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I wanted to go for a long time,
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as everyone knows,
it's not a secret.
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We're going to go to Alaska.
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[narrator] On this episode
of Alaskan Bush People...
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Timber!
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[Bear]
Raiven heard about the fire.
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Might get to meet River soon.
Actually get to hold him.
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Meeting my son
for the first time?
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Yeah, I'm a little bit nervous.
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What kid wouldn't
love this, right?
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I got something for you.
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Ever since I left Alaska,
I've almost felt lost.
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I find myself hearing
the call of Alaska.
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We could actually use their help here
as opposed to them being in Alaska.
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What is our next step, though?
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[Bam] Making it safe
to be up there.
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I got open flame
down here, guys.
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[Noah] The main thing we're trying
to stop is these fires starting back up
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- and being out of control.
- [Rain] My feet are burning.
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Mom's and Dad's house
could easily catch fire.
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[Bear] We need some water.
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We really could use some water.
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[Bear] It's hard to imagine from
right here sitting in the sunshine
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and up there is still smoldering like
some volcano with ash everywhere.
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Yeah, but the hard part is
that we can't stay up there.
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- We can visit, we can't stay.
- [Bear] Tell me about it.
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My conex isn't even
touched, I couldn't stay there
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breathing in the nice,
fresh smoke and ash.
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We've pretty much been stuck
in town because of the fire.
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The fire swept
through our mountain.
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It's been a little while now, and most
of the fire has burned out up there,
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but it's still smoldering, there's way
too much ash and smoke in the air,
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still, for us to actually
to move up there.
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I'm already going a little
bit stir-crazy, to be honest.
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[grunting in frustration]
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It could smolder up
there until winter.
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[Bear] Yeah, it's crazy.
Really is.
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[Noah] It looks
like another planet.
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Might as well be.
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[narrator] Just one month ago,
the Browns were hard at work,
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fulfilling father Billy's vision
of faith, freedom and family
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on North Star Ranch.
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I'm going to start thinking like we used to
think. Let's do something crazy together.
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We definitely had a lot
of plans before the fire,
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you know, zip lines,
gold, houses,
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trying to achieve the dream
of living the way we wanna live
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and living that way together.
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Y'all guys are having fun?
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- We're having fun!
- Yeah!
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[whooping]
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[narrator] But now, displaced
from their mountain home by wildfire,
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the dream is in peril.
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With their animals
temporarily sheltered,
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the Wolfpack is eager to reclaim
their land before the winter snow.
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We're hoping to get moved back up to
the mountain as quickly as we possibly can.
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The game plan right now
is to get it cleaned up,
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clear off specific areas
before winter.
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Get the stuff re-established so that
we can get the animals back up there.
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In my opinion, though, the fastest
we can get up there, the better.
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First thing we need to do is assess
what are the most dangerous areas
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and get it where it's safe
to be up there.
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[narrator] Although
firefighters were able to save
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the family's main house,
the battle is far from over.
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One-thousand-degree fires
burn underground
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and smolder
through root systems.
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The flames can burn for weeks,
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relentlessly searching
for new brush...
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threatening to ignite
the untouched forest
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still surrounding the
Browns' most vital asset.
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[Gabe] Firefighters had to dig
fire lines to try to keep the fire away
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from the main house,
but, you know,
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there's still spot fires on the
mountain. And that's really dangerous.
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[narrator] To save their ranch
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the Browns must prevent
their mountain
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from once again
going up in smoke.
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Let's do keep over there,
throw away over there.
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So, you're gonna rebuild
in this spot?
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[Bird] I definitely can't,
like, do the tree house again
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because there aren't many
trees left on my property.
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- Right.
- [Bird] Right now, it's just one day at a time.
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[sighs]
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Walked up to Bird's place, at
first it was just like, "All right,
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where do you start?" You know?
'Cause there's a lot to do.
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There was a really beautiful little
tree house here, you know, it was.
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And she had a bunch of things
in here that meant a lot to her.
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And it's just all gone.
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Oh, no! Your boomstick.
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Oh, man!
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[Bird sighs and speaks]
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I didn't get half of the things
that I wish I got from the mountain.
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With everything that
the fire has taken, there...
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There's a piece of me
that feels like it's missing.
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- You can see the burned root.
- Jeez.
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- This isn't good, you know?
- [Bird] Careful, Gabe, careful.
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[Gabe] What happens if you come
across this and you don't know it's there?
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There is so much ash,
it is actually dangerous.
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So many trees that
can potentially be falling
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and it is definitely something that it
takes time for the earth to heal from.
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There's just so much to do.
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[Gabe] One. Two. Three.
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[Bird] But I feel it's like when
you get heartbroken as a kid.
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You just wanna curl up
where you feel safe.
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And you wanna go home and I feel
like that's kinda how I feel right now.
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Well, let's not let the fire
win. This is our mountain.
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[Bear grunting]
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[Bear] Oh, yeah.
That one's already gone.
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[grunting]
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Stop this one
from burning anymore.
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[narrator]
Down by the main house,
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Bear secures the outer edges of the
fire line using his own extreme techniques.
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[grunting]
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Timber! Yeah!
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It is extremely important to take
down any dead trees you have.
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'Cause they're hazards.
They can fall at any moment.
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Their roots have been burned out
on a lot of them, they're not stable.
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You get a gust of wind coming by, it's
all it takes to knock these trees down.
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So we got mega-burned forest
over here!
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It starts getting green
again down this way
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when we're getting towards
the house site. This is crazy.
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'Cause this fire came out of
nowhere and it just really gives you
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kinda a different
perspective on everything.
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Just a day or two after the fire,
Raiven actually reached out to me.
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Said that she was really worried
about me, that she heard about the fire
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and I never really thought
that I'd see her again.
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Changes your mindset a little, it makes
you think of what actually is important.
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My kid River was born.
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To have a son of my own
and having never met him
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has really been weighing down
on me these past few months.
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With Raiven and I's breakup,
we had some problems, like,
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you know, meeting before,
but I... It's been painful.
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It's been a heartache for sure.
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[Rain] I have seen
pictures of River.
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He's a cute little nugget.
Man, he is adorable.
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He has these big eyes,
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wide little grin
and he looks just like Bear.
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It looks like if you copy and
pasted Bear, like, 30 years younger.
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[Bear] Raiven and I,
we were talking,
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and I got some really,
really good news.
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Raiven is going to bring River
up for me to meet him.
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There we go! Timber!
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It sounds like that she's going
to be bringing him up this week.
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And that is something
that is amazing,
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it's not something that I thought
would be happening right now.
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Meeting my son
for the first time, I...
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Yeah, I'm a little bit nervous.
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Argh, burns in the eye. Phew!
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[Rain] What all metal
are we able to sell?
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We'll take everything.
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It doesn't matter if it's heat-damaged,
this is gonna be smelted down.
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Yeah. Keep an eye
out for animal bones.
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So, that I can make a memorial.
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Today, the Rains and I
are cleaning up the barn.
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Let's do this thing.
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[Noah] There's not much that
can be done with the scrap.
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Pretty much, all we can do is
take it and see if we can sell it.
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It's very disheartening
seeing all the work
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that has gone into the mountain,
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and the barn and
then see it all in ash.
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It's like carving a masterpiece.
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And then just throwing it
in the fireplace.
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Let's try to get this
as tall as possible,
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but remember there are
active fires in the area, still.
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[Rain] Yeah. I remember
when we were building the barn,
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we were passing the tin up
and the hayloft was about to here.
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- [Rhain Alisha] Right.
- [Rain] This is kinda sad.
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- Yeah.
- Taking it apart after we spent so long
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putting it together.
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The barn not only holds a
special place to everybody else,
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it does hold a little bit
of my heart with it always.
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A lot of firsts, when we
were building the barn,
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I conquered my fear of heights.
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Oh!
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- The wind is good.
- I wish it would stop!
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- Oh, my God!
- [Gabe] The wind's your friend.
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[Rain] I learned how
to drive heavy machinery.
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- Punch it in. Whoa, whoa.
- Oh, my God!
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[Rain] Got my first horse
in there.
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[Rain screaming happily]
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The girls love it.
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Never thought
we'd give them this.
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Even thinking of it now, It's
harder than I would like to admit.
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Yeah, that's as good
as we're gonna get.
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[Rain] But just trying
not to focus on it,
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'cause I don't wanna cry,
I wanna get the job done.
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I was digging around and I noticed a
lot more animal remains than we thought.
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- Looks like a throat.
- Actually, that's a rat tail.
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[Rain] Oh! You're right!
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- Yeah.
- Did Bird leave her shoes in here?
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[Noah chuckles]
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[Rain]
Oh, my feet are burning.
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It's melting my shoe
and getting to my feet.
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[coughing]
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[Bear] Don't breathe too much
of that smoke, guys.
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[narrator] Later that day,
a spot fire erupts
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just one mile away from
the Browns' main house site.
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[Rain] This catches back,
that's gonna get us hot.
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[narrator] With the lack
of water on the mountain,
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the Browns struggle to keep
the flames from spreading.
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[Bear] I was walking up
the route and all of a sudden
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I saw a large thing of smoke just
rolling around, kinda like a tornado.
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I just ran back and got
Bird and Rain to help out
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and we managed to get some
shovels and got on the fire.
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- [Bird] Let's say the ground's a bit warm.
- [Bear] Yeah, very warm.
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[Bear speaks indistinctly]
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[Rain] Does anybody have
like a knife or a machete?
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'Cause this stuff is starting
to spark back up.
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This bonfire, it just won't die,
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it keeps getting bigger
every time we see it.
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[Noah speaking]
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[Bear] It's really hard
to actually kill the fire
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even when you put
enough dirt on it or water
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and you think it's out
and it sparks right back up.
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This fire has a mind of its own.
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- [Rain] We need a machete or something.
- [Bear] I know.
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We need a chainsaw.
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All of our shovels are
burned, but a couple of them,
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and all of our
big heavy equipment is gone.
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The last thing we have
is this tractor.
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[Bear speaking]
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[Noah] The main thing
we're trying to stop
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is this fire starting back up
and getting out of control.
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If it does, then the things
that are green right now
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will be ash
like everything else.
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How much more do we need?
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[Bear] That'll probably do it.
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[Rain] I don't see it smoking.
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This side seems
to be pretty calm.
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- I think we got this one, guys.
- [Rhain Alisha] Yeah.
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[Bear] We'll just
keep checking it.
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This could have been a raging fire if it
went unchecked for just a few more minutes,
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this would have all gone up.
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Getting this fire
out was totally essential.
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We really don't wanna lose something
that's already survived the fire.
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It just goes to show
that the Wolfpack
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and teamwork
makes a big difference.
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You know, guys, I'm worried
this is gonna be a constant fight
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to keep these fires out
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'cause I've heard it can be
smoldering clear into November.
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- Yeah.
- That's crazy!
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But the fight is not over. We're just gonna
have to keep our eyes out, stay vigilant
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'cause this is gonna be a fight
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that we're gonna be fighting
for some time to come.
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[narrator] Coming up...
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[Bird] Do you see them?
That's not one of us.
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[narrator]
A new threat emerges.
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[Bird] My first thought is why
would someone be up here.
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It's not a car that we have.
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Did that board move?
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[narrator] And later...
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I wanted to go for a long time.
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[narrator] Bird makes
a major decision
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that could change life
on the mountain forever.
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Skipping out right when
we're trying to rebuild
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when we could actually use
their help here.
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[Noah speaking]
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[Rain] My feet are burning.
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[narrator] As the Browns begin
to rebuild North Star Ranch,
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smoldering fires
threaten their homestead,
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putting the family's
main house in the balance.
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- [Rain] You can see the burned root.
- [Bear] Sheesh.
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[Bear speaking]
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Right now, the mountain's
most dangerous areas
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are the spots
that are most at risk
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or the spots that
haven't burned yet
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because they still have green
stuff, they still have dry stuff.
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We'll just keep burying these
things until they finally go out.
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We have come too far and done
too much to lose the mountain now.
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[narrator] But with the small
fires currently under control...
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I figure, like, let's make do with
what we have, we got a lot of charcoal.
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[narrator] ...Bird and Rain start the
morning with some bush relaxation.
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God provided.
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He did. He provided
a little too much
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- in this instance.
- Yeah.
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[Bird] Growing up the way
that we did, you're taught to use
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what you have when you
have it. No matter what that is
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or how it's given to you, and so,
when the good Lord gives you a wildfire,
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you have to use the charcoal.
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I've been wanting to make
my own eyeliner.
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It has to be a very fine powder.
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[Bird] Is this, like, good
for the skin? It is, right?
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00:14:00,973 --> 00:14:02,540
'Cause, like, that'll help--
Oh, that's in the eye.
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That was a little much.
283
00:14:05,077 --> 00:14:09,080
[Rain] So, I wanted to make
charcoal eyeliner even before the fire.
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I was reading up on some
old plant books that I have.
285
00:14:13,953 --> 00:14:16,221
Ooh! This is working good!
286
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[laughing]
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That's never gonna come out
of your clothes.
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00:14:21,093 --> 00:14:24,495
It's hard to wear
makeup in the bush,
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00:14:24,530 --> 00:14:27,365
so, you want something
that you have to use gasoline
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00:14:27,399 --> 00:14:30,735
- to get it off of your face, so it stays there all day.
- Wow. Looks good.
291
00:14:30,769 --> 00:14:33,371
Has a nice, like, smoky look.
292
00:14:33,405 --> 00:14:35,740
- That's not bad.
- That's really good actually.
293
00:14:35,774 --> 00:14:38,543
Okay. I'll make
some toothpaste.
294
00:14:38,577 --> 00:14:40,845
I've messed around with
making toothpaste before.
295
00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,448
I haven't quite had
fresh charcoal to do it with
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00:14:43,482 --> 00:14:45,984
and I do like
extra minty toothpaste.
297
00:14:46,018 --> 00:14:48,953
- Are we ready?
- I'm going to rinse my mouth out.
298
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Spit over the edge.
Spit over the edge.
299
00:14:51,757 --> 00:14:55,860
Don't spit on my de--
Bird! Don't spit on my deck!
300
00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:58,830
- This is my living room, that's not okay!
- I did spit over the edge.
301
00:14:58,864 --> 00:15:01,299
Hey, that's... Spit in a cup!
302
00:15:02,368 --> 00:15:06,371
Just sitting here with Rain,
laughing and having fun
303
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after everything that has
happened, it feels good.
304
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[coughing]
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- [Rain] Oh, I feel it burn.
- [Bird] It's very minty.
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00:15:16,382 --> 00:15:17,315
[groans]
307
00:15:19,585 --> 00:15:21,920
It feels good
just to forget for a minute
308
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that right outside
Rain's porch is burned.
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[groans]
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Let our minds laugh
and have fun.
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It's good on its own,
but with all that mint...
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It's a lot of mint...
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Fresh!
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[Bear] I heard you needed some
trees cut, so I brought my saw, bro!
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[Bam] All right.
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[narrator]
On their own parcels of land,
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the Brown brothers continue
the restoration of their mountain
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working to make it
livable before winter.
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- [Bam] I appreciate you coming up to help.
- [Bear] No worries, man.
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[narrator] With his son
arriving in Washington
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in just a few days, Bear
lends a hand to brother Bam.
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[Bear] Bam has lost
everything he built.
323
00:16:09,335 --> 00:16:12,270
All those trees burned up,
and like my conex didn't,
324
00:16:12,304 --> 00:16:16,007
so I'm just seeing if I can
help Bam out with anything.
325
00:16:16,041 --> 00:16:19,143
Just after the fire, guess who
ended up asking me if I was okay?
326
00:16:20,079 --> 00:16:21,546
- Who?
- Raiven, actually.
327
00:16:23,415 --> 00:16:27,218
Might get a chance to... Get out. I
know we have lots of stuff do up here,
328
00:16:27,252 --> 00:16:30,555
especially since the fire, but,
yeah, just thought I'd let you know.
329
00:16:30,589 --> 00:16:32,090
Okay.
330
00:16:34,293 --> 00:16:37,395
[Bear] Bam has some
prize-winning advice there.
331
00:16:37,429 --> 00:16:40,698
Like, super advice. He just
kinda looked at me, he's, like...
332
00:16:40,732 --> 00:16:42,767
Yeah, man, that's
the advice I came for!
333
00:16:42,801 --> 00:16:46,404
A slight stare and he's like, "Why are
you not cutting down that tree, Bear?
334
00:16:46,438 --> 00:16:49,007
I don't wanna talk
about your offspring."
335
00:16:49,041 --> 00:16:52,043
But, yeah. She just reached out
to me, so I thought that was cool.
336
00:16:52,077 --> 00:16:53,077
Yeah.
337
00:16:53,112 --> 00:16:54,145
[Bear] Yeah.
338
00:16:55,881 --> 00:16:57,081
All right.
339
00:16:57,115 --> 00:17:00,785
[coughs]
So, yeah, that's cool, though.
340
00:17:00,819 --> 00:17:02,820
Are you limbing these guys, or do
you wanna take some actual trees down?
341
00:17:02,855 --> 00:17:05,256
That guy really needs
to come down.
342
00:17:05,290 --> 00:17:07,225
- I was about to tackle that one.
- That guy?
343
00:17:07,259 --> 00:17:09,027
- Yeah. The one in the corner.
- Yeah.
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00:17:09,061 --> 00:17:11,729
[Bam] Its root burned pretty bad,
so, it would be unsafe to leave it.
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00:17:11,764 --> 00:17:14,265
- Okay. So you want to take that one out then?
- Yes, sir.
346
00:17:14,299 --> 00:17:16,734
I can try my X pattern on it,
see how that works.
347
00:17:16,769 --> 00:17:18,469
Why don't we just go with the
traditional V they've been using
348
00:17:18,504 --> 00:17:20,805
since the invention
of cutting trees down.
349
00:17:20,839 --> 00:17:24,242
Very helpful to have Bear today
helping me to clean everything up.
350
00:17:24,276 --> 00:17:29,013
But he's wild. He has a little
too much fun with the chainsaw.
351
00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:31,816
Okay. Now's my turn, right? I'll go up
a little higher and do the same thing.
352
00:17:31,850 --> 00:17:33,918
[nervously] Oh...
353
00:17:33,952 --> 00:17:36,654
He gets a little headstrong
and just... [growls]
354
00:17:36,688 --> 00:17:40,925
And wants to just do, without
really knowing what he's doing
355
00:17:40,959 --> 00:17:43,394
'cause he hasn't been
told yet. He's just diving in.
356
00:17:43,429 --> 00:17:44,962
Did he just grab my saw?
357
00:17:44,997 --> 00:17:47,532
[Bear] I have a very unique
way to cutting down a tree.
358
00:17:47,566 --> 00:17:49,667
Most people do a nice little V
359
00:17:49,701 --> 00:17:52,637
and then cut out the V just
perfect and slice it in the back.
360
00:17:52,671 --> 00:17:54,539
I like to do more
of an X pattern myself,
361
00:17:54,573 --> 00:17:56,541
it gives me
a little bit more fun,
362
00:17:56,575 --> 00:17:59,610
and I can still drop the tree
relatively where I want it.
363
00:17:59,645 --> 00:18:01,879
Do you want me to take it now
or are you good?
364
00:18:01,914 --> 00:18:03,881
No! I'm not even getting
warmed up yet!
365
00:18:03,916 --> 00:18:06,384
Awesome, he's not even getting
warmed up yet.
366
00:18:08,420 --> 00:18:10,988
[Bear] Watch out
for the kickback.
367
00:18:17,396 --> 00:18:19,997
One thing, when Bam and I
have often had working together,
368
00:18:20,032 --> 00:18:23,835
is that I'm Mr. Extreme and
he's Mr. Respect the Danger.
369
00:18:23,869 --> 00:18:27,839
So, when we get together, sometimes I'm
a little bit too extreme for his liking.
370
00:18:27,873 --> 00:18:29,674
Bam is just really impatient.
371
00:18:29,708 --> 00:18:33,311
- Hey, Bear! Go!
- I got it. I got it.
372
00:18:33,345 --> 00:18:35,379
- Come around the other side!
- I got it!
373
00:18:35,413 --> 00:18:38,983
- Do not put yourself in front of the tree.
- Dude, I got it.
374
00:18:43,822 --> 00:18:48,259
And that's a bullseye! Right where
I said she'd go. You got it, big bro!
375
00:18:48,427 --> 00:18:49,627
Whoo!
376
00:18:49,661 --> 00:18:52,497
- [Bam] It's down, more or less.
- [Bear] It's down!
377
00:18:52,531 --> 00:18:55,867
[Bam] You went for
the rabid beaver approach.
378
00:18:55,901 --> 00:19:00,004
Yeah, that's a good cut, if I do
say so myself. I think it's beautiful.
379
00:19:04,743 --> 00:19:08,146
[Bird] I think it still can be
useable for something.
380
00:19:08,180 --> 00:19:12,817
I think you can put the burned
aside to your house maybe.
381
00:19:12,851 --> 00:19:15,887
We've lost a lot
in the fire, a lot of lumber,
382
00:19:15,921 --> 00:19:17,722
and so, Rain and I
are just going around
383
00:19:17,756 --> 00:19:20,358
and we're just seeing
what all we didn't lose.
384
00:19:20,425 --> 00:19:21,559
Even if it's
a little bit burned,
385
00:19:21,593 --> 00:19:24,162
chop that part off
and use a smaller piece
386
00:19:24,196 --> 00:19:28,166
'cause with so much that we have
to rebuild, every board is important.
387
00:19:29,067 --> 00:19:30,835
[Rain]
Oh! There's a little mousy!
388
00:19:30,869 --> 00:19:32,703
It just went into the hole.
389
00:19:32,737 --> 00:19:34,672
[Bird] Oh, there are
a bunch of little holes
390
00:19:34,706 --> 00:19:37,909
that must've been taking
refuge here from the fire.
391
00:19:37,943 --> 00:19:40,278
[Rain in baby voice]
Hello, micey, micey, micey.
392
00:19:45,017 --> 00:19:47,285
[Bird] I thought
I heard a motor.
393
00:19:49,087 --> 00:19:51,322
Are any of us up here
other than you and I?
394
00:19:53,759 --> 00:19:55,459
No, do you see right there?
395
00:19:55,494 --> 00:19:58,196
- Yeah. That's a vehicle.
- That is definitely a vehicle.
396
00:19:59,398 --> 00:20:02,366
[Bird] When we see a car,
like, our first thing,
397
00:20:02,401 --> 00:20:05,002
"Oh, it's probably one of
the guys, it's, like, Noah."
398
00:20:05,037 --> 00:20:06,737
But it's not a car that we have.
399
00:20:06,772 --> 00:20:07,705
Do you see them?
400
00:20:07,739 --> 00:20:11,275
That's not one of us
going towards the house.
401
00:20:11,310 --> 00:20:13,678
When we see an unidentified
vehicle on our mountain,
402
00:20:13,712 --> 00:20:17,782
our mind immediately goes to
looters because of our friend Pat.
403
00:20:17,816 --> 00:20:20,985
He warned us that people might try and come
up and loot on our property after the fire.
404
00:20:21,019 --> 00:20:22,687
[Bird] Are they are actually
going to the house?
405
00:20:22,721 --> 00:20:26,023
[Rain] Yeah,
they're at the house.
406
00:20:28,660 --> 00:20:32,396
[Bird] A lot of the burned
areas have had looters lately.
407
00:20:32,431 --> 00:20:36,133
The looters just take advantage
of what the people haven't lost.
408
00:20:37,936 --> 00:20:39,971
[Rain] Did that board move?
409
00:20:45,410 --> 00:20:47,812
[Bird] Wait, I thought I heard
a motor. Is that a vehicle?
410
00:20:47,846 --> 00:20:52,984
Yeah, that's not ours and they're
going towards the house. Let's go.
411
00:20:53,018 --> 00:20:57,054
[narrator] Bird and Rain Brown
have spotted a suspicious vehicle
412
00:20:57,088 --> 00:21:00,124
trespassing near the site
of their main house.
413
00:21:00,158 --> 00:21:01,659
[Bird] It's not
a car that we have.
414
00:21:01,693 --> 00:21:03,361
It isn't any of us
415
00:21:03,395 --> 00:21:05,896
and my first thought is, "Why
would someone be up here?"
416
00:21:05,931 --> 00:21:09,000
And I keep going back to
what Pat said about looters.
417
00:21:09,034 --> 00:21:10,701
And I'm like,
"Is this a looter?"
418
00:21:10,736 --> 00:21:13,838
- [Pat] You still gotta protect what you own.
- Oh, yeah.
419
00:21:13,872 --> 00:21:16,073
'Cause somebody's
gonna take it if you don't.
420
00:21:16,108 --> 00:21:17,308
Pull in here.
421
00:21:17,643 --> 00:21:19,143
Did that board move?
422
00:21:20,846 --> 00:21:23,214
I mean, they're definitely
tire tracks.
423
00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:39,864
-[Rain] It seems pretty clear.
-They would've seen us. They have to have seen us.
424
00:21:39,898 --> 00:21:42,400
So, as soon as they saw us,
they decided to leave.
425
00:21:43,735 --> 00:21:44,935
[Rain] We've lost a lot,
426
00:21:44,970 --> 00:21:46,871
but a lot of the things
that we didn't lose
427
00:21:46,905 --> 00:21:48,673
are our construction equipment
428
00:21:48,707 --> 00:21:50,675
because they were
at the house site.
429
00:21:50,709 --> 00:21:54,578
We don't see anybody around,
but they were there.
430
00:21:54,613 --> 00:21:58,049
- I don't feel like someone just got lost.
- No.
431
00:21:58,083 --> 00:22:00,985
With everything that the fire
has taken from us,
432
00:22:01,019 --> 00:22:05,656
to now for there to possibly be looters
trying to take what has been left...
433
00:22:05,691 --> 00:22:08,092
Very upset. Very upset.
434
00:22:08,126 --> 00:22:12,997
I feel like we should check everything else
to make sure nothing else was messed with.
435
00:22:13,332 --> 00:22:14,965
[Rain] Good game plan.
436
00:22:17,669 --> 00:22:21,872
[Gabe] It's pretty green. The outside's
pretty much completely charred.
437
00:22:21,907 --> 00:22:24,642
- [Bear] Charred?
- [Gabe] But the inside's still pretty wet.
438
00:22:24,676 --> 00:22:26,877
Good one.
439
00:22:26,912 --> 00:22:28,579
There's no time like the present
to start gathering for firewood
440
00:22:28,613 --> 00:22:32,583
and there's a lot of it on the land
now. All these blackened trees,
441
00:22:32,617 --> 00:22:36,020
need to get cut down and turned into
something, so, firewood's the best bet.
442
00:22:36,054 --> 00:22:38,956
- Nice. You got it.
- How's Sophie doing?
443
00:22:38,990 --> 00:22:40,725
[Gabe] Oh, man. Growing daily.
444
00:22:40,759 --> 00:22:41,726
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
445
00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,561
She's starting
to stand up on her own.
446
00:22:43,595 --> 00:22:46,697
- It's kinda hard to believe.
- I know.
447
00:22:46,732 --> 00:22:50,634
Gabe and I have always been best buddies.
Ever since we were both really small,
448
00:22:50,669 --> 00:22:51,969
we were, like, partners.
449
00:22:52,003 --> 00:22:53,371
A couple smaller guys,
let's chop those up too.
450
00:22:53,405 --> 00:22:55,439
[Bear] Gabe always had
451
00:22:55,841 --> 00:22:58,542
such a big heart, he always
cares so much, he'll put his all into it.
452
00:22:58,577 --> 00:23:00,277
And he's got a kid of his own,
453
00:23:00,312 --> 00:23:04,415
so, he's a perfect guy to ask
for a little bit of baby advice.
454
00:23:04,449 --> 00:23:10,488
Sounds like I might get to meet
River soon. Actually get to hold him.
455
00:23:10,522 --> 00:23:14,258
The quickest that I can hold
River, would be the best for me.
456
00:23:15,694 --> 00:23:18,295
[Gabe] You know, I definitely
want Bear to be there for his son
457
00:23:18,330 --> 00:23:21,532
and for his son to have
a dad in his life.
458
00:23:21,566 --> 00:23:25,336
It's an important bond, you know, I
couldn't imagine living without my kid.
459
00:23:25,370 --> 00:23:27,571
And so, I know
it hurts for Bear,
460
00:23:27,606 --> 00:23:31,175
but for Bear to be talking about
River and to see that look in his eye,
461
00:23:31,209 --> 00:23:34,578
was nothing more important
in this planet.
462
00:23:34,613 --> 00:23:38,649
I've always wanted to, you know,
pass on my extremeness and everything.
463
00:23:38,683 --> 00:23:40,918
[Gabe] Well, those
are the things, you know,
464
00:23:40,952 --> 00:23:42,920
just pass those down
to River as best as you can.
465
00:23:42,954 --> 00:23:45,022
Just make every moment count,
you know?
466
00:23:45,056 --> 00:23:46,590
Yeah, that's true.
467
00:23:46,625 --> 00:23:49,093
Being a dad, to be honest,
it means a lot to me,
468
00:23:49,127 --> 00:23:50,594
possibly more
than it means a son,
469
00:23:50,629 --> 00:23:54,265
because it's something I never thought
I would have the opportunity to be.
470
00:23:54,299 --> 00:23:57,435
To actually have a little guy
who's gonna look up to me
471
00:23:57,469 --> 00:24:01,071
and be like, "That's my dad." It's
amazing and it means the world to me.
472
00:24:01,106 --> 00:24:04,742
It's funny that something
so bad, something as terrible
473
00:24:04,776 --> 00:24:09,146
as this fire could still have,
you know, a silver lining.
474
00:24:09,181 --> 00:24:12,116
- Huh?
- Lord works in mysterious ways.
475
00:24:12,150 --> 00:24:14,118
[Bear] That's true.
That's true.
476
00:24:14,986 --> 00:24:16,253
[Billy speaking]
477
00:24:38,577 --> 00:24:39,810
Good talk, man.
478
00:24:39,845 --> 00:24:42,279
Definitely better than
talking with Bam.
479
00:24:42,347 --> 00:24:43,914
Talked to Bam and Bam's like...
480
00:24:43,949 --> 00:24:45,616
"Well, let's keep cutting."
481
00:24:45,650 --> 00:24:46,817
- [laughing]
- That's it.
482
00:24:46,852 --> 00:24:49,220
- That's a Bam talk, all right.
- That's Bam.
483
00:24:51,523 --> 00:24:53,357
[Bird] I feel like
we need a good break.
484
00:24:53,391 --> 00:24:56,627
Maybe you can find
another little cat.
485
00:24:56,661 --> 00:24:59,363
I don't know if I need
another cat, but I would take it.
486
00:24:59,397 --> 00:25:00,498
I think you always
need more cats.
487
00:25:00,532 --> 00:25:02,900
Yeah, you can't
have too many cats.
488
00:25:02,934 --> 00:25:05,603
[Rain] I am a little
concerned about Bird.
489
00:25:05,637 --> 00:25:07,438
She's been through a lot.
490
00:25:07,472 --> 00:25:11,075
I just wish that we were
able to save her house.
491
00:25:11,776 --> 00:25:15,379
I can't help the feeling
that something is missing.
492
00:25:16,815 --> 00:25:19,149
Like, I've never said
this before,
493
00:25:19,217 --> 00:25:21,952
but ever since we left Alaska,
I've almost felt lost.
494
00:25:23,655 --> 00:25:27,424
You know, 'cause there's a piece
of me that doesn't belong where I am
495
00:25:27,459 --> 00:25:29,627
and it always will be like that.
496
00:25:29,661 --> 00:25:34,732
Being in Washington, there is a
piece of me that doesn't feel whole.
497
00:25:34,766 --> 00:25:39,904
I find myself hearing the call of
Alaska and that's always there.
498
00:25:39,938 --> 00:25:42,273
And I suppress it and I try to.
499
00:25:42,807 --> 00:25:44,842
Losing my 45...
500
00:25:44,876 --> 00:25:47,878
It was the piece of Alaska
I had with me
501
00:25:47,912 --> 00:25:52,449
and now the call to Alaska
just is ten times worse
502
00:25:52,484 --> 00:25:55,319
now that I don't have
a piece of Alaska with me.
503
00:26:00,025 --> 00:26:04,428
For me, I feel like, if something
is calling to you, just go.
504
00:26:05,564 --> 00:26:07,798
And I feel like Alaska's calling
505
00:26:07,832 --> 00:26:12,069
and maybe this is the time
to just go back for a little while.
506
00:26:13,138 --> 00:26:14,438
Could we do that?
507
00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:19,443
I know the mountain, it needs
a lot to rebuild, and I want to.
508
00:26:19,511 --> 00:26:22,479
I wanna build another barn,
build another house.
509
00:26:22,514 --> 00:26:26,517
But going back to Alaska
might, I don't know,
510
00:26:26,551 --> 00:26:29,219
maybe it'll help me
figure out who I wanna be.
511
00:26:30,889 --> 00:26:34,391
Honestly, I'll never feel
the way that I do
512
00:26:34,426 --> 00:26:37,561
when I'm in Alaska
in Washington.
513
00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:40,230
And there's a piece of me
that will not be whole
514
00:26:40,265 --> 00:26:42,633
and will not be me
unless I'm in Alaska.
515
00:26:42,667 --> 00:26:47,037
[howling]
516
00:26:47,072 --> 00:26:50,074
If I go back to Alaska,
maybe it will just open a door.
517
00:26:50,108 --> 00:26:51,375
Maybe I'll just...
518
00:26:51,843 --> 00:26:53,944
I'll know what to do.
519
00:26:54,613 --> 00:26:56,614
The thought of
going back to Alaska,
520
00:26:56,648 --> 00:26:58,515
like, I don't know,
it makes me wanna smile.
521
00:26:58,550 --> 00:27:03,520
You know? It makes me happy. I think it
would be good for you too, to be honest.
522
00:27:03,555 --> 00:27:07,691
I don't think I could put it into words
how much Alaska means to Bird,
523
00:27:07,726 --> 00:27:10,728
but we haven't really
sat down and, you know,
524
00:27:10,762 --> 00:27:13,297
said it's something
that we for sure want to do.
525
00:27:13,898 --> 00:27:15,299
I'm a little bit nervous.
526
00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,569
I mean, we do have a lot of
work to do rebuilding the ranch.
527
00:27:18,603 --> 00:27:21,238
I don't think
it's the perfect time to go.
528
00:27:22,374 --> 00:27:24,141
[Bird] I don't really
know what to say.
529
00:27:30,715 --> 00:27:32,416
- [Bear] Got that fire behind you?
- [Bam] Where?
530
00:27:32,517 --> 00:27:34,318
[Bear] To 1:00 from your view!
531
00:27:34,386 --> 00:27:35,753
Straight through the woods
right there.
532
00:27:35,787 --> 00:27:38,656
- [Bam] There it is.
- [Bear] Let's move!
533
00:27:38,690 --> 00:27:41,892
[narrator] Heavy smoke
erupts from a new spot fire.
534
00:27:41,926 --> 00:27:43,761
[Bam] We have to cut it off,
so it doesn't spark up again.
535
00:27:43,795 --> 00:27:45,429
[Bear] Right here.
536
00:27:45,530 --> 00:27:49,366
[narrator] And now, the flames
snake down-mountain
537
00:27:49,401 --> 00:27:52,703
just 500 feet
from the main house.
538
00:27:52,737 --> 00:27:54,872
-[Bam] There's smoke over here.
-[Bear] I know,
539
00:27:54,906 --> 00:27:56,373
go for the smoke.
I'll hit the fire!
540
00:27:56,408 --> 00:27:57,541
There's just so much heat.
541
00:27:57,575 --> 00:28:00,411
So much wind and all these
little pockets of smoke
542
00:28:00,445 --> 00:28:03,447
that build up to fire can totally
spark up and ignite the forest
543
00:28:03,481 --> 00:28:07,051
back on fire again and that is
not something we wanna happen.
544
00:28:07,085 --> 00:28:09,520
We do not wanna lose what
was already saved from the fire.
545
00:28:09,554 --> 00:28:11,588
[Bam] Get this log out of the way.
Watch out so we don't start another one.
546
00:28:11,623 --> 00:28:13,657
- [Bear] Got it. Got it.
- [Bam] We don't wanna spread it.
547
00:28:13,692 --> 00:28:15,793
[Bear] We need some water!
We really could use some water!
548
00:28:15,827 --> 00:28:17,361
[Noah] I'm not even
sure if the windmill
549
00:28:17,395 --> 00:28:19,229
is still working at this point.
550
00:28:19,264 --> 00:28:22,433
Quite frankly, I don't think it'll
be able to supply enough water
551
00:28:22,567 --> 00:28:25,335
at this stage,
to be able to help.
552
00:28:25,370 --> 00:28:27,438
I've got open flames
down here, guys.
553
00:28:27,639 --> 00:28:29,440
- [Bear] Quick, gotta get that. Go, go, go!
- [Bam] Watch out, man.
554
00:28:29,541 --> 00:28:31,108
[Bear] Go! Go!
We need some water.
555
00:28:35,380 --> 00:28:37,881
[Bam] I've got open flame
down here, guys.
556
00:28:37,915 --> 00:28:40,250
- [Bear] We've got more fire over there.
- [Bam] Get that out.
557
00:28:40,285 --> 00:28:43,520
[narrator] A spot fire is within
yards of the Browns' main house.
558
00:28:43,555 --> 00:28:46,156
[Bear] We need some water!
We really could use some water!
559
00:28:46,191 --> 00:28:50,160
[narrator] As it grows,
brothers Bam, Bear and Noah
560
00:28:50,194 --> 00:28:54,732
frantically work to prevent the
flames from igniting unburned timber.
561
00:28:54,766 --> 00:28:58,602
Every moment we can shave off the clock
is a moment that we put this out sooner.
562
00:28:58,636 --> 00:29:00,871
Right now it doesn't matter
where we get the water.
563
00:29:00,905 --> 00:29:03,240
Literally, water
from anywhere will work.
564
00:29:03,274 --> 00:29:05,843
Right now, that fence
is just in the way.
565
00:29:05,877 --> 00:29:10,147
All I can do is go around, try and make
sure the tractor doesn't get messed up.
566
00:29:10,181 --> 00:29:12,416
Or I could just go
straight through.
567
00:29:12,684 --> 00:29:14,118
You know what?
568
00:29:19,390 --> 00:29:21,792
We're actually lucky
that this didn't melt
569
00:29:21,826 --> 00:29:23,393
or we wouldn't have this water.
570
00:29:23,428 --> 00:29:25,229
[Bam] You stamp it out,
I'll dig around it.
571
00:29:25,263 --> 00:29:28,465
- [Bear] Sounds good.
- [Bam] We could use some water down here.
572
00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:31,602
It really does feel like the fire
just won't stop, it won't give up.
573
00:29:31,636 --> 00:29:35,672
Bear and I are out with shovels
and feels a little futile, almost.
574
00:29:35,707 --> 00:29:39,042
I would just fill this, but it can't
hold as much as this thing can.
575
00:29:39,077 --> 00:29:40,043
Try to get this down there.
576
00:29:40,078 --> 00:29:43,413
[Bear] We need some water.
Do you have water?
577
00:29:43,447 --> 00:29:45,649
-[Noah] I have water.
-[Bam] Cut it off. Cut it off.
578
00:29:45,683 --> 00:29:47,985
- [Bear] Cut it!
- [Bam] We don't wanna spread it.
579
00:29:48,019 --> 00:29:50,988
- [Noah] Where do you want it?
- [Bam] That's good.
580
00:29:55,693 --> 00:29:58,629
Yeah, that cut it off.
Perfect.
581
00:29:58,663 --> 00:30:01,565
[Bam] I'm very glad that
Noah's tractor survived the fire.
582
00:30:01,599 --> 00:30:04,701
That he still has that,
because it is a huge help.
583
00:30:04,736 --> 00:30:07,971
- [Noah] How's it looking?
- [Bam] Looks good, bro.
584
00:30:08,005 --> 00:30:09,573
[Bear]
Yeah, I think we got it.
585
00:30:09,607 --> 00:30:12,509
Right now, the important thing
isn't rebuilding,
586
00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:14,912
it's making sure that
there's stuff to rebuild on.
587
00:30:14,946 --> 00:30:17,514
So, we just have to focus
on making sure
588
00:30:17,549 --> 00:30:19,983
that all the fires
are out and stay out.
589
00:30:20,018 --> 00:30:21,685
Just keep an eye
on them until this is over.
590
00:30:21,719 --> 00:30:24,087
All right, crisis averted.
591
00:30:26,791 --> 00:30:29,827
[Bird] It's been a while since
I've done the peacock call.
592
00:30:29,861 --> 00:30:30,661
Let me see if I remember.
593
00:30:30,695 --> 00:30:36,066
[calling]
594
00:30:39,404 --> 00:30:42,472
I think that one has
something to do with mating.
595
00:30:42,507 --> 00:30:45,509
When we were all evacuating
the peacocks were released,
596
00:30:45,543 --> 00:30:49,746
the white peacocks were
super special, especially to Da.
597
00:30:49,781 --> 00:30:52,416
You know, that was one of the
main things that really got to him
598
00:30:52,884 --> 00:30:54,785
or even when we saw the barn,
is the peacocks.
599
00:30:54,819 --> 00:30:57,120
And so if I was able
to find them
600
00:30:57,154 --> 00:30:59,590
or at least one of them,
he would be thrilled.
601
00:30:59,624 --> 00:31:02,359
There are definitely
different patterns to the call
602
00:31:02,393 --> 00:31:04,962
that you can just do it,
like, once. [calling]
603
00:31:04,996 --> 00:31:07,764
But then there's the, like,
"I'm calling for other peacocks."
604
00:31:07,799 --> 00:31:10,734
[calling]
605
00:31:10,768 --> 00:31:13,971
I'm trying to get the one
that they will just do
606
00:31:14,005 --> 00:31:15,439
when they're, like, in the barn.
607
00:31:15,707 --> 00:31:17,374
[calling]
608
00:31:19,244 --> 00:31:21,044
There's no no sign here.
609
00:31:21,079 --> 00:31:22,846
[sighs]
610
00:31:22,881 --> 00:31:25,816
I've thought about going
to Alaska a lot.
611
00:31:25,850 --> 00:31:27,384
I hate wanting to go right now,
612
00:31:27,418 --> 00:31:29,887
'cause I know the mountain
needs a lot of work.
613
00:31:29,921 --> 00:31:31,889
This looks like it could
have some maybe peacock,
614
00:31:31,923 --> 00:31:34,791
maybe chicken mess on it.
615
00:31:34,826 --> 00:31:38,095
And I'm concerned
about any of the animals
616
00:31:38,129 --> 00:31:40,764
that are out there loose,
which makes it even harder.
617
00:31:40,798 --> 00:31:43,634
Oh, wait, there are
feathers in this.
618
00:31:43,668 --> 00:31:46,370
It's definitely, like,
down feathers of something,
619
00:31:46,404 --> 00:31:48,572
and it's just mixed
into this spiderweb.
620
00:31:48,606 --> 00:31:52,576
Definitely could be peacock.
It even has the white tips.
621
00:31:52,610 --> 00:31:54,645
I almost hate myself
that I don't feel at home
622
00:31:54,679 --> 00:31:56,580
where everybody else
feels at home.
623
00:31:56,614 --> 00:31:59,216
It's hard to be torn
between two places,
624
00:31:59,250 --> 00:32:06,423
'cause I know I need to be in
Washington, but my soul belongs in Alaska.
625
00:32:06,758 --> 00:32:09,660
They're not gonna be where it's ash-filled.
They're gonna be where it's green.
626
00:32:09,694 --> 00:32:12,562
It doesn't look like they
were roosting here long.
627
00:32:12,597 --> 00:32:17,701
They were probably running from the fire.
When the fire hit there, they continued.
628
00:32:17,735 --> 00:32:19,736
I was definitely hoping
to find more sign,
629
00:32:19,771 --> 00:32:21,838
but I'm not giving up
that quick.
630
00:32:21,873 --> 00:32:24,107
Even if I have to come out
another day.
631
00:32:24,542 --> 00:32:26,410
Come on, peacocks.
632
00:32:29,580 --> 00:32:33,317
I'm not normally the most crafty
person when actually making stuff.
633
00:32:33,351 --> 00:32:37,688
Destruction is more my thing. I'll
be lucky if I can make a sock puppet.
634
00:32:37,722 --> 00:32:40,557
[narrator] Raiven and River
are due to arrive in Loomis
635
00:32:40,591 --> 00:32:43,860
in just a few hours
and Bear Brown
636
00:32:43,895 --> 00:32:48,231
prepares to see his son
for the very first time.
637
00:32:48,266 --> 00:32:51,835
I hope I don't
hack this up too much.
638
00:32:51,869 --> 00:32:55,372
It's gonna be really awesome to get
to spend some time with the little guy.
639
00:32:55,406 --> 00:32:56,873
I don't wanna show up
empty-handed,
640
00:32:56,908 --> 00:32:59,443
so right now I'm trying to see
if I can craft,
641
00:33:00,011 --> 00:33:01,545
like, a homemade stuffie
of some kind.
642
00:33:01,579 --> 00:33:04,548
Not being able to be
around River at all
643
00:33:04,582 --> 00:33:07,784
when he's first born and
these, these first months of him
644
00:33:07,819 --> 00:33:09,853
and being alive is...
It's been really difficult.
645
00:33:09,887 --> 00:33:12,289
It's been painful, actually.
646
00:33:12,323 --> 00:33:14,558
I grew up really tight
with my parents,
647
00:33:14,592 --> 00:33:20,063
they were always there for me and I
haven't been able to see or hold River.
648
00:33:20,098 --> 00:33:23,000
It's been a difficult road,
it really has.
649
00:33:23,568 --> 00:33:25,235
A little bowtie around his neck.
650
00:33:25,269 --> 00:33:27,437
Since River is just
a little bitty baby
651
00:33:27,472 --> 00:33:30,440
and he's going to chew on everything
that he can get his little hands on,
652
00:33:30,508 --> 00:33:32,876
I can't sew, like, button eyes
on him or anything.
653
00:33:32,910 --> 00:33:36,179
So the next best thing
is to draw some eyes.
654
00:33:36,881 --> 00:33:38,382
A little eye going right there.
655
00:33:39,117 --> 00:33:40,283
Looks like an eye.
656
00:33:41,686 --> 00:33:43,220
Big old smile.
657
00:33:43,521 --> 00:33:45,622
You know,
I've really been wishing
658
00:33:45,656 --> 00:33:49,259
that there was something that I
could do to have seen River sooner.
659
00:33:50,862 --> 00:33:53,397
It's been weighing down
on me a lot.
660
00:33:53,431 --> 00:33:55,966
Kinda like a crusher
on the heart.
661
00:33:57,468 --> 00:33:59,669
'Cause it already makes
me feel almost like I failed him
662
00:33:59,704 --> 00:34:02,939
and there's nothing
I can really do about it.
663
00:34:03,775 --> 00:34:07,844
It's really cool for the first
gift for me to give little River
664
00:34:07,879 --> 00:34:09,780
to be something
that I made myself.
665
00:34:09,814 --> 00:34:11,148
I got something for you.
666
00:34:11,749 --> 00:34:12,949
[clears throat]
667
00:34:12,984 --> 00:34:15,385
Kinda nervous, hopefully
he doesn't run from me.
668
00:34:16,788 --> 00:34:20,857
I could not be more excited
to finally get to hold little River.
669
00:34:20,892 --> 00:34:23,560
It has been so long,
there's been lots of stuff,
670
00:34:23,594 --> 00:34:26,029
there's been obstacles
in the way.
671
00:34:26,063 --> 00:34:28,265
But all those obstacles
are out of the way now.
672
00:34:29,067 --> 00:34:30,267
Okay, little guy.
673
00:34:31,402 --> 00:34:32,936
You ready to meet him?
674
00:34:32,970 --> 00:34:35,205
You ready to meet my son,
your playmate?
675
00:34:36,641 --> 00:34:38,008
Let's do this.
676
00:34:41,412 --> 00:34:43,814
[Bird] I am really, really hot.
677
00:34:43,848 --> 00:34:45,649
So I'm just gonna
chinchilla cool off.
678
00:34:45,683 --> 00:34:48,819
- An earth chinchilla bath?
- I'm gonna go chinchilla.
679
00:34:48,853 --> 00:34:51,021
- Does it really feel that good, though?
- It does.
680
00:34:51,055 --> 00:34:53,023
You can, like, roll in it.
681
00:34:53,558 --> 00:34:55,826
And, like, this is so nice.
682
00:34:55,860 --> 00:34:58,795
So cool. And it blocks
you from the sun.
683
00:34:58,830 --> 00:34:59,963
Where are we going?
684
00:35:00,598 --> 00:35:03,600
Now all that I have to do
is just sit in a little, like,
685
00:35:03,634 --> 00:35:06,069
chinchilla ball
and then just, like...
686
00:35:07,738 --> 00:35:10,173
And then if you
get dusty enough,
687
00:35:11,476 --> 00:35:14,144
- you can, like, shake off.
- Oh, my goodness.
688
00:35:16,981 --> 00:35:20,250
[Rain] I am a little
concerned about Bird.
689
00:35:21,085 --> 00:35:23,153
I think that there are
so many other things
690
00:35:23,187 --> 00:35:27,224
you can put your time into that would
be better than this, but here we are.
691
00:35:27,692 --> 00:35:28,425
[coughing]
692
00:35:31,696 --> 00:35:33,263
[Bird] Okay, I think I'm good.
693
00:35:37,735 --> 00:35:39,769
[Bear] Hey, little guy.
694
00:35:39,803 --> 00:35:42,372
You ready to meet my son?
You ready to meet him?
695
00:35:42,940 --> 00:35:45,775
[narrator] Since
the devastating wildfire,
696
00:35:45,810 --> 00:35:49,579
the Browns have worked to ready
their scorched ranch for a rebuild.
697
00:35:49,614 --> 00:35:53,517
Let's do keep over there,
throw away over there.
698
00:35:53,551 --> 00:35:57,687
[narrator] While the homestead
slowly makes strides towards the future,
699
00:35:57,722 --> 00:36:02,159
brother Bear has spent the last
two days away from the mountain,
700
00:36:02,193 --> 00:36:05,996
meeting his son, River,
for the first time.
701
00:36:07,031 --> 00:36:08,965
[River babbles]
702
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:10,300
[Bear] Can you say "dada"?
703
00:36:10,334 --> 00:36:11,968
[River] Dada.
704
00:36:13,704 --> 00:36:17,307
[Bear] It felt awesome meeting
my son for the very first time.
705
00:36:17,341 --> 00:36:20,043
No feeling like it in the world.
706
00:36:20,711 --> 00:36:25,081
It was amazing, awesome,
extreme, all rolled into one.
707
00:36:25,650 --> 00:36:28,919
River is the most amazing
little boy I have ever seen.
708
00:36:28,953 --> 00:36:33,590
His eyes are always open
so wide, taking everything in.
709
00:36:33,624 --> 00:36:35,592
I just want him to have
everything that he wants,
710
00:36:35,626 --> 00:36:37,227
be a president
of the United States
711
00:36:37,261 --> 00:36:40,263
or an astronaut
that goes into space.
712
00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:46,269
I just want to be the best dad that I
can be to be as good as my parents were
713
00:36:46,304 --> 00:36:48,405
and to just always be
there for him.
714
00:36:50,675 --> 00:36:54,277
Meeting with River has a
little bit of bitter-sweetness to it
715
00:36:54,312 --> 00:36:56,913
because I can't just have him
around every day,
716
00:36:56,948 --> 00:36:59,683
so Raiven's got to take him
back to the other side of his family
717
00:36:59,717 --> 00:37:01,017
and stuff like that.
718
00:37:01,052 --> 00:37:03,687
I definitely made plans
to see my son again,
719
00:37:03,721 --> 00:37:08,892
but it was awesomely amazing
to get to see, meet and hold River.
720
00:37:08,926 --> 00:37:11,228
I cannot wait to when I get
to see him next.
721
00:37:19,103 --> 00:37:20,303
[Billy speaking]
722
00:37:20,905 --> 00:37:21,938
[Bird speaking]
723
00:37:22,173 --> 00:37:23,073
[Billy speaking]
724
00:37:23,507 --> 00:37:26,243
[Bird] So, with everything
that's happened,
725
00:37:26,277 --> 00:37:28,178
I wanted to go for a long
time, as everyone knows.
726
00:37:28,212 --> 00:37:32,048
It's not a secret.
We're going to go to Alaska.
727
00:37:35,453 --> 00:37:39,556
I mean, to each their own. Whatever Bird
and the rest of them feel they need to do
728
00:37:39,590 --> 00:37:43,627
as far as going up to Alaska and try
to find themselves again after the fire.
729
00:37:43,661 --> 00:37:46,730
Personally, I think they should find
themselves with a shovel in their hands
730
00:37:46,764 --> 00:37:48,798
and help me clean up
everything so we can get back
731
00:37:48,833 --> 00:37:51,368
to building
and business as usual.
732
00:37:52,737 --> 00:37:55,605
They're skipping out right
when we're trying to rebuild.
733
00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:58,008
We could actually use
their help here.
734
00:37:59,076 --> 00:38:00,577
We're good here,
don't worry about it.
735
00:38:00,611 --> 00:38:03,113
We'll be okay.
736
00:38:03,147 --> 00:38:05,882
I think it's going to be good
for all of you, to be honest.
737
00:38:05,916 --> 00:38:07,050
Kind of a reboot.
738
00:38:07,818 --> 00:38:10,253
[Billy speaking]
739
00:38:18,796 --> 00:38:19,829
[Bear] Sure you don't wanna go?
740
00:38:19,864 --> 00:38:20,830
No. No way.
741
00:38:20,865 --> 00:38:22,165
And it'd be too sad.
742
00:38:25,936 --> 00:38:26,403
[all chuckling]
743
00:38:32,843 --> 00:38:33,610
I do.
744
00:38:38,749 --> 00:38:40,684
Give them a break
from what's here.
745
00:38:40,718 --> 00:38:44,421
Well, life's uncertain,
so watch yourselves
746
00:38:44,455 --> 00:38:49,993
and listen to God.
Let him complete your journey.
747
00:38:50,695 --> 00:38:56,099
Alaska to Bird is like snuggling
up under a warm blanket
748
00:38:56,133 --> 00:38:59,069
on a cold winter day
with a cup of hot chocolate.
749
00:38:59,870 --> 00:39:02,772
It's so deep inside her,
what she is.
750
00:39:02,807 --> 00:39:05,241
[Billy speaking]
751
00:39:10,815 --> 00:39:13,817
See if my rocks from
the creek are still there.
752
00:39:13,851 --> 00:39:17,654
Also, we'll send maybe a
sprig of a tree, to smell it,
753
00:39:17,688 --> 00:39:19,322
since I'm not there to smell it,
754
00:39:19,357 --> 00:39:21,358
and a couple of sticks
of devil's club.
755
00:39:22,693 --> 00:39:25,028
- All right, bring back an eagle feather...
- [all chuckling]
756
00:39:25,062 --> 00:39:27,430
a bear claw,
a rock from the river...
757
00:39:31,602 --> 00:39:33,737
[narrator] Before the voyage
to Alaska begins,
758
00:39:33,771 --> 00:39:36,373
the siblings divide and conquer
759
00:39:36,407 --> 00:39:39,642
to patrol the mountain
for any remaining fires.
760
00:39:39,677 --> 00:39:41,478
[Bird] This area looks pretty
clear, so let's get out of here.
761
00:39:41,512 --> 00:39:44,447
[Rain] I don't see any
like open flame or anything.
762
00:39:44,482 --> 00:39:48,585
I'm definitely proud of us all for pulling
together like we have to stop the spot fires
763
00:39:48,619 --> 00:39:50,787
and it just reassures me
that we are doing a good job
764
00:39:50,821 --> 00:39:53,256
and that everything
is gonna be okay.
765
00:39:54,692 --> 00:39:56,693
[Bam] It's hard to say
how long it will take
766
00:39:56,727 --> 00:39:59,596
for the land to rejuvenate
from the fire
767
00:39:59,630 --> 00:40:03,600
and to actually be back to
being a working ecosystem again.
768
00:40:03,634 --> 00:40:06,736
But this is more than land,
this is a dream.
769
00:40:06,771 --> 00:40:08,938
So I think we're gonna do
what we always did
770
00:40:08,973 --> 00:40:12,075
and always have done
and just stay the course.
771
00:40:12,810 --> 00:40:14,444
[Noah] No matter
how bad it gets,
772
00:40:14,478 --> 00:40:18,214
no matter how much it's
burned, we just keep going.
773
00:40:18,282 --> 00:40:22,318
A lot of people, if one thing happened
to them, would give up and we don't.
774
00:40:22,386 --> 00:40:24,521
So we keep on moving
to the next tragedy.
775
00:40:24,555 --> 00:40:27,323
It's not gonna knock us
down either.
776
00:40:27,358 --> 00:40:30,059
The only direction
I know to go is onward.
777
00:40:34,031 --> 00:40:37,634
[narrator] On the next episode
of Alaskan Bush People...
778
00:40:37,668 --> 00:40:38,868
[Bear] Guys, here we are!
779
00:40:38,903 --> 00:40:41,805
[Bird] It's been so long!
Yeah!
780
00:40:41,839 --> 00:40:43,973
It feels great
to be back in Alaska.
781
00:40:44,008 --> 00:40:45,775
Good old Browntown.
782
00:40:45,810 --> 00:40:47,410
[howling]
783
00:40:47,978 --> 00:40:49,379
- Hey, guys.
- Hey!
784
00:40:49,413 --> 00:40:51,047
What? Are you lost?
785
00:40:51,081 --> 00:40:53,616
You know, it's definitely nice
to see an old bush friend.
786
00:40:53,651 --> 00:40:55,585
- I whipped out my pliers and...
- [laughing]
787
00:40:55,619 --> 00:40:57,921
If you need a doctor, homes.
[laughs]
788
00:40:57,955 --> 00:41:00,390
- [Bam] Hold steady.
- [Noah] Okay!
789
00:41:00,424 --> 00:41:03,092
The most urgent thing
is fixing the road.
790
00:41:03,127 --> 00:41:04,961
It took a long time
to get one load in.
791
00:41:04,995 --> 00:41:08,331
Turning the barn truck into a
dump truck, pretty sound logic.
792
00:41:08,365 --> 00:41:10,300
It's not much to look at.
793
00:41:12,736 --> 00:41:16,506
I wanna prove to myself that
I can still survive in Alaska.
794
00:41:16,540 --> 00:41:18,208
[whispering]
There's been a bear here.
795
00:41:18,242 --> 00:41:20,877
- [growling] - [man] It's
not dead, it's not dead!
796
00:41:20,911 --> 00:41:24,214
[Bird] The way that we grew up is
you never know when you see someone
797
00:41:24,248 --> 00:41:26,049
if that's gonna be
the last time.
798
00:41:26,083 --> 00:41:27,083
[sobbing]