JOE: Does anybody here know what a slop jar is?
A slop jar? That's the slop bucket?
Well, this, uh, actually goes, comes back from the old days.
Back when they didn't want to get up and go outside
to go to the bathroom before,
when they had outhouses and stuff,
they had a slop jar in the house.
And that's where you did all your business.
Just cap it up.
In the morning, you go out and empty it.
And, you know, that's just a part of old style living
that I love.
I love the old style living.
I'm not a technology person, that's for absolutely sure.
I'm an old backwoods hillbilly,
country redneck,
and I said, 'That's where I go.'
And that's what...
That's why I'm up here, I guess,
because I can't get along
with people sometimes, you know.
It's just that they push your wrong buttons,
and they want you to do this or that.
It's too commercialized, and it's just, it's just not me.
NARRATOR: In the age of technology,
the electrical grid is expanding.
And the world is getting smaller.
For some, finding peace of mind
means hiding out where no one thinks to look.
To escape, they redefine 'off the grid.'
♪ ♪
Henry David Thoreau once said, 'I love to be alone.
I never found a companion
that was so companionable as solitude.'
For those who live on the edge of civilization,
that solitude must often be protected,
guarded against the outside world.
♪ ♪
JOE: You know, anybody that comes in here
is a problem for me.
This is Joe's place.
NARRATOR: For the past two years,
Joe Ray has chosen a life of solitude,
removed from society, below the grid.
JOE: I see some more tracks up over there.
NARRATOR: But over the last few days,
that isolation has come under threat.
JOE: Somebody's been here.
NARRATOR: Joe has spotted evidence of unwanted visitors,
just outside his caves.
JOE: Whenever people come up here,
they always graffiti stuff up.
I don't know why they think they have to do it.
They got their peace signs over here and whatever else.
I don't know what all.
You know, they're just trashing the earth right now.
They're trashing my home, and...
That's not gonna happen.
I'll be stopping 'em.
NARRATOR: Joe Ray makes his home in the Ozark Mountains
of North Central Arkansas.
And in this region,
the local economy has struggled over the past few years.
As a result, illegal foraging and mining are on the rise,
and trespassers have targeted the area surrounding Joe's home
in search of mushrooms, ginseng, and valuable minerals.
JOE: This is where I'm gonna be putting my shotgun up.
I'll probably put it up like right there.
Load it up, and I'll pull my string on down there.
I'm gonna take a couple of my shells,
and pop the lead out of 'em,
'cause I don't want to hurt anybody.
But it's only plastic that'll be coming out now, so it's safe.
JOE: This is just a little security system,
warn me when anybody is around or getting close.
And it'll scare the hell out of 'em on top of that.
I'm not out to hurt nobody.
I'm out to scare 'em and let me know when they get here.
So, we're gonna stretch us out some line, and...
JOE: Well, this is what I'm gonna hook up to the trigger.
So, when somebody steps on it, it'll go, 'Poom!'
♪ ♪
I don't call 911 out here; I call me.
I'm, I am 911 out here.
If somebody's up here walking around,
they're not gonna be expecting it.
Hey, guys, this is all set up. Y'all want to see how it works?
JOE: You ready?
[bang]
JOE: Makes a little noise, that's what I need.
Okay, let's stretch it back out again and get ready.
When they come up through here, they'll never see it.
They'll hit the trip line-- boom!--it's gonna go off.
And when y'all come down, don't hit this.
It's set up, ready to go.
So, come on, let's go.
I'm gonna travel on down and set up a couple more.
Hang with me, guys.
♪ ♪
DOC: Going to the bathroom is such a pain in the butt.
You got to get dressed.
You got to get, you got to get armed.
You get light.
TP.
And your shovel.
And off we go.
NARRATOR: For the past five years,
Doc and Jeanny Leverett have made their home
25 feet off the ground, in Onion Creek, Washington.
And life above the grid comes with its own unique challenges.
DOC: The glamours of living in the woods.
Some folks just got to go turn on their bathroom light.
It's a whole evolution for me to do my bathroom duty.
My flusher.
♪ ♪
[roaring]
Hello?
DOC: Yeah.
[roaring]
DOC: Umm...
Okay.
[roar]
It's a bear.
Kind of getting closer and closer to the treehouse.
What a pain.
All that way, you [bleep] cockroach.
That's one of the good things about being in a treehouse,
you know, if you can get to the treehouse in time.
Nice and safe, away from the bear.
We have to reevaluate this situation.
We'll see y'all in the morning.
♪ ♪
NARRATOR: After his encounter with a predator in the area,
Doc gets little sleep.
Just after dawn he gets to work to expand and protect
his life of solitude, above the grid.
DOC: Building this platform here,
I'm building a porta-potty in the sky here.
JEANNY: The bears around here,
they're not more than 20, 25 feet away from the house.
Hey, did you see there's a log turned over out there?
DOC: Yup.
JEANNY: And there's a, about two piles of bear scat
right next to it.
DOC: Definitely don't want to be out in the woods
getting caught with your pants down.
JEANNY: Scare the [bleep] right out of you.
[laughs]
DOC: You know, as we built the treehouse,
this was just getting us up off the ground to get settled,
but as we expand, you know, who knows, in ten years,
I may have an entire compound of interlocked structures,
one room for everything, up in the trees.
You never have to touch the ground.
JEANNY: We'll get it up.
No more peeing out in the woods.
♪ ♪
[imitating turkey call]
BEAR CLAW: Trying to find a turkey.
That time of the year again.
NARRATOR: Beyond the grid,
Bear Claw lives a life of solitude,
working every day to be self-sufficient,
relying only on himself and the land.
BEAR CLAW: It's a rough life being a mountain man.
Barely getting by.
But once a guy has found this country up here,
I don't know how he could ever live anywhere else,
or ever leave it.
I wouldn't trade it for anything.
[distant gunshots]
That's coming from Jim and Dixie's, right over yonder.
Yeah, I've known Jim and Dixie for pretty near 10, 12 years.
They're close as family as I got out here in the mountains.
They're just wonderful people, and I, I'd do anything for 'em.
That's Jim and Dixie's, over yonder.
Jim's got the pickup parked crossways
in front of the garage.
That's a sure sign. Maybe something's wrong.
NARRATOR: Out here in Western Idaho,
ranchers Jim Fuller and Dixie Lynn
are Bear Claw's closest neighbors,
and one of his only remaining ties to civilization.
Though he can see their ranch across the ridgeline,
it's more than a half day's ride to reach them.
BEAR CLAW: Looks like the turkey gets a break today.
I got to ride down there, make sure everything is okay,
or, you know, something bad could really happen.
Luckily I got a fast horse.
[whooping]
[horse neighs]
DAN: So, this is Garden Island.
This is considered a major highway.
Deer keep these trails open.
Try not to rub on the poison ivy.
[dog barks]
Whatcha got, bud?
This is his, this is his heaven. He's pouncing right now.
He leaves the frogs and toads alone.
He's a snake and chipmunk killer is what he likes to eat.
I mean, he's gonna terrorize Mother Nature.
We're coming out into a little, a little clearing here
where we have some shelter.
To some people they look like maybe a rundown shack,
but if you're stranded in the middle of winter,
this'll be heaven.
NARRATOR: Outside the grid in the middle of Lake Michigan,
Dan Burton is on a mission to repair a remote hunting cabin
on uninhabited Garden Island.
Last week a storm here damaged this structure's roof,
and Dan needs to repair it
before deer hunting season begins.
DAN: And you always let your dog in first, just in case.
Come on, boy.
♪ ♪
Without these buildings being here, it'd be a lot riskier.
For the most part they're gonna keep the rain, the snow,
the heat off your back.
You got everything you need to survive.
You have a beautiful barrel back stove right here.
One winter we came up here and camped.
I came out here with my son when he was 14 years old.
We moved the table, set it aside,
and we put a bed on the floor here.
At about 3:00 in the morning, 4:00 in the morning,
when the cabin got up to about 50 degrees,
we started having all kinds of snakes
falling out of this hole right here.
Basically, they went up there to hibernate for the winter,
we warmed it up, they came out of hibernation,
they came down and joined us.
♪ ♪
So, one of things I want to do before I leave this evening
is get this hole fixed.
If you leave a hole like this, eventually, you know,
it just keeps getting worse and worse,
and then pretty soon the roof comes in.
So, for now, we'll tack a tarp down.
Keep it from further rotting.
Then just tarp this down.
♪ ♪
I'll be able to report back to the guys
and let 'em know that we'll need a little something
more permanent on this before we lose this whole roof.
It's in rough shape.
We're gonna put the fancy tools away and find my dog.
Have you guys seen my dog?
Come on, Titus!
Titus! [whistles]
Tity.
Come on, Titus!
Come on! Come on!
Stick around.
[insect buzzing]
[gags, spits]
That's a 'skeeter. That's lunch.
Come on, Titus! [claps]
Have any of you guys seen Titus?
DAN: Come on, Titus, come on!
Come on!
♪ ♪
[bird squawks]
[horse snorts]
BEAR CLAW: I heard the gun go off.
I think something might be wrong with Jim and Dixie.
NARRATOR: In Western Idaho,
Bear Claw is hurrying towards civilization,
responding to a signal from ranchers nearby.
BEAR CLAW: We want to get down there
and make sure everything is okay.
NARRATOR: After his closest neighbors
fired their shotgun overhead, Bear Claw heeded the call,
immediately embarking on a half-day journey to reach them.
BEAR CLAW: Taking the shortcut down over the mountain,
even though it gets into the spooky forest.
You want a drink, buddy?
These horses really don't like it.
There's enough bears and wolves and cougars
that live here, and they can smell 'em.
[bird squawks]
And you can see how cautious he is.
He's, uh, anything that moves is gonna catch his attention.
♪ ♪
Easy now, easy now.
You know, you can see, right there,
it shows you where a bear has just moved that log
to eat underneath of it.
There's definitely a bear in this area, fresh sign like that.
[horse neighs]
Ho, ho, we got to, we got to mosey,
because he's getting worked up.
I got to get on through here.
[horse neighs]
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Alright, we're going.
We're going.
We got to go straight, though, bud.
[horse grunts]
He probably smells wolves or bears.
Okay, everybody hold still.
I'd rather be on the ground than on top of him.
He don't like it here, and he's more calm behind me.
He's got a lot of confidence in me.
So, he'll like this a whole lot better, with me being down here.
[horse grunts]
Easy, buddy.
Come on, big guy.
I just got to get down there and see what they want.
♪ ♪
JOE: We're fixin' to go out and keep looking,
because there's somebody else out here.
And there's some more trails from 'em right here.
NARRATOR: In the Ozark Mountains of North Central Arkansas,
Joe Ray has spotted signs of trespassers,
less than 200 yards from his home below the grid.
JOE: I'm the only one that's got permission to be here.
NARRATOR: With his solitary way of life under threat,
Joe is on high alert.
JOE: The owners of this property,
they never come out here, never.
So, I know it's not them.
So, it'll be a trespasser, a poacher, or kids.
You know, if we do find anybody, y'all need to stay back,
because these hillbillies out here are sort of crazy.
There's a fire up here.
Y'all wait and let me make sure nobody's up here.
♪ ♪
Y'all can come on up, there's not anybody up here.
Somebody's been here, though.
That's what I mean, they been up here,
they had 'em a fire, had 'em a few beers.
This fire's probably been here an hour or so, pretty close.
So, I mean, really they're probably not very far away.
Why you'd leave your pants here, ehh?
Don't make no sense to me.
This pisses me off to no end that people will, you know,
just leave trash here
rather than pick it up and take it with 'em.
No respect for the land, the people, the earth,
'cause it's just a scumbag is what I would say.
They're trashing my home, and I'll find 'em.
[bang]
JOE: Wait a minute.
We got to go.
♪ ♪
Hey, y'all stay back here. Hold on.
Let me check on this.
♪ ♪
I don't see anybody in here.
They set this shotgun off here.
So, they were up here.
♪ ♪
I'll find 'em.
When I do, they'll have to pay one way or the other.
♪ ♪
NARRATOR: In Onion Creek,
Doc and Jeanny Leverett are on a mission
to elevate another part of their life above the grid.
JEANNY: You need another board?
DOC: One more!
JEANNY: Ready? DOC: Ready.
NARRATOR: After a close encounter
with a predator last night,
they're doing all they can to stay high in the trees.
JEANNY: Look at that. Our floor is just about done.
DOC: Get 'em spaced out, and I'll nail 'em in.
JEANNY: I'd like to be in there tonight.
I really don't want to have to go to the bathroom
out in the woods again.
DOC: Got her.
♪ ♪
Get them steps done.
Recently, there's been a lot of wildfires
chasing the bear our way,
and more and more, as the weeks go by,
we're getting more and more activity.
And one of the reasons we came up here
was to get away from it all,
and this is just one more step
for us to get our lives completely away from everything.
You want to race?
JEANNY: Do I want to race?
DOC: Yeah.
The good, sharp saw-- rock, paper, scissors.
And then, you go down that side, I'll go down this side,
we'll see who gets their first board.
JEANNY: Okay.
DOC: Alright.
JEANNY: I got this. You ready?
DOC: Alright.
One, two, three!
JEANNY: No, you cover me, you cover me.
DOC: I win, ha ha! I win the good saw.
Fine.
JEANNY: Got to be quick.
DOC: Alright, alright. JEANNY: Alright.
DOC: You ready? JEANNY: I'm ready.
DOC: On your mark, get set, go.
♪ ♪
Damn it!
[bleep]
[laughs]
JEANNY: You want me to get that for you?
DOC: No, I'll get it. I think I can handle it.
You got the good saw.
When we moved into this forest, we know there's lots of bears,
lots of cougars, and I don't want to have to kill one.
I have no desire to kill one.
This is their home before it was mine.
Hopefully, by the end of the day,
I'm gonna have a nice bridge
taking me from the treehouse to the bathroom.
DOC: It'll work? JEANNY: It'll work.
DOC: Good. Good, good, good, good. Perfect, then!
Once we get 'em nailed down, it'll be good.
♪ ♪
DAN: Titus! [whistles]
NARRATOR: Outside the grid,
Dan Burton's mission to repair a hunting cabin
has taken an unexpected turn.
DAN: Come on, Titus!
NARRATOR: His lone companion, a dog named Titus,
has gone missing on an uninhabited island.
DAN: Come on, Titus!
Can't leave without my dog.
♪ ♪
If Titus gets on something like a rabbit or a chipmunk
or a squirrel, he won't give up.
He's gonna stay until his business is done, so.
Out here I'd worry about coyotes or something maybe getting him.
Come on, Titus!
Come on, boy.
Come on, Titus!
Come on, Titus, come on!
[clapping]
If I can just sit tight,
he'll actually,
he's got a good nose on him.
He'll, he'll find me.
It's just, it's gonna be when he wants to do it, so.
Stars are gonna be out pretty soon, the moon's already out.
It's getting about to that point
where I'd want to start heading home.
At this point, it's gonna be too dark to even try and go back,
so, you know, even if I do get him tonight,
I'm gonna just have to stay on the island.
JOE: Security for my place is first,
'cause I can't have people coming in, you know,
tearing my stuff up or stealing or anything.
NARRATOR: In the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas,
Joe Ray is attempting to protect his home below the grid
from trespassers in the area.
After a homemade alarm was triggered
near the mouth of his cave,
Joe is investigating to ensure his belongings are safe.
JOE: I'm going to have to check on everything
and see who was trespassing, or how close they were and all.
I lost faith in society years ago.
That's why I came down here,
so I don't have to put up with anybody.
Thank God everything is still here.
This is my home.
The greatest place to live, I think, in the world.
'Cause I can come in, fold my bed down,
lay down, go to sleep.
Here's some old deers that I've, racks that I've kept
over the years from things I've killed.
Got my little pitcher, so I can go down and get me water,
so I have plenty at night.
♪ ♪
If I hear anything moving outside,
I got my gun, my knife, and I got my machete with me.
I'm a happy camper.
JOE: That's a KA-BAR.
This makes short work of a deer or anything I start dressing.
That's the good thing about it, it's sharp.
JOE: Yes, the gun stays near my bed,
or in my hand all the time.
Sometimes I will sleep
with it in my hand.
If it's a bad night, I hear
a lot of noise or something,
the gun is always in my hand.
You know, a second reaching to get it
could cost you your life out here.
It's always keep the gun loaded, knife handy,
'cause one of 'em can save your life at any time.
♪ ♪
DOC: You're the best lumberjack I know.
JEANNY: Really? DOC: Yes, ma'am.
JEANNY: Okay.
DOC: I'll finish putting down the floor.
NARRATOR: High above the grid in Washington,
Doc and Jeanny Leverett are building an elevated bathroom
to avoid contact with bears in the area.
JEANNY: Got it? DOC: Got her.
NARRATOR: But in the remote wilderness of Onion Creek,
it's not just bears that the Leveretts have to contend with.
DOC: A day doesn't go by that I'm not stung at least twice.
As you can see, I got a bad little hornet problem here,
and wasps.
And when you get stung by one of these,
it's like getting injected with fire.
Even if you don't have allergies,
you get stung enough, and it can be life-threatening.
♪ ♪
They're flying everywhere.
We have had an infestation.
So, I got a way of taking care of 'em.
Take a water bottle, cut it off, you run the funnel,
turn it back over, get some tape,
it doesn't matter what kind of tape.
Something that'll stay stuck in, if it gets wet,
but just run a ring of tape around here.
You're gonna seal this up here.
And you can just fold her over.
This is just to prevent any escapees.
And what I like to do is I save my morning coffee,
get a little bit of leftovers,
put a little extra dose of sugar in it.
This right here is a half a cup of coffee.
Two or three teaspoons of sugar.
You can see, they're already trying to get in there.
And then I fill my trap.
And just a little bit in the bottom there.
You can see here, it makes the hole kind of like,
it's their, their hornets' nest.
And they're attracted to the sugar and the coffee in here.
But when they get in here, the hole is suspended,
and they're too dumb to know to fly right back up the hole,
and they try to come up the edges,
and pretty soon they expire.
♪ ♪
Just get it someplace out of the way
and leave this out for about an hour or so.
A little bit of trash turned into a convenient way
to get rid of these little suckers.
♪ ♪
[bird calling]
♪ ♪
BEAR CLAW: I don't like to travel in the dark very much.
It's not real safe.
Sun's going down on us, and I'd rather be safe than sorry.
NARRATOR: In Idaho, Bear Claw is responding to a signal
sounded by ranchers on a nearby ridge.
Though he's moved at a hurried pace to reach them,
sunset has stalled his progress.
BEAR CLAW: This looks like a great place
to throw down for the night.
♪ ♪
We got fire.
There's a lot of bears here,
and I see plenty of wolf tracks in this canyon,
and there's cougars here, too, so, I got to be real careful.
♪ ♪
I reckon I got all the comforts I can imagine, right here.
I'm just gonna curl up here
and enjoy this fire.
♪ ♪
[crack]
[horse groans]
[banging] Ho, ho, ho, ho!
BEAR CLAW: Bear is up there.
BEAR CLAW: There it is again.
[banging]
[bear groans]
BEAR CLAW: All they got to do is hear a little noise,
a little human voice.
They don't want to bother us.
Ho, ho, ho, ho!
I don't hear it anymore, do you?
BEAR CLAW: I think it's gone.
When a critter like that comes down the mountain,
they don't know that we're here.
And all you got to do is make a little racket,
and they're not gonna want to blunder down
in the middle of this,
so, they're just gonna go mosey on, and, uh...
BEAR CLAW: He's long gone by now.
He's got better things to do than come down here
and chew on one of you all.
Go back to sleep.
♪ ♪
JEANNY: You want to try not to fall.
DOC: That's, that's my, my goal.
JEANNY: This will be so nice. I'm so excited.
DOC: Get her done!
NARRATOR: In Onion Creek,
Doc and Jeanny are nearly done elevating their bathroom
above the grid to avoid predators in the area.
DOC: There! Hey, sweetie!
JEANNY: Yeah.
DOC: Bridge is done.
JEANNY: Yeah? DOC: Yeah.
JEANNY: I want to see.
DOC: I think it's pretty good.
JEANNY: It's awesome.
NARRATOR: Though their toilet will only be a bucket
filled with pine needles,
their raised platform will provide safety
from threats during the night on the forest floor below.
DOC: How's that? JEANNY: Yeah.
DOC: Wait. Whatcha think?
JEANNY: That'll work. There you go.
That's a, that's a good angle.
I don't see anything from here.
DOC: I have one of the best views from my bathroom
that I've ever seen.
Yep.
I can hunt and go to the bathroom at the same time.
JEANNY: Oh, wow.
No more running out in the dark, creepy woods
in the middle of the night.
I like it.
It's the small things in life-- peeing in safety.
I got it. Yeah, this is nice.
DOC: Yeah.
I feel a lot better with Jeanny in the middle of the night
coming out by herself without an escort.
She can come up in the safety of the trees
and go to the restroom.
[kiss]
JEANNY: Good job.
So, the butt needs to be lined up with this tree?
DOC: Yeah.
♪ ♪
DAN: Hopefully my dog will show up.
NARRATOR: Outside the grid,
Dan Burton's dog, Titus, is still missing
after disappearing into the interior of Garden Island
six hours ago.
DAN: Come on, Tite!
You know, at least here I'm on land.
I'm not going nowhere; I got my boat secure.
Keep a fire going. Titus will hear or smell the fire.
He's tough.
He's 13 years old, but if there was a pack of coyotes,
I don't know if he could get away.
Good thing is I haven't heard any howling.
Come on, Titus!
♪ ♪
Come on, Titus!
Come on!
♪ ♪
[Titus whimpering]
Titus! Tity.
Hey, buddy.
Come here.
Hey, buddy, where did you go all night?
You're all wet.
Yeah. Yeah.
Look it, he's going right back to hunting.
Hey.
Titus.
Snakes are his, uh, his weakness.
He wants to go after every snake he ever sees.
Titus.
Hey.
Titus.
We better pack up before he takes off again.
I say we get right back.
Get in the boat.
[motor starts]
♪ ♪
Well, that was an adventure.
Got my dog back.
I've always let him live free.
I've never put him on a leash, or a collar,
or a rope, or a chain.
He's always done his thing, so.
That's what he does. He comes when he wants to.
He's homesick, so, I'm gonna let him drive.
♪ ♪
JOE: This isn't a safe feeling with somebody else out here,
because, you know, I don't know exactly what they're doing,
but they don't need to be here.
There's other places they can go.
NARRATOR: In the Ozark Mountains,
Joe Ray is on a mission to protect his home below the grid.
After evidence of trespassers nearby,
he's surveying the area in hopes of driving the intruders away.
JOE: I got a security system set up at the mouth,
and then I've got a couple of them down on the creek,
so if anybody comes up and trails up the creek,
they're gonna set one of 'em off.
No doubt.
And then I'll know close to where they are.
♪ ♪
[distant talking]
JOE: Yeah, yeah, I hear somebody up there.
MAN: Yeah, let's go.
JOE: Hey, what are y'all doing up here?!
♪ ♪
[distant talking]
JOE: Yeah, yeah. I hear somebody up there.
MAN: Yeah, let's go.
JOE: I see a red shirt moving.
Hey! What are y'all doing up here?!
Y'all know you're trespassing, don't you?
Y'all are on private property.
JOE: Oh, I don't think so.
I know the people who own the land.
JOE: Well, y'all need to get the hell on out of here.
It doesn't matter.
Really, fellas, go ahead.
JOE: No, man, I don't play that game.
[bang]
JOE: No, boys, it's time to go!
JOE: Y'all better get the hell out of here!
[bang]
Hey!
Yeah, let's get the hell on, boys!
JOE: Yeah, y'all catch [bleep]
if you come back up here again, buddy!
[laughs]
Well, I think that got rid of my intruders for a little while.
They're gone for now.
It's time to roll.
NARRATOR: With the danger gone, the area is once again quiet.
And after warding off the threat,
Joe can finally return home to his world below the grid.
JOE: When my wife passed away,
I just wanted to get away and be alone.
Here, I have no one to deal with, you know.
I found my solitude.
Unless I have a trespasser or something,
then I just have to tell them to move on down the road.
This is my home.
I'll be here till I go.
♪ ♪
BEAR CLAW: Let's go visit the neighbors,
make sure everything is okay.
NARRATOR: In the Clearwater Mountains,
Bear Claw has reached the edge of civilization
after an overnight journey.
Yesterday, ranchers Jim Fuller and Dixie Lynn
signaled him with shots fired overhead.
Now he can finally find out why.
BEAR CLAW: Hello to camp!
Hello to camp!
BEAR CLAW: Is everything alright?
Are you okay?
BEAR CLAW: Well, I heard the gunfire,
and I saw the truck, so.
JIM: Come in and tie up.
Come over here and visit.
BEAR CLAW: Well, how are you this morning?
JIM: We're just doing real well.
BEAR CLAW: This grass is really crunchy, huh?
JIM: Water it all we can, but it just gets dry and...
dry and brittle, boy.
Haven't seen you.
BEAR CLAW: Well, I'm out having a good time.
[laughs]
As usual.
JIM: Do you ever have a bad time?
BEAR CLAW: No, I certainly don't.
DIXIE: I was beginning to think
we're gonna find a skeleton over there.
BEAR CLAW: Well, not for a while yet.
NARRATOR: Though Bear Claw worried
something might be wrong with Jim and Dixie,
it turns out they sounded their call
because they were worried about him.
JIM: We hadn't heard from you, so I got to wondering,
well, what in the world is going on?
We better get him over here.
DIXIE: We saw lots of buzzards flying around,
figured they had you picked clean.
[laughs]
BEAR CLAW: Well, I'm doing pretty good,
but I reckon I'm getting down on elk.
JIM: You gonna be up for a little elk hunt this fall?
BEAR CLAW: Boy, I can hardly wait.
My relations with the neighbors are deep.
They're wonderful people, I would do anything for 'em.
And likewise, they help me out left and right.
JIM: Well, as long as you made it, that's what's important.
BEAR CLAW: You betcha.
NARRATOR: Out here on the edge of the world,
it takes work every day to protect a life of solitude.
DOC: Maybe we should put a gun rack in there.
JEANNY: There you go.
NARRATOR: Whether it's defending your turf against encroachers
from the outside world...
JOE: I'll set up something for them
where they can't get back here again.
NARRATOR: Or looking after those who have your back...
DAN: Sometimes a night away bonds the relationship, right?
NARRATOR: For those who choose to walk this road,
the reward is always well worth the struggle along the way.
JIM: Now, you're not gonna eat a piece of all three pies,
are you?
DIXIE: Of course he is.
BEAR CLAW: Well, you know, I'm on that mountain man diet.
I eat everything in sight.
JIM: We're gonna cut you back
if you don't start coming quicker when we shoot.
[laughs]