29,329 ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ 450 00:29:29,332 --> 00:29:34,272 ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ 451 00:29:34,299 --> 00:29:35,729 BEAR CLAW: We're just gonna check the direction 452 00:29:35,765 --> 00:29:37,995 of this wind. 453 00:29:40,532 --> 00:29:44,432 We can see the smoke rising over here where the fire is burning. 454 00:29:45,199 --> 00:29:48,329 NARRATOR: In Idaho, fire fighters are working to contain 455 00:29:48,365 --> 00:29:52,225 muliple wildfires in the Clearwater Mountains. 456 00:29:52,265 --> 00:29:56,425 Fires are burning less than a mile from Bear Claw's old camp. 457 00:29:56,799 --> 00:29:59,269 But after traveling further beyond the grid, 458 00:29:59,299 --> 00:30:01,999 he's now three miles from the flames. 459 00:30:02,432 --> 00:30:07,432 BEAR CLAW: It's filling that canyon full of smoke over there. 460 00:30:07,465 --> 00:30:10,825 It's, uh, it's a cooking, it's a good fire. 461 00:30:22,532 --> 00:30:26,502 I like to drink mullein tea to soothe my lungs. 462 00:30:26,999 --> 00:30:30,799 Three leaves ought to be good and strong. 463 00:30:30,832 --> 00:30:34,032 Make a little fire and cook up some tea. 464 00:30:35,299 --> 00:30:38,669 There we go. We got us a little flameage. 465 00:30:41,199 --> 00:30:43,599 Don't take too long. 466 00:30:44,532 --> 00:30:49,872 Before I came to the mountains, I got sick. 467 00:30:49,899 --> 00:30:52,599 I got really sick, my lungs were bad. 468 00:30:52,632 --> 00:30:55,802 Back in Wisconsin, I worked in a factory too long, 469 00:30:55,832 --> 00:30:58,572 and weld smoke got to my lungs, and, so, I, 470 00:30:58,599 --> 00:31:01,199 I ran out of there puking, the place where I was working. 471 00:31:01,232 --> 00:31:04,532 They sent me to some doctor, and, of course, 472 00:31:04,565 --> 00:31:10,295 he had to mix up a solution of weld smoke. 473 00:31:10,332 --> 00:31:12,602 Said I had to breathe it for 30 seconds. 474 00:31:12,632 --> 00:31:15,102 I told him I was going to die. 475 00:31:15,732 --> 00:31:19,102 Then he goes, Yup, you're allergic to weld smoke. 476 00:31:19,799 --> 00:31:23,299 I said, Well, I already figured that one out. That's why I left 477 00:31:23,332 --> 00:31:25,972 that job then I ended coming out here where 478 00:31:25,999 --> 00:31:27,499 I really wanted to go. 479 00:31:27,532 --> 00:31:29,432 The best thing that ever happened to me. 480 00:31:29,465 --> 00:31:34,325 Out here, all these plants are the doctors. 481 00:31:34,365 --> 00:31:36,165 They'll take good care of you. 482 00:31:36,199 --> 00:31:39,969 Everything you need is right out there, just got to go get it. 483 00:31:43,332 --> 00:31:46,872 Mhmm, mhmm, mhmm, as my dad would say. 484 00:31:59,199 --> 00:32:01,169 DAN BURTON: This is Tag A Long looking for somebody on shore to 485 00:32:01,199 --> 00:32:02,299 give me a hand. 486 00:32:02,332 --> 00:32:05,172 I got a busted prop, and I'm gonna need some help. 487 00:32:07,732 --> 00:32:09,732 Anybody roger that? 488 00:32:11,665 --> 00:32:13,095 NARRATOR: In the middle of Lake Michigan, 489 00:32:13,132 --> 00:32:17,732 on an uninhabited island, Dan Burton's boat has been 490 00:32:17,765 --> 00:32:20,225 immobilized outside the grid. 491 00:32:20,832 --> 00:32:22,672 DAN BURTON: One big gravel pile. 492 00:32:22,699 --> 00:32:25,969 NARRATOR: With no reply on the radio and less than two hours 493 00:32:25,999 --> 00:32:29,769 until sunset, Dan is in survival mode. 494 00:32:30,432 --> 00:32:31,872 DAN BURTON: When you're broke down, and, uh, 495 00:32:31,899 --> 00:32:34,629 dead in the water, it's frightening. 496 00:32:34,665 --> 00:32:36,025 You know, it's scary. 497 00:32:36,065 --> 00:32:38,765 It's scary to think that you gotta possibly stay the night. 498 00:32:38,799 --> 00:32:40,929 It's a heart-pounding moment. 499 00:32:40,965 --> 00:32:43,995 You make do with what you got. 500 00:32:44,932 --> 00:32:46,072 Right here! 501 00:32:46,099 --> 00:32:48,569 A little gardener snake. 502 00:32:49,732 --> 00:32:53,132 If you're starving, there's dinner. 503 00:33:01,165 --> 00:33:09,325 DOC LEVERETT: Hello? Hello? 504 00:33:10,865 --> 00:33:13,195 Catch anybody off guard here. 505 00:33:15,365 --> 00:33:19,595 Man, somebody started to build a grand structure. 506 00:33:20,032 --> 00:33:22,972 NARRATOR: In Onion Creek, Doc Leverett is investigating 507 00:33:22,999 --> 00:33:27,329 potential newcomers less than a half-mile from his treehouse. 508 00:33:27,365 --> 00:33:28,725 DOC LEVERETT: Guess, they were gonna build them 509 00:33:28,765 --> 00:33:31,725 a grand mansion in the trees. 510 00:33:31,765 --> 00:33:33,395 NARRATOR: But after surveying the area, 511 00:33:33,432 --> 00:33:36,432 there are no immediate signs of life. 512 00:33:37,565 --> 00:33:39,195 DOC LEVERETT: Lots of folks come out here. 513 00:33:39,232 --> 00:33:40,402 They've read a lot of books. 514 00:33:40,432 --> 00:33:42,302 They've heard a lot of tales of people coming and 515 00:33:42,332 --> 00:33:45,132 living the dream in the wilderness. 516 00:33:45,165 --> 00:33:46,665 Then they get out here and realize that mother nature 517 00:33:46,699 --> 00:33:48,499 is not very forgiving. 518 00:33:49,399 --> 00:33:51,799 There's no learning curve out here. 519 00:34:01,432 --> 00:34:03,132 Stuff everywhere. 520 00:34:03,599 --> 00:34:05,869 I always find something useful. 521 00:34:07,432 --> 00:34:13,272 Old refrigerator rack, got an idea though. 522 00:34:13,699 --> 00:34:15,629 This is perfect. 523 00:34:16,099 --> 00:34:17,769 With so many different things that you can do with 524 00:34:17,799 --> 00:34:19,799 somebody's cast off stuff. 525 00:34:20,899 --> 00:34:23,869 NARRATOR: Doc's given name is Lee Leverett. 526 00:34:23,899 --> 00:34:27,469 But he earned the nickname Doc decades ago for his ability 527 00:34:27,499 --> 00:34:30,529 to fix just about any problem. 528 00:34:30,565 --> 00:34:31,795 DOC LEVERETT: As long as you don't come home empty-handed, 529 00:34:31,832 --> 00:34:33,702 I guess it's a good day. 530 00:34:33,732 --> 00:34:35,502 NARRATOR: After 16 years in the Navy, 531 00:34:35,532 --> 00:34:39,132 he learned to maximize the resources at hand, 532 00:34:39,165 --> 00:34:43,465 often reusing and repurposing unlikely materials. 533 00:34:43,499 --> 00:34:44,529 DOC LEVERETT: I forget the reflective thingy, 534 00:34:44,565 --> 00:34:45,595 I can use that for the back. 535 00:34:45,632 --> 00:34:46,932 JEANNY LEVERETT: Yeah, that'll work. 536 00:34:46,965 --> 00:34:49,165 DOC LEVERETT: Make a dehydrator. Solar dehydrator. 537 00:34:49,199 --> 00:34:51,269 JEANNY LEVERETT: Okay. I can use it for the kale. 538 00:34:51,299 --> 00:34:53,429 DOC LEVERETT: See what I can come up with. 539 00:34:57,032 --> 00:34:58,202 We spent our first winter 540 00:34:58,232 --> 00:35:01,372 in this place and it is way too small. 541 00:35:01,399 --> 00:35:03,069 A lot of things have been removed but this was 542 00:35:03,099 --> 00:35:04,669 the basic structure. 543 00:35:04,699 --> 00:35:06,799 So, this has just become our workshop. 544 00:35:06,832 --> 00:35:09,932 We had some other siding up that I used to make our new one but 545 00:35:09,965 --> 00:35:14,295 uh, this is where we learned some of the hard lessons. 546 00:35:14,332 --> 00:35:16,332 Really roughing it. 547 00:35:19,165 --> 00:35:22,295 Solar dehydrator uses the heat from the sun's rays to remove 548 00:35:22,332 --> 00:35:24,772 the moisture out of food. 549 00:35:24,799 --> 00:35:28,069 We use the metal as a reflector in the back. 550 00:35:28,099 --> 00:35:30,769 You can buy it in the store, but mine will probably last 551 00:35:30,799 --> 00:35:35,299 just as long, and it won't cost near as much to run it. 552 00:35:47,399 --> 00:35:49,399 One solar dehydrator. 553 00:35:49,965 --> 00:35:51,695 It's not going to win no beauty pageants. 554 00:35:51,732 --> 00:35:53,732 But it will work. 555 00:35:55,799 --> 00:35:58,399 I'mma get this set up in the sunshine. 556 00:35:58,432 --> 00:36:00,132 JEANNY LEVERETT: We'll get some kale chips. 557 00:36:00,165 --> 00:36:05,965 These are going to be awesome. Little bit of oil, cajun spice. 558 00:36:05,999 --> 00:36:08,429 DOC LEVERETT: Good deal. 559 00:36:08,832 --> 00:36:11,432 JEANNY LEVERETT: Alright, there we go. 560 00:36:16,532 --> 00:36:17,672 DOC LEVERETT: Alright. 561 00:36:17,699 --> 00:36:19,669 JEANNY LEVERETT: Awesome. Sun's pretty good, 562 00:36:19,699 --> 00:36:22,699 it should be dry in a couple of hours. 563 00:36:47,699 --> 00:36:50,299 JOE RAY: This is the only other option that I have right now 564 00:36:50,332 --> 00:36:52,772 unless I go back through and want to swim and, uh, 565 00:36:52,799 --> 00:36:54,529 maybe drown. 566 00:36:54,565 --> 00:36:57,065 NARRATOR: Below the grid in Arkansas, 567 00:36:57,099 --> 00:37:00,169 heavy rains have flooded multiple tunnels obstructing 568 00:37:00,199 --> 00:37:03,999 Joe Ray's path to a cache of personal belongings. 569 00:37:04,532 --> 00:37:08,132 For two hours, he searched for an alternate route unaffected 570 00:37:08,165 --> 00:37:09,595 by the flood. 571 00:37:09,632 --> 00:37:10,872 JOE RAY: I hear water. 572 00:37:10,899 --> 00:37:13,969 So, uh, this, uh, doesn't sound good. 573 00:37:15,132 --> 00:37:17,702 We've got to get on in there and go. 574 00:37:18,232 --> 00:37:23,272 This is it. And I hope it's there. 575 00:37:27,265 --> 00:37:29,565 Yep we've got a problem here, this is already starting to 576 00:37:29,599 --> 00:37:33,399 water up here but it looks like all my stuff is still here. 577 00:37:34,032 --> 00:37:36,972 JR CAMPBELL: What you got back here Joe? 578 00:37:41,322 --> 00:37:44,362 NARRATOR: In North Central Arkarnsas, heavy rains are 579 00:37:44,389 --> 00:37:47,159 causing flooding in the underground caves 580 00:37:47,189 --> 00:37:48,919 of the Ozark Mountains. 581 00:37:49,255 --> 00:37:52,285 Navigating a labyrinth of tunnels below the grid, 582 00:37:52,322 --> 00:37:56,592 Joe Ray has managed to reach his most important belongings before 583 00:37:56,622 --> 00:38:00,092 rising waters could inflict any damage. 584 00:38:02,522 --> 00:38:05,162 JOE RAY: Thank God everything's still here and it hadn't flooded 585 00:38:05,189 --> 00:38:09,489 in here yet because this is really the most important to me. 586 00:38:09,522 --> 00:38:12,462 Everything I've got here is irreplaceable to me and I, 587 00:38:12,489 --> 00:38:14,389 I have to keep this. 588 00:38:24,989 --> 00:38:27,559 Well, this one was the first picture we ever had made 589 00:38:27,589 --> 00:38:29,459 together. 590 00:38:29,855 --> 00:38:31,785 The very first one. 591 00:38:33,155 --> 00:38:36,485 If there was ever a soul mate made for me, she was it. 592 00:38:36,522 --> 00:38:39,322 I'll probably never find another one like her. 593 00:38:39,755 --> 00:38:41,955 I was really pretty wild before I met her. 594 00:38:41,989 --> 00:38:45,989 She saved me actually. 595 00:38:46,189 --> 00:38:49,559 The smile she had, she always had this smile. 596 00:38:52,989 --> 00:38:55,889 She brought such joy to my life. 597 00:38:57,055 --> 00:39:00,785 It's just hard to imagine her gone. 598 00:39:02,089 --> 00:39:04,759 But life goes on. 599 00:39:04,789 --> 00:39:07,059 I mean, she's not suffering anymore. 600 00:39:07,089 --> 00:39:09,459 So I'm happy for that. 601 00:39:09,489 --> 00:39:11,419 Because I mean, she was to the point where 602 00:39:11,455 --> 00:39:13,715 she suffered every day. 603 00:39:13,755 --> 00:39:17,315 NARRATOR: Joe cared for Mary for nearly 15 years as she suffered 604 00:39:17,355 --> 00:39:19,755 from Alzheimer's disease. 605 00:39:19,789 --> 00:39:23,659 After she passed, he retreated under the grid in search of 606 00:39:23,689 --> 00:39:25,859 peace and solitude. 607 00:39:26,355 --> 00:39:28,955 JOE RAY: She's with me in spirit and soul. 608 00:39:28,989 --> 00:39:31,859 I can feel her in all the caves I go to. 609 00:39:31,889 --> 00:39:36,019 It's like she's always there watching over me. 610 00:39:36,055 --> 00:39:38,155 She's like my angel now. 611 00:39:40,655 --> 00:39:43,615 She's safe so that's all that counts. 612 00:39:43,655 --> 00:39:46,585 I've got everything that really matters to me right here. 613 00:39:46,622 --> 00:39:49,392 So, uh, let's uh hit the trail. 614 00:40:03,255 --> 00:40:04,355 DAN BURTON: Tag A Long looking for some help. 615 00:40:04,389 --> 00:40:05,859 Anybody out there? 616 00:40:05,889 --> 00:40:06,859 Bird dog, you out there? 617 00:40:06,889 --> 00:40:09,159 This is Tag A Long still needing some help. 618 00:40:09,189 --> 00:40:10,459 Over. 619 00:40:11,055 --> 00:40:13,285 NARRATOR: In the remote waters of Lake Michigan, 620 00:40:13,322 --> 00:40:17,862 outside the grid, Dan Burton's boat has been immobilized 621 00:40:17,889 --> 00:40:19,989 on an uninhabited island. 622 00:40:20,022 --> 00:40:21,592 CAMERAMAN: So what do we do now? 623 00:40:21,622 --> 00:40:23,762 DAN BURTON: We'll wait and see. 624 00:40:23,789 --> 00:40:27,559 NARRATOR: With no reply to his mayday and sunset approaching, 625 00:40:27,589 --> 00:40:30,289 Dan's prepared for a long night. 626 00:40:30,322 --> 00:40:31,962 DAN BURTON: I don't know if anyone heard my call. 627 00:40:31,989 --> 00:40:34,419 If not, we're here. 628 00:40:34,455 --> 00:40:36,285 Trapped with hardly any boat traffic unless somebody comes 629 00:40:36,322 --> 00:40:39,022 through fishing, so I just gotta keep. 630 00:40:39,055 --> 00:40:40,815 CAMERAMAN: Wait, wait, wait. That's a plane. That's a plane. 631 00:40:40,855 --> 00:40:48,955 DAN BURTON: I can hear it. Yeah, see if I can catch him. 632 00:40:51,922 --> 00:40:53,162 CAMERAMAN: You think he sees us? 633 00:40:53,189 --> 00:40:55,619 DAN BURTON: Knock on wood. 634 00:40:56,255 --> 00:40:59,485 NARRATOR: Small engine sea planes often deliver supplies 635 00:40:59,522 --> 00:41:02,422 to the remote islands in Lake Michigan. 636 00:41:02,889 --> 00:41:04,119 DAN BURTON: Whooee! 637 00:41:04,155 --> 00:41:06,185 NARRATOR: And if this one spotted Dan, 638 00:41:06,222 --> 00:41:08,822 it will radio for help on his behalf. 639 00:41:09,355 --> 00:41:11,455 DAN BURTON: Thank you! 640 00:41:11,489 --> 00:41:14,959 NARRATOR: It may be hours, or even a day before rescue 641 00:41:14,989 --> 00:41:18,719 arrives, but life outside the grid often means 642 00:41:18,755 --> 00:41:21,115 making it on your own. 643 00:41:21,555 --> 00:41:22,685 DAN BURTON: Well, we're gonna hang out, 644 00:41:22,722 --> 00:41:24,692 make sure the boat stays here. 645 00:41:24,722 --> 00:41:27,692 Did you bring your sleeping bag? 646 00:41:48,222 --> 00:41:51,392 BEAR CLAW: We always carry a sword on our saddle, 647 00:41:51,422 --> 00:41:56,422 cutting brush, stabbing bears, things like that. 648 00:41:56,455 --> 00:41:58,185 This will work great. 649 00:41:59,955 --> 00:42:02,315 Looks like we've got everything we need here. 650 00:42:02,355 --> 00:42:05,185 We'll have a shelter in no time. 651 00:42:05,222 --> 00:42:07,022 NARRATOR: In the Clearwater Mountains, 652 00:42:07,055 --> 00:42:09,885 Bear Claw has finally found a new camp, 653 00:42:09,922 --> 00:42:12,692 10 miles from the nearest wildfire. 654 00:42:12,722 --> 00:42:17,422 BEAR CLAW: I'm just tying a few poles up, lashing them down. 655 00:42:17,455 --> 00:42:21,155 NARRATOR: He strategically crossed the Clearwater River to 656 00:42:21,189 --> 00:42:26,019 use its waters as a fire break and settled at high elevation, 657 00:42:26,055 --> 00:42:28,285 above the tree line. 658 00:42:28,622 --> 00:42:31,462 BEAR CLAW: Looks like a good shelter to me. 659 00:42:32,789 --> 00:42:36,689 This is exactly the kind of campsite I was hoping to find. 660 00:42:36,722 --> 00:42:40,962 I can see where the fire would go and if anything does happen, 661 00:42:40,989 --> 00:42:42,719 I can see it coming. 662 00:42:42,755 --> 00:42:48,085 I could saddle them horses up, and we can mosey on farther. 663 00:42:51,589 --> 00:42:54,689 My home is wherever the sun goes down. 664 00:42:54,722 --> 00:42:57,362 That's where my home is. 665 00:42:57,389 --> 00:43:03,619 The freedom that I have, this is good for a man's soul. 666 00:43:08,289 --> 00:43:11,119 NARRATOR: This season on The Boonies. 667 00:43:11,855 --> 00:43:13,255 DAN BURTON: Living out here on the water, 668 00:43:13,289 --> 00:43:14,589 you're always treasure hunting. 669 00:43:14,622 --> 00:43:15,862 There's treasure all over. 670 00:43:15,889 --> 00:43:17,089 I'm sure it's here. 671 00:43:17,122 --> 00:43:19,362 I don't see anybody beating me too it. 672 00:43:19,389 --> 00:43:20,619 You just got to be out there, and, uh, 673 00:43:20,655 --> 00:43:22,815 willing to dive in and get it. 674 00:43:23,455 --> 00:43:24,655 This is an amazing place. 675 00:43:24,689 --> 00:43:27,589 There's gonna be something around every corner. 676 00:43:28,089 --> 00:43:30,589 JOE RAY: This is the shaft we'll be going down in, right here. 677 00:43:30,622 --> 00:43:33,292 And these shafts could actually go for miles. 678 00:43:33,322 --> 00:43:34,692 I mean, it's always dangerous. 679 00:43:34,722 --> 00:43:36,392 You never know what's gonna come. 680 00:43:36,422 --> 00:43:38,762 Let's go check it out and see what's happening. 681 00:43:39,822 --> 00:43:41,322 DOC LEVERETT: When you think you're all alone, 682 00:43:41,355 --> 00:43:44,215 and you hear a tree crash, it kinda makes the, 683 00:43:44,255 --> 00:43:47,185 makes the hair stick up on the back of your head. 684 00:43:47,222 --> 00:43:48,992 We got a bear hunting for food. 685 00:43:49,022 --> 00:43:51,122 I don't mind sharing the woods with 'em but 686 00:43:51,155 --> 00:43:55,515 I do not want to share my house. 687 00:43:55,555 --> 00:43:56,885 BEAR CLAW: Waking up this morning, 688 00:43:56,922 --> 00:43:58,922 knowing that I'm headed out for a pack trip, 689 00:43:58,955 --> 00:44:00,455 this is what I live for. 690 00:44:00,489 --> 00:44:03,659 There is nothing more I would rather do. 691 00:44:05,722 --> 00:44:08,592 Whoa, whoa.