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sue: I don't have clients
in this year because of
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everything else that's
happening with the pandemic.
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So there is, along with some of
the angst that goes with that,
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there is a relaxation.
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I see caribou
getting ready to migrate,
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and they're in the
valley getting fat.
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There's not that many people
up here pushing these guys.
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They get a chance to relax.
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It feels pretty good.
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For me, I think it's,
it's probably one of
the first times, oh.
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What's he running for?
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These guys started running.
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Caribou turned
into a scare-ibou.
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And you've got some
kind of predator here.
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Oh, hold on.
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Holy cow.
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I see a wolf.
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There's a slight breeze
and it's pushing the scent.
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That might be why these
guys started running.
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Wow, he's big.
He's healthy.
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This is what makes kavik
so special that I want
to save and protect.
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I live in an area
that I can wake up,
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drink coffee, and see caribou.
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And good, healthy, black
wolf doing his hunting.
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And I'm part of it.
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I'm part of this
particular chain of life.
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And that's pretty amazing.
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I've seen visually who's in my
neighborhood that was willing
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to show themselves.
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I need to get my eyes on
the things I don't see.
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Maybe I'll go and
check out the river.
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How else do I know
what's in my neighborhood?
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See what the prints are.
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Time to go check it out.
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Andy: Living the life out here,
sometimes there's a lot of
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discomfort because you work
your tail off here every day.
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Denise: You're excited?
You want to go on the boat?
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Grizz has to learn
about boat rides.
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Good boy, grizz.
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Andy: Okay.
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Grizz get to go on a trip
to go get some brick from
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an ancient fireplace.
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Denise: All right,
let's do this.
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Andy: 100 years ago,
there were hunters that were
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stationed around here,
and I stumbled upon one of
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their old sites from a
cabin that got destroyed.
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But the fireplace
is still there.
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I want to go down and grab
some of the brick and kind of
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repurpose it and
bring it up here,
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and build up a new fireplace
and enjoy that for the rest of
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our lives here
at calico bluff.
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So we're gonna chisel out a
little bit of history today.
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Denise: Up, up! Atta boy!
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Andy: Good boy!
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Denise: Come on, grizz!
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Oh.
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Andy: Find it?
Denise: Yeah!
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Holy man. Wow.
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I had no idea it was this big.
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Andy: Yeah, no.
It's, it's massive.
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Like this was a, this
was a permanent camp.
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Denise: Wow.
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Andy: This wasn't some let's
go camp out here for a week.
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Denise: Was this at
their cabin then?
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Andy: Yeah.
It was in the cabin.
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Denise: Okay.
So now, what's your plan?
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Andy: I want to
salvage some of these brick.
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We can just clean
these up and make them
part of our fireplace,
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so there's a bunch of.
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Denise: That's pretty cool.
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Andy: Nice easy ones.
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And then I might, might
chisel out a few of those
ones in the fireplace.
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We'll see.
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Denise: Just nice they have a
story to go with them and we
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can put that story forward.
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Andy: I'm not the
first person here.
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I probably won't be
the last person here.
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But everybody
leaves their mark.
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And one of the things that I
hope to do is leave our mark
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by building a really
beautiful rock stove that
will be kind of a monument
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to what short period of time
I lived here with denise.
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All right.
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Denise: Got everything?
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Andy: I think we got enough.
That's a good haul.
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Let's go back to the boat.
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Hey, grizz.
Come, come!
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See if we can make it
through the shallows.
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Couple hundred pounds
more brick with us.
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Denise: Got a
lot of work ahead.
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Andy: There is.
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And right now, all I want to do
is get started on the stove.
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Ricko: If you can't
live off the land,
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you can't live out here.
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Nature is the most
powerful thing out here.
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Me and the kids are
heading down huslia river.
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It's the worst time of the
year for bugs right now.
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These gnats just tear you up.
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You, it's the
hottest time of the year,
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but it's also the
most buggiest time.
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Something we can do
though is get a bunch
of supplies for bugs,
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and then make a nice relaxation
place inside the cabin.
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And that makes our life not
so miserable during the
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buggy time of the year.
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Narrator: In huslia, summer
temperatures bring about an
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endless onslaught of insects,
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making everyday tasks
nearly impossible.
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Today, ricko dewilde
and his children,
skyler and skarlett,
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are heading out to
gather local supplies
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to combat the infestation
at their family cabin.
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Ricko: Pretty sure
this is the area.
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We're looking for
cottonwood or large alder.
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Whoo, the gnats are here.
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Put your hoods on.
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Right now, the
gnats got crazy energy.
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They're just buzzing,
they're everywhere you look.
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Cottonwood is really important
because it keeps the bugs out
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of the area by
slowly smoldering.
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It doesn't just
burn up like spruce.
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It's not a huge heat source,
but we use it for smoking our
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foods and also for
cooking outside.
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Okay, this is what I'm
looking for right here.
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Some standing, old, dry
cottonwood or just even big
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alder like this, it smokes a
lot longer than anything else.
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This looks like
worthless wood to someone,
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really beat up, and old.
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But this is actually
the best smoke wood.
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Once it starts burning, it
just smolders for hours and it
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disperses the bugs, and make
life a little more comfortable
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for me and the kids.
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Okay, I got some
cottonwood here.
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I just got to haul
it out to the boat.
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The bugs are terrible, my kids
are getting tore up by bugs,
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so I got to try
to boom bam boom,
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knock this out, get back in
the boat and get moving again.
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You guys ready to
carry out some wood?
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It's really important to have
all the supplies before winter
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because the last thing I can
do is get on my snow machine,
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40-below, and go
look for cottonwood.
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That's a hard task.
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That's some
hard-earned smoke wood.
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Good day so far.
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We got all the wood we need.
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Now we just need birch
bark and birch punk,
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and then we'll head home,
build up that fire pit,
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keep the bugs from
crawling all over us.
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Skyler: That's what
I can't wait for.
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Chip: It's all
about adventure.
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Having a good time.
Making some good food.
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Just one big wrapped-up way
of living, and I love it.
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Carol: Go.
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Go through. Pull.
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Just about there.
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Chip: Right there, stop.
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We're gonna put
the sled right here.
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And we're gonna make
this go round. Okay?
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Agnes: Today
we're going to be,
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we're setting up a nice little
home idi's gonna be staying in
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for the next few weeks.
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Chip: Let's get this done.
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Carol: I'll grab this one.
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Agnes: Idi's coming
with a brand-new baby,
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and of course edward.
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So we have lots to
look forward to.
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Lots to prepare for.
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And most of all, make sure
they'll be comfortable here so
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after they leave,
they'll want to come back.
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Chip: You got it?
Agnes: Yup.
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It's kind of interesting to
see my daughter willing to
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come out here with
her brand-newborn baby.
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Chip: Keep moving the center.
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Agnes: Of course, it's
more healthy living.
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There's clean air.
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There's just a lot of
animals that come your
way in case you're hungry.
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Good?
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Chip: Yup.
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Agnes: For me and my family,
kiwalik is the place to be.
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One, two, three, go!
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Chip: Bring the
weight towards us, girls.
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Idi-bitty, when she
was an eight-month baby,
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we stayed by kotzebue
and we lived in a tent.
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So idi-bitty's first
literal home within a day
of being born was a tent.
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Okay. Let's scoot,
little bit at a time.
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Six inches, one foot's good.
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I told them if they came down
here, I'd have a teepee.
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You know, the spare
that they could use.
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I told them, you know
there'd be a bed there.
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That should be
about dead center.
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I can't make it any
more centered than that.
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Hi, grandson.
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Carol: You made
your own little door.
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Agnes: This was
your first teepee.
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It's gonna be your baby
sister's first teepee also
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'cause we're making
this ready for your mom.
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Your mom is gonna come tomorrow
with her brand-new baby.
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Your little sister,
like this, look!
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Real little one.
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Carol: Can't wait to hold
your little baby sister?
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Agnes: Uh-huh.
They'll come tomorrow.
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One more sleep.
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Your baby sister and your
mom will come in a while.
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We got to just keep waiting.
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Carol: You sure you want
to meet your baby sister?
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Agnes: You're gonna be the
big brother in a little while.
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Qutan: I hear a boat.
It's over there.
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Carol: Oh, look, mom.
I hear the boat!
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Qutan: I hear a boat.
It's over there. See it?
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Carol: Oh, look, mom.
I hear the boat!
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Agnes: Tata is already coming
back with your mom and baby!
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Carol: Awesome.
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Wade: I'm gonna hide!
Agnes: You're gonna hide?
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It's kind of exciting watching
wade wait for his mom and
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his little newborn sister.
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Of course, he don't
know what to expect.
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And it's kind of exciting to
see his reaction when he sees
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the baby for the first time.
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Wade: Mom!
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Agnes: Well, hello there!
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Iriqtaq: Hey.
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Wade: Ah!
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(iriqtaq screams).
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Iriqtaq: Hi, son!
Chip: How you doing?
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Agnes: Hi, baby.
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Iriqtaq: I'm really excited to
bring my daughter to my son.
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He's gone through my sisters'
pregnancies and then saw the
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babies after they came
home and everything,
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so he was super excited
for his own little sister.
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Yup.
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Wade: Can I hold her, mom?
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Iriqtaq: No holding her
yet, but here you go.
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You want to see?
Her name is adelyn.
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Agnes: Adelyn?
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Iriqtaq: She's three days old.
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My daughter's full name
is adelyn rain hailstone.
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And her eskimo name
is (native name) after
my sister carolyn.
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Agnes: Wow.
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Iriqtaq: Just having a
little girl as beautiful,
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and hopefully as outgoing
and shining as she is.
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Edward: Come, son.
Missed you too. Kiss me.
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Nice to be back
here in kiwalik.
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Right when we pulled up my son
was all happy jumping around.
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And usually, I don't
take off for that long.
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My first time being out
here with idi and the baby,
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so it's nice.
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We've got a lot to
do and a lot to see.
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Iriqtaq: Okay, I'm
gonna go inside and
go feed her real quick.
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Agnes: Wow.
Our latest grandchild.
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Andy: Living out in the bush,
it's not for everyone.
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But it's probably one of the
most rewarding things you can
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do in your life.
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So, this is just the firebox.
We're building the firebox.
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Denise: Oh, I see.
And then there's the outer.
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Andy: And then,
the whole thing,
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there'll be a steel
top on top of it.
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And then all the
decorative stuff goes
around the outside of this.
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All the rock work, the
brick work on the front.
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So now we know,
three feet wide.
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Denise: Four feet.
Andy: Four feet long.
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Two-inch-thick concrete wall
filled with sand up to the
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grade, where we
want this to start.
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Denise: And I know that
this is a big project now.
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Andy: Yeah.
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Denise: I had no
idea how much.
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Andy: And I've never
laid brick before.
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Denise: Was involved in this.
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Andy: So this is gonna be really
interesting to see what happens.
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Narrator: Andy bassich and
denise becker are building a
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masonry stove at their
property along the yukon river.
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They hope that the stove
will further their ability to
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maintain their lifestyle,
and also create a monument to
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their time in alaska
that will last well
beyond their lifetimes.
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Andy: This door won't actually
fit into this fire brick.
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The door will actually be out
here farther where that brick
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that we found
out in the woods,
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that'll be the face
on the front here.
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Is it up to your
approval, boo?
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What do you say, boo?
What do you say, boo?
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One of the things that I made
a decision on when I started
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developing this homestead,
work is important to me.
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But making my mark is
really important to me too.
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Building this stove is a
really good example of how
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when you develop a lot
of different skills,
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you can make something
really, really nice that
would last forever.
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Or at least last our lifetime.
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We'll just let that
set for a little bit.
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Denise: Getting ready
to do some welding?
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Andy: Yeah.
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While I'm waiting for
the concrete to cure.
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Denise and I found some really
cool heavy-duty grater blades.
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They're about an inch thick,
so I'm gonna make my top for
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the masonry
heater out of that.
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I'm gonna cut
these, all this length.
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Weld them together.
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(clang).
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Denise: Oh, I hate that sound.
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Andy: I don't.
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That's the sound of
welding and metal.
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Oftentimes, people don't
realize 100 years ago,
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everybody lived
the way I lived.
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Minus the solar panel
and the bulldozer.
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But, denise and I are living
kind of a hybridized way of
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living close to nature.
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And I hope that this inspires
people to realize if you're
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willing to take the
time and learn the skills.
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You can carve out a
life for yourself, and maybe
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make something that will be
timeless in itself for them.
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Denise: Done?
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Andy: Think we're
all done with it.
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What do you think?
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Denise: Oh!
That's really nice.
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Andy: Well, I just figured
it's better than flowers.
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They won't wilt.
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Denise: They'll
stand up to hot fires.
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Andy: There's still more
to do for other stuff but
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this is a good start.
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Sue: Sometimes you get so
busy making a living that you
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forget to
experience your life.
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Timmy!
You want to come with?
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You gonna show me
what's out there?
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Narrator: Without
clients in kavik due to
pandemic regulations,
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sue aikens is alone in
the tundra for the summer.
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After seeing a wolf
from her perch at camp,
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sue is tracking the apex
predator to learn more about
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its behavior and gain vital
intel for her own safety.
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Sue: All right.
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This, right here, is a
pretty good-sized wolf.
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It's bigger than my hand.
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That's a large wolf.
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Something with that stride and
that power can be on me in a
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very short period of time.
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The wolf I saw was
not afraid of camp.
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Do I panic about it now?
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No.
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But this tells me a lot about
how prepared I might want to be.
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It's good intel.
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The wolf was further out.
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In order to get there,
I have to cross water.
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The part that
worries me is right here.
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Deep. Fast moving.
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Little red can go
through quite a bit,
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but he can't sink.
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(bleep).
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Sue: (bleep).
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That was a little hairy.
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Little red did really good
until I got closer to the bank.
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That side was soft.
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I thought it was gonna
be a real bad situation.
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So, I'm glad I made
it up out of that.
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I'm really interested in
trying to find that wolf.
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Or I'd love to know
where did he come from.
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So, I'm gonna keep on going.
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Ricko: There's so many things
out here that have value.
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Everything has a spirit.
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Everything has a reason
out here for our people.
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We're going on a
supply run today.
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Get a bunch of
supplies for bugs,
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and then head up to the family
cabin and make a nice little
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relaxation place outside.
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We got our wood.
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Now we just need birch punk
and birch bark.
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Birch punk is real good
stuff, especially for bugs.
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And having birch bark
handy is really important
for a fire-starter.
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Okay, this is the spot.
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It shouldn't take us long,
because there's a lot of bugs.
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This is exactly what I used
to do with all my siblings
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growing up, every year.
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So thick back here.
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You see any birch
punk around here?
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Skyler: Right there,
on that tree.
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Ricko: Okay, awesome.
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There's birch punk on it,
and there's birch bark.
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This is what
we're looking for.
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Big old flakes of birch bark.
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Skyler's
allergic to this stuff.
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So, just stay back, sky.
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You want to grab
this one, skar?
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Oh, yeah.
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There's a bunch right here.
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On this side too, I'm gonna be
getting this birch punk off.
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Good for smoking and
keeping bears away, and bugs.
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They don't like
the smell of this.
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I see a lot of things
that remind me of my
childhood out here.
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I get to bring the kids
through an area that I went
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through growing up, and
that's what's important,
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is just teaching my kids
the old trails of the past
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that provided for us.
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Look at this, skar.
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This is the
motherload of birch bark.
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We got all the
birch bark we need,
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one shot right here.
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Valuable resources,
literally grows on trees.
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Unlike money.
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It's my job to pass my
culture onto the kids.
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This is real,
real survival here,
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and it's proven.
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It's thousands of years of
knowledge that's passed on.
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And I want them to carry
that torch of survival.
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Okay, we got our birch punk
and birch bark,
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so we're done
with our supply run.
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Time to head
back to the cabin.
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Ooh, these gnats
are terrible, huh?
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Andy: Out here, living a life
where you work efficiently
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means success.
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Denise: More,
more, more, more.
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Doing good.
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It just makes it.
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Andy: Okay, we're
gonna stop there, I think.
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And I don't want you
standing under that,
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I'll just be the only
one standing under that.
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Denise: I know,
it's so much weight.
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Your hand gets stuck in there
or something, it's gone.
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I will be very happy
when this part's over.
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Narrator: With the foundation
and firebrick in place,
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andy and denise now face the
most daunting stage of their
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masonry stove build.
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They will need to lower the
top that andy built down
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onto the frame.
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And any misstep could cause
the brick to crumble under the
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massive weight of the steel.
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Andy: So you know
what you're doing.
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I, kind of, know
what I'm doing.
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Let's see if we
can make it happen.
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Denise: Ready?
Let's seal the deal!
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Andy: Everything we bring here
requires either boating or
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snow machining or
dog mushing down here,
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and it's just a lot of
physical labor to bring
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materials down
here to work with.
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Denise: Go up.
No, come forward!
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Andy: Push it over!
Push it towards me!
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It's a lot of work to
bring the brick in,
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and the last thing
I want to do is,
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is accidentally
crack or break my wall.
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Tell me when that tab's
close to hitting the brick!
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I need to see hands!
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Andy: What's it grinding on?
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Denise: On these
back brackets.
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Andy: Okay, I'm
going to try and lift,
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tilt the bucket a little.
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Center it up
best you can, okay?
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Denise: That might do it.
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Andy: I'm just gonna
lower it down, okay?
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Keep pressure against it.
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You're good.
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I was able to get the heavy
steel top onto the fire brick.
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So the big step right now is
just going and getting all the
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materials lined out, and
then just start working on the
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outer layer of rock,
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which is the exciting part and
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something I've never
really done before.
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Denise: Okay.
Now, we need the mortar.
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Andy: We put a lot of sweat
equity into our property and
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the way we live here.
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And we're getting to the
point where everything I do,
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I'm doing it for
the last time ever.
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And I'm trying to do it so
that there is some artistic
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value in it, and I feel
really good about the project,
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instead of just
slopping it together.
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It's a lot of work but
it's the right way to do it.
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And we're finally
getting to the point where
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I, kind of, see the light at the
end of the tunnel as far as
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making my homestead
the way I want it.
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Denise: These are all stones
that have been collected
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over the years.
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So some of these, we're going
to be picking out to place in
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between the big stone
work of the stove here.
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And it's a great way to
showcase some of this beauty
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that's all around us.
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People talk about the
legacy that they'll leave,
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the legacy that
they're striving for,
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and this fireplace stove has
really made me ponder that.
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Building this is potentially
what my legacy would be.
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And it's really just made me
feel that things that can last
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forever are definitely worth
putting the effort and the
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time, and the heart into.
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Andy: I think we'll
call that good for the
artsy-fartsy side of this.
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Denise: Artsy-fartsy.
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That looks good.
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Andy: Yup. Okay.
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Denise: Think it'll
last a little while, andy.
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Andy: It's a stove.
It's a stove.
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All right, we're
officially done.
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00:26:12,939 --> 00:26:16,807
Now we can just fire it up
and see how it heats up.
483
00:26:22,782 --> 00:26:25,249
Agnes: It's real important
that we just keep passing down
484
00:26:25,284 --> 00:26:28,619
knowledge of what
we have to our kids.
485
00:26:33,459 --> 00:26:36,093
Qutan: Here's the
skin for the bed.
486
00:26:36,128 --> 00:26:37,261
Last one?
487
00:26:37,296 --> 00:26:40,030
Carol: I think I got it
pretty much straight.
488
00:26:42,268 --> 00:26:46,503
This bed is for adelyn and
idi and edward and wade.
489
00:26:47,540 --> 00:26:48,839
Qutan: Lots of mosquitos,
so we need to put up our
490
00:26:48,874 --> 00:26:51,342
huge mosquito net.
491
00:26:51,377 --> 00:26:53,277
Carol: Can you help me put a
mosquito net over her bed?
492
00:26:53,312 --> 00:26:55,045
Qutan: Yeah.
493
00:26:55,081 --> 00:26:57,982
Narrator: In kiwalik, the
hailstone family has welcomed
494
00:26:58,017 --> 00:27:02,252
the new arrival, three-day-old
adelyn hailstone.
495
00:27:02,288 --> 00:27:04,655
But with a fragile
new life at camp,
496
00:27:04,690 --> 00:27:06,824
the family must work together
to safeguard her from the
497
00:27:06,859 --> 00:27:09,360
unforgiving
elements of the tundra,
498
00:27:09,395 --> 00:27:12,162
just as their inupiaq
ancestors have done
499
00:27:12,198 --> 00:27:14,365
for thousands of years.
500
00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:23,240
Carol: We're out
here in the tundra,
501
00:27:23,275 --> 00:27:25,876
and you can't just like say
no spiders or no mosquitos,
502
00:27:25,911 --> 00:27:28,579
so we got to, kind of,
just watch out for the baby
503
00:27:28,614 --> 00:27:32,316
ourselves to make sure there's
a little mosquito-free zone.
504
00:27:32,351 --> 00:27:33,784
Okay.
505
00:27:33,819 --> 00:27:36,120
Just shake it off here.
506
00:27:37,056 --> 00:27:38,756
We're just gonna make sure
nothing like that happens and
507
00:27:38,791 --> 00:27:41,325
no hornets or flies
or anything goes in,
508
00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:43,661
or just any other bug
to bother the baby.
509
00:27:49,068 --> 00:27:51,168
Carol: Awesome.
510
00:27:52,872 --> 00:27:55,272
Iriqtaq: That lady,
"wow. All 10 toes."
511
00:27:55,307 --> 00:27:57,975
and I was like, "do they not
always come out like that?"
512
00:27:58,010 --> 00:27:59,576
"nope, not always."
513
00:27:59,612 --> 00:28:01,645
usually, I'm the one
who helps set up camp,
514
00:28:01,681 --> 00:28:04,348
break down camp, you know,
do stuff like that.
515
00:28:04,383 --> 00:28:08,419
It's really nice to know that
I have a great family support
516
00:28:08,454 --> 00:28:11,789
system that are willing to
help take care of me as I am
517
00:28:11,824 --> 00:28:15,225
healing and, you know, slowly
getting back on my feet.
518
00:28:15,261 --> 00:28:16,593
I'm gonna go see
son real quick.
519
00:28:16,629 --> 00:28:18,929
I sure miss him,
it's been a long month.
520
00:28:18,964 --> 00:28:21,665
Agnes: Ana got you,
sweetheart.
521
00:28:21,701 --> 00:28:23,434
Iriqtaq: Okay.
522
00:28:23,469 --> 00:28:26,036
Agnes: You got ana's little
nose and tata's eyes and
523
00:28:26,072 --> 00:28:28,839
ana's big ears.
524
00:28:28,874 --> 00:28:31,508
You want to see tata?
525
00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:33,444
Chip: Hello. Hello.
526
00:28:33,479 --> 00:28:34,678
Agnes: Here. Careful.
527
00:28:34,714 --> 00:28:36,280
Chip: Just, kind of,
spooky, that's all.
528
00:28:36,315 --> 00:28:39,316
Spooky to hold a
brand new baby. Yeah.
529
00:28:39,351 --> 00:28:42,352
Agnes: It's, kind of,
exciting to see chip
hold the newborn baby.
530
00:28:42,388 --> 00:28:43,987
It's just different, you know?
531
00:28:44,023 --> 00:28:46,657
You get, kind of, stiff and
not wanting to break 'em.
532
00:28:46,692 --> 00:28:48,292
Chip: Oh, wow.
Welcome around, huh?
533
00:28:48,327 --> 00:28:50,928
Nice little baby here.
I'll hand her back to you.
534
00:28:50,963 --> 00:28:52,096
Agnes: It's exciting.
535
00:28:52,131 --> 00:28:54,331
It's just beautiful
all the way around.
536
00:29:03,175 --> 00:29:05,109
Edward: The girls, they set
up the teepee to where
537
00:29:05,144 --> 00:29:06,310
we have our own bed.
538
00:29:06,345 --> 00:29:08,479
They got a mosquito
net for the baby,
539
00:29:08,514 --> 00:29:10,180
so that no bugs will get her.
540
00:29:10,216 --> 00:29:12,249
All I got to do is
put a stove pipe in,
541
00:29:12,284 --> 00:29:15,486
get some water, and
it should be nice.
542
00:29:18,357 --> 00:29:20,290
Getting pretty
cold out nowadays.
543
00:29:20,326 --> 00:29:23,227
Every, each morning
it's gonna be worse.
544
00:29:23,262 --> 00:29:26,697
So, got to have the
baby warm, you know.
545
00:29:26,732 --> 00:29:29,266
Hopefully this stove is good
and hopefully she's happy.
546
00:29:29,301 --> 00:29:31,301
Should be warm.
547
00:29:35,875 --> 00:29:37,073
Yeah, right on.
548
00:29:37,076 --> 00:29:39,143
Looks good, it feels good.
549
00:29:39,178 --> 00:29:41,345
Should be getting
hot pretty soon.
550
00:29:41,380 --> 00:29:43,113
It's actually nice to
be back here in kiwalik.
551
00:29:43,149 --> 00:29:45,249
It's my first time here in
summertime and actually being
552
00:29:45,284 --> 00:29:47,518
here with idi at
the same time.
553
00:29:47,553 --> 00:29:49,686
It's, kind of,
scary, you know,
554
00:29:49,722 --> 00:29:52,122
bringing a
three-day-old girl out here.
555
00:29:52,158 --> 00:29:55,459
But thankful for chip and
agnes and the girls have set
556
00:29:55,494 --> 00:29:59,463
up the teepee, thankful
for them to put that up.
557
00:30:03,202 --> 00:30:05,402
Sue: People call
this the last frontier.
558
00:30:05,437 --> 00:30:10,174
It's a beautiful place, but
there is a brutality about it.
559
00:30:21,220 --> 00:30:24,721
Looks like I got
more wolfies here.
560
00:30:24,757 --> 00:30:27,391
Looks like he's
going this way.
561
00:30:28,060 --> 00:30:29,927
Narrator: Sue is using her
time alone to monitor her
562
00:30:29,962 --> 00:30:31,995
camp's surroundings.
563
00:30:32,031 --> 00:30:34,531
After spotting a wolf
and caribou nearby,
564
00:30:34,567 --> 00:30:37,401
sue has journeyed into the
tundra to locate their tracks
565
00:30:37,436 --> 00:30:39,703
and take note of
their behavior.
566
00:30:39,738 --> 00:30:42,472
Her findings will play a
critical role in protecting
567
00:30:42,508 --> 00:30:46,677
camp and herself from
the region's predators.
568
00:30:47,079 --> 00:30:49,947
Sue: Wolfies.
569
00:30:49,982 --> 00:30:53,016
Hold on a minute,
that's not a wolf print.
570
00:30:55,888 --> 00:30:58,255
That's a bear.
571
00:30:58,290 --> 00:31:00,424
This is not just
any bear print.
572
00:31:00,459 --> 00:31:03,227
Huge arctic grizzly.
573
00:31:03,262 --> 00:31:05,562
This dude is no joke.
574
00:31:05,598 --> 00:31:06,930
Here's my hand.
575
00:31:06,966 --> 00:31:09,800
It takes two hands to get
to where his claws are.
576
00:31:09,835 --> 00:31:13,470
The thing for me,
camp's only right there.
577
00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:15,806
If you somehow,
in bear language,
578
00:31:15,841 --> 00:31:20,077
incur their wrath, you've got
a force to be reckoned with.
579
00:31:21,046 --> 00:31:25,182
Years ago, bear reached out
and snatched me and drug me up
580
00:31:25,217 --> 00:31:27,184
under the tundra.
581
00:31:27,219 --> 00:31:29,386
The hips were torn
out of the socket,
582
00:31:29,421 --> 00:31:31,989
and it took ten days
for somebody to find me.
583
00:31:32,024 --> 00:31:33,323
Has it changed me?
584
00:31:33,359 --> 00:31:34,691
Yeah.
585
00:31:34,727 --> 00:31:36,126
I don't go out in
the fog and go,
586
00:31:36,161 --> 00:31:37,794
"hey, let's go
check things out."
587
00:31:37,830 --> 00:31:38,896
I avoid that.
588
00:31:38,931 --> 00:31:41,465
I avoid the
similar situations.
589
00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:44,468
But I will educate
myself on where are they at.
590
00:31:44,503 --> 00:31:45,936
What are they doing?
591
00:31:45,971 --> 00:31:48,405
Because my home
is right there.
592
00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:50,540
And he's headed this way.
593
00:31:50,576 --> 00:31:52,976
So if I want to find
out more about him,
594
00:31:53,012 --> 00:31:55,779
I'm gonna go
down this way too.
595
00:31:59,752 --> 00:32:04,354
This is dangerous for me,
but I still choose to be here.
596
00:32:04,390 --> 00:32:06,156
Why?
597
00:32:06,191 --> 00:32:09,559
Because it's awesome.
598
00:32:09,595 --> 00:32:12,296
It is being in the
middle of a blender,
599
00:32:12,331 --> 00:32:14,765
where all the
action is spinning.
600
00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:16,867
That's what this is.
601
00:32:16,902 --> 00:32:21,204
This is the part of my life
that makes it worth living.
602
00:32:26,078 --> 00:32:31,415
I think I see something.
Gonna get up here.
603
00:32:35,220 --> 00:32:38,455
There's your bear.
604
00:32:38,490 --> 00:32:40,958
Just fyi, he just made us.
605
00:32:51,603 --> 00:32:55,172
And he's sidling closer.
606
00:32:55,207 --> 00:32:57,874
If he's coming
with any urgency,
607
00:32:57,910 --> 00:33:01,378
I got a rifle there.
I got bullets here.
608
00:33:01,413 --> 00:33:06,383
But I've got no desire to
punch this guy's ticket.
609
00:33:09,088 --> 00:33:10,721
Oh, there he goes.
610
00:33:10,756 --> 00:33:13,490
He's not really
worried about me.
611
00:33:13,525 --> 00:33:17,094
And I can see he's got his
mind on some caribou that
612
00:33:17,129 --> 00:33:19,896
are down that way.
613
00:33:20,833 --> 00:33:24,267
Hey, dude.
614
00:33:25,270 --> 00:33:27,571
He's standing, I'm standing.
615
00:33:27,606 --> 00:33:30,474
My heart to yours, buddy.
616
00:33:30,509 --> 00:33:33,443
Thank you, bear.
617
00:33:34,913 --> 00:33:37,581
I'm not gonna
harvest you or nothing.
618
00:33:37,616 --> 00:33:40,717
But I harvested
a little peace.
619
00:33:40,753 --> 00:33:43,387
You know, I had
the big attack.
620
00:33:43,422 --> 00:33:46,556
That was a lot to deal with.
621
00:33:46,592 --> 00:33:51,962
For me to be at a
point in my life...
622
00:33:51,997 --> 00:33:54,731
That I can be close,
623
00:33:54,767 --> 00:33:59,302
and not adversarial, he
gave me something back today.
624
00:34:01,340 --> 00:34:04,174
There's no attack,
there's no aggression.
625
00:34:04,209 --> 00:34:10,514
This is just a simple
exchange of beauty, majesty.
626
00:34:11,450 --> 00:34:16,820
We're living in harmony
in a very wild wilderness.
627
00:34:18,223 --> 00:34:20,791
Have a nice day.
628
00:34:21,827 --> 00:34:24,761
Whoo. Yeah.
629
00:34:24,797 --> 00:34:28,031
That's full circle,
my friends.
630
00:34:29,101 --> 00:34:33,036
That's about a good as
exchange as I've ever had.
631
00:34:33,072 --> 00:34:35,238
Thank you.
632
00:34:37,076 --> 00:34:39,709
Iriqtaq: I was raised here.
I came here as a baby.
633
00:34:39,745 --> 00:34:43,213
Glad to say I was able to do
the same with my own kids.
634
00:34:46,318 --> 00:34:50,353
(baby crying).
635
00:34:50,923 --> 00:34:53,723
Right on, thank you girls
so much for making the bed.
636
00:34:53,759 --> 00:34:55,826
Carol: Yup, it's
perfect for the baby.
637
00:34:55,861 --> 00:34:58,495
Iriqtaq: Yup, nice
and comfortable.
638
00:34:59,264 --> 00:35:01,731
It's edward's first time
out here in the summertime.
639
00:35:01,767 --> 00:35:04,534
It's our first time
out here together.
640
00:35:04,570 --> 00:35:08,438
While I'm healing and
taking care of newborn baby,
641
00:35:08,474 --> 00:35:11,575
he's out here with wade,
taking care of his needs.
642
00:35:11,610 --> 00:35:14,444
And having him around, it
gives me more time to be able
643
00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:17,214
to tend to myself
and to the baby.
644
00:35:17,249 --> 00:35:20,417
Wade: Is your baby
(native name).
645
00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:26,323
Iriqtaq: (native name)
that's her eskimo name.
646
00:35:26,358 --> 00:35:29,326
Edward: I know my son is
excited to see idi, the baby.
647
00:35:29,361 --> 00:35:30,794
He don't realize
that, you know,
648
00:35:30,829 --> 00:35:33,396
it's time for him to
grow up, not be the baby.
649
00:35:33,432 --> 00:35:36,933
And she'll look up to him and
they'll learn from each other.
650
00:35:36,969 --> 00:35:39,136
You know, he's the
big brother now.
651
00:35:39,171 --> 00:35:40,504
I know he's pretty excited.
652
00:35:40,539 --> 00:35:43,273
He's happy.
653
00:35:43,275 --> 00:35:45,442
Carol: Your mom and dad
come long ways to go see you?
654
00:35:45,477 --> 00:35:48,478
Wade: Yeah, I'm
happy for you guys.
655
00:35:48,514 --> 00:35:50,347
Iriqtaq: You're happy for us?
656
00:35:50,382 --> 00:35:51,681
Edward: I'm happy
for you too, son.
657
00:35:51,717 --> 00:35:52,916
We're glad to see you.
658
00:35:52,951 --> 00:35:55,285
Iriqtaq: Yeah.
Edward: We missed you.
659
00:35:56,155 --> 00:35:57,854
Iriqtaq: I understand the
excitement and everything
660
00:35:57,890 --> 00:35:59,723
everybody has to see baby,
661
00:35:59,758 --> 00:36:01,558
and really great to
be around everybody.
662
00:36:01,593 --> 00:36:06,696
But traveling and just being a
mother for the first few days
663
00:36:06,732 --> 00:36:08,765
is very exhausting.
664
00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:10,667
Qutan: We'll be here if you
need anything. Just call us.
665
00:36:10,702 --> 00:36:12,135
Iriqtaq: All right.
666
00:36:12,171 --> 00:36:14,237
Carol: Have a good night.
Wade: Have a good night.
667
00:36:14,273 --> 00:36:16,706
Iriqtaq: Love you, son.
Wade: Love you.
668
00:36:16,742 --> 00:36:18,708
Iriqtaq: I was thankful that
everybody gives me time to
669
00:36:18,744 --> 00:36:23,380
relax and just get in the
rhythm of being a new mom again.
670
00:36:23,882 --> 00:36:26,216
My little adelyn rain.
671
00:36:26,251 --> 00:36:29,519
I'm actually really happy to
be able to say I'm raising my
672
00:36:29,555 --> 00:36:32,989
kids out in camp, just
like my parents did.
673
00:36:33,025 --> 00:36:35,959
I love that my son is
in love with the place,
674
00:36:35,994 --> 00:36:39,896
he knows this place like home.
675
00:36:39,932 --> 00:36:41,765
There we go.
676
00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,367
Yeah.
677
00:36:45,337 --> 00:36:46,970
Camp is great.
678
00:36:47,005 --> 00:36:48,438
Life is great.
679
00:36:48,473 --> 00:36:51,241
Yup, as long as my family's
out here and comfortable,
680
00:36:51,276 --> 00:36:53,276
I'm happy.
681
00:36:55,714 --> 00:36:57,480
Ricko: Live life
one day at a time.
682
00:36:57,516 --> 00:36:59,683
But you also got
to think ahead.
683
00:36:59,718 --> 00:37:02,886
Capitalize on
whatever life has to offer.
684
00:37:12,497 --> 00:37:16,866
Okay, this is gonna be the fire
spot where we burned before.
685
00:37:16,902 --> 00:37:19,836
So, what I want to do is put
these rocks on the outside of
686
00:37:19,871 --> 00:37:21,671
this cooker here.
687
00:37:21,707 --> 00:37:24,341
Maybe about
right here for now.
688
00:37:25,777 --> 00:37:28,511
Narrator: After finishing
his supply run along the
huslia river,
689
00:37:28,547 --> 00:37:32,249
ricko will now make a new
fire pit at the family cabin.
690
00:37:32,284 --> 00:37:35,085
The smoke from the harvested
materials will serve as a
691
00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:38,788
deterrent for insects,
providing vital relief for the
692
00:37:38,824 --> 00:37:42,125
remainder of summer as
he works around camp.
693
00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:44,327
Ricko: The smoke wood we got,
you can see it doesn't just
694
00:37:44,363 --> 00:37:45,762
burn up.
695
00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:47,797
All this birch punk,
cottonwood, and alder wood,
696
00:37:47,833 --> 00:37:50,133
it just smolders and that's
the beauty of this wood.
697
00:37:50,168 --> 00:37:51,901
It deters these gnats.
698
00:37:51,937 --> 00:37:53,603
I'm able to get in the
smoke here and just,
699
00:37:53,639 --> 00:37:56,206
kind of, let these gnats
disperse for a second.
700
00:37:56,241 --> 00:37:59,242
That just allows me to, like,
like a breath of fresh air
701
00:37:59,278 --> 00:38:00,543
even though I'm
standing in smoke.
702
00:38:00,579 --> 00:38:01,978
You might think I'm
choking on it, I'm not,
703
00:38:02,014 --> 00:38:03,413
it's just like this.
704
00:38:03,448 --> 00:38:05,849
I'm free of gnats.
705
00:38:05,884 --> 00:38:08,251
My next plan, I'm gonna
get some chainsaw work
706
00:38:08,287 --> 00:38:10,253
going on over here.
707
00:38:10,289 --> 00:38:13,957
Gonna start working
on the relaxation spa.
708
00:38:17,429 --> 00:38:18,995
I want to put some
benches up in the front yard,
709
00:38:19,031 --> 00:38:22,165
just a place to
kick back and relax.
710
00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:32,142
Nice, strong, not
too big, spruce.
711
00:38:32,177 --> 00:38:33,843
If I get birch,
the birch will rot,
712
00:38:33,879 --> 00:38:36,579
so it's got to be spruce.
713
00:38:43,555 --> 00:38:46,556
Ah, dammit.
714
00:38:56,234 --> 00:39:01,471
Ricko: Ah, dammit.
Slip-chain. I hate these.
715
00:39:01,907 --> 00:39:04,407
Small limbs like that, it
happens with chainsaws.
716
00:39:04,443 --> 00:39:07,777
Got to fix this up.
717
00:39:08,413 --> 00:39:11,147
The fun ain't over yet.
718
00:39:17,089 --> 00:39:19,356
Okay, I got my poles.
719
00:39:19,391 --> 00:39:21,858
Time to get to work.
720
00:39:22,594 --> 00:39:24,260
What I want to do is
get this bark off,
721
00:39:24,296 --> 00:39:27,163
then I'm gonna make a point
and drive it in the ground.
722
00:39:29,201 --> 00:39:30,700
One of the benefits of
living in the woods,
723
00:39:30,736 --> 00:39:32,736
you got to be creative.
724
00:39:32,771 --> 00:39:36,206
If you're not creative,
you're gonna struggle.
725
00:39:38,610 --> 00:39:40,543
Trying to use a little bit
of caveman knowledge to make
726
00:39:40,579 --> 00:39:43,146
things a little
more comfortable.
727
00:39:46,518 --> 00:39:49,285
I'm able to survive out here.
728
00:39:49,321 --> 00:39:51,988
But I want to
thrive out here, too.
729
00:39:53,992 --> 00:39:57,427
Okay. Bench is done.
Whoo-hoo.
730
00:39:57,462 --> 00:39:59,929
You guys want to check it
out and have some hot choc?
731
00:39:59,965 --> 00:40:02,632
Skyler: Yeah.
732
00:40:02,667 --> 00:40:04,834
That's cooler than I expected.
733
00:40:04,870 --> 00:40:06,436
Ricko: It's awesome, huh?
734
00:40:06,471 --> 00:40:08,204
Skyler: Yeah.
735
00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:10,807
Ricko: We got our rocks.
We got our cottonwood.
736
00:40:10,842 --> 00:40:13,510
We've got our bench,
nice back rest.
737
00:40:13,545 --> 00:40:15,178
Want to see how this thing is?
738
00:40:15,213 --> 00:40:16,279
Look.
739
00:40:16,314 --> 00:40:18,615
See how it just smolders?
740
00:40:18,650 --> 00:40:21,918
Before western society came,
before there was matches and
741
00:40:21,953 --> 00:40:25,455
lighters and stuff, this
is how back in the day,
742
00:40:25,490 --> 00:40:27,123
people would
carry their spark.
743
00:40:27,159 --> 00:40:29,526
Because believe me, no matter
how good you are at making a
744
00:40:29,561 --> 00:40:32,629
fire, you wouldn't be able
to make one at 50 below.
745
00:40:32,664 --> 00:40:35,064
And without this spark,
without this birch punk right
746
00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:37,934
here, easily we
could not be here today.
747
00:40:37,969 --> 00:40:41,404
We'd be wiped out, extinct
in this area of the earth.
748
00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:43,573
Whatever created us and
created the earth made it
749
00:40:43,608 --> 00:40:47,444
possible with tools like this
growing right on the trees.
750
00:40:47,479 --> 00:40:50,814
So that's good to
think about, you know.
751
00:40:51,383 --> 00:40:53,850
Skyler: I know what was my
favorite part of the day.
752
00:40:53,885 --> 00:40:55,785
Ricko: What?
Skyler: This.
753
00:40:55,821 --> 00:40:57,454
Ricko: This is
your favorite part.
754
00:40:57,489 --> 00:40:59,155
Good one.
755
00:40:59,191 --> 00:41:02,158
Now that these gnats are
gone, we got the perfect spot.
756
00:41:05,263 --> 00:41:07,230
Andy: I don't ever want to
lose that enthusiasm or that
757
00:41:07,265 --> 00:41:11,067
excitement over what this
life gives to you here.
758
00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:23,880
Yeah, baby.
We got to get this fire going.
759
00:41:23,915 --> 00:41:27,116
Denise: It was a
long time coming.
760
00:41:27,152 --> 00:41:30,620
Andy: I hear it
popping and crackling.
761
00:41:30,655 --> 00:41:34,157
Denise: First fire
in our new stove. Wow.
762
00:41:34,192 --> 00:41:35,625
Andy: I see smoke coming out.
763
00:41:35,660 --> 00:41:36,860
It's strong.
764
00:41:36,895 --> 00:41:38,962
Denise: Uh-hmm.
Oh, I do, yeah.
765
00:41:38,997 --> 00:41:40,697
Think we'll be able
to make supper on it?
766
00:41:40,732 --> 00:41:43,666
Andy: Yeah.
767
00:41:45,303 --> 00:41:47,670
The inspiration for this
project started with finding a
768
00:41:47,706 --> 00:41:50,940
whole bunch of really old,
historic brick in the middle
769
00:41:50,976 --> 00:41:53,543
of the bush, out in
the middle of nowhere.
770
00:41:54,846 --> 00:41:56,746
Seeing that brick there,
it made me think,
771
00:41:56,781 --> 00:41:59,549
"well, maybe I can make
something that denise and I
772
00:41:59,584 --> 00:42:04,821
are gonna be maybe remembered by
our time here at calico bluff."
773
00:42:05,991 --> 00:42:09,659
because long after all my
buildings rot away into the
774
00:42:09,694 --> 00:42:13,663
tundra, this beautiful rock
fireplace is gonna be sitting
775
00:42:13,698 --> 00:42:16,900
there on its nice,
sturdy foundation.
776
00:42:16,935 --> 00:42:19,369
And hopefully someone
will stumble upon it,
777
00:42:19,404 --> 00:42:21,237
and maybe it'll
inspire them to,
778
00:42:21,273 --> 00:42:24,173
to live a lifestyle like I'm
living here or at least to
779
00:42:24,209 --> 00:42:26,409
learn a little bit
about this lifestyle,
780
00:42:26,444 --> 00:42:28,745
if nothing else.
781
00:42:28,780 --> 00:42:31,014
Mm-hmm-mm.
782
00:42:31,049 --> 00:42:32,949
I'm pretty happy with it.
783
00:42:32,984 --> 00:42:36,119
I think it's gonna do
exactly what we want it to do.
784
00:42:36,154 --> 00:42:38,221
It might actually be
a little overkill.
785
00:42:38,256 --> 00:42:41,324
But not bad for a first
crack at masonry work.
786
00:42:41,359 --> 00:42:43,760
Denise: You know what else
is really cool about this?
787
00:42:43,795 --> 00:42:45,128
Right here.
788
00:42:45,163 --> 00:42:47,597
We got those, we found those,
we brought them back here,
789
00:42:47,632 --> 00:42:50,233
and they're heated up again.
790
00:42:51,303 --> 00:42:54,504
The legacy goes on.
791
00:43:02,447 --> 00:43:03,980
Sue: I live in an
area that daily,
792
00:43:04,015 --> 00:43:05,882
sometimes
hour-by-hour reminds me,
793
00:43:05,917 --> 00:43:07,450
"hey, sue,
you're not the boss,
794
00:43:07,485 --> 00:43:09,886
you're just
along for the ride."
795
00:43:17,696 --> 00:43:20,630
I just have a couple of pieces
of meat from a caribou I got
796
00:43:20,665 --> 00:43:22,565
not very long ago.
797
00:43:22,601 --> 00:43:25,068
Just throw that little piece
of meat on there and the heat
798
00:43:25,103 --> 00:43:28,705
of the fire is
gonna start cooking it.
799
00:43:29,641 --> 00:43:32,642
I just can't even
imagine a better day.
800
00:43:32,677 --> 00:43:36,946
This might be
exactly what people
801
00:43:36,982 --> 00:43:41,050
imagine alaska to be.
802
00:43:41,086 --> 00:43:44,787
This big vast
wilderness where you wake up,
803
00:43:44,823 --> 00:43:47,890
the grizzlies scratching their
booties and their chests,
804
00:43:47,926 --> 00:43:50,526
and wolves running,
805
00:43:50,562 --> 00:43:53,162
caribou scratching and looking,
806
00:43:53,198 --> 00:43:57,300
and I'm eating game
meat that I got myself.
807
00:43:57,335 --> 00:43:58,901
The biggest part
of this lifestyle,
808
00:43:58,937 --> 00:44:02,105
if you're truly remote,
orchestrate your life so that
809
00:44:02,140 --> 00:44:04,440
you're actually living it.
810
00:44:04,476 --> 00:44:07,510
And this right here
and this right here,
811
00:44:07,545 --> 00:44:09,646
it's living.
812
00:44:09,681 --> 00:44:13,483
For me, this is life.
813
00:44:14,586 --> 00:44:16,853
Welcome to alaska.
814
00:44:20,692 --> 00:44:21,891
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