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NARRATOR: On this Episode of
Life Below Zero...
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The end of the Thaw
is fast approaching.
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GLENN: Winter's coming.
I don't have a lot of time.
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NARRATOR:
Glenn abandons his camp
for a taste of civilisation.
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GLENN: I live about a 60-mile
walk from the nearest road.
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Long ways to go.
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NARRATOR:
The Hailstones set their nets
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for their last summer catch.
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We got the equipment...
Set the net and
see what we get.
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NARRATOR:
A brewing storm threatens
Sue's livelihood in Kavik.
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I've been out of aviation gas
for about a week now.
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I don't have the room to fail.
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And Andy and Kate struggle
to make their dream a reality.
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ANDY: Are they coming
off the ground?
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Andy!
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GLENN: In the summertime
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the life is just spread
so thin over the land up here.
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I'm running low on food.
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The only meat I have
is dried caribou meat.
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There's no trapping.
There's no big game hunting.
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I can't hunt moose
at this time of year.
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I can't really live off
the country
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as easily as you can
the rest of the year.
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So I'm getting ready to leave,
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and I'm gonna head out of here
towards the road.
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I'll probably be back
in the fall.
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NARRATOR:
Since fresh meat is scarce
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and difficult to preserve
in summer,
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Glenn could face
many lean days ahead
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if he stays at camp.
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His goal is to reach
the nearest road
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without running out of food.
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And then make his way
to Fairbanks.
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GLENN: I travel really light.
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It's important to stay light
so I can make it to the road
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without taking forever
to get there.
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Sleeping bag, tent, rifle,
knife, backpack.
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NARRATOR: He'll take
just enough to eat
for an emergency.
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But all his other meals
on the 60-mile journey
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will have to come
from the land.
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Okay, so the pack's
almost full and
I don't have much food.
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That's why I'm bringing
a fishing pole,
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in case I can get food
along the way.
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I'm not taking anything
I don't really need.
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I'm gonna miss the place.
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But food shortage,
that's my main concern.
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Long ways to go.
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I know how to get
generally to the road.
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I started coming out here
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before they had
satellite phones.
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I don't carry any kind of
navigation equipment.
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I don't carry a compass.
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But I don't carry a map
with me out here.
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You can stare
at a map for hours,
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but you don't know
anything about the land
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until you get out there
and walk on it.
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So I just navigate
by my memory
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and looking at the land.
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Look, there's a moose.
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In the fall,
I get more meat
from moose
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than any other animal.
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But this time of year,
I couldn't use a moose
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'cause I'm walking out.
I can't carry it.
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But he's right on the route
I gotta walk,
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so I'm gonna keep going,
work my way around him.
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Now, he hears me.
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There he goes.
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Maybe I'll meet up
with him next fall.
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This is what that moose
was eating.
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They're super tough
and bitter.
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These willow leaves...
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They're really
not very palatable.
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I found a little patch
of sour dock.
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This is a leaf that's good
at this time of year.
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It's even better cooked.
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But I don't have time
to cook it.
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Leaves don't give you
a whole lot of energy.
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But better than nothing.
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NARRATOR: There are several
species of poisonous plants
found in Alaska.
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If Glenn consumes
the wrong one,
it could be deadly.
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This is a flower that I eat.
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I think people call it
dwarf fireweed.
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I don't know.
I just call it food.
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There are two basic
categories of plant...
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Good to eat. Not good to eat.
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This one's good to eat.
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CHIP: No,
I'm not living a dream.
I'm just living this way.
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I didn't dream of this.
I didn't, uh...
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I didn't have a plan.
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I wouldn't know
what that dream is.
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Carol, you had
a green hat, right?
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Okay, here.
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Green hat.
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It's 2:00 in the morning,
sweetie pies.
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Is everybody ready
for the boat?
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Is everybody awake?
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Good morning.
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Even with your evil eyes,
it's still a good morning.
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NARRATOR: For the Hailstones,
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the long summer days
are a crucial opportunity
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to assure resources
that will help them survive
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through the long winter ahead.
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Today, they embark on
one of their most
important yearly hunts.
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The summer salmon run.
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Well, first time
I've come up this way
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so it's time to go get salmon
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while they're fat and
fresh out of the ocean.
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Throw all the kids in.
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Head down to one of our
favourite fishing camps,
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and stay there for a while.
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Everybody's good?
Where's my life jacket?
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AGNES: (CHUCKLES)
You don't get one.
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CHIP: Oh, I don't get one?
All right.
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(MOTOR REVVING)
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NARRATOR: Every summer,
thousands of salmon
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make their way from the ocean
to the rivers to spawn.
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To catch them,
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the Hailstone family
will travel 26 miles west
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where Agnes and her family
have fished for generations.
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CHIP: Oh, salmon!
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SUE: I have to wake up
every morning
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and look at my own mug
in the mirror,
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and if it's not
somebody I respect,
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it's going to make
the rest of my life suck.
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After winter,
I get a beating
with the storms.
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Any little thing,
even an ice chunk
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can tear holes
in the top of my tent.
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RICK: Careful.
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SUE: One of my things
I need to do
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every single summer
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is crawl up on my
roofline of the tent
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and fix any little
holes that I find.
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If I don't repair those
this winter,
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this shape of the building...
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The wind comes across and it
holds it down to the ground.
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You get... You compromise
the integrity of your shell,
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it's gonna become
an air foil that
wants to take off.
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Something came and macked
the top of the building
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and tore a longish groove.
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Patches are good.
Patches work.
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Patches aren't forever.
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Every time you patch it,
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you're weakening
the structural integrity.
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But I figure we're
supposed to get
a hell of storm comin' in.
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So, better get this done.
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Huge changes this year.
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You know, I went from being
somebody's employee
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to owning my own business.
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It is good to finally
be able to say,
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instead of just feel,
that Kavik is mine.
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Um, it comes with
a tremendous amount
of pressures.
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I knew full well that there'd
be a lot of money going out
just in improvements.
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There's nothing inexpensive
about being here.
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Well, I don't want to fall,
that's for sure.
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Suzy is a little chunky.
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I don't want to hurt
my building either.
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One wrong move and
I'll fall through it.
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Hey, Rick.
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I might need you to show me
where the holes are
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'cause I'm not seeing them.
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Right.
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-There's one here?
-Yeah.
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It's nice for me
to rely on myself.
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This year, Rick has been
here helping me out.
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It's a good thing that he's
been willing to be so helpful.
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Plus it gives me
somebody to push around.
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Can't be the king
if you don't have
any subjects.
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It's not comfortable
being 24 foot up in the air
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hanging off of a building
with no safety net.
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The saying is
if you don't like
the weather
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wait for 5 minutes
or fly 5 miles,
it will change.
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Weather comes in really,
really quickly.
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The fog will move at
20-30 miles an hour
sometimes.
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It's pretty amazing.
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You know, earlier today,
was a not-windy day.
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But as the system gets
closer and closer
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the wind is picking up.
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You're always, always, always
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trying to prepare
for what's next.
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ANDY: When I first
came out here,
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I didn't know much
about livin' out
in the bush at all.
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Just putting a little canoe
in the big Yukon River
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seemed like a pretty huge
adventure to me back then.
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People who live out
in the bush...
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The way we end up living
depends on what our skills are
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and what resources we have
available to us to work with.
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I have a lot of equipment
to work with,
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which makes it
a lot easier for me,
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so I can do things
maybe a little bit
different
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than a lot people living out
in the bush would do.
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I like building what I call
"rustic elegance."
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I like things to be fairly
well built, rustic looking,
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but also elegant in design.
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The cabin we live in now
was never meant to be
our permanent home.
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It was meant to be
a cabin to live in
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while we get our act together
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and build a really
efficient home.
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NARRATOR:
To make the foundation
for a new cabin,
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Andy must transport
10,000 pounds of gravel
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in his boat 14 miles upriver.
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We plan on living here
the rest of our lives,
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so we've had this cabin
planned for quite a few years,
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and it needs
a strong foundation.
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Like everything in life,
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if you have a good foundation
you can build a tall building,
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or a tall life.
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If any of these bags
tip over or flop over
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and throw
the centre of gravity
off on the boats,
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I can capsize the boat.
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So we'll see, once you
start working with
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heavy equipment
and heavy objects,
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you never know what
you're gonna run against.
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So I've got my
army boats together.
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It's time to pull them
into position.
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Secure them.
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Then I'm gonna need to
load these bags
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with the sky track
into the boats.
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That's Plan A.
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Plan B will be determined
once Plan A doesn't work.
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NARRATOR: Each bag of gravel
weighs 1,000 pounds.
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Andy will attempt to load
three to four bags per boat.
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(ENGINE RUNNING)
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The one thing I'm
a little worried about is
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as I start loading the boats,
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they're gonna
load differently.
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I'm gonna put my first load in
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and that boat's gonna go down.
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So that's gonna
tweak the other boat.
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Then I'll put another
bag in that one,
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and so the boats are gonna be
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wanting to tweak
quite a bit
in between loads,
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until I can even 'em up.
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NARRATOR: Adding too much
weight to the boats
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could cause them to
capsize and sink,
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along with Andy and
Kate's foundation
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for their dream home.
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I got a leak.
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It ain't gonna fucking work.
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Every bit of water
you get in a boat
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when you got a load
like this is dangerous.
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And the more water
that comes in
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the more water
I gotta worry about
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sloshing around in these boats
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while I'm going in the river
which affects my stability.
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00:12:56,086 --> 00:12:59,022
So, I don't want a bunch
of water in this boat.
246
00:12:59,089 --> 00:13:01,124
I'm going to have to
pull a bag out of this.
247
00:13:01,191 --> 00:13:03,593
I can't go down river with
water coming in the boat,
248
00:13:03,660 --> 00:13:05,329
that's just asking
for trouble.
249
00:13:07,932 --> 00:13:09,299
I'm going to see
what it looks like.
250
00:13:09,366 --> 00:13:11,001
I might have to take
another one out.
251
00:13:11,068 --> 00:13:12,136
So we'll see what happens.
252
00:13:12,203 --> 00:13:15,738
This boat went through
the flood in 2004,
253
00:13:15,805 --> 00:13:20,343
and the ice pushed this
cleat through the hull.
254
00:13:20,410 --> 00:13:23,813
So when it gets down below
this point in the water
255
00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:25,716
it starts taking on water.
256
00:13:25,783 --> 00:13:28,552
I probably took on
about 20 gallons or so...
257
00:13:28,619 --> 00:13:30,754
30 gallons of water.
258
00:13:30,821 --> 00:13:32,889
So it's just gonna cost me
more time and more money
259
00:13:32,956 --> 00:13:34,991
to get the gravel down.
260
00:13:35,058 --> 00:13:37,628
NARRATOR: Andy must now haul
the 10,000 pounds of gravel
261
00:13:37,695 --> 00:13:40,163
through the fast-moving
currents of the Yukon
262
00:13:40,230 --> 00:13:42,099
without capsizing his boat.
263
00:13:45,669 --> 00:13:47,037
ANDY: When things
like that happen
264
00:13:47,104 --> 00:13:49,405
sometimes you got to
listen to them,
and don't push it.
265
00:13:49,472 --> 00:13:51,308
And so that's what I'm doing.
266
00:13:51,375 --> 00:13:53,210
Be safe instead of sorry.
267
00:13:53,277 --> 00:13:55,579
Uh, if I was to lose
these boats right now,
268
00:13:55,646 --> 00:13:57,347
my whole summer
would be screwed.
269
00:13:57,414 --> 00:14:00,217
There would no way I could
get all the materials down
to build that house.
270
00:14:02,018 --> 00:14:04,420
There's 80,000 pounds
of building materials
271
00:14:04,487 --> 00:14:06,055
I need to move downriver.
272
00:14:06,122 --> 00:14:07,423
Taking care of these boats
273
00:14:07,490 --> 00:14:10,026
is priority number one
for me right now.
274
00:14:10,995 --> 00:14:13,196
I feel okay with the way
the load is now.
275
00:14:13,263 --> 00:14:16,199
And hopefully we'll have
a good trip home.
276
00:14:19,469 --> 00:14:23,440
GLENN:
Humans are not adapted to
live in this kind of country.
277
00:14:25,075 --> 00:14:27,277
This is a very hard place
for a person to live.
278
00:14:34,384 --> 00:14:37,054
I might be about a third
of the way to the road now.
279
00:14:37,121 --> 00:14:39,055
I'm not thinking about how
many miles I walk each day,
280
00:14:39,122 --> 00:14:43,192
but I am thinking about
getting back to see my kids.
281
00:14:43,259 --> 00:14:45,629
And walking all day will
work up an appetite.
282
00:14:46,730 --> 00:14:50,533
I only got enough food
in my pack for one meal.
283
00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,436
A little bit of oatmeal.
A few pecans.
284
00:14:53,503 --> 00:14:54,571
A few raisins.
285
00:14:54,638 --> 00:14:56,773
Some dry pounded caribou meat.
286
00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:57,907
That's all I got left.
287
00:14:57,974 --> 00:14:59,342
I could eat it all at once,
288
00:14:59,409 --> 00:15:01,444
but I better not
eat right now.
289
00:15:01,511 --> 00:15:03,547
I can go a little longer.
290
00:15:05,882 --> 00:15:07,284
This is tussock tundra,
291
00:15:07,351 --> 00:15:09,085
and it's not easy
to walk through.
292
00:15:09,152 --> 00:15:10,920
Really the biggest
danger I have,
293
00:15:10,987 --> 00:15:13,056
walking around
out here by myself,
294
00:15:13,123 --> 00:15:15,258
is if I was to get hurt
and I couldn't walk any more.
295
00:15:15,325 --> 00:15:17,394
So, I'm always
thinking about that.
296
00:15:17,461 --> 00:15:20,530
I don't want to
twist my ankle or
screw up my knee.
297
00:15:20,597 --> 00:15:21,865
I gotta be able to
keep walking.
298
00:15:21,932 --> 00:15:23,099
That's one thing.
299
00:15:23,166 --> 00:15:25,134
You can't lose
your ability to walk out here.
300
00:15:25,201 --> 00:15:27,804
If you lose your ability
to walk when you're in town,
301
00:15:27,871 --> 00:15:29,339
it's not good.
302
00:15:29,406 --> 00:15:30,773
But it's not
the end of the world.
303
00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,009
There's plenty of people that
are going to help you out.
304
00:15:33,076 --> 00:15:35,946
But out here you do
have to be able to walk.
305
00:15:36,013 --> 00:15:38,548
If you can't walk,
you can't live.
306
00:15:39,916 --> 00:15:42,085
It's just such vast country.
307
00:15:42,152 --> 00:15:44,387
A person out here is just
a little dot on the tundra.
308
00:15:44,454 --> 00:15:48,091
I don't plan on anybody coming
out here with an aeroplane
and finding me.
309
00:15:48,158 --> 00:15:51,862
So I always think that
I have to be able to
get out of here by myself.
310
00:15:57,267 --> 00:15:58,568
Physically, I'm tired.
311
00:15:58,635 --> 00:16:00,269
My feet are starting
to bother me,
312
00:16:00,336 --> 00:16:02,772
and I have low energy
just from not eating all day.
313
00:16:02,839 --> 00:16:05,308
So I want to find
something to eat.
314
00:16:05,375 --> 00:16:07,843
No, I've never eaten
green blueberries.
315
00:16:07,910 --> 00:16:10,747
I just want to try them and
see if they're any good.
316
00:16:22,326 --> 00:16:23,726
They're not very good.
317
00:16:23,793 --> 00:16:25,228
Everything tastes better
when you're hungry.
318
00:16:25,295 --> 00:16:28,231
But not something I'd eat
if I had a lot of food.
319
00:16:30,801 --> 00:16:33,069
What I really need to find
is some animal food to eat.
320
00:16:36,140 --> 00:16:39,609
I have not eaten anything
other than a few leaves
321
00:16:39,676 --> 00:16:42,078
and some green berries.
322
00:16:43,013 --> 00:16:44,180
And it's getting late,
323
00:16:44,247 --> 00:16:46,315
and I'm tired and
I'm ready to go to bed.
324
00:16:46,382 --> 00:16:49,920
And this is the place where
possibly there's some fish.
325
00:17:00,764 --> 00:17:03,466
I don't know if there's
anything in here.
326
00:17:06,436 --> 00:17:09,739
I think up here the fishing
is probably not that good.
327
00:17:11,608 --> 00:17:12,842
There's something.
328
00:17:16,980 --> 00:17:18,315
There is one there!
329
00:17:23,453 --> 00:17:24,454
Oh, oh, oh!
330
00:17:35,933 --> 00:17:37,333
Boy, he almost got away!
331
00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,235
A little tricky
when you don't have a net.
332
00:17:41,104 --> 00:17:45,107
That's a good fish,
but I'm really low on food.
333
00:17:45,174 --> 00:17:47,944
I'm hungry enough to eat
two or three of those, easy.
334
00:17:48,011 --> 00:17:49,813
I almost lost dinner.
335
00:17:53,750 --> 00:17:55,552
That fish weighed
more than my fishing pole
336
00:17:55,619 --> 00:17:57,954
so the fishing pole has
already paid for itself.
337
00:17:59,389 --> 00:18:01,257
It was worth carrying.
338
00:18:09,099 --> 00:18:11,567
If I hadn't caught fish,
I was gonna go to bed hungry.
339
00:18:11,634 --> 00:18:14,371
I had a little bit
of food left,
but I was gonna save it.
340
00:18:14,438 --> 00:18:16,473
I still have
a long ways to walk.
341
00:18:18,408 --> 00:18:20,210
I'm hoping for one more
night out here
342
00:18:20,277 --> 00:18:22,078
to make it to the road.
343
00:18:22,145 --> 00:18:24,948
It's just getting harder
because of my food situation.
344
00:18:26,850 --> 00:18:28,518
CHIP: Actually this kind of
living, you know...
345
00:18:28,585 --> 00:18:31,387
There's killers
and there's accomplices.
346
00:18:31,454 --> 00:18:33,456
If you are not a killer,
somewhere down the road
347
00:18:33,523 --> 00:18:36,393
if you eat meat or fish
you're an accomplice.
348
00:18:49,439 --> 00:18:51,708
We use nets 'cause
we're in rivers
and such here...
349
00:18:51,775 --> 00:18:54,077
And, um, as I was growing up
350
00:18:54,144 --> 00:18:56,579
I used a fishing rod.
351
00:18:56,646 --> 00:19:00,583
So my wife is always
in charge of any such
nettings.
352
00:19:01,985 --> 00:19:04,320
So when we're setting a net,
we're setting it her way.
353
00:19:05,288 --> 00:19:07,157
We're doing this
the Inupiat way.
354
00:19:07,224 --> 00:19:09,425
We'll be checking the nets
a couple of times a day,
355
00:19:09,492 --> 00:19:13,329
so we're expecting
hopefully 20 or 30
fish a day.
356
00:19:13,396 --> 00:19:14,564
Hopefully, it's a good run.
357
00:19:14,631 --> 00:19:17,033
That's what we are hoping for.
We're hoping for a good run.
358
00:19:17,100 --> 00:19:18,968
We got the place.
We got the equipment.
359
00:19:19,035 --> 00:19:20,904
We're here at the right time.
360
00:19:20,971 --> 00:19:22,539
Salmon are in the river.
361
00:19:23,507 --> 00:19:25,008
Best bet is to
just set the net,
362
00:19:25,075 --> 00:19:26,109
and see what we get.
363
00:19:29,446 --> 00:19:30,880
Got the rope?
364
00:19:30,947 --> 00:19:32,481
Means a lot to me 'cause
I sure like salmon,
365
00:19:32,548 --> 00:19:34,317
and that's a lot of food
I don't have to buy.
366
00:19:34,384 --> 00:19:36,619
So instead of buying food,
I can buy fuel,
367
00:19:36,686 --> 00:19:39,255
or I can buy shoes or
something else with my money.
368
00:19:39,322 --> 00:19:40,557
I can skip all
the grocery shopping
369
00:19:40,624 --> 00:19:41,791
and do my shopping now.
370
00:19:41,858 --> 00:19:43,459
Fishing, hunting...
371
00:19:43,526 --> 00:19:45,595
It's all out looking for food.
372
00:19:45,662 --> 00:19:47,030
It's like going down
the aisles.
373
00:20:03,513 --> 00:20:05,615
The strategy is that my wife
is now tightening the net
374
00:20:05,682 --> 00:20:07,550
so that we're not
halfway across the river
375
00:20:07,617 --> 00:20:09,119
and blocking
too much of the river.
376
00:20:09,186 --> 00:20:10,319
Ting, give her a hand.
377
00:20:10,386 --> 00:20:12,188
She needs some
serious help right now.
378
00:20:15,625 --> 00:20:16,793
And pull.
379
00:20:21,331 --> 00:20:23,199
CHIP: Careful.
380
00:20:23,266 --> 00:20:25,535
You guys watch
what your mom is doing.
381
00:20:25,602 --> 00:20:26,802
It's important to learn.
382
00:20:26,869 --> 00:20:29,872
First you observe and then
you put your hands on it.
383
00:20:29,939 --> 00:20:32,442
Let you know what's up
and what's at stake here,
384
00:20:32,509 --> 00:20:34,410
and my wife really knows
what's going on here.
385
00:20:36,146 --> 00:20:37,480
CHIP: Whatever works.
386
00:20:37,547 --> 00:20:39,081
We're all following
her tired direction.
387
00:20:39,148 --> 00:20:41,184
She's not awake yet.
(CHUCKLES)
388
00:20:43,019 --> 00:20:44,854
ANDY: Often times
it's the prep work
389
00:20:44,921 --> 00:20:47,790
that's really
the hard work for me.
390
00:20:47,857 --> 00:20:49,726
The building part
is the easy part.
391
00:20:59,303 --> 00:21:00,302
I can see our home.
392
00:21:00,369 --> 00:21:02,371
Haven't capsized,
I haven't swamped,
393
00:21:02,438 --> 00:21:03,740
my feet are dry.
394
00:21:03,807 --> 00:21:05,175
So we're doing good so far.
395
00:21:08,745 --> 00:21:12,749
NARRATOR:
Andy has successfully gotten
his 10,000-pound load home.
396
00:21:12,816 --> 00:21:16,152
Now, he has to safely haul
the gravel to shore.
397
00:21:18,988 --> 00:21:21,825
ANDY: Take that one up and
tie it to the same place!
398
00:21:23,660 --> 00:21:24,994
That's it!
399
00:21:30,033 --> 00:21:31,534
This is about half of it.
400
00:21:40,910 --> 00:21:44,113
I had to build this boom
for the back of my bulldozer,
401
00:21:44,180 --> 00:21:47,583
so that I had a way to get
these bags off of the boats,
402
00:21:47,650 --> 00:21:50,486
and I took this old
winch and set it up.
403
00:21:52,455 --> 00:21:54,991
And then the boom is set up
to my front bucket,
404
00:21:55,058 --> 00:21:57,060
so I'll be able to raise
and lower the boom
405
00:21:57,127 --> 00:21:58,427
with the front bucket.
406
00:21:58,494 --> 00:22:00,029
The big challenge now
will be...
407
00:22:00,096 --> 00:22:02,131
Is do I have enough
of a reach out over the river
408
00:22:02,198 --> 00:22:03,899
to pick the bags up
out of the boat...
409
00:22:03,966 --> 00:22:07,937
And that's mainly what
I'm concerned about here.
410
00:22:17,981 --> 00:22:19,883
I don't know that
that's a good idea.
411
00:22:25,589 --> 00:22:28,224
NARRATOR: Each bag of gravel
weighs up to a half ton.
412
00:22:28,291 --> 00:22:31,160
But if Andy's makeshift crane
can't support the weight,
413
00:22:31,227 --> 00:22:35,231
the bulldozer could tip over
and pin Andy underneath.
414
00:22:42,872 --> 00:22:45,375
KATE: The tracks are lifting
about 4 inches.
415
00:22:46,609 --> 00:22:48,278
That's a little too high.
416
00:22:52,415 --> 00:22:53,616
Andy!
417
00:22:53,683 --> 00:22:55,118
You're coming up!
418
00:22:57,888 --> 00:23:00,055
All these little things
are going through my head
419
00:23:00,122 --> 00:23:02,592
as I'm doing this,
and it's just insane.
420
00:23:07,296 --> 00:23:09,798
I don't want this tractor
to fall backwards.
421
00:23:09,865 --> 00:23:13,803
Andy would just go
arse over kettle,
and he will be flat.
422
00:23:19,476 --> 00:23:20,576
No!
423
00:23:22,612 --> 00:23:23,880
Andy!
424
00:23:36,092 --> 00:23:37,727
Down she goes... All right!
425
00:23:37,794 --> 00:23:38,995
Happy dance!
426
00:23:40,296 --> 00:23:42,899
It was damn scary there
for a second.
427
00:23:48,071 --> 00:23:49,505
That went well.
428
00:23:49,939 --> 00:23:51,107
Marginal.
429
00:23:53,777 --> 00:23:55,111
Go up!
430
00:23:56,345 --> 00:23:58,314
ANDY: So far
it's working... Barely.
431
00:23:58,381 --> 00:24:01,384
The winch is barely
able to pull these up
out of the boat,
432
00:24:01,451 --> 00:24:02,852
but it's making it.
433
00:24:02,919 --> 00:24:05,154
And, uh, the brakes are
holding on the tractor,
434
00:24:05,221 --> 00:24:06,589
that's what I'm really
worried about is...
435
00:24:06,656 --> 00:24:09,358
I'm really having to
put a lot of pressure
on the brakes
436
00:24:09,425 --> 00:24:12,128
to hold me in that position
while I'm lifting,
437
00:24:12,195 --> 00:24:13,963
but so far so good.
438
00:24:14,030 --> 00:24:16,566
We got three more
bags to get out,
439
00:24:16,633 --> 00:24:19,135
and then we can
call it Miller time.
440
00:24:19,202 --> 00:24:21,638
I like it when
my inventions work.
441
00:24:21,705 --> 00:24:25,007
Sometimes I do these things
and they're all fucked up.
442
00:24:25,074 --> 00:24:26,175
Feels good!
443
00:24:41,991 --> 00:24:43,326
ANDY: Yay!
444
00:24:43,393 --> 00:24:45,261
You did it!
445
00:24:45,328 --> 00:24:47,564
-You did it.
-Barely worked, barely worked.
446
00:24:47,631 --> 00:24:50,800
Barely. Oh... Thank you.
447
00:24:52,168 --> 00:24:54,070
-Good job!
-Yeah.
448
00:24:54,137 --> 00:24:56,105
You're amazing.
449
00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,575
You can do anything.
450
00:24:59,642 --> 00:25:01,477
Like lifting you up
on the gravel.
451
00:25:01,544 --> 00:25:03,880
-There's your foundation.
-(LAUGHING)
452
00:25:03,947 --> 00:25:05,615
Hope you enjoy it.
453
00:25:06,849 --> 00:25:09,718
And he built it all himself.
454
00:25:09,785 --> 00:25:11,987
Just me and my welder
and a bit of grinding,
455
00:25:12,054 --> 00:25:15,058
a bit of welding,
a bit of cutting,
456
00:25:15,125 --> 00:25:16,258
a bit of swearing.
457
00:25:16,325 --> 00:25:18,027
You know, we have enough
bags here right now,
458
00:25:18,094 --> 00:25:19,929
we can get a good start
on the foundation.
459
00:25:19,996 --> 00:25:21,164
So it's a good feeling.
460
00:25:21,231 --> 00:25:23,232
I mean, we've been talking
about this for a long time.
461
00:25:26,636 --> 00:25:28,838
KATE: That's the beginning
of our new house, baby.
462
00:25:28,905 --> 00:25:31,107
ANDY: It only cost us
a thousand fucking dollars.
463
00:25:31,174 --> 00:25:33,175
Well, you know what?
464
00:25:33,242 --> 00:25:35,978
I'm worth it.
465
00:25:36,045 --> 00:25:38,280
SUE: You know,
there is no guarantees
and I accept that.
466
00:25:38,347 --> 00:25:39,815
But life's not worth living
467
00:25:39,882 --> 00:25:41,584
if you don't push
a boundary or two.
468
00:25:55,965 --> 00:25:58,901
The rule is if I want
to live out here,
469
00:25:58,968 --> 00:26:00,103
I have to run a business.
470
00:26:00,170 --> 00:26:01,204
There's a saying that,
471
00:26:01,271 --> 00:26:02,805
"When somebody
starts a business,
472
00:26:02,872 --> 00:26:05,808
"expect to, you know,
lose money the first
three to five years
473
00:26:05,875 --> 00:26:08,210
"while you're getting
your feet underneath you..."
474
00:26:08,277 --> 00:26:10,880
So, you know, you got to
make sure you have
your capital to do that.
475
00:26:10,947 --> 00:26:12,981
And I really
don't have that luxury.
476
00:26:13,048 --> 00:26:14,317
So I've got to make it go.
477
00:26:14,384 --> 00:26:16,352
I've got to make
it profitable.
It's a challenge.
478
00:26:16,419 --> 00:26:20,523
I don't have the room to fail.
479
00:26:20,590 --> 00:26:23,493
Planes in the area,
I'm an emergency
fuel station for them.
480
00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:26,728
The only one
for a hundred miles.
481
00:26:26,795 --> 00:26:30,700
I've been out of aviation gas
for about a week now.
482
00:26:30,767 --> 00:26:32,201
And there's people
stuck out in the field,
483
00:26:32,268 --> 00:26:35,505
no way to get in
because the planes
can't get fuel.
484
00:26:35,572 --> 00:26:37,239
NARRATOR: Alaska's
unpredictable weather
485
00:26:37,306 --> 00:26:39,909
has delayed Sue's
regular fuel shipment.
486
00:26:39,976 --> 00:26:42,812
Until it arrives,
her customers are grounded.
487
00:26:43,513 --> 00:26:44,780
Hey, buddy?
488
00:26:44,847 --> 00:26:47,016
I know you're waiting on fuel,
489
00:26:47,083 --> 00:26:50,586
but I talked to the plane
and Everetts said they're
gonna try again today.
490
00:26:50,653 --> 00:26:52,554
You going to be okay with
hanging around
for a little while?
491
00:26:52,621 --> 00:26:54,724
-They're gonna make it today?
-Yeah, they're hoping to.
492
00:26:54,791 --> 00:26:57,092
I mean, the thing
that worries me is
I can see snow over here,
493
00:26:57,159 --> 00:26:59,628
if it comes down
we're pooched another day.
494
00:26:59,695 --> 00:27:01,364
Well, we're getting low.
We're going to need it.
495
00:27:01,431 --> 00:27:04,000
Yeah, well, I'm out.
Whatever you got
is what you got.
496
00:27:04,067 --> 00:27:05,435
I got enough to do
one more round,
497
00:27:05,502 --> 00:27:07,370
and I got four guys
standing out there
waiting to come in.
498
00:27:08,771 --> 00:27:10,105
SUE: I'm under the gun.
499
00:27:10,172 --> 00:27:11,440
All these planes you see here
500
00:27:11,507 --> 00:27:13,009
have been grounded
for days now.
501
00:27:13,076 --> 00:27:14,910
People stranded out
in the field.
502
00:27:14,977 --> 00:27:16,211
Winter storm's coming in.
503
00:27:16,278 --> 00:27:18,113
Once the snow flies,
really, I mean,
504
00:27:18,180 --> 00:27:19,715
they wrap it up and go away.
505
00:27:19,782 --> 00:27:22,084
So I've got two,
three months, maybe,
506
00:27:22,151 --> 00:27:23,820
to make 12 months
worth of revenue.
507
00:27:23,887 --> 00:27:25,755
Fuel is critical.
508
00:27:25,822 --> 00:27:27,590
The planes can't get
in the air,
the people can't move.
509
00:27:27,657 --> 00:27:30,193
People can't move,
they don't pay you to get
where they're going.
510
00:27:32,695 --> 00:27:35,298
Hey, 22 Mike,
you got a copy
on Kavik yet?
511
00:27:42,138 --> 00:27:45,708
22 Mike Everts,
this is Kavik,
do you got a copy?
512
00:27:47,110 --> 00:27:48,344
Not yet.
513
00:27:52,982 --> 00:27:54,683
(STATIC)
514
00:27:54,750 --> 00:27:56,852
Hey, 22 Mike, was that you?
515
00:28:05,227 --> 00:28:07,763
22 Mike, you got
a copy on Kavik?
516
00:28:07,830 --> 00:28:09,498
MIKE: Oh, yeah, go ahead, Sue.
517
00:28:09,565 --> 00:28:12,134
Hey, buddy,
it's awful good
to hear from ya.
518
00:28:12,201 --> 00:28:13,936
I've got some planes
that'll be awful happy
519
00:28:14,003 --> 00:28:16,305
-to get back up
off the ground.
-Okay.
520
00:28:17,707 --> 00:28:19,642
You just fly safe
and thank you, thank you.
521
00:28:19,709 --> 00:28:21,277
You guys always
save my biscuits.
522
00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:29,485
The AV gas,
the aviation 100 low lead
is on its way in.
523
00:28:29,552 --> 00:28:30,919
Booyah!
524
00:28:30,986 --> 00:28:33,089
These little planes can get
about doing their business,
525
00:28:33,156 --> 00:28:35,491
start getting people
out of the field
that are cold and hungry.
526
00:28:35,558 --> 00:28:37,593
Yeah, there he is.
527
00:28:37,660 --> 00:28:40,362
That bird right there,
good old Salmonella.
528
00:28:40,429 --> 00:28:42,798
1942 World War II aircraft
529
00:28:42,865 --> 00:28:45,368
flying my fuel in,
it's gonna save their bacon.
530
00:28:46,436 --> 00:28:48,037
Boom! And he's down.
531
00:28:50,940 --> 00:28:52,908
Just getting 2,000 gallons.
532
00:28:52,975 --> 00:28:56,011
I'll go through three quarters
of that in the next 10 days
533
00:28:56,078 --> 00:28:58,480
and then save,
barrel up the rest.
534
00:28:58,547 --> 00:29:00,683
I'm getting 2,000 gallons
of jet fuel.
535
00:29:00,750 --> 00:29:03,953
It'll take me another 6,000
to get through the winter,
536
00:29:04,020 --> 00:29:05,588
as long and cold
as my winters are.
537
00:29:05,655 --> 00:29:08,190
So you don't do this kind
of a lifestyle by mistake.
538
00:29:08,257 --> 00:29:09,992
I work for my
three months a year
539
00:29:10,059 --> 00:29:13,662
to pay for the place
and make enough revenue
just to buy a style of life.
540
00:29:13,729 --> 00:29:15,431
You know, I'm not
out to get rich.
541
00:29:15,498 --> 00:29:16,899
I just want to be me.
542
00:29:16,966 --> 00:29:23,172
I'm standing on top of
about 3,946 gallons.
543
00:29:23,239 --> 00:29:25,508
MAN: How many dollars?
544
00:29:25,575 --> 00:29:27,977
$21,000, $22,000...
Somewhere around there.
545
00:29:29,946 --> 00:29:32,681
-Awesome. Thank you, Sue.
-I really appreciate it.
546
00:29:32,748 --> 00:29:34,317
You always
come through for me.
547
00:29:37,821 --> 00:29:41,490
These guys, the big birds,
they're the ones
who take care of me.
548
00:29:41,557 --> 00:29:45,327
It's a big deal.
I mean, it's a service
that I run here.
549
00:29:45,394 --> 00:29:48,598
If you don't have fuel
from the Haul road
all the way to Canada,
550
00:29:48,665 --> 00:29:49,665
I'm it.
551
00:29:49,732 --> 00:29:52,135
And for me to be
out of fuel is a danger.
552
00:29:52,202 --> 00:29:55,438
So I feel better knowing
all my birdies can get back
to the nest now.
553
00:29:58,541 --> 00:30:02,545
Just like me,
she's an old bitch,
but she still likes to smoke.
554
00:30:04,547 --> 00:30:06,382
Booyah! Kavik's open
for business.
555
00:30:06,449 --> 00:30:08,317
CHIP: Travel is
always an education.
556
00:30:08,384 --> 00:30:09,584
No matter where you go
when you travel,
557
00:30:09,651 --> 00:30:10,953
you're learning something.
558
00:30:11,020 --> 00:30:12,988
I want my kids to learn
as much about the world
as they can,
559
00:30:13,055 --> 00:30:14,523
so when they get older
they'll have choices.
560
00:30:19,061 --> 00:30:22,030
NARRATOR:
With winter close at hand,
the Hailstones are hoping
561
00:30:22,097 --> 00:30:23,799
for a sizable catch
of fresh salmon
562
00:30:23,866 --> 00:30:26,035
to last them through
the coming freeze.
563
00:30:26,102 --> 00:30:27,235
AGNES: Hook it, miss Mary.
564
00:30:27,302 --> 00:30:29,138
This is the time to get fish
while they're here,
565
00:30:29,205 --> 00:30:31,307
and while they're
healthy and fat.
566
00:30:34,777 --> 00:30:35,911
Whoa!
567
00:30:35,978 --> 00:30:37,013
CAROL: Oh, yeah!
568
00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:38,314
AGNES: It's alive.
569
00:30:40,682 --> 00:30:42,551
AGNES: It's not
rainy season yet
570
00:30:42,618 --> 00:30:44,187
and then our fish
are able to dry.
571
00:30:44,254 --> 00:30:45,587
Because in the next
couple of weeks
572
00:30:45,654 --> 00:30:47,056
the rainy season will come,
573
00:30:47,123 --> 00:30:49,091
and then there'll be all
this moisture in the air
574
00:30:49,158 --> 00:30:50,626
and nothing's
going to dry then.
575
00:30:50,693 --> 00:30:52,628
So, that's why we do it now.
576
00:30:53,830 --> 00:30:54,830
There's one down there.
577
00:30:55,999 --> 00:30:57,032
Hey!
578
00:30:59,602 --> 00:31:01,036
That was a tough one.
579
00:31:03,139 --> 00:31:04,240
Mom, there's two right here.
580
00:31:05,174 --> 00:31:06,208
I got one.
581
00:31:11,614 --> 00:31:13,882
Are we gonna have
enough room for
the fish in that tub?
582
00:31:13,949 --> 00:31:16,485
Tub is full and we're only
half way through the net.
583
00:31:20,890 --> 00:31:22,424
CHIP: There's a good
bounty of fish.
584
00:31:22,491 --> 00:31:23,825
(AGNES SPEAKING)
585
00:31:23,892 --> 00:31:25,527
CHIP: This is natural food,
this is healthy food.
586
00:31:25,594 --> 00:31:26,762
And it gives them culture,
587
00:31:26,829 --> 00:31:30,799
a sense of well-being
and a sense of satisfaction
588
00:31:30,866 --> 00:31:32,335
when they're done.
589
00:31:32,402 --> 00:31:36,439
And a good sense of just
where food comes from.
590
00:31:39,409 --> 00:31:42,678
AGNES: We try to catch
a whole bunch to begin with
and dry them up,
591
00:31:42,745 --> 00:31:45,014
so they'll keep
for the rest of the season
592
00:31:45,081 --> 00:31:48,150
and we'll put those
in our freezers
for the winter.
593
00:31:51,620 --> 00:31:53,455
NARRATOR:
No part of the fish
is wasted.
594
00:31:53,522 --> 00:31:57,726
The bellies, eggs and meat
are all separated.
595
00:31:57,793 --> 00:31:59,161
What isn't eaten now
596
00:31:59,228 --> 00:32:02,298
is dried and stored
for the winter
that looms ahead.
597
00:32:05,234 --> 00:32:07,369
Any ones that have
a lot of fat in them,
598
00:32:07,436 --> 00:32:10,072
after we dry them,
we put them in our seal oil,
599
00:32:10,139 --> 00:32:12,942
so they don't get rancid
and get too strong.
600
00:32:18,047 --> 00:32:19,682
IRIQTAQ: You don't keep
sawing, you push.
601
00:32:19,749 --> 00:32:22,317
Look, I'm just going to
hold your hand, okay?
602
00:32:22,384 --> 00:32:24,153
Come this way.
603
00:32:24,220 --> 00:32:26,922
Push with your
whole arm, yeah.
604
00:32:26,989 --> 00:32:28,457
-Put your weight into it.
-QUTAN: Okay.
605
00:32:28,524 --> 00:32:30,392
IRIQTAQ: You got it?
606
00:32:30,459 --> 00:32:31,960
QUTAN: Do I need to finish it?
607
00:32:32,027 --> 00:32:33,429
I got it.
608
00:32:35,664 --> 00:32:37,433
I'm very proud
of my daughters.
609
00:32:37,500 --> 00:32:39,201
Try to teach them what I know
610
00:32:39,268 --> 00:32:40,836
and then by the time
they're my age
611
00:32:40,903 --> 00:32:43,773
they'll pretty much have it
all down to where
they're doing it by themselves
612
00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:47,176
without me guiding them
or instructing them.
613
00:32:47,243 --> 00:32:49,612
You do what's right
and take what's left.
614
00:32:55,751 --> 00:32:57,286
CHIP: Why don't you use
a long stick and push it?
615
00:32:57,353 --> 00:32:59,388
Just throw it on,
the bouncing will do it.
616
00:33:02,058 --> 00:33:03,258
Fire!
617
00:33:03,325 --> 00:33:04,827
That will keep
the mosquitoes away.
618
00:33:07,863 --> 00:33:13,602
(SIGHS) I separated
the bellies, the eggs
from the fish.
619
00:33:16,371 --> 00:33:18,807
AGNES: I got, like,
50 fish, I'm satisfied...
620
00:33:19,708 --> 00:33:21,777
And there's
plenty salmon for now.
621
00:33:24,380 --> 00:33:25,848
QUTAN: No, just stop!
622
00:33:26,548 --> 00:33:27,983
Get away.
623
00:33:30,686 --> 00:33:32,488
Iri, I'm much faster than you.
624
00:33:32,555 --> 00:33:35,891
We travel around and gather
and hunt in all kinds of
different places,
625
00:33:35,958 --> 00:33:37,592
but we always come back
to the same places.
626
00:33:37,659 --> 00:33:39,427
You know, people have been
doing that for
thousands of years.
627
00:33:39,494 --> 00:33:41,163
People still do it today.
628
00:33:41,230 --> 00:33:42,297
I like living this way.
629
00:33:42,364 --> 00:33:44,299
I like making it to where
630
00:33:44,366 --> 00:33:47,235
I can just do things
on my own, for myself
and for my kids
631
00:33:47,302 --> 00:33:48,737
and teach them
and take them along.
632
00:33:48,804 --> 00:33:51,440
-What the heck...
-Good job!
633
00:33:51,507 --> 00:33:52,908
CHIP: I think it's important
they see that.
634
00:33:52,975 --> 00:33:54,476
That they live it,
that they touch it.
635
00:33:54,543 --> 00:33:57,346
So if they end up with no job,
the economy tanks out,
636
00:33:57,413 --> 00:33:59,681
I want my kids to be able to
know the resources as well.
637
00:33:59,748 --> 00:34:01,584
So, if they need to,
they can choose it
638
00:34:01,651 --> 00:34:02,718
as their way of living.
639
00:34:07,590 --> 00:34:08,591
Booyah!
640
00:34:13,295 --> 00:34:17,099
GLENN: The reality is that
if something went wrong
10 minutes from now,
641
00:34:17,166 --> 00:34:20,536
I could be laying on
the tundra with the grey jays
pecking my eyes out
642
00:34:20,603 --> 00:34:22,404
and nobody would notice.
643
00:34:30,746 --> 00:34:32,381
This morning I woke up,
and I was thinking,
644
00:34:32,448 --> 00:34:37,486
"Wow, I'm gonna get back
to the road today, hopefully."
645
00:34:37,553 --> 00:34:41,356
It's been over 10 months
since I walked away
from that road.
646
00:34:41,423 --> 00:34:42,891
Just started sinking in
right now,
647
00:34:42,958 --> 00:34:46,161
that I'm going back
to civilisation.
648
00:34:55,671 --> 00:34:57,439
That's the last
of my food right here.
649
00:35:01,377 --> 00:35:03,245
Some dried caribou meat.
650
00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:07,048
I'm not anticipating
any big problem.
651
00:35:07,115 --> 00:35:08,550
It's just a matter of putting
652
00:35:08,617 --> 00:35:09,884
one foot in front
of the other.
653
00:35:09,951 --> 00:35:11,387
Getting across the tundra.
654
00:35:14,323 --> 00:35:15,958
That's it.
655
00:35:16,025 --> 00:35:18,593
That's the last of my food.
656
00:35:18,660 --> 00:35:19,862
NARRATOR:
The last thing standing
657
00:35:19,929 --> 00:35:21,697
between Glenn
and the road to town
658
00:35:21,764 --> 00:35:24,767
is crossing the north fork
of the Chandalar River.
659
00:35:27,636 --> 00:35:29,004
GLENN: There's the river.
660
00:35:29,071 --> 00:35:31,506
The biggest problem
I'm worried about now
661
00:35:31,573 --> 00:35:34,109
would just be
if there's too deep of water.
662
00:35:35,611 --> 00:35:38,647
From up here,
I can't tell for sure
663
00:35:38,714 --> 00:35:40,482
how much of a problem
the river's gonna be.
664
00:35:40,549 --> 00:35:43,385
I gotta get down closer
and look at how much water
is running down there.
665
00:35:46,755 --> 00:35:48,857
Looks like there's still
ice along there.
666
00:35:51,427 --> 00:35:53,428
Oh, wow, there is a lot of ice
down there.
667
00:35:53,495 --> 00:35:54,963
I have never
seen it like this.
668
00:35:56,632 --> 00:35:59,134
I have never seen ice
that thick at this time
of year.
669
00:36:01,504 --> 00:36:03,305
I've been through here
in the summer.
670
00:36:03,372 --> 00:36:05,307
I've never seen
ice here at all.
671
00:36:06,475 --> 00:36:07,576
That's amazing.
672
00:36:07,643 --> 00:36:10,011
Looks like it's more than
six feet thick.
673
00:36:10,078 --> 00:36:12,113
This is my biggest concern
is not being able
674
00:36:12,180 --> 00:36:13,481
to get across this river.
675
00:36:13,548 --> 00:36:15,918
'Cause if I can't
get across this river,
I got problems.
676
00:36:15,985 --> 00:36:19,655
I got to turn around and walk
all the way back to my camp.
677
00:36:19,722 --> 00:36:21,890
That's too far.
I don't have food left.
678
00:36:23,893 --> 00:36:26,762
Just walk upstream
and see if there's a place
where I can get across.
679
00:36:32,267 --> 00:36:35,137
NARRATOR: Glenn has to find
a clearing in shallow water,
680
00:36:35,204 --> 00:36:37,206
or he won't be able to
cross the river.
681
00:36:45,914 --> 00:36:48,117
This looks like a place
I can get across.
682
00:36:49,785 --> 00:36:52,421
There's no ice to climb up
on the other side at least.
683
00:36:55,490 --> 00:36:58,694
It'd be nice if it was even
shallower and not running
so fast.
684
00:36:58,761 --> 00:37:00,028
I'll give it a try.
685
00:37:27,990 --> 00:37:29,224
Made it!
686
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:34,129
I'm starting to get excited
about getting back.
687
00:37:34,196 --> 00:37:35,764
It just started sinking in
right now
688
00:37:35,831 --> 00:37:38,266
that I'm actually going back
to civilisation.
689
00:37:38,333 --> 00:37:39,868
Actually going to see
a bunch of people
690
00:37:39,935 --> 00:37:41,670
I haven't seen
in almost a year.
691
00:37:42,705 --> 00:37:45,073
I started wondering
this morning,
692
00:37:45,140 --> 00:37:47,610
how much different
my kids look.
693
00:37:47,677 --> 00:37:49,211
I haven't seen them
in so long.
694
00:37:50,746 --> 00:37:53,782
Getting close now.
This is real familiar country.
695
00:37:53,849 --> 00:37:55,484
I can see the road.
696
00:37:55,551 --> 00:37:57,019
I'm almost there!
697
00:37:57,086 --> 00:37:58,921
I'm gonna head up and see
if I can get a ride.
698
00:38:01,423 --> 00:38:03,792
It's not easy to get
a lift up here, necessarily
699
00:38:03,859 --> 00:38:05,427
when you're carrying a rifle,
700
00:38:05,494 --> 00:38:06,828
and you're all
dirty and smelly
701
00:38:06,895 --> 00:38:08,564
the way I am after this walk.
702
00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:12,801
Made it to the road.
703
00:38:13,102 --> 00:38:14,269
(SIGHS)
704
00:38:15,070 --> 00:38:16,638
That was a bit of a walk.
705
00:38:20,276 --> 00:38:21,276
Wow.
706
00:38:22,377 --> 00:38:24,013
Just got to wait until
a truck or a car
707
00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:25,880
comes down this highway.
708
00:38:25,947 --> 00:38:27,649
Try to hitch a ride
to Fairbanks.
709
00:38:29,719 --> 00:38:30,919
It's exciting
to get to the road
710
00:38:30,986 --> 00:38:33,422
after being out here
over 10 months.
711
00:38:33,489 --> 00:38:35,591
But I don't mind
going to town,
712
00:38:35,658 --> 00:38:37,626
but I just don't want to
live there.
713
00:38:38,727 --> 00:38:40,562
I feel like I'm kind of
half alive.
714
00:38:40,629 --> 00:38:43,298
Like I'm kind of caged up
down there.
715
00:38:46,335 --> 00:38:50,472
Not easy for me
to leave the place.
716
00:38:50,539 --> 00:38:53,075
You know, knowing I might not
be back for a while.
717
00:38:56,878 --> 00:39:00,215
ANDY: We both love this place,
and we don't want to
leave this place.
718
00:39:00,282 --> 00:39:03,719
If I can make
a comfortable and easy living
down here,
719
00:39:03,786 --> 00:39:06,588
we can stay here for the rest
of our lives if we want.
720
00:39:10,559 --> 00:39:12,628
(DOG BARKING IN THE DISTANCE)
721
00:39:14,496 --> 00:39:18,400
So, Andy, are we just going
to dump this right in the hole
or in buckets or...
722
00:39:18,467 --> 00:39:19,667
(ANDY GRUNTS)
723
00:39:19,734 --> 00:39:22,204
From the mixer
to the wheelbarrow
to the hole.
724
00:39:22,271 --> 00:39:23,439
KATE: Okay.
725
00:39:23,506 --> 00:39:24,606
Easy as possible.
726
00:39:25,574 --> 00:39:26,608
Sounds like a plan.
727
00:39:29,511 --> 00:39:31,646
ANDY: I moved about
10,000 pounds of gravel
728
00:39:31,713 --> 00:39:33,081
from the river up to here.
729
00:39:33,148 --> 00:39:35,884
And my next process
in the building of the house
730
00:39:35,951 --> 00:39:39,421
is to get this
concrete poured
and this foundation set.
731
00:39:42,458 --> 00:39:44,093
Our summers
are very short here.
732
00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:46,962
So there's a lot of pressure
and a lot of stress on me
733
00:39:47,029 --> 00:39:48,430
to try and get these
things done.
734
00:39:48,497 --> 00:39:50,131
And I'm probably my
worst enemy
735
00:39:50,198 --> 00:39:53,001
because I'm Type A
and I want everything
done yesterday.
736
00:39:56,972 --> 00:39:58,940
Pouring concrete
isn't rocket science,
737
00:39:59,007 --> 00:40:00,809
but the mix
can be pretty critical.
738
00:40:00,876 --> 00:40:02,544
We don't have the advantage
of having
739
00:40:02,611 --> 00:40:04,646
all of the ingredients cleaned
740
00:40:04,713 --> 00:40:06,681
like they would
in an urban environment.
741
00:40:06,748 --> 00:40:09,417
This is going to be
a pretty large home
that it's sitting on.
742
00:40:09,484 --> 00:40:11,019
So, bottom line,
I've got to get
743
00:40:11,086 --> 00:40:13,622
the cement/gravel
ratios correct.
744
00:40:13,689 --> 00:40:16,525
I have to get the right
consistency of water correct.
745
00:40:19,161 --> 00:40:20,829
It's gonna need more water.
746
00:40:28,737 --> 00:40:30,405
That will be wet enough,
probably.
747
00:40:30,472 --> 00:40:31,940
You want a quick dump
or a slow dump?
748
00:40:32,007 --> 00:40:33,875
No, do it relatively slow.
749
00:40:39,481 --> 00:40:40,649
Good!
750
00:40:44,153 --> 00:40:45,854
Pretty much just pour
that concrete,
751
00:40:45,921 --> 00:40:47,456
level it out,
then let it cure.
752
00:40:49,257 --> 00:40:51,493
KATE:
This day has finally come.
753
00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:54,830
I'm really excited.
I can hardly stop wiggling.
754
00:40:56,565 --> 00:40:59,334
I was excited four years ago
when we were gonna start,
755
00:40:59,401 --> 00:41:00,935
but, you know,
the flood of '09
756
00:41:01,002 --> 00:41:02,671
had a different idea for us,
757
00:41:02,738 --> 00:41:04,839
and we actually
had to start over again.
758
00:41:04,906 --> 00:41:07,475
And that was
about as frustrating
as life can get,
759
00:41:07,542 --> 00:41:10,012
but I'm getting what I wanted
four years ago.
760
00:41:10,512 --> 00:41:12,180
My dream home.
761
00:41:12,247 --> 00:41:15,517
So the bottom of my house
is going to be about
this high off the ground,
762
00:41:15,584 --> 00:41:18,687
and that's because this is
the highest piece of ground
around here.
763
00:41:18,754 --> 00:41:20,121
Worst case scenario, we'll get
764
00:41:20,188 --> 00:41:22,290
a little bit of water
on the bottom floor
of our house,
765
00:41:22,357 --> 00:41:23,926
but everything else
will be okay.
766
00:41:23,993 --> 00:41:26,027
So, that's plan A.
767
00:41:26,094 --> 00:41:27,629
B, C, D and E.
768
00:41:27,696 --> 00:41:30,165
'Cause once
this house is done,
it's done.
769
00:41:30,232 --> 00:41:31,933
If it ever gets knocked off
the foundation
770
00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,736
we're buying a sailboat
and moving to the Caribbean.
771
00:41:34,803 --> 00:41:36,938
Here, you can put
the last rock in.
772
00:41:37,839 --> 00:41:39,307
Rock of ages.
773
00:41:42,177 --> 00:41:43,745
ANDY: This might be
our last load.
774
00:41:49,017 --> 00:41:50,886
Foundations are done now.
775
00:41:50,953 --> 00:41:52,487
Concrete's all poured.
776
00:41:52,554 --> 00:41:54,289
Everything went pretty well
doing that.
777
00:41:54,356 --> 00:41:56,858
Although this gravel job
was a really big job.
778
00:41:56,925 --> 00:41:59,594
It's just the very beginning
of this whole process.
779
00:42:00,729 --> 00:42:01,763
I'm starting to feel like
780
00:42:01,830 --> 00:42:03,131
things are coming
together here.
781
00:42:03,198 --> 00:42:05,200
I'm feeling like once
we get this home built,
782
00:42:05,267 --> 00:42:06,802
we're gonna be
in pretty good shape
783
00:42:06,869 --> 00:42:08,570
and I can maybe
slow down a little bit.
784
00:42:11,706 --> 00:42:14,075
My body's starting to
wear down from all this work.
785
00:42:14,142 --> 00:42:16,545
Every morning I wake up
and if my back's sore,
786
00:42:16,612 --> 00:42:19,314
I hear that clock going...
Tick, tick, tick, tick.
787
00:42:19,381 --> 00:42:22,584
And I want to finish
these projects
before the clock runs out.
788
00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:27,022
Is this gonna be
our corner stone?
789
00:42:28,423 --> 00:42:29,658
One of them.
790
00:42:30,259 --> 00:42:31,660
One of four corners.
791
00:42:31,727 --> 00:42:34,162
We got to be
our names and date.
792
00:42:34,229 --> 00:42:36,798
So in 500 years,
they'll know we were here.
793
00:42:37,399 --> 00:42:38,633
Who the hell will care?
794
00:42:41,103 --> 00:42:44,539
KATE: My life with Andy
is like a big old
roller coaster.
795
00:42:44,606 --> 00:42:46,675
I think I'm the luckiest woman
in the world,
796
00:42:46,742 --> 00:42:51,346
because for his temper,
he's equally as funny,
797
00:42:51,413 --> 00:42:52,814
he's equally as charming,
798
00:42:52,881 --> 00:42:55,283
he's equally as romantic
and kind.
799
00:42:55,350 --> 00:42:57,953
He makes me smile.
He makes me happy.
800
00:42:59,521 --> 00:43:00,489
My house.
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