1 00:00:00,433 --> 00:00:02,301 This guy is my war horse. 2 00:00:02,335 --> 00:00:06,739 I might train him archery, jousting, the whole bit. 3 00:00:06,773 --> 00:00:10,309 [narrator] On this episode of Alaskan Bush People. 4 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:15,948 Honestly, like my mind is blown. 5 00:00:15,982 --> 00:00:17,349 [woman 1] She's red? 6 00:00:17,384 --> 00:00:19,918 My fingers are just crossed she drives straight and isn't broken. 7 00:00:19,953 --> 00:00:21,854 Oh, man! 8 00:00:21,888 --> 00:00:25,190 One of the big concerns with Bird going to Alaska is all the cats that she has here. 9 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,427 Feel it in the eyes. 10 00:00:28,661 --> 00:00:29,995 [inaudible]. 11 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:33,265 That is not going as smooth as Noah wanted. 12 00:00:33,299 --> 00:00:34,767 Wild stallion! 13 00:00:34,801 --> 00:00:35,634 Whoa! 14 00:00:35,668 --> 00:00:36,835 [woman 2] Everybody's on? 15 00:00:36,869 --> 00:00:39,371 I've never run the Integrity by myself. 16 00:00:39,406 --> 00:00:40,939 [man 1] There's quite a bit of reef. 17 00:00:40,973 --> 00:00:42,975 Hold on. 18 00:00:45,045 --> 00:00:49,148 I need to do this for myself, to finish what I came to do. 19 00:00:49,182 --> 00:00:51,050 [theme music playing] 20 00:00:54,054 --> 00:00:57,022 [dramatic music playing] 21 00:01:02,295 --> 00:01:03,762 [Bear] The wind is howling! 22 00:01:03,797 --> 00:01:06,965 [Bird] I've actually thought I heard a couple of things break. 23 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,601 I didn't expect this bad of a storm. 24 00:01:09,635 --> 00:01:12,938 It's just crazy out there right now. 25 00:01:12,972 --> 00:01:18,644 [narrator] It's late fall in southeast Alaska, and siblings Bear, Bird and Rain, 26 00:01:18,678 --> 00:01:23,182 have returned to their old family home on Chichigof Island. 27 00:01:23,216 --> 00:01:27,519 But a severe snowstorm hits overnight. 28 00:01:27,554 --> 00:01:31,356 &We knew that there was a risk when we came to Alaska around this time, 29 00:01:31,391 --> 00:01:34,059 because this is the time that the storms start. 30 00:01:34,094 --> 00:01:36,395 I think he just hopes they wouldn't quite hit when we were here. 31 00:01:38,298 --> 00:01:41,967 Growing up in Alaska, we've definitely enjoyed our fair share of storms. 32 00:01:42,001 --> 00:01:45,771 But this storm is a little bit different, because this isn't our home anymore. 33 00:01:45,805 --> 00:01:48,107 We have a home to get back to. 34 00:01:48,141 --> 00:01:51,410 Being wintered in Alaska is not what we need right now. 35 00:01:55,348 --> 00:01:57,316 [dramatic music playing] 36 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:06,391 [Bear] Whoa! Look at it! It's like a minefield out here. 37 00:02:10,864 --> 00:02:12,531 This way. 38 00:02:12,565 --> 00:02:17,536 Well, I'm just walking around and looking for problem trees essentially. 39 00:02:17,570 --> 00:02:20,405 We've had some fallen trees. I heard some crashes up there. 40 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,674 Don't want the sisters walking around and a tree fall. 41 00:02:22,709 --> 00:02:23,876 Or even myself, I'm running around a little. 42 00:02:23,910 --> 00:02:27,012 Don't really want to get impaled by a giant branch falling. 43 00:02:27,046 --> 00:02:30,883 So, I'm just keeping my eye open, making sure our immediate vicinity is safe. 44 00:02:30,917 --> 00:02:32,317 Yeah! 45 00:02:32,352 --> 00:02:35,120 This time of year, our storms can be pretty bad. 46 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:38,891 And even though we just got hit with one, it doesn't mean that we're in the clear. 47 00:02:38,925 --> 00:02:41,927 There could be another storm just hitting right on top of another one, 48 00:02:41,961 --> 00:02:42,761 because sometimes that's how it happens. 49 00:02:42,795 --> 00:02:45,898 [waves crashes] 50 00:02:45,932 --> 00:02:50,235 Storms in Alaska, they get bad enough you can't get to the island from boat. 51 00:02:50,270 --> 00:02:53,038 You have to wait until the storm blows over. 52 00:02:54,774 --> 00:02:58,377 I'm a bit concerned that it could stick us here for longer than we intended. 53 00:02:58,878 --> 00:03:00,145 [Bear] Come on! 54 00:03:04,250 --> 00:03:06,418 [upbeat music playing] 55 00:03:08,288 --> 00:03:10,189 [Noah] All right, let's see what I can do. 56 00:03:10,223 --> 00:03:12,524 [narrator] 1,500 miles south, 57 00:03:12,559 --> 00:03:17,196 the Browns' mountain has also received its first snowfall of the season. 58 00:03:17,230 --> 00:03:20,766 [Noah] I just got to take it out and then smooth it over. 59 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,169 [narrator] And while the restoration of the ranch continues... 60 00:03:25,672 --> 00:03:29,308 brother Noah tends to Northstar's newest addition. 61 00:03:31,844 --> 00:03:33,645 This guy is Prometheus. 62 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,014 He's 16 hands and growing. 63 00:03:36,416 --> 00:03:38,984 He is the second stallion on the ranch. 64 00:03:39,018 --> 00:03:41,353 Well, I guess the only stallion on the ranch right now, 65 00:03:41,387 --> 00:03:43,956 because he's the only horse up here. 66 00:03:43,990 --> 00:03:48,427 When the fire happened, we were actually on our way to go pick up Prometheus. 67 00:03:48,561 --> 00:03:49,728 He's two years old. 68 00:03:49,762 --> 00:03:52,831 He's estimated to come out as 18 hands. 69 00:03:52,865 --> 00:03:55,667 He's massive. He's sleek, he's beautiful. 70 00:03:55,702 --> 00:03:59,371 Back in the day, he would have been the perfect knights' templar horse. 71 00:04:01,641 --> 00:04:04,409 I'm obsessed with ancient times. 72 00:04:04,444 --> 00:04:09,848 So, for me, this guy is going to be my war horse. 73 00:04:09,882 --> 00:04:14,786 I might train him the old style, horseback archery, jousting, the whole bit. 74 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:17,389 I wanted to do a week with him. 75 00:04:17,423 --> 00:04:20,859 So, I've actually moved in, built a little shelter, 76 00:04:20,893 --> 00:04:24,329 and I'm staying here, camping in this arena with him for a week. 77 00:04:24,931 --> 00:04:27,532 I think I was seven, when dad and I discussed 78 00:04:27,567 --> 00:04:30,602 how horses were actually used in medieval times. 79 00:04:30,637 --> 00:04:32,771 That's why I wanted, and have been obsessed with, war horses, 80 00:04:32,805 --> 00:04:34,773 and knights' templars, and all that. 81 00:04:34,807 --> 00:04:37,509 I can definitely see myself sitting on top of him 82 00:04:37,543 --> 00:04:41,013 with the reins in my teeth, while firing arrows. 83 00:04:41,047 --> 00:04:47,019 So, this is actually the first stage, training Prometheus to be tolerant to weapons. 84 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,789 I'm going to start with the sword. 85 00:04:50,823 --> 00:04:52,391 The key is lettin' him get used to it slowly. 86 00:04:53,593 --> 00:04:56,028 Completely safe. Can't hurt you at all. 87 00:04:57,764 --> 00:05:00,699 Next up, for the bow: set up the target, 88 00:05:00,733 --> 00:05:04,636 getting my arrows, feel how he reacts to one hitting there. 89 00:05:04,671 --> 00:05:09,207 I'm sure that to a lot of people, I'm doing everything wrong. 90 00:05:10,643 --> 00:05:14,746 [Noah] Not even a flinch! Good boy, Prometheus! 91 00:05:14,781 --> 00:05:19,084 I could put the saddle on him first, that is a very invasive thing. 92 00:05:19,118 --> 00:05:23,055 So instead, start with the weapons, because it isn't touching him. 93 00:05:23,089 --> 00:05:24,890 Basically, the plan is that in the week's time, 94 00:05:24,924 --> 00:05:27,025 I'll be able to get enough bonding time with him, 95 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:29,494 that would give normal people years. 96 00:05:29,529 --> 00:05:31,763 And my goal is to ride him. 97 00:05:31,797 --> 00:05:34,966 [Noah] He's actually only experienced snow since he got here. 98 00:05:35,001 --> 00:05:37,102 So, I'm going to take it easy with him, 99 00:05:37,136 --> 00:05:42,040 and teach him how to run, and walk, on snow and ice. 100 00:05:42,075 --> 00:05:46,878 I think the fire affected everyone differently, but it did affect everyone, even me. 101 00:05:46,913 --> 00:05:47,646 [Noah] Come on. 102 00:05:48,147 --> 00:05:49,581 [Noah] Well, I guess in a way, 103 00:05:49,615 --> 00:05:52,951 my week with Prometheus is like Bear, Bird and Rain's week in Alaska. 104 00:05:52,985 --> 00:05:57,556 I just kind of, to get back to center, back to good. 105 00:05:57,590 --> 00:06:01,126 My family deserve the best me possible. 106 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,061 I haven't been the best thing possible. 107 00:06:03,096 --> 00:06:04,896 You ready? 108 00:06:04,931 --> 00:06:07,032 Nice and slow. There you go! 109 00:06:07,967 --> 00:06:10,135 [dramatic music playing] 110 00:06:12,872 --> 00:06:15,240 [reporter speaking] 111 00:06:29,455 --> 00:06:31,623 Alaska's been giving us the whole she-bam. 112 00:06:31,657 --> 00:06:35,627 So, it's been sunny, it's been windy, it just snowed. 113 00:06:35,661 --> 00:06:38,697 [Bear] We don't want to be out here when it picks up a great deal, 114 00:06:38,731 --> 00:06:42,501 and the storm has probably increased even more than it was. 115 00:06:42,535 --> 00:06:45,837 [narrator] On Chichigof Island, Bear, Bird and Rain 116 00:06:45,872 --> 00:06:49,574 prepare for another long night in Browntown. 117 00:06:49,608 --> 00:06:52,377 But there's a new concern. 118 00:06:52,412 --> 00:06:56,648 A report that another blizzard, bringing damaging winds and heavy snowfall, 119 00:06:56,682 --> 00:07:00,218 is due to strike in just three days. 120 00:07:01,888 --> 00:07:05,957 Now, one thing I am worried about is if the storm lasts a little bit too long, 121 00:07:05,991 --> 00:07:06,958 and we get stuck. 122 00:07:07,660 --> 00:07:10,061 [Bear] We can't afford to get stranded for, 123 00:07:10,095 --> 00:07:11,696 like, a three weeks blown in by storm in Alaska. 124 00:07:11,731 --> 00:07:14,833 We have too much to do at the ranch, too much to do back home. 125 00:07:14,867 --> 00:07:18,403 We haven't really been in Alaska as long as we're wanting to. 126 00:07:18,438 --> 00:07:21,440 A bit concerned we might have to end the trip early. 127 00:07:21,574 --> 00:07:23,175 One thing with Alaska, as you all know, 128 00:07:23,209 --> 00:07:27,546 is that if you stay past a certain point in the winter, you can't really leave. 129 00:07:27,580 --> 00:07:31,183 Oh, dang it! Wouldn't that suck! 130 00:07:32,819 --> 00:07:35,754 Bear and Rain are thinking that we might have to cut the trip short. 131 00:07:35,788 --> 00:07:37,322 I really don't want to. 132 00:07:37,356 --> 00:07:39,357 I don't know, I, there are still answers I'm looking for, 133 00:07:39,392 --> 00:07:44,596 do I want to move back to Alaska, or do I belong in Washington? 134 00:07:44,630 --> 00:07:48,033 And I was hoping that we'd go back to Washington with a deer. 135 00:07:49,402 --> 00:07:51,036 The wolf pack could use some Alaska deer. 136 00:07:51,070 --> 00:07:54,005 I think that would, you know, boost morale a little bit. 137 00:07:55,441 --> 00:07:57,576 [Bird] And I was hoping that getting a deer would, kind of, 138 00:07:57,610 --> 00:07:59,811 show myself that I still have it. 139 00:07:59,846 --> 00:08:02,247 Even in the, like, wild of Alaska. 140 00:08:04,016 --> 00:08:06,351 But I didn't get a deer. 141 00:08:26,572 --> 00:08:27,873 [Bear] You guys ready? 142 00:08:27,907 --> 00:08:31,443 [Rain] Ready as we'll ever be. I think so. 143 00:08:31,978 --> 00:08:36,648 [narrator] Early the next morning, the siblings embark on their return to Washington, 144 00:08:36,682 --> 00:08:38,316 ahead of schedule. 145 00:08:39,418 --> 00:08:41,152 But reaching cell reception, 146 00:08:41,187 --> 00:08:45,590 the Browns realize they have several missed calls from home. 147 00:08:45,625 --> 00:08:48,126 [Rain] When I first heard the wolf pack call us, 148 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,529 I immediately think, like, something went wrong. 149 00:08:50,563 --> 00:08:53,865 First thing comes through my mind is, I hope dad's okay. 150 00:08:53,900 --> 00:08:57,402 He has his ups and downs, and has for forever. 151 00:08:57,937 --> 00:09:00,438 I'm pretty worried, to be honest. 152 00:09:01,607 --> 00:09:04,743 Dad's health doesn't seem to be going up. 153 00:09:04,777 --> 00:09:05,677 It just seems to be going down. 154 00:09:05,711 --> 00:09:08,880 And so, I'm definitely a little concerned. 155 00:09:08,915 --> 00:09:14,019 With him feeling so bad lately, of course, you always think the worst. 156 00:09:16,022 --> 00:09:17,222 [Bear] It's as loud as she gets. 157 00:09:19,725 --> 00:09:20,559 Hello! 158 00:09:21,928 --> 00:09:23,395 - [Billy] Hello! - Can you hear us? 159 00:09:23,763 --> 00:09:25,430 [Billy speaking] 160 00:09:26,899 --> 00:09:28,934 Yeah, we can hear you loud and clear. 161 00:09:28,968 --> 00:09:30,435 How are y'all guys doing? We're doing good. 162 00:09:31,871 --> 00:09:34,039 [Billy speaking] 163 00:09:45,284 --> 00:09:47,018 Where? 164 00:09:47,887 --> 00:09:48,453 What? 165 00:09:48,487 --> 00:09:50,822 Are you serious? 166 00:09:50,856 --> 00:09:53,892 [narrator] The Browns' former boat, the Integrity, 167 00:09:53,926 --> 00:09:56,227 was abandoned and relocated to Hoonah. 168 00:09:56,262 --> 00:10:00,131 The Integrity is for sale in Hoonah? 169 00:10:04,604 --> 00:10:08,440 [narrator] Now, the local harbormaster is hoping to part with the vessel, 170 00:10:08,674 --> 00:10:11,409 and willing to strike a rock-bottom deal. 171 00:10:13,746 --> 00:10:15,780 The Integrity is in town. 172 00:10:15,815 --> 00:10:19,517 Honestly, like, my mind is blown! 173 00:10:19,552 --> 00:10:22,087 This is awesome. Reminds me of the old days, man! 174 00:10:22,922 --> 00:10:25,557 I never thought that I would see the Integrity again. 175 00:10:25,591 --> 00:10:26,658 Browntown dead ahead! 176 00:10:26,692 --> 00:10:29,427 The Integrity has so many great memories. 177 00:10:29,795 --> 00:10:32,831 Just going through the open ocean, fishing, laughing with the family. 178 00:10:32,865 --> 00:10:34,366 [cheering] 179 00:10:35,468 --> 00:10:37,168 [Billy speaking] 180 00:10:43,042 --> 00:10:44,976 [Billy] This is just too good an opportunity not to check out. 181 00:10:45,011 --> 00:10:48,013 This boat changed our entire world. 182 00:10:48,414 --> 00:10:49,781 I think it's really a no-brainer. 183 00:10:49,815 --> 00:10:52,917 I think it's a, it's a win-win for everyone. 184 00:10:52,952 --> 00:10:55,053 [Billy speaking] 185 00:10:59,291 --> 00:11:01,292 Right. Got you. Roger that. 186 00:11:02,762 --> 00:11:04,229 [Billy speaking] 187 00:11:14,473 --> 00:11:18,009 If dad knew about the storms, I know he would want us to collar early. 188 00:11:18,044 --> 00:11:20,745 But the Integrity, we gave it away a long time ago, 189 00:11:20,780 --> 00:11:22,747 and for it to just circle back, 190 00:11:22,782 --> 00:11:25,884 and be where we are even, I think we have to get it. 191 00:11:25,918 --> 00:11:28,853 Securing the Integrity might lift our spirits, 192 00:11:28,888 --> 00:11:31,723 knowing that there is a beacon of hope out there. 193 00:11:31,757 --> 00:11:32,757 - [Billy] Guys! - Yeah. 194 00:11:32,792 --> 00:11:33,892 Take care of each other. S'more. 195 00:11:33,926 --> 00:11:34,826 - We will. S'more. - We will. 196 00:11:34,860 --> 00:11:36,227 [all] S'more. 197 00:11:37,029 --> 00:11:37,495 [narrator] Coming up... 198 00:11:37,530 --> 00:11:39,030 No. No. Too small. 199 00:11:39,732 --> 00:11:42,967 [narrator] ...the siblings attempt to locate their old family boat. 200 00:11:43,002 --> 00:11:44,636 I mean, this one's encased. 201 00:11:44,670 --> 00:11:46,337 Yeah, way too wide. 202 00:11:47,006 --> 00:11:47,572 [narrator] And later... 203 00:11:47,606 --> 00:11:48,940 Let's do this! 204 00:11:48,974 --> 00:11:51,776 [narrator] ...Bird is determined to see out her deer hunt. 205 00:11:51,811 --> 00:11:55,113 [Bird] If I get a deer, it proves that, like, I can still live out here, 206 00:11:55,147 --> 00:11:57,115 and I can fight for myself. 207 00:12:02,421 --> 00:12:05,023 [Billy speaking] 208 00:12:09,595 --> 00:12:14,432 [narrator] A second winter storm is only days away from southeast Alaska. 209 00:12:14,667 --> 00:12:19,637 But instead of returning back home to Washington, the Brown siblings are taking a risk. 210 00:12:19,672 --> 00:12:20,538 - [Rain] No. - [Bear] No. 211 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:22,707 - Too small. - That looks like our boat. 212 00:12:22,742 --> 00:12:25,977 [narrator] Hoping to examine and secure their old boat 213 00:12:26,011 --> 00:12:30,048 before the incoming snow traps them in Alaska. 214 00:12:30,082 --> 00:12:33,451 Dad's tasked us with a couple things before we leave Alaska. 215 00:12:33,786 --> 00:12:35,553 He wants us to check out the Integrity, 216 00:12:35,588 --> 00:12:38,456 he wants us to make sure that she's still good and ship-shape, 217 00:12:38,591 --> 00:12:40,592 and then he wants us to find someone that can watch it 218 00:12:40,626 --> 00:12:42,360 until we can come back and get it. 219 00:12:42,394 --> 00:12:44,028 But we're just running out of time. 220 00:12:44,697 --> 00:12:46,297 I mean, this one's encased. 221 00:12:46,332 --> 00:12:48,333 Yeah. Way too wide. Definitely not. 222 00:12:48,934 --> 00:12:50,869 Guys, look! Come here, come here. 223 00:12:50,903 --> 00:12:52,937 Come here. Got the small hatch door. 224 00:12:52,972 --> 00:12:55,173 It's either her or her sister. 225 00:12:55,207 --> 00:12:57,742 Guys, the bow still says "Integrity". 226 00:12:57,777 --> 00:12:58,743 What? 227 00:12:58,778 --> 00:12:59,844 [Bird] Oh, is that... 228 00:12:59,879 --> 00:13:02,080 Are you serious? This is her, guys! 229 00:13:02,114 --> 00:13:03,381 - We found her! - It's the Integrity. 230 00:13:03,415 --> 00:13:04,716 It's the Integrity. 231 00:13:04,750 --> 00:13:07,819 It's almost like being in some kind of alternate reality, 232 00:13:07,853 --> 00:13:10,155 seeing the Integrity the way that it looks now. 233 00:13:10,189 --> 00:13:12,757 It looks so vastly different when we last saw it. 234 00:13:12,792 --> 00:13:15,126 Very red! 235 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:16,561 [Bear] Red is my particular favorite color 236 00:13:16,595 --> 00:13:20,431 and even I wouldn't have painted the Integrity like she's painted now. 237 00:13:20,566 --> 00:13:24,369 But all in all it's still good to see the Integrity, even if she has a bad paint job. 238 00:13:24,403 --> 00:13:27,205 Permission to come aboard, Integrity? 239 00:13:27,239 --> 00:13:30,975 Despite the differences of the Integrity, it still feels like it's ours. 240 00:13:31,010 --> 00:13:32,377 Very different! 241 00:13:32,711 --> 00:13:33,845 Oh, my gosh! 242 00:13:33,946 --> 00:13:37,849 It feels like stepping onto it, it's like coming home. 243 00:13:37,883 --> 00:13:40,118 - Breakfast is almost ready. - Smells good. 244 00:13:40,152 --> 00:13:42,086 Thank you. 245 00:13:42,121 --> 00:13:44,489 It does bring back a lot of memories, and it makes me miss mom and dad a lot. 246 00:13:44,523 --> 00:13:45,924 Come here. 247 00:13:45,958 --> 00:13:48,259 'Cause never really been on it without mom and dad. 248 00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:50,028 Smells like bow. 249 00:13:50,062 --> 00:13:52,363 - What? - Man, I miss it! 250 00:13:54,934 --> 00:13:56,067 [Bear] It's a little toasty. 251 00:13:56,101 --> 00:13:57,836 Well, the engine room's not too different. 252 00:13:57,870 --> 00:14:00,605 Buying the Integrity is a slight bit of a risk. 253 00:14:00,639 --> 00:14:03,908 We haven't even seen the Integrity for some time. 254 00:14:03,943 --> 00:14:06,611 I must admit, I'm a little concerned it might take a lot of work. 255 00:14:06,645 --> 00:14:11,749 Well, I'm not a mechanic, but theoretically speaking, it all looks in place. 256 00:14:11,784 --> 00:14:13,885 Plumbing pipes, the hydraulic hoses. 257 00:14:13,919 --> 00:14:15,687 Needs to be bailed. 258 00:14:15,721 --> 00:14:18,122 Got a little water down there. 259 00:14:18,157 --> 00:14:20,658 There's actually a pretty good leak she has. 260 00:14:20,692 --> 00:14:24,762 She's got a couple rotten boards on the outside and has a bit of a leak down below. 261 00:14:24,796 --> 00:14:27,565 But it shouldn't be too much of a problem right now. 262 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:28,833 We can fix it in the future. 263 00:14:28,867 --> 00:14:31,035 We just need to really keep an eye on it. 264 00:14:31,070 --> 00:14:33,771 All in all, most of the things that we've seen that are wrong with it, 265 00:14:33,806 --> 00:14:35,406 is just purely cosmetic. 266 00:14:35,441 --> 00:14:37,242 [Bear] Now, I agree 100%. 267 00:14:37,276 --> 00:14:38,810 So, do y'all think we get her? 268 00:14:38,844 --> 00:14:42,614 I think we should. I think we're going to be able to report back to dad, 269 00:14:42,648 --> 00:14:44,415 and I think we're going to pick this boat up. 270 00:14:44,750 --> 00:14:45,850 - [Rain] Let's do it! - [Bird] All right. 271 00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:47,051 [Bear] Love it! 272 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,160 [Gabe] Come and get it! 273 00:14:56,829 --> 00:14:58,529 [inaudible] bite. 274 00:14:58,564 --> 00:15:02,934 One of the big concerns with Bird going to Alaska is all the cats that she has here. 275 00:15:02,968 --> 00:15:06,237 She's entrusted that to me, but there are a lot. 276 00:15:08,674 --> 00:15:11,175 Way to spill it, huh? You're on cleanup. 277 00:15:11,844 --> 00:15:13,444 [Gabe] The cats in here are really special. 278 00:15:13,913 --> 00:15:14,646 They're Bird's pride and joy, you know. 279 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:16,581 They're practically her babies. 280 00:15:16,615 --> 00:15:19,884 So, I'm just a little nervous, you know, a little concerned with just taking care of 'em. 281 00:15:19,919 --> 00:15:22,086 I don't want something to happen while she's gone. 282 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,956 She comes back and I'm like, "Oh, we lost six!" 283 00:15:25,758 --> 00:15:27,258 [Gabe] Oh, now the dirty part. 284 00:15:27,693 --> 00:15:29,160 Have to use my weapon. 285 00:15:29,795 --> 00:15:31,396 I'm going to go with this one. 286 00:15:33,732 --> 00:15:34,766 Oh, my goodness! 287 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:36,701 I don't know which is worse, the smell of the poop, 288 00:15:36,735 --> 00:15:39,170 or the smell or whatever she has covering up the smell of the poop. 289 00:15:41,974 --> 00:15:43,608 You feel it in the eyes! 290 00:15:43,642 --> 00:15:46,678 Just a minute. The bathroom's being cleaned. 291 00:15:46,712 --> 00:15:49,847 Oh, that's just what I needed now, there's a line. 292 00:15:49,882 --> 00:15:51,616 Bird definitely owes me one for this. 293 00:15:51,650 --> 00:15:57,689 This is the least glamorous part about cat-sitting, is scooping the litter box. 294 00:15:57,723 --> 00:16:02,393 In this case, the litter box for as many cats as there are, is just the shower. 295 00:16:02,428 --> 00:16:07,165 It's the shower full of, you know what it's full of. 296 00:16:07,199 --> 00:16:10,234 All fed, all watered, and clean bathrooms. 297 00:16:10,269 --> 00:16:11,970 Y'all guys have a good night. 298 00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:15,373 Friskies! 299 00:16:18,978 --> 00:16:20,445 [Bear] Beautiful harbor here. I love it. 300 00:16:20,679 --> 00:16:22,814 Doggie. Good boy! 301 00:16:22,848 --> 00:16:24,349 [narrator] Back in Alaska, 302 00:16:24,383 --> 00:16:27,719 brother Bear is on a mission to find an old friend of the family, 303 00:16:27,753 --> 00:16:31,723 who can care for the Integrity throughout the winter season. 304 00:16:31,757 --> 00:16:34,759 [Bear] We've got the storm blowing on us really, really soon. 305 00:16:34,793 --> 00:16:36,361 So, it's important that we take her, the boat, 306 00:16:36,395 --> 00:16:37,962 as quickly as we possibly can. 307 00:16:37,997 --> 00:16:40,498 Especially the Integrity having a little bit more of a leak, 308 00:16:40,532 --> 00:16:42,433 if you don't bail the boat out regularly 309 00:16:42,468 --> 00:16:44,635 and make sure that she's bailing, then she'll be sunk. 310 00:16:44,670 --> 00:16:47,405 - [Bear] How's it going, man? - [Addy] That's a good handshake, man. 311 00:16:47,439 --> 00:16:49,607 [Bear] Oh, thank you! Thank you! You too, man. Thank you. Yeah! 312 00:16:49,641 --> 00:16:52,210 [Bear] I'm actually quite confident Addy will help us out with the barter, 313 00:16:52,244 --> 00:16:53,678 because that is the code of the bush, 314 00:16:53,712 --> 00:16:57,682 a perfect stranger could show up on your door in Alaska, ask for help, 315 00:16:57,716 --> 00:17:00,318 and if you can help, you'll help 'em. That's just the way it is. 316 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:02,787 [Bear] I was actually looking for you. 317 00:17:02,821 --> 00:17:07,959 My family and I, we have a boat, but we probably won't be back up for a little while. 318 00:17:07,993 --> 00:17:11,562 So, I was wondering if you would be willing to watch her. 319 00:17:11,597 --> 00:17:12,697 Now, not for free. 320 00:17:12,731 --> 00:17:16,968 I do have a bunch of red cedar boards. 321 00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:23,341 Bam picked up this red cedar along the way. It was some job we did. 322 00:17:23,375 --> 00:17:24,876 We were super excited about it, 323 00:17:24,977 --> 00:17:30,548 but we ended up bartering quite a bit of it away, for the windmill parts. 324 00:17:30,582 --> 00:17:34,018 It's pure red cedar. You can smell it from a mile away. 325 00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:37,255 He might come after me, but he won't come after you. 326 00:17:37,289 --> 00:17:38,289 Okay. 327 00:17:38,557 --> 00:17:40,691 [Bear] Everybody loves red cedar. 328 00:17:40,726 --> 00:17:43,728 The girls and I actually came across it on the beach in Browntown, 329 00:17:43,762 --> 00:17:46,931 and right now, it's really all we have to barter. 330 00:17:46,965 --> 00:17:49,333 [Addy] I think we can work something out. 331 00:17:50,069 --> 00:17:52,236 [upbeat music playing] 332 00:17:53,906 --> 00:17:57,742 [Noah] Today is going to be the first day that Prometheus has ever had a saddle on him. 333 00:17:57,776 --> 00:17:59,343 So, I'm going to put it on him, 334 00:17:59,378 --> 00:18:03,581 I'm going to walk him around in a couple circles, take it off, brush him out. 335 00:18:03,615 --> 00:18:07,185 [Noah] Depending on the horse, saddle training can be difficult. Think of it. 336 00:18:07,219 --> 00:18:11,556 A horse in a natural setting, the only time something is on its back 337 00:18:11,590 --> 00:18:16,360 is when it is a wolf or a mountain lion, jumping on its back to try to eat it. 338 00:18:16,395 --> 00:18:20,998 So, one of those things you need to steadily work into. 339 00:18:21,033 --> 00:18:25,303 But, I'm definitely confident that I'll be able to get on his back in my week. 340 00:18:25,971 --> 00:18:27,138 [Noah] There! 341 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:28,940 How's that? 342 00:18:28,974 --> 00:18:30,007 Is that better? 343 00:18:30,142 --> 00:18:31,242 Whoa! 344 00:18:31,443 --> 00:18:32,577 Whoa! 345 00:18:32,611 --> 00:18:37,615 Every day is a struggle with a beast like Prometheus. 346 00:18:37,649 --> 00:18:41,152 One of the big things that I want to get across to that horse 347 00:18:41,186 --> 00:18:43,421 is utter confidence around him. 348 00:18:43,889 --> 00:18:44,856 Go for a walk. 349 00:18:45,958 --> 00:18:48,893 Watch where you're stepping! Don't sniff me. 350 00:18:48,927 --> 00:18:52,063 Go faster. Come on! Come on! Yeah! 351 00:18:53,265 --> 00:18:55,299 Hey! Hey! Whoa! 352 00:18:55,634 --> 00:18:56,868 Whoa! 353 00:18:56,902 --> 00:19:00,238 If he starts to buck with saddle on, that's bad. 354 00:19:00,606 --> 00:19:05,943 So, the idea is to stop him verbally. 355 00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:08,880 So that if he tries to do it while I'm on him, he will stop verbally. 356 00:19:08,914 --> 00:19:10,047 Come on! 357 00:19:10,082 --> 00:19:11,415 Hey! No bucking! 358 00:19:12,117 --> 00:19:13,417 [horse neigh] 359 00:19:15,621 --> 00:19:16,821 Stop! 360 00:19:16,855 --> 00:19:19,924 [Noah] It doesn't matter if training gets difficult. 361 00:19:19,958 --> 00:19:21,759 We all have bad days. Horses are no different. 362 00:19:21,793 --> 00:19:23,761 Quit chewing on things. 363 00:19:23,795 --> 00:19:24,762 [Noah] That doesn't mean I'm going to give up. 364 00:19:24,796 --> 00:19:27,865 I haven't given up when the mountain burned. 365 00:19:27,900 --> 00:19:30,968 I'm not going to give up if a horse gets a little stubborn. 366 00:19:31,003 --> 00:19:31,936 [Noah] You want a head hug? 367 00:19:31,970 --> 00:19:33,437 All right! 368 00:19:38,043 --> 00:19:40,311 [Bear] Let's, you know, let's just get this thing untied and get going. 369 00:19:40,345 --> 00:19:41,145 - You ready? - I think so. 370 00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:44,749 I'm excited, and nervously excited. 371 00:19:44,783 --> 00:19:49,654 [narrator] After securing a barter, the siblings take the Integrity back to Browntown, 372 00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:52,657 to retrieve their boards of red cedar. 373 00:19:52,691 --> 00:19:55,826 [Rain] Well, as new as piloting the Integrity by ourselves is, 374 00:19:55,861 --> 00:19:57,595 this is what mom and dad have always trained us for. 375 00:19:57,629 --> 00:19:59,964 You know, when dad would take me up into the wheelhouse 376 00:19:59,998 --> 00:20:03,000 and show me how to run the boat, this is what was in his plans. 377 00:20:03,035 --> 00:20:05,870 Let's have fun and make mom and dad proud. 378 00:20:05,904 --> 00:20:06,704 - Sounds like a plan, guys. - Yup! 379 00:20:06,738 --> 00:20:08,806 Let's do this! 380 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,876 I'm a little bit nervous to see how the Integrity will fare. 381 00:20:11,910 --> 00:20:14,779 I've never run the Integrity by myself before. 382 00:20:14,813 --> 00:20:15,713 [Bear] We ready to cut? 383 00:20:15,747 --> 00:20:16,380 - Let's do it! - Cut it! 384 00:20:16,415 --> 00:20:18,249 On three! One, two, three! 385 00:20:18,784 --> 00:20:19,650 [inaudible]. 386 00:20:19,685 --> 00:20:23,554 - Everybody's on? - Yeah, we're all aboard. 387 00:20:23,589 --> 00:20:26,958 [Rain] Dad's really trusting me to be the one to pilot the boat. 388 00:20:26,992 --> 00:20:29,860 So, I'm a little bit nervous that I might mess something up. 389 00:20:29,895 --> 00:20:30,928 [Rain] How are we doing? 390 00:20:30,963 --> 00:20:32,096 [Bear speaking] 391 00:20:37,970 --> 00:20:39,203 [upbeat music playing] 392 00:20:40,906 --> 00:20:43,908 [Bird] Oh, it's sea lions! 393 00:20:43,942 --> 00:20:46,577 I wanna come play with you, sea lions. 394 00:20:46,612 --> 00:20:48,412 We can play with them later, eh? 395 00:20:48,714 --> 00:20:52,116 Yeah, very cute, but let's stay vigilant. 396 00:20:52,684 --> 00:20:55,686 [narrator] The Browns are racing to secure the Integrity 397 00:20:55,721 --> 00:21:00,491 before an incoming blizzard threatens to lock them in Alaska. 398 00:21:00,525 --> 00:21:04,362 Remember there's some really bad spots out here on the side. 399 00:21:04,396 --> 00:21:07,598 [narrator] And on their 60-foot wood hole sub-chaser, 400 00:21:07,633 --> 00:21:13,204 sister Rain leads their way back to Browntown, to gather their load of wood. 401 00:21:14,072 --> 00:21:17,708 [Rain] We're coming up on a little bit of a dangerous part. 402 00:21:17,743 --> 00:21:19,543 So, we're going to have to just go very slow. 403 00:21:19,578 --> 00:21:21,479 Make sure to keep your eyes out. 404 00:21:21,513 --> 00:21:23,781 It's always a concern passing through a certain area, 405 00:21:23,815 --> 00:21:27,518 it's like a midway reef and even experienced pilots, like my dad, 406 00:21:27,552 --> 00:21:32,023 keep their eyes really peeled when going through this area. 407 00:21:32,057 --> 00:21:35,293 [narrator] While rough waters are typically one of the biggest concerns 408 00:21:35,327 --> 00:21:37,495 traversing the Alaskan seas, 409 00:21:37,529 --> 00:21:41,866 the shallow midway reef is known for its unpredictably jagged terrain, 410 00:21:41,900 --> 00:21:45,436 that could easily sink the most sturdy of ships. 411 00:21:46,438 --> 00:21:47,505 [Baer] You want to go a little more starboard. 412 00:21:47,539 --> 00:21:50,074 We're getting pretty close to that one up there. 413 00:21:54,646 --> 00:21:56,647 [Bear] Just keep it down the middle, down the middle. 414 00:21:56,682 --> 00:22:00,217 Well, my thing is not working. 415 00:22:00,252 --> 00:22:05,456 The Integrity's navigation devices seem to be a little bit broken. 416 00:22:05,490 --> 00:22:09,994 You can't really captain a boat without knowing what's underneath you. 417 00:22:10,562 --> 00:22:12,963 The starboard side, there's quite a bit of reef, 418 00:22:12,998 --> 00:22:15,433 especially if we get closer to this thing here. 419 00:22:15,734 --> 00:22:17,835 [Rain] Yeah, I'm turning. I see it. 420 00:22:17,869 --> 00:22:19,970 Hold on, I'm going to speed up a little. 421 00:22:20,005 --> 00:22:21,305 [Bear] Okay, go ahead. 422 00:22:22,541 --> 00:22:24,375 [Rain] We're on the straight and narrow now. 423 00:22:24,409 --> 00:22:26,977 [Bear] Good job! Keep her steady. You got it! 424 00:22:27,512 --> 00:22:29,714 [Bird] No! Yeah, she actually looks good. 425 00:22:29,748 --> 00:22:33,084 [Bear] Everything looks good captain Rainy. 426 00:22:33,852 --> 00:22:36,320 [Rain] It looks like we made it through. 427 00:22:38,657 --> 00:22:40,358 Dad would be like, "Good job, baby girl! 428 00:22:40,392 --> 00:22:42,393 You brought the [inaudible]." 429 00:22:42,427 --> 00:22:47,164 Every time I think to do something, I don't hear it in my voice; I hear it in dad's. 430 00:22:48,133 --> 00:22:49,367 What's he sayin'? 431 00:22:50,502 --> 00:22:52,203 That I got it. 432 00:22:55,540 --> 00:22:59,410 I'm very proud of myself for making it through the midway reef. 433 00:22:59,678 --> 00:23:02,079 [Billy] Under that and round the corner is Pelican. 434 00:23:02,114 --> 00:23:03,381 Would you drive us to Pelican? 435 00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:05,516 What? Okay. 436 00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:07,385 [Rain] I didn't let dad down, 437 00:23:07,419 --> 00:23:10,154 and hopefully he'll be proud of me too, once he hears about it. 438 00:23:10,522 --> 00:23:13,157 Being back in Alaska has taught me a lot. 439 00:23:13,191 --> 00:23:16,427 I do definitely feel like I have a new-found sense of freedom, 440 00:23:16,561 --> 00:23:19,196 and hopefully I can contribute that back home. 441 00:23:24,436 --> 00:23:26,871 [Noah] Training is going really well. 442 00:23:26,905 --> 00:23:29,907 But now it's getting cold, so I need to get his blanket back on, 443 00:23:29,941 --> 00:23:32,176 before the temperature drops too bad. 444 00:23:32,210 --> 00:23:34,011 [narrator] Back on Northstar Ranch, 445 00:23:34,045 --> 00:23:39,216 Noah hunkers down to endure his second freezing night with Prometheus. 446 00:23:40,519 --> 00:23:46,991 On tonight's menu, some canned meat with some seasoned tomatoes. 447 00:23:48,727 --> 00:23:52,430 It might be a little bit difficult to be away from my family, 448 00:23:52,464 --> 00:23:57,968 but this week is good for Prometheus and for myself. 449 00:23:58,970 --> 00:24:03,941 Working with Prometheus is very different from working with robots 450 00:24:03,975 --> 00:24:07,111 and making zapper hats and arm saws. 451 00:24:07,145 --> 00:24:10,848 Prometheus is a living creature. 452 00:24:10,882 --> 00:24:15,553 In essence, I could learn a lot from my time with him, about how to treat people. 453 00:24:15,587 --> 00:24:20,257 If I treated people more like horses, maybe they'd like me better. 454 00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:23,727 If I'm to finish out this week and achieve my goals, 455 00:24:23,762 --> 00:24:27,364 at least a piece of that will transition to the rest of my life. 456 00:24:27,399 --> 00:24:32,937 Kind of took a horse to show me how I should be as a human. 457 00:24:32,971 --> 00:24:36,273 While that warms up and simmers, I think I'll finish taking care of the horse. 458 00:24:37,008 --> 00:24:38,309 Comin', buddy. 459 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:43,347 [Bird] To the beach! 460 00:24:44,316 --> 00:24:46,684 [narrator] As the storm grows closer, 461 00:24:46,718 --> 00:24:51,822 the siblings return to Browntown to retrieve their supply of red cedar. 462 00:24:51,856 --> 00:24:54,058 Let's get a look and see how much lumber we have over here. 463 00:24:54,092 --> 00:24:58,562 [narrator] But before they turn in for one more night inside their old home, 464 00:24:58,597 --> 00:25:04,101 they'll use the last hours of daylight to haul the wood 50 yards up the shore 465 00:25:04,135 --> 00:25:07,104 and accelerate transport the following day. 466 00:25:07,138 --> 00:25:08,739 Okay, are we ready to try this? 467 00:25:08,773 --> 00:25:09,707 [Bear] Yes. 468 00:25:09,741 --> 00:25:11,108 Let's not overload it, though. 469 00:25:11,142 --> 00:25:13,277 It's better just take more trips. 470 00:25:14,846 --> 00:25:16,180 [Bird] Hold on! Hold on! 471 00:25:16,214 --> 00:25:17,014 Few minutes. 472 00:25:17,048 --> 00:25:17,848 - You got one? - [Rain] I've got it. 473 00:25:17,883 --> 00:25:18,649 [Bear] I'm good. 474 00:25:18,683 --> 00:25:20,351 - [Bird] You sure? - [Bear] I'm sure. 475 00:25:20,385 --> 00:25:21,986 - This makes it a lot easier. - I know. I got it. No worries. 476 00:25:22,020 --> 00:25:22,887 So, ready? 477 00:25:22,921 --> 00:25:25,890 All three, one, two, it's three! 478 00:25:25,924 --> 00:25:27,057 Let's not lose our momentum, guys. 479 00:25:27,092 --> 00:25:27,758 Keep going. 480 00:25:27,792 --> 00:25:30,394 [grunts, laughing] 481 00:25:31,863 --> 00:25:33,531 Okay, I'll raise them. We'll ease into it. 482 00:25:33,565 --> 00:25:34,732 You okay? 483 00:25:34,766 --> 00:25:37,801 If anybody sees my fingers along the path, let me know. 484 00:25:37,836 --> 00:25:40,037 Pulling the red cedar is a difficult task, 485 00:25:40,071 --> 00:25:41,805 mainly because it's been weathered in so much. 486 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,741 Right now, there's three of us, 487 00:25:43,775 --> 00:25:46,210 and the red cedar has a little bit of water logged to it. 488 00:25:47,078 --> 00:25:49,013 It's comin' undone. 489 00:25:49,047 --> 00:25:50,080 We're losing mine! 490 00:25:50,115 --> 00:25:51,181 [indistinct chatter] 491 00:25:51,216 --> 00:25:52,116 Keep going! 492 00:25:52,150 --> 00:25:54,418 Rain! Rain! 493 00:25:55,854 --> 00:25:57,821 Rain, it's just you! 494 00:25:57,856 --> 00:25:59,990 God, it's, like, really hard! 495 00:26:01,626 --> 00:26:03,694 [Bear] We will get every board out of here. 496 00:26:03,728 --> 00:26:05,763 We really will. It might take a little bit. 497 00:26:05,797 --> 00:26:08,766 If we have to stay here all night, we'll do it. 498 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,569 I feel like it would be easier if we used a tarp. 499 00:26:11,603 --> 00:26:15,673 Just using the tarp, kind of, as a sled, and I actually did bring a tarp. 500 00:26:15,707 --> 00:26:17,841 Because you should never go anywhere without a tarp. 501 00:26:17,876 --> 00:26:19,643 [Bear] Right. You're just now mentioning that? 502 00:26:19,678 --> 00:26:21,946 Well, yeah! I like that. 503 00:26:21,980 --> 00:26:25,149 Okay, if you have a tarp, right, I totally agree. Pull it out. 504 00:26:25,183 --> 00:26:28,786 Well, Bird had an idea to use the tarp since we have the snow anyway. 505 00:26:28,820 --> 00:26:30,387 There she blows! 506 00:26:30,422 --> 00:26:32,189 You'll hold it down, I'll stack it. Okay? 507 00:26:32,223 --> 00:26:34,224 - Okay! - Got it! 508 00:26:34,258 --> 00:26:37,728 I'm confident that it could work as long as the tarp itself isn't too rotten, 509 00:26:37,762 --> 00:26:39,063 and we don't overload it. 510 00:26:39,097 --> 00:26:40,397 - Ready, spaghetti? - Ready. 511 00:26:40,432 --> 00:26:41,398 Do it! 512 00:26:42,133 --> 00:26:43,033 There we go! 513 00:26:43,068 --> 00:26:44,401 Come on, baby! Go! 514 00:26:46,738 --> 00:26:47,705 Ease up on the pace. 515 00:26:47,739 --> 00:26:50,207 We have quite a few trips to make. 516 00:26:50,241 --> 00:26:53,911 [Rain] Okay. I am definitely on Team Tarp. 517 00:26:53,945 --> 00:26:56,246 It's just so much better than the first time we held those boards down. 518 00:26:56,281 --> 00:26:59,350 [Bird] Yeah, a little easier. Right? 519 00:27:11,296 --> 00:27:16,367 [narrator] It's the last day in Alaska, and with her future weighing heavy on her mind, 520 00:27:16,401 --> 00:27:21,538 sister Bird rises early, hoping to complete one final goal. 521 00:27:21,573 --> 00:27:23,741 [Bird] Bear said we do have to get the red cedar to Addy, 522 00:27:23,775 --> 00:27:26,644 but this is my last chance to get a deer. 523 00:27:26,678 --> 00:27:28,846 You know, I want to bring some back to everybody else. 524 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,982 I have to finish what I came to do. 525 00:27:40,792 --> 00:27:43,861 All the snow [inaudible] your track, 526 00:27:43,895 --> 00:27:46,363 and all the deer wanting to come down off the mountains. 527 00:27:47,966 --> 00:27:49,633 I just found some fairly fresh tracks, 528 00:27:49,668 --> 00:27:53,103 and it looks like they're headed in that direction. 529 00:27:57,442 --> 00:28:00,411 [Bird] I'm very determined to get the deer, and to finish this hunt, 530 00:28:00,445 --> 00:28:04,081 and help me with all the questions I have for myself. 531 00:28:04,749 --> 00:28:08,118 If I get a deer, it proves that, like, I can still live out here 532 00:28:08,153 --> 00:28:11,021 and I can, you know, still fight for myself. 533 00:28:24,936 --> 00:28:26,203 [dramatic music playing] 534 00:28:34,946 --> 00:28:38,882 [narrator] As the Browns' time in Alaska draws to an end, 535 00:28:38,917 --> 00:28:42,352 Bird has one last shot to bag a deer. 536 00:28:55,066 --> 00:28:56,934 [gunshot] 537 00:29:01,005 --> 00:29:03,140 Got him. 538 00:29:04,275 --> 00:29:06,076 I got one. 539 00:29:08,046 --> 00:29:11,815 There, a few minutes, the wind, actually, was pulling my gun in the other direction, 540 00:29:11,850 --> 00:29:13,350 but looks like I got him. 541 00:29:15,553 --> 00:29:16,653 There he is! 542 00:29:18,556 --> 00:29:20,824 That shot is going to make other things want to come, 543 00:29:20,859 --> 00:29:23,894 so I'm going to have to get over there and get him clean. 544 00:29:23,928 --> 00:29:27,731 Getting this deer, it's a huge weight off my shoulders. 545 00:29:27,766 --> 00:29:29,566 There's almost not a greater feeling. 546 00:29:29,601 --> 00:29:30,801 It's just there's so much adrenaline, 547 00:29:30,835 --> 00:29:34,071 there's like, everything else in the world disappears. 548 00:29:35,673 --> 00:29:39,676 I can still come to Alaska, hunt and get a deer, 549 00:29:39,711 --> 00:29:42,212 I could still survive in Alaska. 550 00:29:44,048 --> 00:29:46,283 Looks like he's not movin'. 551 00:29:47,819 --> 00:29:49,186 Looks clean. 552 00:29:51,923 --> 00:29:53,423 When I first get the deer, 553 00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:57,661 like, the first thing that comes to mind is bringing it back to everybody, 554 00:29:57,695 --> 00:30:03,167 that look on mom's and dad's face when I come into camp, and I have the deer. 555 00:30:03,835 --> 00:30:05,936 Hey, guys! Look what's for dinner. 556 00:30:05,970 --> 00:30:07,905 - Hungry? - Hey, guys! 557 00:30:07,939 --> 00:30:08,605 - All right! - Awesome! 558 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:10,908 Hey, good one! 559 00:30:10,942 --> 00:30:13,677 [Bird] It brings back so many memories, of so many times 560 00:30:13,711 --> 00:30:17,047 that, like, we've come in and we're eating deer around the fire, 561 00:30:17,081 --> 00:30:19,416 while mom's cleaning some more. 562 00:30:19,751 --> 00:30:22,619 Oh, that's what I want to see! 563 00:30:22,654 --> 00:30:25,022 - Yeah! - Nice! 564 00:30:26,591 --> 00:30:30,727 I will never not love Alaska, but the wolf pack is home. 565 00:30:30,762 --> 00:30:33,564 This trip has definitely helped me realize that 566 00:30:33,598 --> 00:30:35,999 that it doesn't matter how much I love Alaska. 567 00:30:36,033 --> 00:30:39,136 I love my family more, and I want to be with everybody, 568 00:30:39,170 --> 00:30:43,440 and I want to be able to provide them with deer, even if it's not in Alaska. 569 00:30:44,909 --> 00:30:46,210 Shall we eat? 570 00:30:52,383 --> 00:30:53,951 Ride him yet? 571 00:30:53,985 --> 00:30:55,385 He's actually never been ridden. 572 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:58,455 Hand me that saddle! 573 00:30:58,489 --> 00:31:00,958 You know, when it comes to horses, I'm the guy to call, 574 00:31:00,992 --> 00:31:04,061 you know, Northstar Ranch's expert horse whisperer. 575 00:31:04,429 --> 00:31:06,230 Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! 576 00:31:09,033 --> 00:31:12,436 But Diego is a very different story than Prometheus. 577 00:31:12,871 --> 00:31:14,771 Ah! This is your tent! 578 00:31:14,806 --> 00:31:15,439 Prometheus? 579 00:31:15,473 --> 00:31:17,074 Wild stallion! 580 00:31:17,108 --> 00:31:19,276 Noah definitely has his work cut out for him. 581 00:31:21,479 --> 00:31:23,380 Whoa! 582 00:31:23,414 --> 00:31:25,883 I would say let him walk around a little and then put him up. 583 00:31:25,917 --> 00:31:26,884 I got him. 584 00:31:28,786 --> 00:31:30,454 Just trying to get him used to the pressure. 585 00:31:32,957 --> 00:31:33,790 No nippings! 586 00:31:33,825 --> 00:31:36,193 Back! Back! 587 00:31:37,028 --> 00:31:39,196 Don't try to push him too far in one day. 588 00:31:40,465 --> 00:31:41,865 Whoa! 589 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:42,766 He's not seeming to like a lot of things you're doing. 590 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:44,968 I've got this! 591 00:31:45,003 --> 00:31:48,939 I noticed it's not going as smooth as I think Noah wanted. 592 00:31:48,973 --> 00:31:51,375 He didn't just hop on there and they're riding around, 593 00:31:51,409 --> 00:31:54,011 like the cover of some kind of romantic comedy, you know. 594 00:31:55,914 --> 00:31:56,179 Stand! 595 00:31:56,214 --> 00:31:57,381 Whoa! 596 00:31:58,783 --> 00:32:01,151 Whoa! Whoa! 597 00:32:05,423 --> 00:32:07,190 You sure you want to try to ride him? 598 00:32:08,459 --> 00:32:09,593 No! 599 00:32:10,695 --> 00:32:12,829 [Noah] Prometheus doesn't want to be written today. 600 00:32:12,864 --> 00:32:15,933 And he just does not want me to get on his back. 601 00:32:15,967 --> 00:32:18,168 But I'm not going to give up. 602 00:32:19,537 --> 00:32:22,639 How can I teach him about trusting me, 603 00:32:22,674 --> 00:32:27,411 if I do not trust him to tell me when he's ready to be ridden? 604 00:32:27,812 --> 00:32:29,980 I just need to treat people more like horses. 605 00:32:30,014 --> 00:32:32,115 [laughing] 606 00:32:32,850 --> 00:32:34,284 So, can I get a sugar cube? 607 00:32:34,819 --> 00:32:36,219 It's okay. 608 00:32:36,454 --> 00:32:39,222 [dramatic music playing] 609 00:32:41,993 --> 00:32:44,261 [Bird] It's okay, Bird. You're not going to cry, Bird. 610 00:32:44,295 --> 00:32:47,097 You got this. 611 00:32:47,131 --> 00:32:51,969 [narrator] After loading the Integrity with the red cedar and Bird's deer kill, 612 00:32:52,003 --> 00:32:57,040 the Brown siblings will once again bid farewell to their cherished home. 613 00:32:57,709 --> 00:32:59,176 - You comin'? - Yep. 614 00:33:00,578 --> 00:33:03,080 - And it's closed. - Yep. 615 00:33:03,114 --> 00:33:07,017 This time, leaving Browntown is different, because we're leaving on our terms. 616 00:33:07,051 --> 00:33:09,586 And we have the bush to go home to. 617 00:33:09,620 --> 00:33:12,422 - You guys ready? - Ready as we'll ever be. 618 00:33:12,457 --> 00:33:13,957 [Bear] The experience, going back to Alaska, 619 00:33:13,992 --> 00:33:17,461 I've learned to just, like, slow down a little, relax, 620 00:33:17,495 --> 00:33:19,863 trust God to take care of things, 621 00:33:19,897 --> 00:33:22,366 and put a little piece of my heart back in place. 622 00:33:22,767 --> 00:33:24,901 [Bird] It's been nice to be back. 623 00:33:24,936 --> 00:33:28,538 Even just being in the house and being in the forest again, 624 00:33:28,573 --> 00:33:30,907 and just everything that's so different here. 625 00:33:30,942 --> 00:33:34,745 It's just been a nice break from Washington, even for a short time. 626 00:33:34,779 --> 00:33:37,147 No, I agree completely. 627 00:33:38,850 --> 00:33:40,684 I wouldn't say that it's goodbye; it's more see you later. 628 00:33:40,718 --> 00:33:42,886 You never know when we might come back. 629 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:46,189 I mean it could be, you know, weeks from now, it could be years even. 630 00:33:46,224 --> 00:33:48,158 But I have a feeling we will return. 631 00:33:48,192 --> 00:33:49,860 We'll be back. 632 00:33:49,894 --> 00:33:51,828 You know, this isn't the end of something; it's the beginning. 633 00:33:51,863 --> 00:33:53,430 No, it's true. 634 00:33:53,498 --> 00:33:55,799 [Bear] This trip has actually been very emotional for all of us, 635 00:33:55,833 --> 00:33:58,402 but especially for, like, Bird particularly. 636 00:33:58,436 --> 00:34:01,805 She set her mind or something and she made it happen, and that's just the way to do. 637 00:34:01,839 --> 00:34:03,940 She never gives up, she never surrenders. 638 00:34:03,975 --> 00:34:06,109 And she's always a good home to us. 639 00:34:06,411 --> 00:34:07,778 We'll be back. We will. 640 00:34:07,812 --> 00:34:09,780 This trip is definitely what I needed. 641 00:34:09,814 --> 00:34:11,848 You know, I've wanted to come back since we left, 642 00:34:11,883 --> 00:34:15,318 but, I know I have to go back to Washington. 643 00:34:26,097 --> 00:34:27,431 [Bear] Hopefully, we get some crab. 644 00:34:27,665 --> 00:34:28,832 Ten bucks says I get the most. 645 00:34:28,866 --> 00:34:30,934 Second and third. Or wait! 646 00:34:30,968 --> 00:34:33,904 - First, tied for second. - First, and whatever. 647 00:34:33,938 --> 00:34:35,238 [laughing] 648 00:34:35,273 --> 00:34:38,942 Competitions between brothers and sisters is always good fun. 649 00:34:38,976 --> 00:34:42,212 I personally think I'm going to be bringing home the most crab. 650 00:34:42,246 --> 00:34:43,113 - Oh, wait. - What've we got? 651 00:34:43,147 --> 00:34:44,748 - What've we got? - We definitely got one! 652 00:34:44,782 --> 00:34:46,249 Yeah, that's about the right size. 653 00:34:46,284 --> 00:34:47,784 That's disappointing. 654 00:34:47,819 --> 00:34:50,954 We're all very competitive, but it's also just nice to be on the water, 655 00:34:50,988 --> 00:34:53,723 just pulling crab pots with Bear and Rain. 656 00:34:53,758 --> 00:34:55,258 Rain, the crab! 657 00:34:56,828 --> 00:34:59,129 Oh, wow! Yeah! You got two. 658 00:34:59,163 --> 00:35:00,530 [Bear] I love winning. 659 00:35:00,565 --> 00:35:03,834 I really do, but I'm still rooting for Bird to catch a lot of crab, 660 00:35:03,868 --> 00:35:08,171 'cause I'd rather be a loser with a lot of crab, than a winner with only a few. 661 00:35:08,606 --> 00:35:10,907 Oh, wow! Isn't that glorious! 662 00:35:10,942 --> 00:35:12,909 - You have a lot! - Congratulations, Birdy! 663 00:35:12,944 --> 00:35:14,111 Come here, little guys. 664 00:35:14,145 --> 00:35:15,846 I win, and we get crabs. 665 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:19,015 [laughing] 666 00:35:22,954 --> 00:35:25,789 [Bird] Let's do this as quickly as we can. 667 00:35:25,823 --> 00:35:28,091 Quick as we can, sounds like a plan. 668 00:35:28,326 --> 00:35:30,827 [Bird] Only a few more. 669 00:35:30,862 --> 00:35:34,131 [narrator] With their red cedar piled onto the Integrity, 670 00:35:34,165 --> 00:35:36,700 siblings Bear, Bird, and Rain 671 00:35:36,734 --> 00:35:39,736 make their way towards Hoonah, to close the deal 672 00:35:39,770 --> 00:35:43,140 and secure their boat for the winter. 673 00:35:44,041 --> 00:35:46,943 [Bird] You hand them to me, I hand them to Rain. 674 00:35:46,978 --> 00:35:48,945 [Bear] Right. Heads up! 675 00:35:49,614 --> 00:35:51,414 Watch your head! 676 00:35:52,683 --> 00:35:55,118 Well, I think this totally has worked out, all in all, entirely. 677 00:35:55,152 --> 00:35:57,053 We get someone watching the Integrity, 678 00:35:57,088 --> 00:36:00,056 and the red cedar is going to someone that actually needs it. 679 00:36:00,091 --> 00:36:00,724 Hello! 680 00:36:00,758 --> 00:36:01,992 Hey, Addy! 681 00:36:02,026 --> 00:36:03,927 - How's it going, man? - [Addy] Hi, Bear. How are you? 682 00:36:03,961 --> 00:36:04,995 Doing good. This is the cedar. 683 00:36:05,029 --> 00:36:06,329 [Addy] Oh, wow! 684 00:36:08,065 --> 00:36:08,698 - Yeah? You think so? - Yeah. 685 00:36:08,733 --> 00:36:10,634 Awesome! 686 00:36:10,668 --> 00:36:13,603 I'm extremely glad that we have the Integrity in good hands. 687 00:36:13,638 --> 00:36:15,605 It's a weight off my back totally. 688 00:36:15,639 --> 00:36:17,507 The parents are going to be so excited 689 00:36:17,542 --> 00:36:20,477 when we come back up for it, or maybe get it brought down or something. 690 00:36:20,511 --> 00:36:22,946 No telling. Right now, the world is our oyster 691 00:36:22,980 --> 00:36:25,849 and I'm feeling pretty awesome, I must admit! 692 00:36:25,883 --> 00:36:27,884 [Addy speaking] 693 00:36:27,919 --> 00:36:29,986 [Bear] I'm glad! I'm glad! 694 00:36:36,394 --> 00:36:37,294 That's awesome. 695 00:36:37,595 --> 00:36:38,929 Thank you very much. 696 00:36:38,963 --> 00:36:40,764 -[Addy] Good luck! -[Bear] Thank you for all your help. 697 00:36:40,798 --> 00:36:42,332 - Much appreciated! - [Addy] Thank you! 698 00:36:45,670 --> 00:36:48,371 [Noah] It was my goal this entire time. 699 00:36:48,406 --> 00:36:52,876 So, I'm going to saddle up Prometheus, and I'm going to try to ride him. 700 00:36:52,910 --> 00:36:54,945 Yesterday, he was ornery as heck. 701 00:36:54,979 --> 00:36:58,548 He was not happy. But today, he's different. 702 00:36:58,583 --> 00:37:01,985 All I'm shooting for is [inaudible] tied. 703 00:37:02,019 --> 00:37:05,522 That way, he can't buck and freak out too much. 704 00:37:05,556 --> 00:37:07,591 So, let's do. 705 00:37:07,625 --> 00:37:10,794 [Noah] This is my last day. This is it. 706 00:37:10,828 --> 00:37:13,597 If he doesn't want to be saddled, he doesn't have to be. 707 00:37:13,631 --> 00:37:15,098 It's up to him. 708 00:37:15,132 --> 00:37:17,968 If he's ready, then he'll tell me. 709 00:37:30,014 --> 00:37:30,513 I did it. 710 00:37:30,548 --> 00:37:33,049 I'm super excited! 711 00:37:33,084 --> 00:37:36,720 [Noah] I'm the first person that has ever sat on top of that horse. 712 00:37:36,754 --> 00:37:40,090 That was my main goal this week, and I achieved it. 713 00:37:40,658 --> 00:37:43,593 That feeling, being able to sit there, 714 00:37:43,628 --> 00:37:48,999 just relax in the saddle, that feeling is just superb. 715 00:37:58,009 --> 00:38:01,144 This is not just a horse; it's a war horse. 716 00:38:02,513 --> 00:38:04,080 That's all, folks. 717 00:38:10,421 --> 00:38:12,622 - Oh, look at that, guys. - Time to go swimming! 718 00:38:12,657 --> 00:38:16,793 From the water they came, and from the water they're goin' back. 719 00:38:16,827 --> 00:38:19,763 [narrator] After ensuring a watchful eye over the Integrity, 720 00:38:19,797 --> 00:38:22,565 the Brown siblings share one last meal, 721 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:26,736 before heading back to Washington ahead of the storm. 722 00:38:26,771 --> 00:38:29,105 So far, so good. I think mom and dad would be proud. 723 00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:31,274 Yeah. I don't know if "proud" would be a word I'd use. 724 00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:33,843 They'd be something. 725 00:38:33,878 --> 00:38:37,781 We head out of Alaska tonight, and it does look like we're going to beat the storm. 726 00:38:37,815 --> 00:38:40,550 Looks like by barely, barely at all. 727 00:38:40,584 --> 00:38:43,053 [Bird] It definitely feels really good to be cooking the deer 728 00:38:43,087 --> 00:38:44,721 that I did, eventually, end up getting. 729 00:38:44,755 --> 00:38:49,225 It just feels great, and I'm definitely going to bring some home for everybody else. 730 00:38:50,761 --> 00:38:55,365 How long, guys, has it been since we have had crab and deer bits? 731 00:38:55,399 --> 00:38:57,534 It has been ages. 732 00:38:57,568 --> 00:38:59,069 Well, this used to be our every day. 733 00:38:59,103 --> 00:39:01,571 We caught it, we cleaned it, we cooked it. 734 00:39:01,605 --> 00:39:05,875 It's funny, 'cause for a long time, like, pretty much since we left Alaska, 735 00:39:05,910 --> 00:39:11,147 like, it's felt like our life in Alaska and, like, all of this was a dream. 736 00:39:11,916 --> 00:39:14,684 Like a distant dream a long time ago. 737 00:39:14,719 --> 00:39:18,288 Now, it feels like I'm in that dream. 738 00:39:18,923 --> 00:39:20,690 [Bird] Even though I am closing the door 739 00:39:20,725 --> 00:39:24,461 on moving back to Alaska for good right now, 740 00:39:24,495 --> 00:39:28,031 in the near future, that door is not necessarily locked. 741 00:39:28,799 --> 00:39:30,734 [Rain] It's the hope of being able to come back. 742 00:39:30,768 --> 00:39:33,870 Because, I think why being out of Alaska was so hard before, 743 00:39:33,904 --> 00:39:36,039 is that we never thought we would be here again. 744 00:39:36,073 --> 00:39:37,507 And now that we have the Integrity, 745 00:39:37,541 --> 00:39:40,677 and now that the window is open for us to come and go as we please, 746 00:39:40,711 --> 00:39:42,412 we don't have to be sad about it. 747 00:39:43,814 --> 00:39:45,181 Owning the Integrity again 748 00:39:45,216 --> 00:39:48,752 really feels like the beginning of a new chapter for the family. 749 00:39:48,786 --> 00:39:51,721 Can't wait until we have many more adventures on the Integrity. 750 00:39:51,756 --> 00:39:54,824 There's no telling what kind of adventures will be had. 751 00:39:54,859 --> 00:39:58,061 We can bring all that the new generation, the young wolf pack. 752 00:39:58,095 --> 00:39:58,695 Mom and dad. 753 00:39:58,729 --> 00:40:00,864 [Bird] Sci-Fi. 754 00:40:00,898 --> 00:40:05,368 [Bear] Yeah, your kitties, and we can sail the ocean once again. 755 00:40:05,403 --> 00:40:09,205 [Billy] You know, the dream, it's not just my mom and I; the guys have the same dream. 756 00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:11,141 It's everybody's dream now. 757 00:40:11,776 --> 00:40:14,010 [inaudible]. 758 00:40:15,846 --> 00:40:17,147 You know, we've lost so much. 759 00:40:17,181 --> 00:40:18,715 We lost everything in the fire. 760 00:40:18,749 --> 00:40:20,016 It's been a little devastating. 761 00:40:20,050 --> 00:40:21,618 Just ready to keep going now. 762 00:40:21,652 --> 00:40:23,420 There's just so much more to do. 763 00:40:23,521 --> 00:40:25,455 The faith in God, the faith in family. 764 00:40:25,523 --> 00:40:28,425 I'm not going to quit now. It's right there. 765 00:40:28,459 --> 00:40:31,361 All we've got to do is just keep pushing. 766 00:40:31,395 --> 00:40:34,597 [Bird] I've enjoyed this trip probably more than anyone possibly could. 767 00:40:34,632 --> 00:40:39,035 But I'm definitely ready to see the family, and we've joined the wolf pack. 768 00:40:41,839 --> 00:40:45,408 [narrator] On the next episode of Alaskan Bush People... 769 00:40:48,712 --> 00:40:51,581 Dad has an idea to do a boom town. 770 00:40:51,615 --> 00:40:55,185 Being back on the mountain, just what the wolf pack needed. 771 00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:58,154 I thought we used to have more siblings. 772 00:40:58,222 --> 00:40:59,522 Wait! Hold on! Guys! 773 00:40:59,557 --> 00:41:02,058 It's something that we can achieve, as long as we stick together. 774 00:41:02,092 --> 00:41:02,859 Just give me some of the sticks. 775 00:41:02,893 --> 00:41:04,894 Stop taking things apart. 776 00:41:04,929 --> 00:41:07,230 Guys, how do you build this? As a family. 777 00:41:07,264 --> 00:41:09,065 I was hired to do a job. 778 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:10,800 Guys! 779 00:41:10,835 --> 00:41:11,768 [Bird] Something bad is going on. 780 00:41:11,802 --> 00:41:13,169 Where is everybody? 781 00:41:13,204 --> 00:41:16,005 For the past year, we've been due a lot. 782 00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:17,307 Are you okay? 783 00:41:18,008 --> 00:41:19,309 What? 784 00:41:19,343 --> 00:41:22,412 At some point, something happens that breaks you.