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JOHNNY: I am predator-proofing
my camp right now.
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More specifically,
this meat cache.
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And I'm going to be putting
these some extra stove pipe
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that I have, and I'm going
to wrap them around the tree.
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Further up, of course.
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Once they hit this
metal, their claws,
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they can't grip into the tree,
so it brings them right back
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to square one.
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Everything out here
has access to my fridge,
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whether I like it or not.
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The animals, they'll take
advantage of anything they see.
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If there's food laying around...
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Oh, yeah.
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They'll help themselves
to whatever they find.
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So, I had gotten a caribou,
and it was late in the evening,
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so I hung it up here.
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And I woke up the next day,
and it was gone.
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The bear grabbed the
caribou, ripped it down,
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drug it through all the brush,
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and it was ripped
open pretty good.
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It tore up the ribs and
spread the hindquarters apart,
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and there were bear
tracks around it,
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so it was pretty obvious
that it was a grizzly bear.
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At that point, the bear
has claimed that kill,
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so it's its property.
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And I felt like I was
trespassing around the caribou
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that I had shot at that point.
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It was an eerie feeling,
to know that, you know,
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that bear could be just
right over in the brush,
or in the bushes,
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and it would definitely defend
that kill with its life,
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and I'm not ready to die.
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I just worry a lot.
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This is my food
here, you know,
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if they get to the food,
it's, it'll be a tough time,
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especially with
these cold temperatures,
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to be well fed.
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I mean I eat, I eat
quite a bit of fat out here.
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It's amazing how my body
adapts to the environment,
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and since being out here,
it just craves fat.
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I'm a pretty lean guy.
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So, it's important to
safeguard the caribou
meat that I do have.
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(howling).
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Do you hear that?
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Wolves.
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(howling).
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It's probably about a
dozen wolves, at least.
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The wolves
concern me with Java.
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They come out here, and
they come around the camp,
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they try to lure
her away from me.
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And their goal is
to take her out,
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because they look at
her as competition.
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And they try to kind
of flirt with her,
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and pull her away from me,
in a way that makes them,
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like, not appear dangerous.
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And then, once
she's away from me,
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that's when they kind of
start to try to circle her.
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That's ultimately my
biggest fear with the wolves.
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They're not going to
access my meat up here
or anything like that.
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I don't have to
worry about that.
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I just worry about my dog.
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Java! Come here.
Come on. You stay.
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Everything out here
is trying to survive,
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including myself.
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Short term goals are to
stay warm, stay fed.
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Don't get killed.
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ALEX: I kind of got
impending doom over my
shoulders for the winter.
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It's getting colder.
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Pretty much whenever
there's a bad situation,
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it automatically
goes to worse.
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Now that it's winter,
and I just kind of
had a big cold snap,
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it was like, 30 below
for a couple days, uh,
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it means I spend
more time on my cabin.
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And just recently,
I noticed this should
be cool to the touch.
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When I got a hot
fire going on in here,
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this is getting
just as hot almost.
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It's actually, I touched it,
and it burnt me a little bit.
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It should not be that hot,
because it's going against the
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insulation in there,
and the wood.
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So, if this is
getting that hot,
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that's a huge fire hazard.
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I need to replace this,
basically this whole
chimney system,
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uh, which is gonna involve
tearing apart this wall,
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and everything.
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So, it's gonna be
kind of a big job.
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It's about to be the longest,
darkest days of winter.
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This is the time of year when
I'm making fires very often,
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sometimes all day long,
I have a fire going.
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I simply cannot survive
without a wood stove.
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Which means the risk of
setting my cabin on fire
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is extremely high.
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I made a small fire
early this morning,
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just to get a little
bit of heat in here.
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But the stove's
totally cool now.
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And, uh, I won't be making
another fire in here until
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I get my chimney replaced.
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My cabin is gonna
cool down rapidly.
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If my cabin freezes up,
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especially if all of my
water freezes, you know,
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then I'm left two options.
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Go haul more water,
or melt snow,
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which takes forever.
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It's just a
situation I wanna avoid.
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There's time pressure,
but I need to make
sure that I go slow,
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because if
I try to go fast,
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I'll just make a
mess of things.
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KALEB: It's important that
children learn the things that
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are necessary to make a
homestead like this function,
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so that they can succeed in the
future as they turn into adults,
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and become the next
generation of Alaskans.
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BRITTANY: Whatcha think, Ellie?
ELOVIE: Cool.
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KALEB: The smoker that I'm
building today is just a bunch
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of cinderblocks stacked
together in about a
four-foot square shape.
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You know that when
Grandpa built this smoker,
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his great idea was
to use welding rod
to hold the grates up.
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I'm hoping this smoker is an
opportunity to teach my kids a
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little more about the
fundamentals of building.
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BRITTANY: Keep going. Yeah!
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ELOVIE: Haha!
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KALEB: And it teaches them a
little more about taking pride
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in your work,
doing a good job.
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All right.
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Shall we try this
screen out, Ellie?
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ELOVIE: Yeah.
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KALEB: See if
Grandpa's ideas works.
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Look at that! It works.
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And then, getting to teach them
a little bit about food prep.
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Go get some firewood
and torch this off,
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and then, we can maybe go
hunt for some fresh game.
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You wanna go hunting?
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BRITTANY: Ellie, when
Mama was pregnant with you,
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Daddy and Gilbert and I
went ptarmigan hunting,
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and you were in my belly then!
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So, you have gone
ptarmigan hunting.
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When you were in
mommy's tummy!
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KALEB: Go head on out and get
some fresh meat to put in here,
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and while I'm out there,
the whole mountainside is
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covered in good alder that
we'll smoke the meat with.
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So, I'll bring some
of that back, too.
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BRITTANY: Cool.
Come on, Ellie, let's go.
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Elovie is always gung-ho
to try different things,
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including going
hunting with Kaleb.
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I love that, as
she's gotten older,
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she's actually
able to go with him.
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It's wonderful to be able to
see her grow into herself,
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and be able to
do these things.
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KALEB: Piper, stay home.
ELOVIE: Stay!
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KALEB: Elovie is gonna have
a unique opportunity today.
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She gets one on
one time with me,
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in the mountains,
doing what I love most,
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hunting wild game.
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There's no guarantees, I have
not been up to the bowl where
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we're going hunting.
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There should be a foot,
foot and a half of snow.
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And so, we're taking the
snow machine up there,
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and we'll just have
to look around,
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and see what we can find.
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MICHAEL: I take a lot
of pride training and
running a subsistence team.
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And so, what you see here,
is you see tradition.
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And the tradition is strong.
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(barking).
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Quiet down, you
little knuckleheads.
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You guys are nuts.
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You wanna be a sled dog?
Wanna go for a run?
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First run.
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Earlier today, the
winds come through.
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We had white out conditions.
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These trees were
snapping and cracking.
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I had a great big branch
fall off into the puppy lot.
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But things have settled down.
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The visibility has improved.
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I can actually see around me.
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The winds have
dropped down, and so,
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this is a perfect time to get
on the trail and start running
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these dogs on their first run.
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This is the dog
mushing season.
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The way I start
my training out,
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is I usually tie them up
to a sled with no weight,
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get the muscles moving,
get the tendons moving.
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Line up, come on.
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Line up. Stay.
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My goal on this first run is
just getting them back in tune
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with their commands.
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Getting them
psychologically prepared
to be back on the trail.
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Come on.
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So, I'm gonna hook up
three dogs at a time,
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that's about a
two-mile run total.
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Short trips...
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Stay!
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Actually help the dogs focus.
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Eventually, we do back
to back five milers.
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Ten milers.
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You know, you gotta crawl,
walk, and then, run.
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And so, this is
the crawl phase.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
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Go get 'em! Hyah! Hyah!
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Go get 'em! Hyah!
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
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Good boys.
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These dogs, they love
to be out on the trail.
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Come on.
Good boys.
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The genetics of the
Malamute, they've been
bred by indigenous people
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of the Northwest Arctic for
hundreds of generations
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to be kind, courteous...
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Gee over.
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Powerful, hearty animals.
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Awoo!
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I can cover 20 to 30
miles a day with these dogs,
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hauling 800 pounds of stuff.
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Straight ahead.
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For me, being an
East Coast Indian,
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this is a very
natural way of travel.
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It's in my blood, it's
in my ancestors' blood.
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Mushing was the way
that things were done.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
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Whoa!
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I'm sorry, guys, your trail.
It's blocked up.
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MICHAEL: Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa.
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Halt. Whoa!
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Oh, shoot.
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The trail, it's blocked up.
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We got two trees down.
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This is a little
bit of a problem.
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This is my loop that
takes me down to the river,
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it gets them their first hill.
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Once you start miling them up,
you gotta keep 'em going,
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keep 'em going,
every single day.
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A couple of trees down over
the trail, it happens.
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But unfortunately,
it's the beginning of
the training season.
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I can't be
stopped up for this,
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so this has gotta
be cleared out.
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That's a pretty
violent snap on that tree.
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It's not rotten in the
middle, it's a good piece.
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I'll buck that
one up as firewood,
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and clear it off the trail.
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This next one here,
significantly larger.
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It's gotta be about
two foot at the base.
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I'm making a note.
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I need a chainsaw mill,
a small firewood saw.
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(barking).
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These dogs are really anxious,
they got a lot of energy.
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All right, let's get
you turned around.
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Go get 'em!
Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
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Good boys.
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JOHNNY: I'm living in a place
where humans don't really live.
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It's up to me to figure
out how to live out here.
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There's not a lot of
second chances that I get,
246
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so I kind of gotta figure it
out the first time around.
247
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Hey, Java, I thought
you were getting the
tool bag for me, huh?
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Carry your own weight,
or do you just wanna sit
around and eat all day?
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NARRATOR: Having lost
valuable meat to a bear
who came into his camp,
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Johnny must protect his
property from anymore damage.
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In order to keep
himself and his dog safe,
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he must secure any
openings to his cabin.
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JOHNNY: You know, a bear
will get into a cabin
if it wants to get in.
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They're a lot smarter
than we make them out to be.
255
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But the goal is to
hide this window,
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and it doesn't know
there's a window here.
257
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And that's, to me,
outsmarting the bear.
258
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Go ahead, Java.
Get it. There she goes.
259
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She kind of cleans up all
of the construction scraps.
260
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I'm not complaining.
261
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These two pieces will go,
one here and one here.
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I'm gonna cut these
shutters to size,
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and they'll essentially
be fixed to these two
vertical pieces.
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So then, it's just one solid
piece that I just put right up
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into this space.
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The little projects
that I do out here,
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they keep me going.
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They keep me positive.
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They keep me getting
out of bed every day.
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And if I didn't have
little projects to do,
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then, you know, it'd
be boring out here.
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And I'm not looking
for a boring life.
273
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This is the last
nail for this one.
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Nice.
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That's a nice, snug fit.
276
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Yeah, I feel a little
safer leaving camp
for longer durations.
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The wildlife out
here is abound.
278
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There are critters everywhere.
279
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But, you know, it's like, be
careful what you wish for,
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because I've always wanted to
see a lot of these animals,
281
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but I'm seeing a lot of them.
282
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And, you know, every day, it's
like a different animal is
283
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trying to present a
challenge for me.
284
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Java. You wanna go eat?
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Come on, let's call it a day.
286
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Come on!
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ALEX: When it's cold,
it's cold.
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And it stays cold
for a long time.
289
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When it's 40 below
or 50 below outside,
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you gotta do a lot
of work to stay warm.
291
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It's pretty dangerous.
292
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I mean, the falling ice tells
you it's way above freezing,
293
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is what it tells you.
294
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Redoing my
chimney is essential.
295
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But it's also gonna
be inherently risky.
296
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My roof is extremely steep,
and it's definitely not safe
297
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for me to just be
standing on a ladder,
298
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doing this kind of
work, unprotected.
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If I start to fall,
there's nothing, you know,
300
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there's no, nothing
to catch me on.
301
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So I'll fall all the way down.
302
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So, I need a rope to
hold the, you know,
303
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going over to hold the
ladder from the other side,
304
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so that it can't swing.
305
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And then, also a
rope to hold myself,
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uh, on the other side.
307
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Let me grab that.
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Basically, I'll have a rope
going across the roof of the
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cabin to a tree
on the other side.
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The rope will allow
me to work safely,
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work confidently, without having
to worry about falling off.
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I'll have a harness
that I can clip into it.
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That way, there's a nice
tight rope holding me.
314
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So this way, if
I slip or fall,
315
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I'll just lean on the rope.
316
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In order to set up my
kind of rope safety system,
317
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I do have to go up
the ladder unprotected,
318
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and throw a rope over.
319
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I got a heavy iron
shackle on one end to
give it some weight.
320
00:16:51,311 --> 00:16:52,810
I need to kind of
wind up a little more,
321
00:16:52,846 --> 00:16:53,978
which makes me nervous.
322
00:16:54,014 --> 00:16:56,581
I'm working on a ladder on
the side of an icy roof.
323
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You know, I don't wanna fall.
324
00:17:00,420 --> 00:17:02,220
This might be the most
dangerous kind of part,
325
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is just setting up my anchor.
326
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This is one of the situations
where it's not enough that
327
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I just try hard.
328
00:17:10,130 --> 00:17:14,065
I have to do it right, because
if I get injured out here, uh,
329
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even, you know, a
relatively minor injury that
330
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might not be a big deal
if I got hurt in the city,
331
00:17:19,439 --> 00:17:22,073
out here, it can be
a death sentence.
332
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This (bleep) heavy.
333
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(bleep). (bleep).
334
00:17:37,624 --> 00:17:41,059
It's definitely not safe for me
to just be standing on a ladder,
335
00:17:41,094 --> 00:17:42,994
doing this kind of
work, unprotected.
336
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Second time.
337
00:17:44,597 --> 00:17:46,464
But, you know, any
time I'm working alone,
338
00:17:46,499 --> 00:17:48,766
a lot of my time is
spent figuring out all these
339
00:17:48,802 --> 00:17:50,735
different safety systems.
340
00:17:50,770 --> 00:17:53,204
Get the hell off
this death trap.
341
00:17:53,239 --> 00:17:54,972
Now I just gotta
find a good tree,
342
00:17:55,008 --> 00:17:57,108
something nice and solid
to tie my anchor off of.
343
00:17:57,143 --> 00:17:59,377
Something that will
hold my weight if I fall.
344
00:17:59,412 --> 00:18:02,447
There's my rope.
345
00:18:02,482 --> 00:18:04,549
And now I can go set up
the end of the rope that
346
00:18:04,584 --> 00:18:06,918
I will be connected to.
347
00:18:06,953 --> 00:18:11,055
Of course, which I
always wanna do is test it.
348
00:18:11,091 --> 00:18:16,894
So, it should be able to
adjust it as I climb up,
349
00:18:16,930 --> 00:18:20,031
and it will hold my
weight if I fall.
350
00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,667
I'm focused on doing
this as safe as I can,
351
00:18:22,702 --> 00:18:25,670
but I got a lot of things
kind of fighting against me.
352
00:18:25,705 --> 00:18:27,672
I got this cold snow
blowing in my face.
353
00:18:27,707 --> 00:18:31,242
Just have the steepness
and the slickness of
this metal roof.
354
00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:32,610
Here it comes.
355
00:18:32,645 --> 00:18:36,781
At this point, my body is pretty
exhausted, but, you know,
356
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I'm still a long ways
from finished with this job.
357
00:18:39,986 --> 00:18:41,552
So, there's no
turning back now,
358
00:18:41,588 --> 00:18:43,855
because now, I don't
have a stove anymore.
359
00:18:50,063 --> 00:18:53,464
MICHAEL: You can't just stop
because something is strenuous.
360
00:18:56,269 --> 00:18:58,002
You gotta keep going.
361
00:18:58,037 --> 00:19:00,371
And so, that's
part of life up here.
362
00:19:01,207 --> 00:19:06,277
Get 'em! Get 'em!
Go get 'em! Good girl!
363
00:19:06,312 --> 00:19:08,646
Look at you go!
364
00:19:08,681 --> 00:19:11,015
All right.
365
00:19:14,154 --> 00:19:17,255
Right out that way
is my five-mile loop.
366
00:19:17,290 --> 00:19:18,656
I gotta get on that.
367
00:19:18,691 --> 00:19:20,558
These dogs have
to keep miling up.
368
00:19:20,593 --> 00:19:23,027
It's time for that
first winter caribou hunt,
369
00:19:23,062 --> 00:19:26,097
and these dogs are
my transportation.
370
00:19:26,132 --> 00:19:28,733
It's very important,
they gotta keep running.
371
00:19:28,768 --> 00:19:32,637
And that will prevent injuries
on the trails during expedition.
372
00:19:33,006 --> 00:19:35,540
I'm gonna go ahead, fire
up my little chainsaw.
373
00:19:35,575 --> 00:19:37,742
Then I'm gonna try to
clear out all this old,
374
00:19:37,777 --> 00:19:40,978
rotten willow.
375
00:19:48,955 --> 00:19:52,990
It seems like I am
attached by a dummy cord
to this darn chainsaw.
376
00:19:53,393 --> 00:19:55,226
What a mess!
377
00:19:55,261 --> 00:19:57,361
I bought it used
for next to nothing,
378
00:19:57,397 --> 00:20:00,631
and it has handled year after
year after year of cutting.
379
00:20:03,703 --> 00:20:07,104
The winds are picking up.
380
00:20:07,140 --> 00:20:12,176
I actually don't like
working around these treetops.
381
00:20:12,478 --> 00:20:15,313
A 60, 70, 80 mile an hour
gust will come through,
382
00:20:15,348 --> 00:20:17,915
and just snap these trees
like they're toothpicks.
383
00:20:18,618 --> 00:20:21,352
Gonna have to hurry
up and clear this out.
384
00:20:25,592 --> 00:20:26,824
Look at that.
385
00:20:26,859 --> 00:20:28,993
My five-mile loop
is clear again.
386
00:20:29,028 --> 00:20:32,663
I just bucked up that
small tree as firewood.
387
00:20:32,699 --> 00:20:36,667
That big tree, I'm just
gonna mill it up real
quick with my saw mill.
388
00:20:36,703 --> 00:20:39,737
It's gonna make
some nice lumber.
389
00:20:40,273 --> 00:20:41,906
And so, I got this
ladder brought out here,
390
00:20:41,941 --> 00:20:43,274
and this is just
to act as a guide,
391
00:20:43,309 --> 00:20:45,643
so my first cut will
be somewhat straight,
392
00:20:45,678 --> 00:20:48,279
and I can continue to cut this
two and a half inches thick
393
00:20:48,314 --> 00:20:51,382
the whole way down.
394
00:20:55,421 --> 00:20:57,922
This thing is an
absolute beast.
395
00:20:57,957 --> 00:21:00,625
Lot of work involved,
but if you do the work,
396
00:21:00,660 --> 00:21:03,461
you don't have to buy
store-bought lumber.
397
00:21:04,297 --> 00:21:06,464
I spent my whole life
working, working, working,
398
00:21:06,499 --> 00:21:09,100
and we're just
programmed to desire
399
00:21:09,135 --> 00:21:12,370
all these things that we
know we can't afford.
400
00:21:12,405 --> 00:21:15,106
That's unsustainable
for the human spirit.
401
00:21:15,141 --> 00:21:17,808
So, if I have to do a little
physical labor, big deal.
402
00:21:17,844 --> 00:21:22,179
It is liberating, not feeding
all these greedy systems.
403
00:21:23,650 --> 00:21:25,950
All right. First cut.
404
00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,388
Beautiful piece right there.
405
00:21:30,423 --> 00:21:32,490
I'll make a nice
bench out of that.
406
00:21:32,525 --> 00:21:35,993
All that brush seemed
like an impenetrable
barrier in the moment,
407
00:21:36,029 --> 00:21:37,728
but after doing
a little bit of work,
408
00:21:37,764 --> 00:21:39,563
I've got a nice
load of firewood,
409
00:21:39,599 --> 00:21:41,632
and I'll have slabs.
410
00:21:41,668 --> 00:21:44,335
It ended up turning
into an amazing situation,
411
00:21:44,370 --> 00:21:46,704
where a barrier
became an asset.
412
00:21:47,407 --> 00:21:50,875
But right now, the winds are
picking up something fierce.
413
00:21:50,910 --> 00:21:53,244
I wanna get this done
and get outta here.
414
00:22:03,389 --> 00:22:06,490
KALEB: Living out here, I have
to go out in the woods and
415
00:22:06,526 --> 00:22:08,559
harvest the meat,
process the meat,
416
00:22:08,594 --> 00:22:10,861
and then, I have
to preserve it.
417
00:22:10,897 --> 00:22:14,231
Whatever method is used,
I personally have to do.
418
00:22:20,073 --> 00:22:22,273
These tracks are
all old, Ellie.
419
00:22:22,308 --> 00:22:24,308
Check out all those
tracks over there, okay?
420
00:22:25,912 --> 00:22:28,479
I'm heading out into the
mountains to hunt ptarmigan,
421
00:22:28,514 --> 00:22:30,548
and I get to go teach my
daughter a little bit about
422
00:22:30,583 --> 00:22:33,317
hunting wild game.
423
00:22:33,353 --> 00:22:36,020
Stand up.
424
00:22:36,055 --> 00:22:37,922
You're doing great, Ellie.
425
00:22:37,957 --> 00:22:41,025
Ptarmigan are a
small grouse species.
426
00:22:41,060 --> 00:22:43,127
They usually live up
in the high country.
427
00:22:43,162 --> 00:22:44,595
They turn white
in the wintertime,
428
00:22:44,630 --> 00:22:46,630
so they're
extremely hard to see.
429
00:22:46,666 --> 00:22:50,301
Usually the only reason
you see them is by
looking for shapes.
430
00:22:50,770 --> 00:22:52,436
You have to learn the
shape of a ptarmigan,
431
00:22:52,472 --> 00:22:54,905
and if you can learn that,
you can find them.
432
00:22:54,941 --> 00:22:56,540
Look at these
ptarmigan tracks!
433
00:22:56,576 --> 00:22:58,876
These are kind of old, though.
434
00:22:58,911 --> 00:23:00,244
ELOVIE: How?
435
00:23:00,279 --> 00:23:01,879
KALEB: See how they look like
there's a little bit of snow
436
00:23:01,914 --> 00:23:03,414
in the bottom of them?
437
00:23:03,449 --> 00:23:05,149
It snowed two days ago.
438
00:23:05,184 --> 00:23:07,318
So these ptarmigan were up
here when it was snowing.
439
00:23:07,353 --> 00:23:10,721
And they've flown
off somewhere else.
440
00:23:12,091 --> 00:23:14,525
We need to go find some
more tracks somewhere else.
441
00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,894
Where maybe they've been
a little bit sooner.
442
00:23:16,929 --> 00:23:19,430
All right, let's go.
443
00:23:30,209 --> 00:23:33,277
Wow, Ellie.
444
00:23:34,313 --> 00:23:35,946
ELOVIE: Dad,
what are you doing?
445
00:23:35,982 --> 00:23:38,048
KALEB: Need to get
my binoculars out.
446
00:23:38,084 --> 00:23:40,618
ELOVIE: Can I help you also?
447
00:23:44,524 --> 00:23:47,391
KALEB: Look at that!
ELOVIE: Whoa.
448
00:23:58,738 --> 00:24:00,204
ELOVIE: Yeah.
KALEB: Through the binoculars?
449
00:24:00,239 --> 00:24:01,472
ELOVIE: Yup.
450
00:24:02,809 --> 00:24:03,808
KALEB: Yup.
451
00:24:05,478 --> 00:24:07,678
KALEB: Elovie just loved
seeing the moose today.
452
00:24:07,713 --> 00:24:09,146
They're just
wintering up there.
453
00:24:09,182 --> 00:24:10,881
They're way up in
the high country.
454
00:24:10,917 --> 00:24:14,018
And they'll stay up there until
the snow starts to get deep,
455
00:24:14,053 --> 00:24:16,353
and it pushes them
down the mountain.
456
00:24:16,389 --> 00:24:19,056
Ellie, it's pretty cool seeing
stuff move around up here.
457
00:24:19,091 --> 00:24:20,858
We've seen old
ptarmigan tracks.
458
00:24:20,893 --> 00:24:23,894
But so far, we're
not really seeing any,
459
00:24:23,930 --> 00:24:26,430
anything fresh
for ptarmigan, so.
460
00:24:30,803 --> 00:24:32,870
KALEB: Yeah, we
can't do that right now.
461
00:24:32,905 --> 00:24:34,405
ELOVIE: When?
462
00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,040
KALEB: I know, it's
pretty exciting seeing the
moose, though, isn't it?
463
00:24:38,611 --> 00:24:40,277
KALEB: We can shoot
the moose in September.
464
00:24:42,482 --> 00:24:43,647
KALEB: Oh, it's not sad.
465
00:24:43,683 --> 00:24:46,083
There's a reason
for hunting seasons.
466
00:24:46,118 --> 00:24:48,486
If you just went and killed
all the animals because you
467
00:24:48,521 --> 00:24:51,355
could hunt year-round then
there'd be nothing left,
468
00:24:51,390 --> 00:24:55,493
and we wouldn't be able to use
that resource in the future.
469
00:24:55,528 --> 00:24:58,028
Today was a good opportunity to
teach my daughter a little bit
470
00:24:58,064 --> 00:25:01,732
about conservation,
and we have to be
responsible stewards.
471
00:25:02,768 --> 00:25:05,703
And always remember that if we
want this to be here tomorrow,
472
00:25:05,738 --> 00:25:08,672
we need to be very careful
about our actions today.
473
00:25:08,708 --> 00:25:10,508
Check out the moose scat.
474
00:25:10,543 --> 00:25:12,543
ELOVIE: That is poop.
475
00:25:12,578 --> 00:25:14,011
KALEB: It's been
here a couple days.
476
00:25:14,046 --> 00:25:15,379
You think it's the
same moose we just saw?
477
00:25:15,414 --> 00:25:16,447
ELOVIE: Uh-huh.
478
00:25:16,482 --> 00:25:17,781
KALEB: Yeah, I bet so, too.
479
00:25:17,817 --> 00:25:19,884
It looks like he's been
living on the hillside
here for a few days.
480
00:25:19,919 --> 00:25:21,285
ELOVIE: Maybe.
481
00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,320
KALEB: I saw all sorts
of beds on the road.
482
00:25:23,356 --> 00:25:26,056
I think he's just
hangin' out up here,
483
00:25:26,092 --> 00:25:27,191
enjoying the view.
484
00:25:27,226 --> 00:25:28,292
What do you think?
485
00:25:28,327 --> 00:25:30,094
ELOVIE: Yeah.
KALEB: It's pretty gorgeous.
486
00:25:30,129 --> 00:25:33,731
ELOVIE: Uh-huh.
KALEB: Well.
487
00:25:33,766 --> 00:25:37,067
So, it might be time to
head down the mountain and
get our alder firewood.
488
00:25:37,103 --> 00:25:39,236
Ready to go do that?
489
00:25:39,272 --> 00:25:40,538
ELOVIE: Yeah.
490
00:25:40,573 --> 00:25:42,740
KALEB: All right. Let's go.
491
00:25:43,342 --> 00:25:45,643
We might not have been
successful with our
little ptarmigan hunt,
492
00:25:45,678 --> 00:25:50,214
which really depends on your
definition of success.
493
00:25:50,249 --> 00:25:51,815
I would consider it
success because I had a
494
00:25:51,851 --> 00:25:55,252
great afternoon with my
daughter in the mountains.
495
00:26:03,362 --> 00:26:05,863
Just sit there and watch
while I get some alders,
496
00:26:05,898 --> 00:26:06,997
and you will cool off.
497
00:26:07,033 --> 00:26:08,132
'Kay?
498
00:26:08,167 --> 00:26:11,402
Fortunately, we plan ahead,
and we have meat in the
499
00:26:11,437 --> 00:26:14,138
freezer from our
last hunting season,
500
00:26:14,173 --> 00:26:16,006
that we can call upon
to put in the smoker,
501
00:26:16,042 --> 00:26:18,809
instead of what we
attempted to harvest today.
502
00:26:18,844 --> 00:26:22,079
All right, Ellie, think that's
enough to smoke some meat?
503
00:26:22,114 --> 00:26:23,280
ELOVIE: Let's, let's boogie!
504
00:26:23,316 --> 00:26:26,116
KALEB: Let's boogie!
505
00:26:27,486 --> 00:26:29,119
Apparently,
you're ready to go.
506
00:26:29,155 --> 00:26:31,922
ELOVIE: Let's go!
KALEB: Let's go.
507
00:26:44,203 --> 00:26:45,603
MICHAEL: This is a
hard environment.
508
00:26:45,638 --> 00:26:47,438
The darkness, the cold.
509
00:26:47,473 --> 00:26:49,974
I don't try to play
tough guy in Alaska.
510
00:26:55,314 --> 00:26:56,580
All right.
511
00:26:56,616 --> 00:26:58,916
The winds have died down.
The sun's peeking out.
512
00:26:58,951 --> 00:27:00,284
It's nice and cold.
513
00:27:00,319 --> 00:27:03,120
It's a good time to
move some heavy stuff.
514
00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:11,095
This was originally a
big tangled mess over
my five-mile loop.
515
00:27:11,130 --> 00:27:13,063
But in the end, after
all that hard work,
516
00:27:13,099 --> 00:27:16,367
I'm gonna come out of
here with a bunch of lumber,
517
00:27:16,402 --> 00:27:18,469
and some firewood.
518
00:27:18,504 --> 00:27:22,706
And so now, I'm gonna
take my time and haul
one piece at a time.
519
00:27:23,943 --> 00:27:25,242
(barking).
520
00:27:25,277 --> 00:27:26,543
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
521
00:27:26,579 --> 00:27:28,812
These dogs don't
give me much time to
do anything, really.
522
00:27:28,848 --> 00:27:31,315
They're just knuckleheads
this time of the year.
523
00:27:31,350 --> 00:27:34,051
Hey! Line up!
Come on! Line up!
524
00:27:34,086 --> 00:27:35,786
Super hardheaded breed.
525
00:27:35,821 --> 00:27:38,188
Hard workers and
hardheaded as well.
526
00:27:38,224 --> 00:27:40,691
You stay lined up.
527
00:27:40,726 --> 00:27:44,028
You ready? Go get 'em! Go!
528
00:27:44,063 --> 00:27:47,564
Whoa! Whoa, whoa!
Slow down.
529
00:27:48,300 --> 00:27:50,601
This is actually the
first time that I've hauled a
530
00:27:50,636 --> 00:27:54,304
16-foot slab with this
sled, and it works perfectly.
531
00:27:54,340 --> 00:27:56,473
If I get about
three more dogs,
532
00:27:56,509 --> 00:27:58,909
I could probably just
load the entire sled up.
533
00:27:58,944 --> 00:28:01,111
But for right now, we need
these dogs to get in shape
534
00:28:01,147 --> 00:28:03,847
before I really start puttin'
the miles and weight on 'em.
535
00:28:03,883 --> 00:28:06,450
But this is just
early season training,
536
00:28:06,485 --> 00:28:09,586
and they're already
getting work done.
537
00:28:12,224 --> 00:28:14,024
Whoa!
538
00:28:14,060 --> 00:28:16,260
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
539
00:28:16,295 --> 00:28:18,062
Whoa!
540
00:28:18,097 --> 00:28:19,997
Good dogs.
541
00:28:20,032 --> 00:28:22,266
I wouldn't have been able to
move that by myself without
542
00:28:22,301 --> 00:28:24,501
straining my back.
543
00:28:24,537 --> 00:28:27,604
And so, what you're seeing
here is a traditional way to
544
00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:29,039
move stuff around.
545
00:28:29,075 --> 00:28:31,542
Goods and supplies,
freight, lumber, firewood.
546
00:28:31,577 --> 00:28:33,010
You name it.
547
00:28:33,045 --> 00:28:36,480
All you gotta do is just
fire up a few malamutes.
548
00:28:38,317 --> 00:28:40,851
All right.
Time to go with another team.
549
00:28:42,321 --> 00:28:43,754
Straight ahead!
Straight ahead!
550
00:28:43,789 --> 00:28:45,355
Straight ahead!
551
00:28:45,391 --> 00:28:46,924
The training regimen
in the winter time,
552
00:28:46,959 --> 00:28:49,760
it starts the second
that snow hits the ground.
553
00:28:49,795 --> 00:28:54,264
Haw! Haw!
Good boys.
554
00:28:54,300 --> 00:28:56,834
This is the best time
of the year in Alaska.
555
00:28:58,537 --> 00:29:02,973
It's cold, it's brutal, and
these dogs motivate you to
556
00:29:03,008 --> 00:29:05,209
get out here, get
the blood pumpin'.
557
00:29:05,244 --> 00:29:09,113
They really do help me cope
with the dark and the cold.
558
00:29:09,148 --> 00:29:11,115
I can't sit around idle.
559
00:29:11,150 --> 00:29:14,051
They have to work.
It's their season.
560
00:29:20,392 --> 00:29:22,793
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
561
00:29:22,828 --> 00:29:26,663
(barking).
562
00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:29,333
All right.
563
00:29:29,368 --> 00:29:31,335
Look at those slabs of wood.
564
00:29:31,370 --> 00:29:34,571
This color right here,
it's such a comforting color.
565
00:29:34,607 --> 00:29:37,741
It's this warm,
setting of the sun color,
566
00:29:37,777 --> 00:29:40,144
mixed in with wispy clouds.
567
00:29:40,179 --> 00:29:43,614
And so, with that setting sun,
I gotta keep movin',
568
00:29:43,649 --> 00:29:47,451
keep runnin', keep puttin'
them miles on them dogs.
569
00:29:47,486 --> 00:29:50,954
I got two in one shot,
bunch of wood and some
miles on my dogs.
570
00:29:50,990 --> 00:29:53,290
I'm gonna get one more run in.
571
00:29:58,798 --> 00:30:01,632
JOHNNY: Complacency is
what's gonna kill you.
572
00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:04,401
So out here, I
like to stay moving.
573
00:30:04,436 --> 00:30:06,303
I don't like to stop,
you know.
574
00:30:06,338 --> 00:30:07,638
There's so much to do.
575
00:30:07,673 --> 00:30:10,941
Just surviving alone will
take up most of your time.
576
00:30:18,317 --> 00:30:19,983
What you smell, Java? Huh?
577
00:30:20,019 --> 00:30:22,686
Oh, yeah. These are all
broken branches.
578
00:30:25,491 --> 00:30:28,325
This one's living too, so.
579
00:30:30,029 --> 00:30:32,896
There's, yeah, you can see
the bear's hair right here.
580
00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:36,200
Yeah.
581
00:30:36,235 --> 00:30:37,768
What he does is he
just comes over here,
582
00:30:37,803 --> 00:30:39,937
and he puts his
back against the tree,
583
00:30:39,972 --> 00:30:41,972
and just kind of
marks his territory,
584
00:30:42,007 --> 00:30:46,176
and any branches that
are in the way just break
or fall on the ground.
585
00:30:46,879 --> 00:30:48,979
It's a good day to be doing a,
a little bit of bear defense
586
00:30:49,014 --> 00:30:51,315
on the cabin, that's for sure.
587
00:30:52,284 --> 00:30:54,484
Come here, Java.
Hey! Come here.
588
00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:58,255
My goal today is to
make a latch for the
door for the cabin.
589
00:31:00,326 --> 00:31:03,427
The purpose of the latch is
to keep Java in the cabin
590
00:31:03,462 --> 00:31:05,329
when it's necessary.
591
00:31:05,364 --> 00:31:08,265
I rarely leave her in there
without myself being in there.
592
00:31:08,300 --> 00:31:12,369
But there are times usually
when there are bears or wolves
593
00:31:12,404 --> 00:31:14,905
roaming that, uh, it's, it's
kind of important to keep her
594
00:31:14,940 --> 00:31:18,208
in there for her own safety.
595
00:31:18,244 --> 00:31:23,981
So I got to find a, a little
spruce tree to cut down.
596
00:31:24,016 --> 00:31:27,684
And that's gonna be, uh,
what goes through the door.
597
00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:30,721
And, um, I'll have a
handle on each end of that.
598
00:31:33,158 --> 00:31:35,759
Let's see, let's see.
599
00:31:37,096 --> 00:31:40,731
God, that's such a, that's
a big (bleep) grizzly bear!
600
00:31:40,766 --> 00:31:42,366
Look at that.
601
00:31:50,242 --> 00:31:52,542
♪ ♪
602
00:31:52,578 --> 00:31:56,213
JOHNNY: God, that's
such a, that's a big
(bleep) grizzly bear!
603
00:31:57,016 --> 00:31:58,448
Look at that.
604
00:31:58,484 --> 00:32:00,284
You could see where
its nails, that's a big,
605
00:32:00,319 --> 00:32:02,352
that's a big paw.
606
00:32:02,388 --> 00:32:04,154
And that's the
right, right foot,
607
00:32:04,189 --> 00:32:06,490
and that's the
left foot there.
608
00:32:06,525 --> 00:32:09,326
And he's moving, he's
moving toward my camp.
609
00:32:09,828 --> 00:32:12,162
Makes you think.
610
00:32:12,765 --> 00:32:14,698
You know, I've been, I've
been waitin' so long for it to
611
00:32:14,733 --> 00:32:17,301
start snowing so I could see
all of the tracks and know
612
00:32:17,336 --> 00:32:19,236
what's hanging around my camp.
613
00:32:19,271 --> 00:32:20,704
It's a little bit more
than I thought it was,
614
00:32:20,739 --> 00:32:24,975
to be honest, so, um, yeah,
time to get to this latch
615
00:32:25,010 --> 00:32:27,844
before, before
that sun goes down.
616
00:32:30,482 --> 00:32:32,115
Just gotta find about a one,
one-and-a-half-inch diameter,
617
00:32:32,184 --> 00:32:35,986
uh, little spruce tree.
618
00:32:36,021 --> 00:32:39,589
It'll act as the, the
piece that goes in the door.
619
00:32:39,625 --> 00:32:42,292
This one here might work.
620
00:32:44,730 --> 00:32:47,364
I really enjoy
working with my hands.
621
00:32:47,399 --> 00:32:49,933
To, to have a thought, and
to put it down on paper,
622
00:32:49,969 --> 00:32:52,536
and then, take it from
paper, and to apply it,
623
00:32:52,571 --> 00:32:55,172
and actually build it,
is very, very satisfying.
624
00:32:55,207 --> 00:32:57,140
So the plan for the
latch is to take,
625
00:32:57,176 --> 00:33:01,912
uh, two pieces, put 'em up.
626
00:33:04,984 --> 00:33:08,385
Spruce, I'm gonna
have to whittle down.
627
00:33:08,787 --> 00:33:10,554
Probably about 50%.
628
00:33:10,589 --> 00:33:13,890
And that's gonna slide
in and out of that
little box that I make.
629
00:33:13,926 --> 00:33:16,760
And I'll have a hole in the
side of this doorjamb that
630
00:33:16,795 --> 00:33:19,363
this will go into.
631
00:33:19,431 --> 00:33:22,733
Little handle, and
it'll slide in and out.
632
00:33:25,104 --> 00:33:29,673
You know, I think people tend
to go toward other humans when
633
00:33:29,708 --> 00:33:31,942
they wanna feel
like they belong.
634
00:33:31,977 --> 00:33:35,679
But I don't need people
out here to feel like
I belong to something.
635
00:33:35,714 --> 00:33:37,381
I feel like I
belong to this, uh,
636
00:33:37,416 --> 00:33:39,750
this ecosystem,
this environment,
637
00:33:39,785 --> 00:33:41,018
and all the animals.
638
00:33:41,053 --> 00:33:42,285
Nature.
639
00:33:42,321 --> 00:33:44,621
You know, having the bear that
comes around here at night,
640
00:33:44,656 --> 00:33:46,957
I'm a part of that
bear's life now,
641
00:33:46,992 --> 00:33:49,259
and it's kind of
become a part of me.
642
00:33:49,294 --> 00:33:50,861
We have this
weird relationship.
643
00:33:50,896 --> 00:33:54,097
You know, whose, whose
turf is it at what time?
644
00:33:54,132 --> 00:33:57,567
It's like a, a weird respect.
645
00:33:57,603 --> 00:33:59,903
But also, you can't let your
guard down either because
646
00:33:59,938 --> 00:34:02,105
that bear will
capitalize on, you know,
647
00:34:02,141 --> 00:34:04,141
taking my food.
648
00:34:04,176 --> 00:34:07,110
Possibly even turning me into
a meal or definitely Java.
649
00:34:11,650 --> 00:34:12,682
Let's give it the test.
650
00:34:12,718 --> 00:34:13,683
Java, come here!
651
00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,620
Java, come on!
Java, come on!
652
00:34:16,655 --> 00:34:18,922
You hear her scratching.
653
00:34:18,957 --> 00:34:21,992
Looks like the, looks like
the latch is doing its job.
654
00:34:22,027 --> 00:34:23,727
I hold myself
accountable out here.
655
00:34:23,762 --> 00:34:25,262
It's up to me to
get things done.
656
00:34:25,297 --> 00:34:26,863
Yeah, I'm pretty
happy with it.
657
00:34:26,898 --> 00:34:29,533
Works pretty good.
658
00:34:29,568 --> 00:34:31,768
You have to know how
to apply yourself.
659
00:34:31,804 --> 00:34:35,472
You gotta be confident,
but you can't be arrogant
or cocky either.
660
00:34:35,507 --> 00:34:37,674
And kind of have the
wisdom to know the difference,
661
00:34:37,709 --> 00:34:40,143
or you won't make it.
662
00:34:40,179 --> 00:34:42,279
What do you say, Java?
663
00:34:42,314 --> 00:34:46,483
You wanna go walk out on
the lake or something?
664
00:34:46,518 --> 00:34:47,584
Come on!
665
00:34:47,619 --> 00:34:48,919
Let's go walk out on the ice.
666
00:34:48,954 --> 00:34:51,421
Hmm? Come on!
667
00:34:59,531 --> 00:35:01,798
ALEX: A challenge comes,
I just face it.
668
00:35:01,834 --> 00:35:03,667
I just do my best.
669
00:35:03,735 --> 00:35:05,802
You know, I'm still here.
I'm still alive.
670
00:35:05,838 --> 00:35:08,805
Nobody can say I'm a
failure until I'm dead.
671
00:35:20,319 --> 00:35:21,585
It's a really
good thing I, uh,
672
00:35:21,620 --> 00:35:24,488
took my chimney down now
because all this creosote
673
00:35:24,523 --> 00:35:27,124
inside, if that
gets hot enough,
674
00:35:27,159 --> 00:35:28,625
it'll set on fire.
675
00:35:28,660 --> 00:35:30,861
I can see that there is, uh,
a bit of heat damage in here.
676
00:35:30,896 --> 00:35:33,296
So that's, uh, a
major warning sign.
677
00:35:33,332 --> 00:35:35,098
If it kept going on like that,
there would definitely have
678
00:35:35,134 --> 00:35:36,733
been a fire at some point.
679
00:35:36,768 --> 00:35:39,302
So, it's a good thing
I'm replacing this.
680
00:35:39,338 --> 00:35:41,972
You little son of a bitch.
681
00:35:42,574 --> 00:35:44,307
All this work I have to
do, everything's kind of
682
00:35:44,343 --> 00:35:46,877
conspiring against me to, to
make this job more dangerous
683
00:35:46,912 --> 00:35:48,712
than it has to be.
684
00:35:48,780 --> 00:35:51,515
You know, trying to lift and
haul heavy awkward things
685
00:35:51,550 --> 00:35:53,750
on a steep roof.
686
00:35:53,785 --> 00:35:55,685
I'm using sharp power tools.
687
00:35:55,721 --> 00:35:59,089
And I'm also
working in the dark.
688
00:36:01,093 --> 00:36:03,360
Okay. There you go.
689
00:36:03,395 --> 00:36:04,995
I can see the light at
the end of the tunnel.
690
00:36:05,030 --> 00:36:08,231
The final step is to get this
eight-foot length stove pipe.
691
00:36:08,267 --> 00:36:10,800
Lift this heavy
thing up, and then,
692
00:36:10,836 --> 00:36:13,336
carefully guide it
into the flashing,
693
00:36:13,372 --> 00:36:16,106
so that it rests on the
stovepipe underneath.
694
00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:23,947
Come on.
695
00:36:24,950 --> 00:36:26,983
It wants to tip either way.
696
00:36:27,019 --> 00:36:30,620
How do I prevent
it from doing that?
697
00:36:30,656 --> 00:36:33,590
Uh, once I get, I can get
it to here, that's fine.
698
00:36:33,625 --> 00:36:36,793
It starts to want sliding,
to slide either way.
699
00:36:36,828 --> 00:36:38,228
I just don't
want it to do that,
700
00:36:38,263 --> 00:36:39,596
because I don't,
I, it's too heavy,
701
00:36:39,631 --> 00:36:43,867
I won't be able to just
easily get the control of it.
702
00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:49,406
It's just I don't have any
control over the upper end,
703
00:36:49,441 --> 00:36:52,342
even, even up like this.
704
00:36:52,377 --> 00:36:54,311
If I drop this
thing, if it falls,
705
00:36:54,346 --> 00:36:55,879
it may be ruined.
706
00:36:55,914 --> 00:36:59,883
Adjust my body, see if I
can find the right spot.
707
00:37:07,159 --> 00:37:08,391
I'm not sure if it's on it.
708
00:37:08,427 --> 00:37:12,729
That's got so much
(bleep) sway to it.
709
00:37:12,764 --> 00:37:14,798
And it doesn't hold itself.
710
00:37:14,833 --> 00:37:16,900
(bleep).
711
00:37:16,935 --> 00:37:19,135
And I can't get it off.
712
00:37:19,171 --> 00:37:23,240
(groaning).
713
00:37:23,275 --> 00:37:24,574
I can't get it off.
714
00:37:24,610 --> 00:37:26,176
But now the issue is,
well, the stovepipe's stuck.
715
00:37:26,211 --> 00:37:27,944
It's stuck in the flashing.
716
00:37:27,980 --> 00:37:29,212
I can't leave it
here because if I do,
717
00:37:29,248 --> 00:37:30,513
it's gonna fall over.
718
00:37:30,549 --> 00:37:31,715
It's gonna bend all the metal,
719
00:37:31,750 --> 00:37:33,016
it's gonna tear my
whole chimney up.
720
00:37:33,051 --> 00:37:34,684
It's pretty heavy.
721
00:37:34,720 --> 00:37:36,419
Uh, it's also slick.
722
00:37:36,455 --> 00:37:38,755
Maintaining my balance for
myself and of this pipe is
723
00:37:38,790 --> 00:37:39,923
really difficult.
724
00:37:39,958 --> 00:37:41,124
I'm extremely angry.
725
00:37:41,159 --> 00:37:42,826
Just, uh, you know, a lot
of, it's a lot of stress
726
00:37:42,861 --> 00:37:44,828
compounding, so,
uh, I'm just gonna,
727
00:37:44,863 --> 00:37:48,131
I'm just gonna
let some of it out.
728
00:37:48,166 --> 00:37:49,633
I don't care if I'll die.
729
00:37:49,668 --> 00:37:51,701
If I fall, I fall.
That's it.
730
00:37:51,703 --> 00:37:56,373
(groaning).
731
00:37:56,408 --> 00:37:58,475
You (bleep) big heavy (bleep).
732
00:38:07,319 --> 00:38:08,952
(bleep).
733
00:38:08,987 --> 00:38:11,421
You (bleep) big heavy (bleep).
734
00:38:13,292 --> 00:38:15,458
When I hit a road
block, I get angry.
735
00:38:15,494 --> 00:38:16,626
I get mad.
736
00:38:16,662 --> 00:38:18,662
Uh, and I just let it
all out right on the spot.
737
00:38:18,697 --> 00:38:20,563
It helps me kind of
get through it quicker.
738
00:38:20,599 --> 00:38:23,633
(bleep).
739
00:38:23,669 --> 00:38:25,669
Once I kind of get
that bad energy out,
740
00:38:25,704 --> 00:38:27,937
then it helps me
have a level head,
741
00:38:27,973 --> 00:38:29,205
so I can think.
742
00:38:29,241 --> 00:38:30,640
Okay, yeah, I'm stuck.
743
00:38:30,676 --> 00:38:31,908
What do I need to do?
744
00:38:31,943 --> 00:38:34,311
I think I can go inside, and I
can actually feed the chimney
745
00:38:34,346 --> 00:38:36,546
from below, up, up.
746
00:38:36,581 --> 00:38:38,815
Rather than trying to do it
this way because this thing's
747
00:38:38,850 --> 00:38:40,216
just too heavy.
748
00:38:40,252 --> 00:38:41,384
I got no way to handle it.
749
00:38:41,420 --> 00:38:43,320
I can't get it to sit
on there correctly.
750
00:38:43,355 --> 00:38:46,089
So it's, um, I just
can't do it like this.
751
00:38:46,124 --> 00:38:48,858
Time for Plan B.
752
00:38:49,661 --> 00:38:52,295
It's never (bleep)
over 'til it's over.
753
00:38:54,766 --> 00:38:58,835
Okay. All right.
754
00:38:58,870 --> 00:39:01,504
Okay, now get the box off.
755
00:39:02,708 --> 00:39:04,808
Oh, yeah.
756
00:39:04,843 --> 00:39:08,211
Uh, I don't know what the
temperature is right now,
757
00:39:08,246 --> 00:39:11,915
just my, uh, anger
and frustration that's
keeping me warm.
758
00:39:12,684 --> 00:39:14,751
I was just
trying to work fast.
759
00:39:14,786 --> 00:39:16,353
It's getting a lot colder.
760
00:39:16,388 --> 00:39:18,788
That's just gonna make
all this work that
much more difficult.
761
00:39:18,824 --> 00:39:20,957
Yeah, and on top of that, is I
don't want my water to freeze,
762
00:39:20,992 --> 00:39:22,459
I don't want my
food to freeze.
763
00:39:22,494 --> 00:39:25,528
So I need to get this
done fast and efficient.
764
00:39:25,564 --> 00:39:27,163
But this is also my chimney.
765
00:39:27,199 --> 00:39:30,233
And this time, I wanna make
it safe and make one that will
766
00:39:30,268 --> 00:39:32,769
last for a lifetime.
767
00:39:32,804 --> 00:39:34,838
All right.
768
00:39:34,873 --> 00:39:37,874
Um, now I can make a fire.
769
00:39:37,909 --> 00:39:39,743
So, that's done.
770
00:39:39,778 --> 00:39:42,312
Well, that was a
really long day.
771
00:39:42,347 --> 00:39:46,649
It's over now, now,
now, now I got my stove.
772
00:39:50,756 --> 00:39:52,722
MICHAEL: When I
look at these dogs,
773
00:39:52,758 --> 00:39:55,091
they help me get
through the winter of Alaska.
774
00:39:55,127 --> 00:39:57,360
They reinvigorate my spirit.
775
00:39:57,396 --> 00:40:00,296
I find running and working
with these animals just as
776
00:40:00,332 --> 00:40:03,833
therapeutic as it is for the
animals running the miles.
777
00:40:09,207 --> 00:40:10,206
Come here, Mow-Mow.
778
00:40:10,242 --> 00:40:13,143
Right here, we got a
little bit of strong brew.
779
00:40:14,312 --> 00:40:18,715
So every day, there is moose
stew sittin' on the dutch oven.
780
00:40:18,750 --> 00:40:22,352
I dump that juice
into the dogs' water.
781
00:40:22,387 --> 00:40:23,853
So I bait their water.
782
00:40:23,889 --> 00:40:26,990
Trying to get dogs to hydrate,
you gotta trick 'em sometimes.
783
00:40:27,025 --> 00:40:29,626
Oh, you want some boost juice?
784
00:40:29,661 --> 00:40:32,028
Oh, you've been
working hard, buddy.
785
00:40:32,063 --> 00:40:34,330
For working animals
that endure the cold,
786
00:40:34,366 --> 00:40:36,466
it's a lot of upkeep.
787
00:40:36,501 --> 00:40:38,168
You know, I'm the coach,
I'm the mentor,
788
00:40:38,203 --> 00:40:39,769
I'm the leader.
789
00:40:39,805 --> 00:40:42,172
I'm everything to these dogs,
and they've known me since
790
00:40:42,207 --> 00:40:44,407
their eyes first opened.
791
00:40:44,443 --> 00:40:46,409
You give one of
these malamutes a job,
792
00:40:46,445 --> 00:40:47,811
it perks 'em up.
793
00:40:47,846 --> 00:40:49,646
It's what they
thrive and live for.
794
00:40:49,681 --> 00:40:51,848
They wanna work hard.
They're really smart.
795
00:40:51,883 --> 00:40:56,352
And so, it is an honor to work
with this indigenous breed for
796
00:40:56,388 --> 00:40:59,189
which the people of the
northwest Arctic of Alaska
797
00:40:59,224 --> 00:41:02,592
sculpted for
hundreds of generations.
798
00:41:03,762 --> 00:41:05,595
Everybody like
that strong brew?
799
00:41:05,630 --> 00:41:08,298
You better drink it up because
we're gonna keep runnin'.
800
00:41:08,333 --> 00:41:11,034
Can I get an,
"Oh, howl, yeah"?
801
00:41:11,069 --> 00:41:12,635
Awoo!
802
00:41:12,671 --> 00:41:18,675
(howling).
803
00:41:22,981 --> 00:41:25,582
BRITTANY: To raise a
family here in rural Alaska,
804
00:41:25,617 --> 00:41:28,651
it takes a lot of planning,
it takes a lot of willingness,
805
00:41:28,687 --> 00:41:31,688
and you can't half-heart
do anything out here.
806
00:41:34,626 --> 00:41:36,292
KALEB: This thing
is working great.
807
00:41:36,328 --> 00:41:37,827
BRITTANY: Your
little smokehouse?
808
00:41:37,863 --> 00:41:39,229
Moment of truth.
809
00:41:39,264 --> 00:41:40,430
GILBERT: Yummy.
810
00:41:40,465 --> 00:41:43,366
BRITTANY: Kaleb and I have
never been what someone might
811
00:41:43,401 --> 00:41:47,537
call traditional, including
the way we have outdoor meals.
812
00:41:47,572 --> 00:41:51,140
We use an ATV for
our dining room table.
813
00:41:51,176 --> 00:41:54,444
It's a lot of fun in
the non-traditional way.
814
00:41:54,479 --> 00:41:56,312
KALEB: Who wants
the other wing?
815
00:41:56,348 --> 00:41:58,448
ELOVIE: Me!
GILBERT: I do.
816
00:41:58,850 --> 00:42:01,317
BRITTANY: I think there's
nothing better than being by a
817
00:42:01,353 --> 00:42:03,520
bonfire, and having
the stars overhead,
818
00:42:03,555 --> 00:42:05,321
and being with my family.
819
00:42:05,357 --> 00:42:06,656
KALEB: Did you work up
an appetite, Ellie,
820
00:42:06,691 --> 00:42:08,324
going out on
the ptarmigan hunt?
821
00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:10,393
ELOVIE: I did.
822
00:42:10,428 --> 00:42:11,895
KALEB: We might not
have gotten a ptarmigan,
823
00:42:11,930 --> 00:42:14,130
but this is a
good alternative.
824
00:42:14,165 --> 00:42:16,432
Getting to spend the evening
with my family around the
825
00:42:16,468 --> 00:42:18,568
fire is awesome.
826
00:42:18,603 --> 00:42:21,304
And I think that the
smoker is a huge success,
827
00:42:21,339 --> 00:42:23,206
and I'm looking
forward to smoking many,
828
00:42:23,241 --> 00:42:25,008
many other meats
in the future.
829
00:42:25,043 --> 00:42:26,843
BRITTANY: Isn't
this skin so good?
830
00:42:26,878 --> 00:42:27,911
GILBERT: Uh-hmm.
831
00:42:27,946 --> 00:42:29,312
KALEB: Oh, man,
it worked great.
832
00:42:29,347 --> 00:42:31,814
BRITTANY: I'd say that
sometimes the simplest
things are the best.
833
00:42:31,850 --> 00:42:33,416
KALEB: Uh-hmm.
834
00:42:33,451 --> 00:42:35,118
BRITTANY: Are we gonna
eat this whole chicken?
835
00:42:35,153 --> 00:42:38,021
KALEB: Probably.
ELOVIE: Probably.
836
00:42:43,094 --> 00:42:44,294
ALEX: Ooh, look at that.
837
00:42:44,329 --> 00:42:46,763
Yeah, that sap in there,
that'll burn nice and hot.
838
00:42:47,332 --> 00:42:48,798
Puttin' my stove
back together,
839
00:42:48,833 --> 00:42:51,868
making a fire and warming up,
is a moment to savor.
840
00:42:51,903 --> 00:42:53,536
There we go.
841
00:42:53,572 --> 00:42:55,738
Now we're home free.
842
00:42:55,774 --> 00:42:58,141
For me, my woodstove
is like my, my shrine.
843
00:42:58,176 --> 00:43:00,810
When it's cold outside,
I go before my woodstove,
844
00:43:00,845 --> 00:43:04,047
and that's where I,
I have my prayers, right?
845
00:43:04,082 --> 00:43:06,482
Maybe humans have just been
like kind of living with fire
846
00:43:06,518 --> 00:43:09,285
for so many millions of years,
that it's just kind of in our
847
00:43:09,321 --> 00:43:12,322
DNA to, uh, to kind of
revere it or something.
848
00:43:12,357 --> 00:43:14,591
So that's one of the
reasons I came out here.
849
00:43:14,626 --> 00:43:16,793
I wanted to just live
by instincts, you know?
850
00:43:16,828 --> 00:43:19,128
I like kind of
rejecting society,
851
00:43:19,164 --> 00:43:21,864
and, and just going back
to kind of being an animal.
852
00:43:21,900 --> 00:43:23,800
You know, maybe at
some point in the future,
853
00:43:23,835 --> 00:43:25,935
I'll return to society.
854
00:43:25,971 --> 00:43:27,337
I don't really
see that happening,
855
00:43:27,372 --> 00:43:30,139
but at least now I know kind
of a little bit of the
856
00:43:30,175 --> 00:43:32,976
other way to live.
857
00:43:44,756 --> 00:43:46,923
JOHNNY: You want
some of the tea?
858
00:43:46,958 --> 00:43:48,291
The only thing I
answer out here,
859
00:43:48,326 --> 00:43:50,627
Mother Nature and Java.
860
00:43:50,662 --> 00:43:54,364
One of the toughest things at
being isolated is battling the
861
00:43:54,399 --> 00:43:56,699
"What ifs" in my mind.
862
00:43:56,735 --> 00:43:58,267
I'm facing
negative temperatures.
863
00:43:58,303 --> 00:44:00,169
I'm facing
animals that, you know,
864
00:44:00,205 --> 00:44:02,372
wanna maybe take
me or my dog out.
865
00:44:02,407 --> 00:44:04,140
And suddenly, you see a
bear out your window.
866
00:44:04,175 --> 00:44:07,310
That'll stir you up real good.
867
00:44:07,345 --> 00:44:11,280
I have no idea what's
gonna happen every day.
868
00:44:11,316 --> 00:44:13,716
It's very unpredictable.
869
00:44:13,752 --> 00:44:15,952
I wouldn't change
it for the world.
870
00:44:21,159 --> 00:44:22,325
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