1 00:00:07,884 --> 00:00:12,389 [Eugene Levy] A great philosopher once said, "The world is a book, 2 00:00:13,098 --> 00:00:18,478 and those who don't travel read only one page." 3 00:00:26,903 --> 00:00:30,240 [Levy] Well, I've gotta say, I've read a few pages, 4 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,033 and I'm not crazy about the book. 5 00:00:33,535 --> 00:00:36,621 I don't look forward to traveling for a number of reasons. 6 00:00:37,205 --> 00:00:39,666 - When it's too cold, I'm not comfortable. - Whoo. 7 00:00:39,666 --> 00:00:41,501 Ice swimming, naked? 8 00:00:41,501 --> 00:00:44,379 - Yes. - Well, that's a terrific invitation. 9 00:00:45,005 --> 00:00:46,131 Whoa. 10 00:00:46,715 --> 00:00:48,425 When it's too warm, guess what? 11 00:00:48,425 --> 00:00:49,801 I'm not comfortable. 12 00:00:49,801 --> 00:00:52,387 - I can't move that fast. - [Mylo chuckles] 13 00:00:52,387 --> 00:00:54,556 [Levy] But I'm 75. 14 00:00:54,556 --> 00:00:56,433 - You need some help? - No, I got it. 15 00:00:57,142 --> 00:01:00,979 [Levy] And maybe it's time to expand my horizons. 16 00:01:00,979 --> 00:01:02,063 [grunting] 17 00:01:06,318 --> 00:01:08,194 [Levy] Oh, my God. 18 00:01:08,194 --> 00:01:09,279 [grunting] 19 00:01:09,279 --> 00:01:11,823 First time I've had my hand up an elephant's ass. 20 00:01:11,823 --> 00:01:13,491 [Levy] On the plus side, 21 00:01:14,159 --> 00:01:17,370 I'm staying at some unbelievable hotels. 22 00:01:17,954 --> 00:01:21,666 [Levy] Oh, my. This is spectacular. 23 00:01:26,504 --> 00:01:31,468 [Levy] The catch is, I've also agreed to explore what lies outside. 24 00:01:31,468 --> 00:01:33,553 - [Tony] Watch your step. - [Levy] No kidding. 25 00:01:33,553 --> 00:01:35,639 - Beautiful mountain. - [guide] That's a volcano. 26 00:01:35,639 --> 00:01:36,640 That's a volcano? 27 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:40,435 [Levy] A world I've spent my whole life avoiding. 28 00:01:40,435 --> 00:01:42,062 Whoa. Whoa, whoa. Sadie. 29 00:01:42,729 --> 00:01:45,315 Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. 30 00:01:45,315 --> 00:01:48,526 Just surviving would be great. 31 00:01:48,526 --> 00:01:52,113 This is the last time I have five vodkas with a Finn. 32 00:01:52,113 --> 00:01:53,782 [laughing] 33 00:02:01,331 --> 00:02:06,878 [Levy] This landscape is as alien-looking as anything I've ever seen. 34 00:02:09,338 --> 00:02:11,341 There's just a lot of nothing. 35 00:02:13,260 --> 00:02:14,803 So much nothing. 36 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:16,805 And me. 37 00:02:17,305 --> 00:02:21,518 This is my first time in the desert, 38 00:02:21,518 --> 00:02:26,856 and I can honestly say, it doesn't hold too much appeal for me. 39 00:02:28,692 --> 00:02:34,698 I mean, granted the total lack of humidity is good for my hair, and that's a plus. 40 00:02:34,698 --> 00:02:37,409 But I don't think I'd wanna spend a lot of time... 41 00:02:39,119 --> 00:02:41,454 out here, to be honest. 42 00:02:45,500 --> 00:02:47,377 [Levy] And I know from experience, 43 00:02:48,503 --> 00:02:54,134 just because the situation is bad, doesn't mean it can't get worse. 44 00:02:54,718 --> 00:02:56,469 [helicopter approaching] 45 00:03:03,977 --> 00:03:04,978 Hmm. 46 00:03:07,439 --> 00:03:10,984 [Levy] Did I ever mention I have a thing about heights? 47 00:03:11,484 --> 00:03:12,777 [pilot] Mr. Levy, sir. Good morning. 48 00:03:12,777 --> 00:03:14,487 I'm Tony. I'm gonna be your pilot today. 49 00:03:14,487 --> 00:03:16,948 - Tony. Eu-- Eugene. - Pleasure. 50 00:03:16,948 --> 00:03:18,491 This is gonna be a beautiful scenic flight. 51 00:03:18,491 --> 00:03:20,410 I want you to be able to look around and enjoy it. 52 00:03:20,410 --> 00:03:25,707 I can't really look off a bridge. Um, so we'll see how this goes. 53 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:31,880 [Levy] I'm thinking "Not well." But I'm sure this is all perfectly safe. 54 00:03:32,464 --> 00:03:34,090 This is a personal flotation device. 55 00:03:34,674 --> 00:03:37,844 It would just go around the waist, click together like so, 56 00:03:37,844 --> 00:03:40,597 - tighten it facing out. Okay? - Yeah. 57 00:03:40,597 --> 00:03:42,682 Have you ever worn a flotation device before? 58 00:03:42,682 --> 00:03:46,269 No, never needed one. Uh, never come that close to death before. 59 00:03:46,269 --> 00:03:48,063 - [Tony] Sure. - But it's good to know it's, uh-- 60 00:03:48,063 --> 00:03:49,481 - that it's here. - Okay. 61 00:03:49,481 --> 00:03:50,815 We'll get seated and get on our way. 62 00:03:51,900 --> 00:03:53,318 - Okay. - Right this way. 63 00:03:56,279 --> 00:03:59,658 [Levy] Utah is the 45th state of the USA, 64 00:04:00,533 --> 00:04:03,995 but I think you can sense the real state I'm in right now. 65 00:04:05,121 --> 00:04:07,123 Let the screaming begin. 66 00:04:07,123 --> 00:04:09,376 [Levy] It's called absolute terror. 67 00:04:09,876 --> 00:04:11,336 [Tony] Okay. Here we go. 68 00:04:13,213 --> 00:04:14,631 [Levy groans] God. 69 00:04:15,382 --> 00:04:18,300 [chuckling] It's a little shaky. 70 00:04:18,300 --> 00:04:20,053 [Tony] How are you doing over there? 71 00:04:20,053 --> 00:04:24,641 [stammering] You know, not bad. I'll be opening my eyes momentarily. 72 00:04:25,892 --> 00:04:27,852 - [Tony] Don't let fear paralyze you. - [Levy] Okay. 73 00:04:27,852 --> 00:04:32,691 Um, I haven't seen the view yet, to be honest. I'm looking out now. 74 00:04:32,691 --> 00:04:36,653 It looks like we're flying right into that wall, Tony. 75 00:04:36,653 --> 00:04:38,572 [Tony] We're gonna shoot right over top of that. 76 00:04:38,572 --> 00:04:40,490 Yeah, way over top of it. 77 00:04:42,826 --> 00:04:44,202 Oh, my God. 78 00:04:44,202 --> 00:04:45,787 [Tony] Off to the right-hand side, 79 00:04:45,787 --> 00:04:48,039 you're getting the wonderful Horseshoe Bend. 80 00:04:48,039 --> 00:04:49,958 I'm gonna roll us just a touch to the right here 81 00:04:49,958 --> 00:04:51,960 to give you the full experience. 82 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,547 [chuckling] Ah, yikes. 83 00:04:56,047 --> 00:04:58,133 That's a long way down, Tony. 84 00:04:58,675 --> 00:04:59,759 [Tony chuckles] 85 00:05:00,260 --> 00:05:01,845 Next stop, the beautiful Tower Butte, 86 00:05:02,512 --> 00:05:05,932 towering above the landscape about 300 meters above the ground. 87 00:05:06,808 --> 00:05:08,894 - [Levy] You're gonna land up there? - Yes, sir. 88 00:05:08,894 --> 00:05:11,479 I want to be able to show you the views around this place. 89 00:05:12,814 --> 00:05:15,817 [Levy] Yeah, I've seen the views. Much appreciated. 90 00:05:15,817 --> 00:05:17,777 Not sure we need to land on them. 91 00:05:19,529 --> 00:05:20,780 [Tony] Here we go. 92 00:05:20,780 --> 00:05:23,575 [Levy] Tony, I don't wanna tell you how to do your job. 93 00:05:23,575 --> 00:05:25,160 Doesn't quite look big enough. 94 00:05:26,536 --> 00:05:29,205 Oh, my God. [chuckles] 95 00:05:29,205 --> 00:05:31,291 [Tony] All right, sir. Welcome to Tower Butte. 96 00:05:33,877 --> 00:05:36,213 [Levy] I'd assumed things would be less terrifying 97 00:05:36,213 --> 00:05:38,089 when I got out of the helicopter. 98 00:05:39,049 --> 00:05:40,091 I was wrong. 99 00:05:40,592 --> 00:05:42,552 - [Tony] Just watch your step. - [Levy] No kidding. 100 00:05:43,178 --> 00:05:46,264 - Welcome to the million-dollar view. - [Levy] Wow. 101 00:05:46,765 --> 00:05:51,394 All this land that we're looking at now, would this be a conservation area? 102 00:05:51,394 --> 00:05:53,939 We're actually on Navajo Nation land. 103 00:05:53,939 --> 00:05:55,482 Oh, this is Navajo land. 104 00:05:55,482 --> 00:05:58,026 Very, very sacred, uh, place for the Navajo. 105 00:05:58,526 --> 00:06:00,654 Ah. Wow. 106 00:06:00,654 --> 00:06:03,323 So, looking at these buttes, 107 00:06:03,323 --> 00:06:08,536 you get the sense that everything was at this l-- level. 108 00:06:08,536 --> 00:06:12,165 [Tony] That's exactly right. About 165 million years ago, 109 00:06:12,165 --> 00:06:14,626 where we're standing would have been ground level everywhere 110 00:06:14,626 --> 00:06:15,919 as far as you could see. 111 00:06:16,670 --> 00:06:18,088 [Levy] So, what's next? 112 00:06:18,088 --> 00:06:21,633 Well, Tony thinks we should try and plummet off the edge of this cliff. 113 00:06:22,759 --> 00:06:24,302 We'll see how this goes. 114 00:06:26,721 --> 00:06:28,682 - [Tony] All right, sir. Are you ready? - [Levy] Uh... 115 00:06:28,682 --> 00:06:29,891 [Tony] Okay. Here we go. 116 00:06:29,891 --> 00:06:31,560 Oh, baby! 117 00:06:32,769 --> 00:06:35,480 - [chuckles] Oh. Yikes! - [Tony chuckles] 118 00:06:36,398 --> 00:06:39,317 [Levy] That was as close to falling off a cliff as I've ever come. 119 00:06:39,317 --> 00:06:40,402 [Tony chuckles] 120 00:06:41,778 --> 00:06:43,655 All right, Eugene. As we come around the corner, 121 00:06:43,655 --> 00:06:45,115 you get your first view of the hotel. 122 00:06:46,157 --> 00:06:47,659 The main resort's out in front of us here. 123 00:06:47,659 --> 00:06:48,827 [Levy] That right there? 124 00:06:48,827 --> 00:06:50,078 You can hardly see it. 125 00:06:51,538 --> 00:06:52,789 [Levy] And there she is. 126 00:06:54,583 --> 00:06:58,670 The Amangiri. My home for the next few days. 127 00:06:59,212 --> 00:07:01,923 [sighs] The things I put myself through. 128 00:07:05,385 --> 00:07:07,721 - [Tony] All right, sir, welcome. - Nice landing. 129 00:07:10,599 --> 00:07:13,935 [Levy] They tell me that "Amangiri" means "peaceful mountain". 130 00:07:14,644 --> 00:07:19,149 And at over $3,000 a night, that's some pretty expensive peace. 131 00:07:20,025 --> 00:07:23,778 [Levy] Wow. This place is beautiful. 132 00:07:29,951 --> 00:07:31,786 Hello. Welcome to Amangiri. 133 00:07:31,786 --> 00:07:33,622 - [Levy] Thanks. Hi. - I'm Kauri. Nice to meet you. 134 00:07:33,622 --> 00:07:35,290 Eugene. Nice to meet you. 135 00:07:36,541 --> 00:07:39,002 [Levy] Kauri is here to show me to my suite. 136 00:07:40,378 --> 00:07:42,088 Oh, my. 137 00:07:42,589 --> 00:07:45,467 [Levy] And help pick my jaw up off the floor. 138 00:07:46,051 --> 00:07:49,012 It's absolutely breathtaking. 139 00:07:49,012 --> 00:07:50,096 After you. 140 00:07:52,557 --> 00:07:53,558 [Levy] This is nice. 141 00:07:53,558 --> 00:07:55,018 [Kauri] This is our Girijaala Suite, 142 00:07:55,018 --> 00:07:58,188 which in Sanskrit means "mountainous ridge." 143 00:07:58,188 --> 00:08:01,358 I just love the way this is done. Look at this. 144 00:08:01,358 --> 00:08:07,739 Even the umbrellas and the hats, and the stick blend in with where we are. 145 00:08:07,739 --> 00:08:11,826 It's like they took the color scheme right from my wardrobe 146 00:08:11,826 --> 00:08:13,495 and made a whole world out of it. 147 00:08:13,995 --> 00:08:15,664 [Kauri] And then your private patio's here. 148 00:08:15,664 --> 00:08:20,502 I love the way this hotel sits in with the landscape. 149 00:08:20,502 --> 00:08:22,420 Well, the land is very important to us here. 150 00:08:22,420 --> 00:08:25,340 We do try and embrace the cultural values of the Native Americans. 151 00:08:25,340 --> 00:08:27,300 I myself actually am Navajo. 152 00:08:27,300 --> 00:08:29,761 So that's something that I appreciate about the resort. 153 00:08:29,761 --> 00:08:32,597 Well, that is something that I would love 154 00:08:32,597 --> 00:08:35,517 to learn a little bit more of while I'm here. 155 00:08:35,517 --> 00:08:36,643 - Of course. - That's for sure. 156 00:08:38,477 --> 00:08:41,523 [Levy] Now, this resort is built on federal land, 157 00:08:41,523 --> 00:08:44,234 but it sits on the edge of the Navajo Nation, 158 00:08:45,235 --> 00:08:49,114 the largest Native American reservation in the US. 159 00:08:50,282 --> 00:08:52,701 It fits in perfectly with its surroundings, 160 00:08:52,701 --> 00:08:55,912 which is not a feeling I'm familiar with. 161 00:08:55,912 --> 00:08:56,997 Look at this place. 162 00:09:01,793 --> 00:09:03,753 This is spectacular. 163 00:09:05,255 --> 00:09:08,925 I just can't imagine what it took to build this oasis in the desert. 164 00:09:09,801 --> 00:09:11,678 But thankfully I don't have to. 165 00:09:12,387 --> 00:09:16,016 I'll leave that up to Marwan, one of the hotel's architects. 166 00:09:17,434 --> 00:09:22,480 So, this is the first epic view you get since coming into the hotel? 167 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:25,984 Exactly. In a way, we wanted to take the view away from you 168 00:09:25,984 --> 00:09:28,194 because when you start to arrive at the hotel, 169 00:09:28,194 --> 00:09:32,699 you're pinched in between this concrete wall and the existing rock, 170 00:09:32,699 --> 00:09:34,701 and you're not quite sure where you're going. 171 00:09:34,701 --> 00:09:39,789 And then you come up these stairs, and-- and after taking it away, bang. 172 00:09:45,712 --> 00:09:49,299 - We wanted to provide something really... - [Levy chuckles] 173 00:09:49,299 --> 00:09:52,135 - ...really dramatic. - It's absolutely majestic. 174 00:09:53,178 --> 00:09:55,847 How do you come up with something like this? 175 00:09:55,847 --> 00:09:58,600 Personally, it comes from a lot of traveling. 176 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:00,894 Whether it's in Morocco or even in Japan, 177 00:10:00,894 --> 00:10:03,730 and you look at kind of a lot of vernacular architecture, 178 00:10:03,730 --> 00:10:06,733 it's quite simple and basic but to me very elegant. 179 00:10:06,733 --> 00:10:12,572 So, that aspect of simplicity can be very luxurious. 180 00:10:12,572 --> 00:10:18,370 And do you think it is society craving a simpler way to go? 181 00:10:18,370 --> 00:10:19,287 [Marwan] I do. 182 00:10:19,287 --> 00:10:22,332 And I think one of the reasons this hotel has become so successful 183 00:10:22,332 --> 00:10:24,501 is it brings people back to that. 184 00:10:26,169 --> 00:10:28,922 [Levy] Marwan has laid out the hotel in two wings 185 00:10:28,922 --> 00:10:33,760 to ensure all 34 suites get to enjoy the real star of the show. 186 00:10:35,136 --> 00:10:38,473 The idea was, do this kind of, like, cinematic window 187 00:10:38,473 --> 00:10:41,601 - to get the drama of where you are. - Right. 188 00:10:41,601 --> 00:10:45,146 And, you know, there is a history of the West, obviously, 189 00:10:45,146 --> 00:10:46,898 that we're trying to pick up on. 190 00:10:46,898 --> 00:10:50,235 - From westerns by John Ford... - Yeah. 191 00:10:50,235 --> 00:10:53,154 ...Sergio Leone with the Panavision screen. 192 00:10:53,154 --> 00:10:54,364 There it is. 193 00:10:54,364 --> 00:10:55,991 This says John Ford to me. 194 00:10:56,908 --> 00:11:00,495 [Levy] It's like the whole place is completely at one with the desert 195 00:11:00,495 --> 00:11:04,499 in the same way that I, just as completely, am not. 196 00:11:05,333 --> 00:11:07,210 [Levy] This is amazing 197 00:11:07,794 --> 00:11:12,883 how this pool swoops around this beautiful-looking rock right here. 198 00:11:12,883 --> 00:11:16,595 For us, it was kind of about how to abstract the landscape. 199 00:11:16,595 --> 00:11:18,972 - [Levy] Yeah. - [Marwan] Basically, water, rock, sky. 200 00:11:18,972 --> 00:11:21,141 We-- We can't outdo these rocks, 201 00:11:21,725 --> 00:11:24,811 but we can allow people to appreciate them in different ways. 202 00:11:27,063 --> 00:11:29,107 [Levy] This is so brilliant 203 00:11:29,107 --> 00:11:33,612 how you have picked up every texture you can imagine 204 00:11:34,112 --> 00:11:35,697 from the landscape around it. 205 00:11:36,197 --> 00:11:40,869 This is a kind of break in the wing where you get this slot canyon 206 00:11:40,869 --> 00:11:42,871 and it gives you this nice view out. 207 00:11:42,871 --> 00:11:44,998 And what are slot canyons? 208 00:11:44,998 --> 00:11:49,127 They're these narrow slivers of eroded rock 209 00:11:49,127 --> 00:11:53,340 that are curving in different directions, and it's all eroded by wind and water. 210 00:11:53,340 --> 00:11:57,969 And, uh, the way light filters through there is absolutely magical. 211 00:11:57,969 --> 00:12:00,847 - [Levy] Wow. Would love to see that. - [Marwan] Definitely should see it. 212 00:12:03,016 --> 00:12:05,477 [Levy] To get to meet the guy that designed this place 213 00:12:05,477 --> 00:12:07,646 and have him take you around 214 00:12:07,646 --> 00:12:11,441 and explain where this whole thing started? 215 00:12:11,441 --> 00:12:14,236 For me, those are the kind of things I love. 216 00:12:14,236 --> 00:12:16,655 I enjoyed it. I wonder if he did. 217 00:12:17,614 --> 00:12:19,616 Maybe he's a better actor than I am. 218 00:12:29,292 --> 00:12:31,545 [Levy] Didn't know it was gonna be this cold. 219 00:12:31,545 --> 00:12:35,840 Nighttime desert, cold but beautiful. 220 00:12:37,259 --> 00:12:40,095 Geographically, you can look around this place 221 00:12:40,095 --> 00:12:44,766 and you have such a strong sense of history. 222 00:12:44,766 --> 00:12:50,605 It's as close to looking at the creation of the planet 223 00:12:50,605 --> 00:12:53,608 as any place I've ever seen. 224 00:12:53,608 --> 00:12:57,654 The Native Americans are the history of this country. 225 00:12:57,654 --> 00:13:00,198 So, I-I-I think the connection 226 00:13:00,198 --> 00:13:03,827 to their culture is something I-- I wanna know more about. 227 00:13:18,300 --> 00:13:20,510 [Levy] So I slept very soundly. 228 00:13:21,636 --> 00:13:23,263 Full marks to the hotel. 229 00:13:24,931 --> 00:13:27,684 But now the most important part of my stay. 230 00:13:30,020 --> 00:13:31,146 Breakfast. 231 00:13:32,564 --> 00:13:37,569 When it comes to food, I'm there in a big way. 232 00:13:37,569 --> 00:13:40,447 It's my favorite part of the job. 233 00:13:40,447 --> 00:13:42,449 - Erik. - [Erik] Hello. Good morning. 234 00:13:42,449 --> 00:13:44,409 - Good to see you, sir. - Good to see you as well. 235 00:13:44,409 --> 00:13:45,535 So, do you cook a lot? 236 00:13:46,161 --> 00:13:48,538 - I barbecue. - [chuckles] 237 00:13:48,538 --> 00:13:53,835 I can't say I'm-- I'm a cook because there's too much involved. 238 00:13:53,835 --> 00:13:54,753 [chuckles] 239 00:13:54,753 --> 00:13:58,423 So I just put some meat on a grill and then I'm pretty good at that. 240 00:13:58,423 --> 00:13:59,841 We're gonna make a pancake this morning. 241 00:13:59,841 --> 00:14:01,468 - It's one of our staples a-- - Pancakes? 242 00:14:01,468 --> 00:14:02,844 - Pancakes. - Okay. 243 00:14:02,844 --> 00:14:06,556 You'd think in a place like Amangiri, you know, that you might find a-- 244 00:14:06,556 --> 00:14:10,435 kind of a higher-end kind of "foufou-ish" menu. 245 00:14:10,435 --> 00:14:12,437 If it's too Michelin, for me, 246 00:14:12,437 --> 00:14:16,441 it's sometimes tough to find something you really want to eat. 247 00:14:16,441 --> 00:14:17,359 [Erik chuckles] 248 00:14:17,359 --> 00:14:20,070 That's right. A lot of the guests do like that hometown feel. 249 00:14:20,070 --> 00:14:21,154 [Levy] Yeah. 250 00:14:21,154 --> 00:14:23,406 Now I'm gonna go inside here and reach for the-- the hot pan. 251 00:14:23,406 --> 00:14:24,491 All right. You got it. 252 00:14:24,491 --> 00:14:26,034 Grab my clarified butter, 253 00:14:26,618 --> 00:14:29,621 and then we'll just pop it inside the oven. So it-- 254 00:14:29,621 --> 00:14:33,917 [Levy] So it sizzles in clarified butter in a wood oven. 255 00:14:33,917 --> 00:14:38,171 - Oh, my God. This sounds incredible. - [chuckles] 256 00:14:38,171 --> 00:14:41,049 [Levy] Don't let the homespun cooking fool you. 257 00:14:41,049 --> 00:14:44,052 This place is the A-listers retreat of choice. 258 00:14:45,011 --> 00:14:47,722 The trouble is, I know Erik is strictly forbidden 259 00:14:47,722 --> 00:14:49,849 from revealing who they are. 260 00:14:50,559 --> 00:14:51,601 Almost there. 261 00:14:51,601 --> 00:14:53,812 - This is the fun part right here. - [chuckles] 262 00:14:54,354 --> 00:14:57,315 [Levy] Let's see if I can subtly introduce the topic. 263 00:14:57,315 --> 00:15:03,113 So, if I said, "Has George Clooney, uh, sampled your pancakes?" 264 00:15:03,113 --> 00:15:05,699 - You would say... - I can't confirm or deny. 265 00:15:05,699 --> 00:15:07,867 Can't confirm or deny. 266 00:15:08,451 --> 00:15:13,456 Have you made a pancake for Brad Pitt? 267 00:15:13,456 --> 00:15:14,541 [chuckles] 268 00:15:16,251 --> 00:15:19,212 - I take that as a yes. - [chuckles] 269 00:15:19,212 --> 00:15:22,215 - If I just gave you initials... - [chuckles] 270 00:15:22,215 --> 00:15:24,885 ...and you just nodded, would that be-- 271 00:15:24,885 --> 00:15:27,304 I can say Eugene Levy was here. [chuckling] 272 00:15:27,304 --> 00:15:31,141 - Oh. How sweet is that? - [laughing] 273 00:15:31,641 --> 00:15:34,060 - Little maple syrup on top of it for you? - Yes, please. 274 00:15:34,060 --> 00:15:36,521 - I'm Canadian, maybe I didn't mention. - [chuckles] 275 00:15:38,231 --> 00:15:39,232 [Levy] Wow. 276 00:15:39,232 --> 00:15:40,483 Please enjoy. 277 00:15:45,447 --> 00:15:46,615 Wow, is that good. 278 00:15:46,615 --> 00:15:48,575 Awesome. Thank you. 279 00:15:48,575 --> 00:15:51,578 - That is the most amazing pancake... - Thank you so much. 280 00:15:51,578 --> 00:15:53,705 - ...I've ever had. - [chuckles] 281 00:15:55,665 --> 00:15:58,585 And what did George Clooney say when he had one of these? 282 00:15:58,585 --> 00:15:59,669 [laughing] 283 00:16:02,505 --> 00:16:05,634 [Levy] Now, I've come here to have a life-changing experience, 284 00:16:05,634 --> 00:16:08,428 and these pancakes definitely qualify. 285 00:16:08,929 --> 00:16:10,388 Ask a cardiologist. 286 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:16,144 But apparently, I've got to say goodbye to Erik and venture out. 287 00:16:16,144 --> 00:16:20,190 I'm dressing a little on the warm side 288 00:16:20,190 --> 00:16:26,154 'cause, uh, I think the air actually gets chilly out here this time of year. 289 00:16:28,031 --> 00:16:31,534 Local guide Raymond is taking me to see the natural phenomenon 290 00:16:31,534 --> 00:16:34,788 which partly inspired the design of the hotel. 291 00:16:36,623 --> 00:16:39,042 [Raymond] It's a pleasure to be, uh, with you this morning, um, 292 00:16:39,042 --> 00:16:41,503 as we, uh, make our way to the slot canyons. 293 00:16:42,128 --> 00:16:46,550 I'm excited to see them. Do you live in this area yourself? 294 00:16:46,550 --> 00:16:48,510 [Raymond] I'm born and raised. So, you know, 295 00:16:48,510 --> 00:16:51,388 this area here is really tied deep to my roots. 296 00:16:53,515 --> 00:16:54,808 [Levy] I gotta be honest. 297 00:16:55,350 --> 00:16:59,563 When I think of slots in the desert, I tend to have Vegas in mind. 298 00:17:00,230 --> 00:17:03,316 But Southern Utah has more of these slot canyons 299 00:17:03,316 --> 00:17:05,110 than anywhere else in the world. 300 00:17:09,197 --> 00:17:11,866 [Levy] Wow. This is incredible. 301 00:17:15,579 --> 00:17:17,037 Look at this. 302 00:17:19,332 --> 00:17:23,753 [Raymond] The geology of this rock would be about 190 million years old. 303 00:17:26,298 --> 00:17:30,176 [Levy] Over the ages, the elements have reshaped this landscape 304 00:17:30,176 --> 00:17:31,469 that's all around me. 305 00:17:32,971 --> 00:17:36,725 This is what happens when nature creates its own cathedral. 306 00:17:37,851 --> 00:17:39,311 [Raymond] And then you would have, um, 307 00:17:39,311 --> 00:17:43,273 high volumes of wind that would create all this smoothness 308 00:17:43,273 --> 00:17:44,691 that we would see right here. 309 00:17:49,571 --> 00:17:54,200 [Levy] How significant are these canyons to the Navajo people? 310 00:17:54,701 --> 00:17:57,203 [Raymond] There's a lot of different storytelling 311 00:17:57,203 --> 00:17:59,623 that they have about these in my culture. 312 00:18:00,457 --> 00:18:04,377 So they say that these canyons here are actually shaped and carved 313 00:18:04,377 --> 00:18:08,715 from everyone and anyone's adversity that they may have faced in life. 314 00:18:09,424 --> 00:18:14,095 So, when you have those moments that you deal with adversity, 315 00:18:14,721 --> 00:18:18,183 when you take those deep breaths that-- [breathes deeply] 316 00:18:18,767 --> 00:18:21,019 [speaks Navajo] Wind. 317 00:18:21,811 --> 00:18:25,607 It would carry that negativity, that adversity, 318 00:18:26,775 --> 00:18:29,361 it would blow it into these slot canyons. 319 00:18:29,361 --> 00:18:32,113 - [Levy] Turning negative-- - In-- Into beauty. 320 00:18:32,113 --> 00:18:35,784 - [Levy] Thoughts into beauty. - Yeah. Yeah, exactly. [chuckles] 321 00:18:35,784 --> 00:18:36,910 Looking at this place, 322 00:18:36,910 --> 00:18:40,121 - I think those prayers have worked. - [chuckles] Yeah. 323 00:18:40,121 --> 00:18:41,581 Yeah, definitely. 324 00:18:43,792 --> 00:18:46,670 [Levy] What I picked up from Raymond is that there's-- 325 00:18:47,796 --> 00:18:50,674 there's more here than meets the eye. 326 00:18:52,425 --> 00:18:57,264 There's more going on here than just history and geology. 327 00:18:58,723 --> 00:19:00,850 - Good? Nice. - [Levy] Yeah. 328 00:19:02,561 --> 00:19:05,730 I'm, uh, 75, Raymond, 329 00:19:06,523 --> 00:19:10,735 and I can't believe that it's taken me this long 330 00:19:11,486 --> 00:19:16,074 to get to this part of the country, and I'm almost embarrassed to say that. 331 00:19:19,452 --> 00:19:22,706 [Levy] The desert wind doesn't just sweep away negative thoughts. 332 00:19:23,206 --> 00:19:27,210 It's powerful enough to also sweep away the reluctant thoughts 333 00:19:27,210 --> 00:19:29,379 of a creature of habit like me, 334 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:34,259 because I have, and this is not a phrase I'm accustomed to using, 335 00:19:35,051 --> 00:19:38,513 booked an afternoon's outdoorsy activity. 336 00:19:39,806 --> 00:19:41,308 Going horseback riding. 337 00:19:44,769 --> 00:19:48,648 [Levy] So I know what you're thinking. Am I really a horse person? 338 00:19:49,357 --> 00:19:51,276 I've never been a horse person. 339 00:19:51,860 --> 00:19:54,321 I-- I never know when a horse is happy. 340 00:19:56,364 --> 00:19:57,532 Do you know what I mean? 341 00:19:58,533 --> 00:20:02,412 You know when a dog is happy to see you. But I-- I don't know if a horse actually-- 342 00:20:02,412 --> 00:20:05,874 Does he-- Does he wag his tail when he's happy to see you? 343 00:20:08,126 --> 00:20:11,713 But I grew up, just about every television show 344 00:20:13,381 --> 00:20:16,343 in prime time was a western. 345 00:20:16,343 --> 00:20:21,765 You know, Roy Rogers, The Cisco Kid, Wild Bill Hickok. 346 00:20:22,349 --> 00:20:25,769 Let's go, uh-- Let's go start my own western. 347 00:20:27,437 --> 00:20:28,438 Hi. 348 00:20:28,438 --> 00:20:30,607 - Howdy. [chuckles] - [chuckles] 349 00:20:30,607 --> 00:20:31,691 How are you? 350 00:20:31,691 --> 00:20:34,361 - I'm good. I'm Eugene. - Good. I'm Brooke. 351 00:20:34,361 --> 00:20:37,113 - Brooke, how you doing? - Good. You wanna meet the horses? 352 00:20:37,113 --> 00:20:39,699 - Sounds like an odd game show. - [chuckles] 353 00:20:39,699 --> 00:20:41,576 - [Levy] Who's this? - This is Sadie. 354 00:20:41,576 --> 00:20:43,203 - Hey, Sadie. - [snorts] 355 00:20:44,120 --> 00:20:46,206 - Is this my horse? - This is your horse. 356 00:20:46,206 --> 00:20:50,085 Okay. She can sense that, you know, "Oh, we got a newbie." 357 00:20:50,085 --> 00:20:53,046 [chuckles] No, she's very sweet. 358 00:20:53,046 --> 00:20:57,217 The last time I was on a horse was about, uh, 359 00:20:57,217 --> 00:21:00,220 - 50 years ago - [chuckles] 360 00:21:00,220 --> 00:21:02,305 - when I went riding with a friend. - Okay. 361 00:21:02,305 --> 00:21:07,727 - And the two horses sideswiped each other. - [chuckling] 362 00:21:07,727 --> 00:21:10,438 - I got thrown off... - Oh, no. 363 00:21:10,438 --> 00:21:12,440 ...but luckily we landed in brush 364 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:13,692 - and, you know-- - Didn't get hurt. 365 00:21:13,692 --> 00:21:18,029 And I got up and I thought, "Well, maybe they are too big to get on." 366 00:21:18,029 --> 00:21:19,155 [snorts] 367 00:21:19,155 --> 00:21:20,949 [Brooke] You look like you're ready to play polo. 368 00:21:20,949 --> 00:21:22,492 [in British accent] A little spot of polo... 369 00:21:22,492 --> 00:21:24,494 - Yes. - ...and then off to cricket. 370 00:21:24,494 --> 00:21:26,329 - How's that? - Uh... 371 00:21:27,789 --> 00:21:30,083 - [chuckles] Good? - Yeah. 372 00:21:30,917 --> 00:21:35,881 [Levy] And this is why cowboys never wore glasses. Not a good look. 373 00:21:35,881 --> 00:21:36,965 [Brooke] How's that feel? 374 00:21:36,965 --> 00:21:40,176 - Well, it kind of feels like a wishbone. - [chuckles] 375 00:21:40,176 --> 00:21:43,096 - Okay. The loose is go, okay? - Okay. 376 00:21:43,096 --> 00:21:44,848 - Yep, and then just lean back. - That's a good girl. 377 00:21:44,848 --> 00:21:47,183 Yeah, and then just put your heels down when you stop. 378 00:21:47,183 --> 00:21:49,895 All right. Are we ready? 379 00:21:49,895 --> 00:21:52,772 [Levy] Maybe the horse is ready. I'm not. 380 00:21:52,772 --> 00:21:54,482 All right. Come over here, Sadie. 381 00:21:54,482 --> 00:21:56,359 [Levy] Whoa. Whoa, whoa. Sadie. 382 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:59,946 - [Brooke] Whoa. Whoa, Sadie. Whoa. Sadie! - Okay. Okay, honey. 383 00:21:59,946 --> 00:22:01,156 [Brooke] Tighten your reigns up. 384 00:22:01,156 --> 00:22:03,867 Okay, so just keep your reins a little tighter 385 00:22:03,867 --> 00:22:05,827 - and then she won't do that to you. - [Levy] Yeah. 386 00:22:06,703 --> 00:22:07,996 No, no, no. Come on, baby. 387 00:22:07,996 --> 00:22:10,415 - Come on. Come on. That's it. - [Brooke] There you go. 388 00:22:10,415 --> 00:22:12,876 [Levy] Yeah, totally in control. That's the name of the game. 389 00:22:12,876 --> 00:22:15,462 - [Brooke chuckling] - You gotta let 'em know who's boss, right? 390 00:22:15,462 --> 00:22:16,880 - [Sadie whinnies] - [Levy] Whoa. 391 00:22:20,425 --> 00:22:23,386 [Levy] Now, I'm told there are seven miles of horse trails, 392 00:22:23,386 --> 00:22:27,015 which for me would be about six and a half too many. 393 00:22:29,226 --> 00:22:32,354 I don't know whether I would have gotten back on a horse, 394 00:22:32,354 --> 00:22:38,068 but I'm doing my best trying to do things that I wouldn't normally do. 395 00:22:38,068 --> 00:22:39,736 [Brooke] Are you feeling like a cowboy? 396 00:22:39,736 --> 00:22:43,365 I-- I'm feeling like the worst possible cowboy. 397 00:22:43,365 --> 00:22:46,660 This is one cowboy that will never have his own movie. 398 00:22:46,660 --> 00:22:47,744 [chuckles] 399 00:22:47,744 --> 00:22:51,456 The only thing I'm missing is chewin' tobacco and my gun. 400 00:22:51,456 --> 00:22:55,001 [Brooke] We carry guns to shoot the rattlesnakes and the coyotes. 401 00:22:57,337 --> 00:23:00,298 [Levy] Have you come across a rattlesnake on a trail ride? 402 00:23:00,298 --> 00:23:01,383 [Brooke] Yes. 403 00:23:01,383 --> 00:23:04,261 - [Levy] That's it. Heart's palpitating. - [Brooke laughs] 404 00:23:07,722 --> 00:23:10,809 [Levy] For some reason, Sadie decides to spare my life 405 00:23:11,393 --> 00:23:13,103 and I get back to the hotel. 406 00:23:14,521 --> 00:23:16,231 My bed seems to be calling, 407 00:23:16,231 --> 00:23:19,276 but tonight I have front-row tickets to quite the show. 408 00:23:20,986 --> 00:23:25,156 A private stargazing session with Navajo guide Mylo. 409 00:23:26,116 --> 00:23:27,576 - How you doing, Eugene? - How are you? 410 00:23:27,576 --> 00:23:28,743 I am doing so great. 411 00:23:28,743 --> 00:23:29,995 - Good to have you out here. - Wow. 412 00:23:29,995 --> 00:23:32,622 [Levy] My job is to sit back and look up, 413 00:23:33,248 --> 00:23:36,668 and I'm pretty confident I can do that really well. 414 00:23:37,419 --> 00:23:39,546 There anything up there that's important to you? 415 00:23:40,046 --> 00:23:44,926 You have a sense that you're kind of relatively insignificant 416 00:23:44,926 --> 00:23:47,012 - in the giant scheme of things. - Yeah. 417 00:23:47,012 --> 00:23:48,930 Well, we're gonna explore that a little bit 418 00:23:48,930 --> 00:23:51,683 according to some of our traditional stories. 419 00:23:51,683 --> 00:23:52,809 All right. 420 00:23:53,310 --> 00:23:55,186 Earlier, I made, uh, little wood chips over there. 421 00:23:55,186 --> 00:23:57,689 If you can grab those, I'll get these bigger logs and... 422 00:23:57,689 --> 00:23:59,733 - Sure. - ...we'll, uh, get warm. 423 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:03,320 When's the last time you built a fire? 424 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,239 Um... [clicks tongue] Never. 425 00:24:06,239 --> 00:24:09,868 [Mylo chuckles] Okay. Well, we're getting there. 426 00:24:09,868 --> 00:24:11,661 You know where the North Star is at? 427 00:24:14,623 --> 00:24:19,920 - Uh, I, uh-- I should know where it's at. - [chuckles] 428 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,380 Um, I think it's in this... 429 00:24:24,049 --> 00:24:25,717 - [Mylo] Yeah. - ...general area. 430 00:24:25,717 --> 00:24:26,968 It's actually right over there. 431 00:24:26,968 --> 00:24:29,221 - That's what I meant. - [chuckles] Yeah. 432 00:24:29,221 --> 00:24:31,681 - And so in our creation story... - [Levy] Yes. 433 00:24:31,681 --> 00:24:33,475 ...that was one of the original first stars 434 00:24:33,475 --> 00:24:35,560 that was placed so it'd be the brightest one. 435 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:37,729 They said no matter where our people go, 436 00:24:37,729 --> 00:24:39,439 they will always be able to look up at night 437 00:24:39,439 --> 00:24:41,191 to remember teachings that we have. 438 00:24:42,317 --> 00:24:46,071 Is there a lesson in what we're seeing up there? 439 00:24:46,738 --> 00:24:49,324 My grandpa is such a wise man. 440 00:24:49,324 --> 00:24:51,493 And one thing that he taught me when I was a kid was, 441 00:24:51,493 --> 00:24:54,246 we're made of the same material as those stars. 442 00:24:54,246 --> 00:24:58,291 He said, "Just remember, all these stars are like all the people on Earth, 443 00:24:58,291 --> 00:25:01,711 because when you connect that star to this star, 444 00:25:02,212 --> 00:25:04,548 multiple generations are connecting." 445 00:25:04,548 --> 00:25:07,342 Grandpa always said that we're all important, 446 00:25:07,968 --> 00:25:10,887 just like every single star that is out here. 447 00:25:11,471 --> 00:25:15,308 - Wow. That's very enriching, Mylo. - [chuckling] 448 00:25:15,308 --> 00:25:20,605 I said, looking at the stars, I-- I feel somewhat insignificant. 449 00:25:21,189 --> 00:25:25,610 And I think what you're telling me is that when you look out 450 00:25:25,610 --> 00:25:30,156 into that vast night sky, that I should feel significant. 451 00:25:30,991 --> 00:25:32,284 Shouldn't feel lost. 452 00:25:32,284 --> 00:25:34,744 Yeah, you shouldn't feel lost because when you look up, 453 00:25:35,245 --> 00:25:38,498 there are things up there that can remind you that you aren't. 454 00:25:40,041 --> 00:25:41,751 Would you like to travel with me? 455 00:25:41,751 --> 00:25:46,298 Because I'm feeling really terrific listening to you. 456 00:25:46,798 --> 00:25:50,760 It's a great way to feel, just feeling significant. 457 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,263 And the desert can do that. It's a spiritual place. 458 00:25:53,263 --> 00:25:54,556 I'm getting that. 459 00:25:54,556 --> 00:25:56,933 Are you a spiritual person? 460 00:25:57,976 --> 00:26:00,478 - At my core, I am. - Mm-hmm. 461 00:26:00,979 --> 00:26:03,690 But I think the closest I've come 462 00:26:03,690 --> 00:26:09,654 to relating that spirituality to the land has been right here. 463 00:26:09,654 --> 00:26:13,867 So, I think for me it's a good first step. 464 00:26:13,867 --> 00:26:16,328 - Yeah. Yeah. - Thank you, sir. 465 00:26:20,206 --> 00:26:23,877 [Levy] This place has affected me in ways that other places have not. 466 00:26:23,877 --> 00:26:27,923 I understand the spiritual aspect of it. 467 00:26:27,923 --> 00:26:31,134 I get it. I can feel it. I can almost touch it. 468 00:26:31,676 --> 00:26:34,304 You're feeling something. 469 00:26:34,304 --> 00:26:39,392 And Mylo was very articulate in laying that out 470 00:26:39,392 --> 00:26:44,064 from the perspective of the Navajo Nation. 471 00:26:51,738 --> 00:26:54,824 [Levy] So it's my last day and I've learned a lot. 472 00:26:54,824 --> 00:26:58,161 Mainly that the desert which you'd think is a hot place, 473 00:26:58,161 --> 00:26:59,371 not so much. 474 00:26:59,871 --> 00:27:04,417 Chilly night last night, wasn't it? It was cold. Yeah. 475 00:27:05,001 --> 00:27:10,674 Getting back to this place was like the icing on a dry, sandy cake. 476 00:27:12,175 --> 00:27:13,843 [Levy] But before I head home, 477 00:27:13,843 --> 00:27:17,305 I've received a special invitation to visit the farm 478 00:27:17,305 --> 00:27:20,642 where Mylo grew up on the Navajo reservation. 479 00:27:21,226 --> 00:27:24,396 [Mylo] Spiritually, our boundary would be the-- the Colorado River. 480 00:27:25,188 --> 00:27:27,774 And so anything on this side of it would be Navajo land. 481 00:27:27,774 --> 00:27:31,778 And so, when we signed the treaty in 18, uh-- 68, 482 00:27:32,279 --> 00:27:36,324 that's when the federal government said, basically, "Here's your reservation." 483 00:27:37,325 --> 00:27:39,703 And so that's what we now reside in. 484 00:27:40,495 --> 00:27:43,248 [Levy] Mylo explains that the name Navajo 485 00:27:43,248 --> 00:27:48,378 is a Spanish adaptation of a Pueblo word meaning "farmers of the valley," 486 00:27:48,378 --> 00:27:50,922 which still applies for many today. 487 00:27:51,423 --> 00:27:55,886 [Mylo] This is, uh, my parents' place. It's two miles from the highway. 488 00:27:56,386 --> 00:27:59,556 [Levy] And what was it like growing up here for you? 489 00:27:59,556 --> 00:28:01,391 [Mylo] It was everything. Your-- 490 00:28:01,391 --> 00:28:05,562 The major responsibilities revolved around the family, 491 00:28:05,562 --> 00:28:09,482 and my childhood was wrapped around that and hanging out with my grandpa. 492 00:28:09,482 --> 00:28:12,736 So, this truly is a family homestead, right? 493 00:28:12,736 --> 00:28:15,655 Yeah. There's my mom and dad's house. Right there. The brown one. 494 00:28:15,655 --> 00:28:16,907 - [Levy] Wow. - And then, uh, 495 00:28:16,907 --> 00:28:20,577 my sister's place is over here to the right in the peach home. 496 00:28:24,664 --> 00:28:26,291 - Well, Eugene-- - Wow. 497 00:28:26,291 --> 00:28:29,127 - How big is your place here? - [Mylo] It's a few thousand. 498 00:28:29,127 --> 00:28:31,880 - Yeah, it's several-- [chuckles] - A few thousand acres? 499 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,090 - That's what I call a spread. - [chuckles] Yeah. 500 00:28:34,090 --> 00:28:37,135 We'll go see, uh, what-- what the update is on the sheep. 501 00:28:37,135 --> 00:28:39,179 - You ready to get our shoes dirty? - You have sheep? 502 00:28:39,179 --> 00:28:42,140 [chuckles] Yeah. Look there's the sheep. See them right there? 503 00:28:42,641 --> 00:28:44,643 Let's actually go this way to chase them back in. 504 00:28:44,643 --> 00:28:49,064 We've got one, uh, pretty wild-spirited sheep. His name is Wilbur. 505 00:28:49,064 --> 00:28:54,110 He's not my biggest friend. So hopefully, uh, he doesn't ram into us. 506 00:28:54,110 --> 00:28:55,570 [Levy] If he's not your biggest friend, 507 00:28:55,570 --> 00:28:57,948 - what's he gonna think of me? - [chuckles] I don't know. 508 00:28:58,531 --> 00:29:01,451 - This is already sounding exciting. - [chuckles] 509 00:29:02,202 --> 00:29:05,830 Okay. We're just gonna herd them back into the-- their-- their little corral here. 510 00:29:05,830 --> 00:29:07,707 - Oh, there it is. Okay. - [Mylo] Yeah. 511 00:29:07,707 --> 00:29:09,042 Well, that's easy enough. 512 00:29:09,042 --> 00:29:11,294 Well, sometimes it is. Sometimes it's not. 513 00:29:11,294 --> 00:29:13,421 - [Levy] I don't think-- - There's one already taking off. 514 00:29:13,922 --> 00:29:15,966 [Levy] Uh-oh. Wrong way, kids. 515 00:29:17,217 --> 00:29:18,802 - [Mylo chuckles] - [Levy] Uh-oh. 516 00:29:20,011 --> 00:29:21,763 [both laughing] 517 00:29:21,763 --> 00:29:25,809 [Levy] Had the sheep been better behaved, I could have showed you what I can do. 518 00:29:26,643 --> 00:29:29,646 What's the expression? Herding? Herding sheep? Herding sheep. 519 00:29:29,646 --> 00:29:31,106 [Mylo] They're cruising. 520 00:29:31,106 --> 00:29:32,566 [Levy] I'm known as a wrangler. 521 00:29:32,566 --> 00:29:35,652 You know, wrangling things. It's like my middle name, 522 00:29:37,237 --> 00:29:38,238 Wrangler. 523 00:29:38,238 --> 00:29:40,031 [both laugh] 524 00:29:40,740 --> 00:29:42,409 [Levy] As my wife, Deb, would call me, 525 00:29:42,409 --> 00:29:45,745 the "Kosher Cowboy" is back. 526 00:29:45,745 --> 00:29:48,164 This is just playing into my strength out here. 527 00:29:48,164 --> 00:29:52,586 I'm glad I have an opportunity, uh, to show off a few skills 528 00:29:52,586 --> 00:29:55,422 that, uh, most people don't get a chance to see. 529 00:29:55,422 --> 00:29:58,758 - Mylo, I can't move that fast. I'm older. - [Mylo laughs] 530 00:29:58,758 --> 00:30:00,385 [Levy] We're never gonna get 'em. 531 00:30:00,385 --> 00:30:02,137 - Boy, did they take off. - [Mylo] Yeah. 532 00:30:03,096 --> 00:30:04,556 - [Levy] Why? - They saw you and me 533 00:30:04,556 --> 00:30:05,891 and they were like, "We're gone." 534 00:30:05,891 --> 00:30:08,768 [Levy] The sheep ran as soon as they saw me. 535 00:30:08,768 --> 00:30:13,064 Did they see a movie they didn't particularly care for? 536 00:30:14,566 --> 00:30:17,027 - [Mylo] They're on the run. Yeah. - They're still going. 537 00:30:17,027 --> 00:30:19,154 Are they gonna come back on their own? 538 00:30:19,154 --> 00:30:21,031 [Mylo] I mean, they know to-- to come in here 539 00:30:21,031 --> 00:30:24,951 because we've got mountain lion, foxes, coyote. So-- 540 00:30:24,951 --> 00:30:26,202 You have mountain lions? 541 00:30:26,703 --> 00:30:29,122 Uh, they're more towards the rocks you see over there. 542 00:30:29,122 --> 00:30:30,665 These rocks right here? 543 00:30:30,665 --> 00:30:33,627 - Yeah. So the-- [chuckles] - Well, what do you mean, "way over there"? 544 00:30:33,627 --> 00:30:35,462 We have a pig. You wanna go see Lulu? 545 00:30:36,713 --> 00:30:38,381 - I'll take a look at a pig. - [chuckles] 546 00:30:38,381 --> 00:30:44,262 - [Levy] Oh, my. That's a big pig. - [Mylo chuckles] Yeah. She's a big girl. 547 00:30:44,262 --> 00:30:45,722 [Levy] Lulu. 548 00:30:45,722 --> 00:30:49,142 If you go in there and pet her, she'll squeal. She's funny. 549 00:30:49,142 --> 00:30:52,187 You can pet me in certain places and I'll squeal. 550 00:30:52,187 --> 00:30:53,647 [Mylo laughs] 551 00:30:53,647 --> 00:30:54,940 [Levy] The sheep are back. 552 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,193 Just took a while for my authority to sink in. 553 00:30:58,193 --> 00:31:00,362 [Mylo] Hey, there we go. All right. 554 00:31:00,362 --> 00:31:02,489 [Levy] And let that be a lesson to you. 555 00:31:03,073 --> 00:31:06,493 You don't go running off unless you're given permission, understand? 556 00:31:06,493 --> 00:31:07,994 [Mylo] Yeah. [chuckles] 557 00:31:07,994 --> 00:31:11,039 So this is their feed. You wanna go in there and dump some in? 558 00:31:11,039 --> 00:31:13,583 Okay, kids, mealtime. 559 00:31:14,167 --> 00:31:16,545 - Meal-- No, no-- N-- No. - [Mylo] Oh. [laughs] 560 00:31:16,545 --> 00:31:18,380 I found Wilbur a little pushy. 561 00:31:18,380 --> 00:31:20,507 - Okay, you know what? - Just bring it over this way. 562 00:31:20,507 --> 00:31:22,175 These animals are spoiled. 563 00:31:22,759 --> 00:31:25,136 - [Mylo] That's like ice cream to them. - There-- No, kids, kid, kids. 564 00:31:25,136 --> 00:31:27,639 You know, you think of sheep as being gentle, lovely... 565 00:31:27,639 --> 00:31:30,350 [stammers] ...thing-- No, this is like a-- It is like a bull. 566 00:31:31,434 --> 00:31:33,144 - Okay, you know what? - [chuckles] 567 00:31:33,144 --> 00:31:36,022 We've gotta teach these animals some manners. 568 00:31:36,022 --> 00:31:38,650 - Okay. [chuckles] - No, there's nothing in here. There's-- 569 00:31:39,401 --> 00:31:44,447 How important is it to keep the traditions alive today? 570 00:31:44,948 --> 00:31:46,783 [Mylo] It's vital to retain these things. 571 00:31:46,783 --> 00:31:48,868 I love to say I'm deeply rooted in the land, you know? 572 00:31:48,868 --> 00:31:51,079 When we're born, a piece of our umbilical cord, 573 00:31:51,079 --> 00:31:53,081 you know, that's put into the ground 574 00:31:53,081 --> 00:31:58,044 to connect us instantly from our birth back to Mother Earth. 575 00:31:58,044 --> 00:32:03,091 And so to not have much of that in one's life, um, 576 00:32:03,091 --> 00:32:05,468 I can see why somebody may feel a little bit lost. 577 00:32:06,970 --> 00:32:10,140 [Levy] The Navajo are a matriarchal society. 578 00:32:10,140 --> 00:32:13,560 The women control the land and own the livestock. 579 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:18,648 And the great thing about this way of working is, things get done properly. 580 00:32:18,648 --> 00:32:20,984 - Eugene, this is my mom. Shimá. - [Shimá speaks Navajo] 581 00:32:20,984 --> 00:32:22,402 - [Levy] Shimá, hi. - [Shimá] Oh. 582 00:32:22,402 --> 00:32:24,446 - This is my sister, Patricia. - [Patricia] Yeah. Hi. 583 00:32:24,446 --> 00:32:25,864 - This is Desree. - [Desree] Hello. 584 00:32:25,864 --> 00:32:28,158 - [Levy] Desree, nice to meet you. Eugene. - Yes. Good to meet you. 585 00:32:28,158 --> 00:32:29,951 - [Patricia] Yeah. - Lauren, my wife. 586 00:32:29,951 --> 00:32:31,244 Nice to meet you, Lauren. 587 00:32:31,244 --> 00:32:32,579 - Yeah. - [Mylo] Yeah. 588 00:32:32,579 --> 00:32:35,081 - I saw some little ones around here-- - [all chuckle] 589 00:32:35,081 --> 00:32:36,666 [Mylo] They're actually all over there. 590 00:32:36,666 --> 00:32:39,711 - Our family tree almost 200. - [Desree chuckles] 591 00:32:39,711 --> 00:32:40,921 200? 592 00:32:41,671 --> 00:32:45,258 - Yeah. [chuckles] - So, when you have a family get-together, 593 00:32:45,258 --> 00:32:47,177 - there's a lot of people. - [Desree] Yes. 594 00:32:47,177 --> 00:32:48,261 - [Mylo] A few. - [Levy] You need-- 595 00:32:48,261 --> 00:32:50,472 - It's a long buffet table. - [all laughing] 596 00:32:50,472 --> 00:32:51,723 [Mylo] Yeah. [chuckles] 597 00:32:51,723 --> 00:32:55,769 The things we learn, we, uh, definitely pass on to our kids 598 00:32:55,769 --> 00:32:59,564 so that they can carry these teachings and these lessons forward. 599 00:32:59,564 --> 00:33:01,024 [Desree] That's the important thing. 600 00:33:01,024 --> 00:33:04,152 Is just keeping our culture and our language and our heritage, 601 00:33:04,152 --> 00:33:06,655 especially our ceremonies, um, alive. 602 00:33:06,655 --> 00:33:07,989 - Keeping it alive. - Yes, 603 00:33:07,989 --> 00:33:10,492 and teaching our next generation who we are, 604 00:33:10,492 --> 00:33:14,496 because our grandparents are the ones that hold that tradition for us 605 00:33:14,496 --> 00:33:17,624 - and a lot of them have passed. And it's... - Ah. 606 00:33:17,624 --> 00:33:21,086 ...it's been tough because we are people of, you know, 607 00:33:21,086 --> 00:33:22,170 just... 608 00:33:24,464 --> 00:33:26,716 - of culture that we gather... - [Levy] Yeah. 609 00:33:26,716 --> 00:33:27,926 ...and it's been hard. 610 00:33:29,427 --> 00:33:34,140 My nephew Owen, uh, is just a fantastic, uh, young man, 611 00:33:34,140 --> 00:33:36,309 and, um, he loves to dance. 612 00:33:36,893 --> 00:33:39,354 [Desree] So with hoop dancing, you gotta use your imagination. 613 00:33:39,354 --> 00:33:42,607 And you'll notice the different movements that he's making, 614 00:33:42,607 --> 00:33:46,152 he's also showing different types of animals as well. 615 00:33:59,541 --> 00:34:01,543 [Levy] Well, it's been a pretty amazing afternoon. 616 00:34:02,544 --> 00:34:08,508 Mylo is an incredible young man and he has an amazing family. 617 00:34:14,890 --> 00:34:19,561 I mean, watching Owen and looking over at Mylo 618 00:34:19,561 --> 00:34:22,021 and seeing his eyes welling up. 619 00:34:22,646 --> 00:34:24,608 - [Mylo] It makes me proud of Owen... - [Levy] Yeah. 620 00:34:24,608 --> 00:34:26,401 ...to keep this alive. Yeah. 621 00:34:26,401 --> 00:34:28,403 - I can see it in your eyes, Mylo. - [chuckles] 622 00:34:28,403 --> 00:34:29,570 - Yeah. - [Desree chuckles] 623 00:34:38,747 --> 00:34:41,583 - [Levy] Owen, amazing. - [Desree, Patricia chuckling] 624 00:34:41,583 --> 00:34:44,169 - [Levy] Amazing! - [Patricia] Good job. 625 00:34:44,169 --> 00:34:45,586 - [Levy] Wow! - [Desree] Nice job, Owen. 626 00:34:45,586 --> 00:34:46,503 - [Shimá] Ah. - Yeah. 627 00:34:46,503 --> 00:34:48,173 - Yeah! - [Desree] Yeah! 628 00:34:48,798 --> 00:34:55,096 I really didn't know much about Navajo culture before this, 629 00:34:55,096 --> 00:34:57,474 and this-- this is a big eye-opener for me. 630 00:34:57,474 --> 00:34:59,434 - We're happy to have had you here. So-- - Wow. 631 00:34:59,434 --> 00:35:02,896 - [Patricia] Yes. - As part of our grandmother's teaching, 632 00:35:02,896 --> 00:35:04,814 we present you this necklace. 633 00:35:04,814 --> 00:35:05,899 [gasps] 634 00:35:06,858 --> 00:35:09,110 - [Desree chuckles] There you are. - [Mylo chuckles] 635 00:35:09,110 --> 00:35:11,988 A part of our culture and our language will always be with you. 636 00:35:11,988 --> 00:35:13,323 - Thank you. - This is amazing. 637 00:35:13,323 --> 00:35:15,617 This is-- This is really special. 638 00:35:17,827 --> 00:35:21,498 The desert is a lot of nothing, 639 00:35:21,498 --> 00:35:24,876 but there's so much in that nothing. 640 00:35:24,876 --> 00:35:30,298 It's history, and it's geology, and it's the people who have been 641 00:35:30,298 --> 00:35:33,843 on this land for 15,000 years. 642 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:39,891 So, it was kind of an honor for me to be on this land with them. 643 00:35:42,727 --> 00:35:44,187 If I had come here on my own, 644 00:35:44,187 --> 00:35:47,941 I probably would have loved staying at the Amangiri 645 00:35:47,941 --> 00:35:52,028 and would have spent most of my time on the resort. 646 00:35:52,028 --> 00:35:55,865 But there is a world outside the resort here 647 00:35:55,865 --> 00:35:59,786 that I'm glad I got a chance to see and discover. 648 00:35:59,786 --> 00:36:04,249 And the, uh, friends that I met in the Navajo Nation, 649 00:36:04,249 --> 00:36:07,085 I think was probably the biggest... 650 00:36:09,838 --> 00:36:15,427 highlight and the greatest discovery, uh, that I had here.