[Gabe] Help me up.
[Snowbird] Ooh, Gabe! No!
[Gabe] I couldn't resist.
[narrator] On this episode of Alaskan Bush People,
We really need to be getting the animal's back up here.
[Rain] We build the corral, make sure no one gets bored.
- Gored. - It's bored.
Just been trying to baby proof this place.
Those things are a little bit sharp.
I am just so excited for River to visit the mountain for the first time.
- [howls] - [baby crying]
[Bear] Showing River how I live my life to the extreme.
- We're gonna have 20 kids. - [exclaims] 20?
It's really hard to think about life without Da.
Da was always my hero and he always will be.
[Rain] I'm pretty worried.
Da's my guardian angel.
No matter what happens, he will always be there.
[siren blaring]
[Bear speaking]
[melancholy music playing]
[Bill] God has blessed me so much.
But I won't be around forever.
To me, the most important thing
is to make sure that the family core would go on.
This is important time.
The ranch will go on forever,
as long as it's setup right.
This ranch must keep growing.
[Bear] You like 'em.
I'm getting ready to go down one of the longest roads on the mountain.
It's by Noah's place, it's the wolf slope.
Little engine that could.
Raiven and River are coming back to the Washington in about a week.
I'm really looking forward to showing River
how I live my life to the extremest possible.
[grunts] There we go, baby.
[grunts]
Yeah, it's totally extreme!
[narrator] It's winter on the Browns' homestead.
Five months after their deadly wildfire,
the Wolfpack works tirelessly to reclaim their land.
To begin life again on the ranch,
the siblings banded together
to build a temporary basecamp near the main house.
Now, the family must focus on the next vital step,
bringing the livestock back up mountain.
[Snowbird] Our animals have been staying in town with some friends
but we're definitely very eager to get them back up the mountain,
especially the longhorns.
[Bill speaking]
That's a renewable resource, that's the most important thing going here.
[Bear] All right, guys, let's spitball some ideas.
What I'm thinking is like, let's focus on getting the longhorns up,
get them comfy and then focus on another animal.
This past year has definitely been one of the more difficult.
Our animal's pens and enclosures,
most of them have been damaged by the fire.
In between losing Cuppy in the wildfires and the snow hitting right after,
we could really use a win right now.
Where does Dad wanna put the longhorns when they get back up here.
Quite frankly, I don't think we put them back
in the same spot.
It was too much burn on the ground.
Mom and Dad definitely want 'em close the new house, too.
[Joshua] Since it's burned out,
we might as well take the opportunity
to put it where they want it to be.
Mom and Dad want the corral for the longhorns
to be right by the house
kinda where the road goes up to it,
they want it to go from road down to the next road,
kinda encircle a large area.
So, they can be standing in their house, look out the window
and see the longhorns.
Even with the longhorns and the horses,
how are we gonna get 'em up here?
The roads aren't good enough.
It'd be nice if you could just, like,
let the longhorns out the corral and walk with them up.
I'm pretty sure that's not gonna happen,
I feel like we let them out, we never see them again.
Someone's gonna get chains.
Realistically, I think the only way to bring 'em up
with the road and the condition would be
to load one in a trailer at a time and pull 'em up.
[Snowbird] You know, Da really wants the animals back on the mountain.
Da loves all the animals
and I feel like everything that we've gotten so far,
he has a very deep connection with.
And I think that's why it's important to get them up here.
Well, I think we basically have a good idea of what we're doing.
Build a corral, get the longhorns up here
making sure no one gets killed or bored.
Bored or gored?
- Gored. - Bored.
- Gored. - It's bored. It's bored.
'Cause they're boring you.
I think it's... pretty sure it's "bored."
[Bear] Where do you wanna start? Corner? Middle?
Wanna work our way from here.
Bird and I are salvaging the corral's boards, essentially,
so the fire swept through, burnt a lot of them,
but a lot of them can still be used.
So, right now Bird and I are gonna try to take down as many of them as we can
get 'em hauled out and build a new corral with them.
- [Snowbird] There we go. - That's a little bit better.
- [Snowbird] And keep the-- - Yup, gonna try to keep the screws, for sure.
Seems like just yesterday, we were putting this thing up.
Right?
I think it's important to salvage the wood from the old bull corral.
It's definitely a little bittersweet
because we worked so hard to get it up.
But you have to do what you have to do and we need the lumber.
Bear, I dare you to lick their salt lick.
Ah, it's been licked a few many times for me.
Bear, I'm not sure if this is a salt lick or a pile of poop.
Well, don't lick that.
I mean, I don't think poop will be this square.
It's a salt lick but it's very old.
[laughs] Birdie.
[Snowbird] It's definitely a salt lick.
[Noah] Right now, instead of worrying about everyone's individual driveways,
I'm gonna do the main stretch to make sure there's access to the mountain.
[narrator] With the return of the longhorns set in just one week,
brother Noah takes on the task of clearing the 7-mile mountain road
using his homemade snow plow.
[Noah] It's really important to get the longhorns up,
not just for Da but for the ranch as a whole.
If only my shoulder wasn't injured.
I've been icing it, I've been heating it,
it just doesn't want to move like it should.
I can definitely work through my arm,
it's good, it just hurts.
It's important to keep the roads plowed
and out the ice as much as possible.
Any extra ice or extra snow, especially snow on top of ice,
would just get slick.
It'd just be really bad for the trailers.
So, it's important to even plow into the night, if necessary.
[grunts]
[speaking]
[narrator] The next morning,
as the Browns prepare for the return of their livestock...
Welcome to my extreme kitchen.
Extremely extreme and extremely tasty.
[narrator]... Brother Bear prepares for a reuniting of his own
by cooking a city meal for Raiven,
who will be visiting with their son, River.
[Bear] This visit with River and Raiven,
it's gonna be really, really cool
and I'm just really excited that she's bringing him up to the mountain.
I feel very determined to pass down
the "Code of The Bush" to my son.
Essentially, I'm trying to cook Raiven
a meal that she likes.
So, she really likes wontons a lot.
So, this is it, right here, these are the wonton wrappings.
So, it's basically this dough, use egg, whatever.
Okay, I'm not gonna use that one. I only have a few.
You're supposed to wait till it's cooked.
-Yeah. I can see why. -Yeah, little chewy? It's not bubblegum.
So, the city food but I'm gonna cook it "bush-style."
Okay.
[Bear] One thing that makes this visit
with River and Raiven different than last time,
this time, they're coming up to the mountain.
We have a lot going on right now
but I am just so excited for River to visit
the mountain for the first time.
So, first we're making the inside of the wonton,
which is going to be bacon and cream cheese.
We're gonna have to fry the wontons
after we put their center of goodness inside.
We're gonna put it inside, wrap the wonton
and then we need to fry that.
Wow Bear, Raiven's really done a number on you.
Last time we cooked, you were like... food.
Now you're like, [imitates posh accent] "We pick the wonton wrappers
and we go wrap the creamy goodness inside of it."
How is the old girl?
[Bear] We're doing really, really good, actually.
Everything's really looking up.
I would be lying if I didn't say
that I am very protective of you,
- obviously. - Yeah, I've noticed that.
And I don't want you to get hurt
and I don't want Raiven to get hurt.
But I'm really happy for you that you're making it work.
Thank you sweetie, thank you,
it's been a long road for sure.
I know Bear and Raiven have been trying really hard
to make their relationship work.
I know they still want to get married
but it does make me a little bit nervous
because I kinda feel like it's throwing water on a grease fire.
Couple of burnt ones, I'll take those for myself.
- That's pretty good. - Yeah, you like?
I'm just hoping that Bear and Raiven can work it out this time for River.
There's something I want to confess to you, Bear.
[Bear] What's that?
I thought so.
- That many of them? - [Rain] Can I keep them?
- [Bear] Yeah, you can keep them. - [Rain] Yay.
[Bear laughs]
[Billy coughing]
[narrator] While the Browns face a uphill battle
returning the livestock to their mountain,
Father Billy's health take a turn for the worst.
Well, I have some news to tell the kids today
and it's bad news, it's about Billy's health.
It's deteriorating rapidly than we thought.
Billy's quite ill and he knows it won't get better.
- Da's not feeling good, you know. - [Snowbird] Mm-hmm.
He's having to stay down there.
It's not the same as it was before.
It will not get better.
You know, Da's been sick a lot in my life.
You know, he gets sick and then he gets better
but something about this time feels a little different.
In this life, you never know what tomorrow brings,
no matter what you want tomorrow to bring.
[Ami] I am trying to stay strong for the kids
and stay positive for Billy
and try to give him positive re-encouragement.
Coming to grips with it, that's the biggest part.
He actually told me that we have to go on.
Stay the course to never give up, never surrender.
Kinda sparked and perked up a little bit when we were talking about it.
So, we have a plan going.
Let's just go forward and get the longhorns moving.
I'm sure, I think, that'll be like a good dose of medicine for Da.
The animals, they're part of the dream.
And when we were all back up there together,
I think he can be more comforted knowing that the ranch is back on track
because he realizes he really doesn't have that long.
[Snowbird] You know, with Da feeling bad
and, you know, not getting better at the moment,
it does, it motivates me to get going.
I'm done with all the big screws,
I'm gonna start hauling them.
[Bear] Okay, sounds good. I'll just keep taking these out.
And all of us work together to get the longhorns back up
and get the ranch built back up.
You know, I think that's what Da needs.
And it definitely motivates me for Da.
[narrator] Coming up...
Do you think it would be a good idea to talk to Raiven?
[narrator] Bird has concerns for brother Bear.
Maybe just get everything out on the table.
Family is a forever thing.
Maybe I should talk to Raiven.
[Gabe speaking]
[narrator] With less than six days before the return of their livestock,
the Browns prepare the ranch for their arrival.
- Where are we putting them? - [Noah] On the front.
- [Snowbird] Just on the end of the bucket? - Yeah.
[narrator] While Noah splits his time between plowing the roads
and transporting lumber for the new corral.
- It's like reverse Jenga. - [Noah] Yeah, really.
[Snowbird] It's definitely hard being up here working
but I know Dad wants us to get the longhorns up and continue working,
even if, you know, I won't be down mountain because he's feels bad.
How many can it take, weight-wise?
2,000 pounds.
I don't think we have that many.
- If I say so, all of them. - Yeah, everything you have.
[Noah] We need to get work done as quickly as we can
because there's so much we need to do.
It's extremely helpful having a tractor,
with the amount of wood that we should move in one load,
we got so much more than they could lift by hand.
We're moving what could take them days, in one load.
Okay, put it on the front side. There we go.
Man, I do not know what we'd be doing without your tractor.
Straining.
Ready?
- [Noah] Let's do this. - [Bear] Do it.
- Let's get this thing going as fast as it would go. - [Snowbird] Onward!
We're moving now. Yee-haw!
I've never been in such a fast vehicle before.
Breeze lightning!
[Noah] Hey, if it wasn't for this slow thing, you'd be taking like 30 trips.
- [Bear] That's true. - [Snowbird] Very true.
[Bear] Boy, I know the tractors are supposed to be slow
but I don't think I've ever seen anything move so slowly.
I think slugs move faster than this.
It's certainly an extreme tractor ride,
it's extremely slow.
I'm falling asleep, seriously.
- That's probably good. - Okay.
Get out of the way, I'm dumping it.
Don't break it, put them nice and--
- Yeah! - Yeah!
[Snowbird] One load down, at least one to go.
[Bear] So, the wind pushed this open
and let the wasps fly in.
So, right there is a wasp.
Up there, they're working on a nest.
So definitely, we need to clear out the wasps.
[Rain] That's a little nasty.
[narrator] Later that day,
Bear turns his focus to the other pending arrivals on the mountain,
as he readies his Conex for his son's visit.
- [Rain] We have been through a little-- - [Bear] Oh, this?
- Pokey-- - Well yeah, check this out.
See those things are little bit sharp to have laying around.
Yeah, I'm not sure what you use those for?
- Extreme tweezers for extreme tweezing. - [both laugh]
We really wanna get the longhorns up as quickly as we can.
But it's really important to get the Conex nice and clean
that way it's 100% safe for River
because he's just a little, tiny baby.
Any objects you see that I should move.
Hanging ropes, hanging things
- that baby could possibly pull down on him. - Yeah, take these down.
Absolutely a no-no.
Bear needs quite a few pointers to make it safe enough
for river to come into his Conex.
We have a lot of hornets on the ground,
lot of metal everywhere and basically, just baby-proofing,
you wanna make sure there's nothing they can eat
that would hurt them.
Gonna tape this thing down.
I know that's not pretty but it'll be stable for now.
[Rain] Definitely not pretty.
It's kinda pretty, kinda pretty.
- [imitates baby crying] - See, see.
Very stable.
I mean, yeah, I'd definitely say you have work to do
but everything should be fine.
I am just so excited for River to visit the mountain
for the first time because it's the Bush home.
And to have River up here,
actually breathing in that mountain air and being there in my arms
on North Star Ranch, I just couldn't be more excited.
It'd be cool to be able to, you know, teach him like our parents taught us.
I came by a lot of my extremeness 100% naturally,
so it probably flows in the blood.
It's possible that River might have that same, you know,
extremeness flowing through him, his veins.
- He looks like a little tiny, miniature Bear. - [laughs]
I think he's gonna take after you a lot.
I definitely hope that River will appreciate the Bush
the same way that I do.
Because there's a certain freedom that comes through it,
a certain peace that comes with it.
So, if he enjoys it, that means he will have that same peace,
the same freedom inside his heart.
I could not be more looking forward to it.
I just can't wait to see the little sparkle in his little, baby eyes.
[Noah] It gets cold just sitting up there, not doing anything
except moving your hands, so...
This will be nice.
[narrator] The next morning,
after the family spends the night down mountain alongside father Billy,
Noah hatches a plan to complete his road work
despite plummeting temperatures.
[Noah] Okay!
So, the idea that I have,
is that from the exhaust, this piece once cut down
will slide over the exhaust pipe like so.
Inside of this guy, will be this fan.
And attached onto this guy, will be this.
All this will be screwed together
and then go straight into that board,
like that.
No exhaust fumes whatsoever.
All there's gonna be coming through here is actually the heat.
So basically, using the heat created from the engine.
The temperatures are pretty bad at night.
So, anything to be able to add any heat to the tractor is good,
especially with my arm right now.
So, I'm going all out in order to be able to make sure
that we can get these animals up here soon as possible.
Okay.
I think it's ready.
So, first off, the ground, 19 degrees.
Now, for in here.
60 degrees coming out of it.
I think this is a smashing success.
This will be tropical.
[Snowbird] I'm just gonna do scrambled eggs.
Oh, the egg is frozen.
[Rain chuckles]
[Snowbird] Don't laugh.
- Kinda hard not to. - There we go.
What is it?
It's a pineapple.
- That might be good. - Let's do it.
So, how are you dealing, about the upcoming events?
[Rain] I mean, as long as Bear's happy
and he knows what he's getting himself into.
I think with Raiven coming back around,
everyone is pretty concerned for Bear.
Especially Bird, she definitely has her reservations about it
and I can see why.
They haven't always had the best track record.
[Snowbird] You think it would be a good idea
to at least sit down and talk to Raiven?
Maybe just get everything out on the table.
Not be harsh but just, I'm Bear's sister.
- Maybe I should talk to Raiven. - Why?
You're a little harsher than I am.
No, I'm not. [sniffles]
Yeah, you are.
What are your intentions with this conversation?
I just wanna see how she's feeling
because I don't want Bear to get hurt again.
I like Raiven and I just want to make sure
that she's ready and realizes what it entails.
I'm the younger sister to all the guys
but there are times when I always have acted like the older sister
and so, I am protective of Bear.
And I think when someone's so extreme and so headstrong
that just runs in, you have to be.
I do think it's important to have a talk with Raiven.
You know, to see where her head is.
Let's see how this pineapple turned out.
[exclaims] That is good!
The pineapple in it, it's kinda good.
[narrator] Coming up...
[Noah] I'm sure it's fine, it's probably just sprain.
[narrator] Noah's injury becomes an obstacle.
I slipped off the tractor, I've messed up my arm just a wee bit.
Can you raise it above your head?
I can raise this one over my head.
[Snowbird sighs]
[narrator] And later...
So, have you ever built a fire before?
Not personally, no.
[narrator] ... Bird invites Raiven for a one-on-one.
Maybe you should back up.
I hope her head and her heart are in the right place.
[Ami] Da's not feeling that good,
you know that he has been talking about
getting the longhorns moved back up here.
I think that would be like a good dose of medicine.
[narrator] With Billy's health in decline,
the Browns plan to return livestock to the ranch
as a dose of bush medicine
in just four days' time.
I'm thinking just start with this area here
and then work our way down.
All right well, fire up.
[narrator] And at the site of the future longhorn enclosure,
siblings Bird and Gabe clear the snow
before the return of their animals.
[Gabe] It's really deep.
So, just do a little, take a little
till we get down to the bottom.
We need to get the longhorns up here yesterday,
so Bird and I are trying to clear space for them.
Because right now, everything is under a really thick blanket of snow.
So, we're just trying to clear off enough
that we can get some kind of temporary longhorn pen built.
It's a lot of snow.
I'd just expand from here.
Push it out that way or this way too.
Yeah.
You know, it has definitely been a lot of work
to try and get those longhorn pen up.
I think everyone is definitely feeling that,
'cause it's a lot of hauling, it's a lot of plowing.
It's worth it but... it's tough.
After we get this section out, that's it, right?
[Snowbird] Basically for right now, yeah.
And then we can start actually working on the fences.
Oh, it's a lot of snow.
[Snowbird] All this very deep snow,
it could be really fun.
- If we need a break, I'm in. - Yeah...
I can't do this. I can't do that.
I know Gabe is struggling with Dad's health.
Gabe's a big, tough guy but he's also sensitive.
You know, if someone doesn't feel good,
especially Da, it runs his world.
[Gabe] You know, as tight as we all are,
as strong as we all are, I feel like Da's the glue that kinda hold that together.
He's just such a big part of the family
and it's really hard up here.
It's hard to do all the things that we're doing
on top of just everyday life.
And I just, the siblings and I,
we're just gonna have to really, really hold it together.
[Snowbird] I think it would help us if we go run in snow.
[Gabe]
I'm gonna make a snow angel.
[Snowbird] That's now, it's all in your eyes.
- Oh my gosh. - Help me up.
Gabe, no!
[Gabe] I couldn't resist.
[Snowbird] Sitting around and being bummed, it's not gonna help anything.
And I know Gabe agrees with that.
No!
[exclaims] Gabe!
It's just always important to have family,
so you know you're not alone
and some of them will always have your back.
Really?
You think that will save you?
I know climbing is your weak point.
[Snowbird grunts]
[Noah] I'm sure it's fine, it's probably just sprained.
I can use it, move it.
- Everything is just-- - [Snowbird] Mm-hmm.
Can you raise it above your head?
- I can raise this one over my head. - [Snowbird laughs]
Good news, I slipped off the tractor.
When my right foot came down, it completely gave out.
I caught on to the tractor but as I did,
I twisted and pulled, my arm extended too far backward.
It sounded like a tearing sound.
So, yeah, I've messed up my arm just a wee bit.
Do I need to club you over the side of the head
and drag you down to a doctor?
[hissing]
- [Snowbird] Do you need to go? - [Noah] No.
- Do you feel, that you need to get it looked at? - I don't need a doctor.
[Snowbird sighs]
Well, there's quite a bit I need to clear.
Do you think that maybe you should just relax?
[sighs]
No.
If I don't keep plowing it and it keeps snowing like this,
it's gonna get to a point where I'm not gonna be able to plow it.
Between my Dad not feeling well
and wanting the animals up,
we really can't afford an injury.
There's just too much riding on it.
We don't really have the time to wait.
I mean, I'm just worried about you.
Don't worry about me though,
I'll just plow right through the pain.
I will definitely be able to finish plowing the mountain.
After all, it's the right arm you use to control the bucket.
But you drive with the left arm,
so I'm sure I'll be able to finish.
I've pushed past worst pain.
I think.
I'm fine.
[Bear] It's really awesome to finally have you guys up here.
[Raiven] I know, who would have thought.
[Bear] Can't believe, he's already so big.
[narrator] After more than 2,000 mile journey from Texas,
River and Raiven arrive.
For Bear's son, it's his first time on the Browns' mountain
and in the Bush.
[Raiven speaking]
- [Bear] Yeah, oh! - [Raiven] Do you wanna walk?
Oh, you're taking a bite while walking?
- Oh, he's multi-tasking. - He's eating on the go.
[Bear exclaims]
I have been looking forward to this moment
for a very long time.
No matter what has happened in the past,
no matter what happens in the future,
right now is perfect.
- From where I'm sitting you look quite beautiful. - Thank you.
Last time we were on a picnic, that was like no little baby.
Now we got a precious little big blue one baby.
[River cooing]
It's like, I'm gonna blink, we're gonna have 20 kids
- and we'll holding them-- - [exclaims] 20?
- [Bear] How many you want then? - Not 20.
- Not 20? No? - No.
It was pretty hard on me, to be honest,
everything that I had like, gone on and all.
That just made me want to fight you even harder
for, you know, for you, essentially.
I feel every relationship has a point
where things don't always go exactly how you want them to
and the biggest part of a relationship is figuring out
how to work through those things.
I'm glad we were able to get past that
and try to start fresh and have family
and let River grow up with both parents.
[Bear] Raiven and I have been getting along really well,
we actually have.
And I didn't actually expect to blossom into a romance again.
But to be honest, it's pretty awesome.
You know, if you have feelings for someone,
you know, no matter what kinda feelings they are,
it's always nice to have those feelings bounce back at you.
I mean, it takes two to tango, that just kinda something it is,
you know, it's definitely a really awesome feeling.
This would be a howling moment.
You and Daddy can howl.
My, my, mind if I howl?
All right, let Daddy howl.
- I don't think he's ever heard me howling before. - Not actually.
[howling]
- [River crying] - Aw!
- Aw!
[chuckles]
- [Raiven] So, maybe howling next year? - [River crying]
[Rain] Mush, you can do it.
[exclaims]
[Snowbird] Yeah, it's never gonna stop, we're on a hill. I'm done.
[Rain] You already have workout done for today.
[narrator] The Browns push to complete final projects
for the return of their longhorns.
I mean, this is a pretty good lumber,
I'm surprised that it made it through the fire.
Same, 'cause if you look around, everything around it burned.
[narrator] And with a lack of available materials,
sisters Bird and Rain salvage old lumber
for the remaining posts of the new corral.
[Snowbird grunts] It's a little buried.
These are the treated ones,
so they'll be good for the winter time, too.
And they were just my extra posts, so...
The longhorn enclosure is gonna have to be fairly large.
So, we are using any materials we can get our hands on,
a lot of that spare boards from all of our houses.
A lot of my boards are pretty small
because I do live in a tiny house.
So, might have to overlap them
but I think all in all, using spare boards and trees
for the longhorn pen is gonna be
the most time-efficient and cost-efficient way to build it.
I think these are gonna be the main ones that we can use on the fence.
I know that longhorns means a lot to Da
and so he wants the pen to be like--
He wants it to be done right and really good.
Well, I know he wishes he could be up here with us, too.
Yeah.
[sighs in exasperation] I was gonna say--
I'm sorry, one second.
I know he's been having hard time breathing, is the main thing.
I know it's hard for him because...
it's harder up here,
which is why he's having to stay down which I know kills him.
You know, he hates it.
Da's health has definitely been up and down.
I'm a little worried about him right now, though.
I've been trying to talk to him about like,
going back to the doctor.
But it's nothing that they can do,
there's nothing... like, he's been before
and he just doesn't wanna go to the doctor any more.
He just wants to be at home and be with everybody.
But every time he's told me and like he told us
'cause I talk to him and I'm like, you know, like,
"I should just like stay down here with you."
'Cause it's hard to be away from him,
it's hard to be working up here
when he feels so bad down in the mountain.
But he's always saying, "No, that's where you all need to be,
you need to be fixing, you need to get the house ready,
you need to fix your port," like, things like that.
I know right now, the most important thing
to us is Da's health.
But the most important thing to Da is keeping the ranch going.
And honestly, I don't think anything would make him happier
than having Brutus back up on mountain.
Ready?
- I cut it really down-- - Hold on, boards are falling off.
Come on, little boards. Don't get impaled, Bird, I'm serious.
[crow caws]
[narrator] Near the peak of the Browns' mountain,
brother Noah pushes through the pain
to clear the last stretch of road.
[Noah] I'll be the one with the tractor,
so it makes it my responsibility to take care of the roads.
And now that I have a heater, it makes it a lot easier.
It means I can just work all night.
But I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't concerned about my Dad's health.
So, we just need to get all of our animals back up where they belong.
At least, if they're up here,
he can rest easy knowing that we're taking care of everything.
There we go.
[Snowbird] Okay, so have you ever built a fire before?
- Not personally, no. - [Snowbird] Okay.
I feel like even if you've seen one built,
if you paid close enough attention, that is helpful.
I can't say I paid close enough attention,
- but I've seen it here and there. - [Snowbird] Okay.
I think, you know, teaching Raiven how to build a fire is good
because that's something you have to know how to do
if you're gonna live this lifestyle.
And it gives me an opportunity to talk to her a little bit.
There are multiple ways to build a fire.
Some people do, like the house design
and some people do, like the teepee.
I like the house design until it gets big enough
and then I swap to teepee.
Bear and Raiven's relationship has definitely been rocky,
it's definitely been up and it's been down.
It's exciting for, you know, Raiven and River to come into the mountain
but I'm a little worried about her being up here
because I don't want Bear to-- I don't want Bear to get hurt again.
So, I was curious,
- how you feel-- - [both chuckle]
Don't worry I'll put the hatchet down to say it.
I was curious what you think of all of us.
Definitely nice. Different than what I'm used to, but nice.
[chuckles nervously] Maybe I should back up when I say things.
Well, I feel that's the good thing about the Bush
is no matter what you want, you can have,
you know, you can do it.
I actually, being away and then coming back,
I definitely missed being secluded and being out here,
being able to just, you know, do your own thing.
It feels like a different environment.
It's like less expectations and more just enjoying your life.
So, I definitely prefer it out here to anywhere else.
I don't know, maybe if you have any advice,
I mean, you know Bear obviously, a lot longer than I do.
Bear wears a lot of his emotions on his sleeve, you know?
And I know that he wants a family more than anything, you know?
And I don't know much about relationships
but anything in a relationship is, "Open and honest is best."
You know, after talking with Raiven,
she didn't give me all the information I wanted her to give me.
But I know Bear wants to be a part of River's life
and I think that, above anything, is the most important thing.
[Raiven] That looks so easy.
Right? It wasn't bad.
Okay.
Go.
Oh, boy.
I don't know where her heart is, I don't know where her head is,
I think it's in the right place and I hope it is.
And I am glad that they're both trying to make it work for River.
Just lay it across and then put some small pieces inside.
Like that. There you go.
I appreciate all the advice and talking to me.
And look at your fire, it means a lot.
[Raiven] That piece right there, it's a fighter.
Yup. Next, you should learn how to build torches.
- [Raiven] Okay. - Those are fun.
- 'Cause you actually get to hold the fire. - [Raiven] Yeah?
Eli, you wanna see me jump over that mound?
- No. - No? Okay.
You wanna see me boogie?
- [River whining] - Yeah, that one's gonna put you in tears, okay.
[Rain chuckles]
[Snowbird] Rain and I are watching Eli this morning
'cause Noah and Alisha had to go to town to get supplies.
Honestly, I think they wanted to be alone. [laughs]
Do you want to see me slide, one of my favorite ways to slide
and I can show you how to do it?
No.
Really wanted that one to be a yes.
- Do you wanna do anything but eat? - No.
- [Rain laughs] - [Snowbird] Yeah, I was getting that vibe,
I was getting that vibe.
Eli is a little cranky this morning
but I think he loves when I babysit.
Okay. Eli, look. Rain, go pow.
- Pow. - [Snowbird grunts]
[grunts]
Not even a giggle?
Nothing?
- Are you a tough crowd? - [Eli] No.
[Bear] So, we'll start on the small one
and then work our way to this big one.
[Raiven] Okay.
Listening to snow crunch under my boots.
- Don't you love that sound of the snow crunching? - Sounds cool.
I normally do a lot of hiking and walking all by myself.
So, it's nice to have you and River with me.
Isn't that right, boy? It's about time.
[River cooing]
[Bear] River's first time on the mountain
is a total monumental moment for me as a Dad.
To be honest, at this moment, I could not be happier.
The only thing that we're missing right now,
is a great first step into the extremeness.
- [grunts] - [Raiven] You ready to go with Daddy?
Huh, you wanna go for a sledge ride with Daddy?
[chuckles] All right. Oh.
- Yup, all right, Mommy's passing you off. - There you go. Come to Daddy.
[Raiven] You go careful.
I shall meet you at the bottom.
[Bear] I cannot wait for all the extreme adventure for my baby.
Him on my back, we'll be like hiking, doing something
and I hope he loves having an extreme Dad.
- Raiven, you ready? - [Raiven chuckles nervously]
Now, here we come.
[Raiven] Is that fun?
[Bear] That was fun. You want to do it again?
- [River cooing] - [Bear] You want to do it again, River?
I do not think there's any better feeling in the world
than having my son in my arms sledding down an extreme mountain.
And he's putting so much trust into me,
he's not even hesitant at all, no tears, nothing.
He loves it as much as I do.
That's really, really awesome.
Ooh, we definitely need a bigger hill.
[Raiven] He held his butt there for a minute.
[Bear] Did you have fun?
What did you have fun, was it too much fun?
Oh, think he's just tired, I think we wore him out.
Bear has been handling the transition into Dad-hood well.
I would say he's slowed down a little bit
but he's not, he just has like this diaper bag,
and he's still going over 100 miles an hour.
But it suits him.
[Bear] Yeah, he wants some more sled-riding.
- [Raiven] He's already a wild child. - [Bear] He comes by naturally.
- [Raiven] Uh-huh. - [Bear] Yeah!
- [whirring] - [Rain] Timber!
All right, feel like Gabe.
But like, prettier.
[narrator] The Browns have just one day left
before a planned transport returns their livestock
back home to their mountain.
- All right, let's do the other side. - Let's do it.
[Snowbird] We are so close to finishing our corral.
And I don't want to rush but we are bringing them up tomorrow.
Once the longhorns come up, we'll just start bringing them all.
You know, the animals have been displaced for six months now.
So, it's definitely gonna be nice to get 'em all back up on the mountain.
They're gonna be as ready for it as we are.
[Snowbird] Da would be very proud to hear how much progress we have made
and how fast we have made it.
When Mom and Da want something, Mom and Da get it.
[911 operator]
[Gabe speaking]
[911 operator]
[Gabe speaking]
[narrator] On the next episode of Alaskan Bush People...
[Gabe] Every time when we go anywhere, he'd say, "I love you," he'd say more
because you never know when it's gonna be the last time.
[all howl]
[Ami] Billy's passing has hit everyone very hard.
[Snowbird] Going forward seems impossible
because everyday seems like a nightmare.
[grunts]
[Ami] Da's been right here with us, right now.
You know in spirit, he is.
[Joshua] Da gave us the plan,
all we have to do is do it.
No matter what happens, we have to keep going.
[sobbing] But I don't know how we will, without Dad.