Original subtitles

♪♪

[ DOG BARKING ]

- [ COUGHS ] - WHAT IS IT?

- DAD'S NOT DOING GOOD. - I CAN'T BREATHE.

- IT JUST HAS TO -- - HERE. I'LL HELP YOU.

HERE. I'LL HELP YOU. AHH.

YOU SURE YOU GOOD, DAD?

IT'S -- IT'S KIND OF HARD -- YOU KNOW, EASIER TO EXPLAIN

ONE WAY, HARDER ANOTHER WAY 'CAUSE I JUST CAN'T --

I JUST CAN'T BREATHE NO MATTER WHAT I'M DOING.

I'M JUST GONNA GO DOWN AND TALK TO DOC.

AND RIGHT NOW I'M PRETTY PERTURBED,

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I THOUGHT I WAS HOME.

Narrator: ON THIS EPISODE OF "ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE"...

ONE THING THAT MAKES IT MORE EXTREME IS HOW YOU DO IT.

EXTREME!

Narrator: ...AS THE BROWNS BATTLE

TO COMPLETE THEIR MOUNTAIN PARADISE...

- IT'S DIGGING IN PRETTY GOOD! - HOLD! HOLD!

Narrator: ...NORTH STAR RANCH IS EXPANDING

FASTER THAN EXPECTED.

I NEED YOUR HELP TO FIX BAMBI.

THIS IS NOT GONNA GO IN. HE'S BIGGER THAN THAT.

WHY WOULD I BE NERVOUS?

WE'RE JUST HEADING AWAY TO HAVE A BABY.

BYE, GUYS.

[ HOWLING ]

OH, BOY.

Gabe: GO! GUN IT!

Narrator: BUT FATHER BILLY'S FIGHT

TO CARRY THE HOMESTEAD INTO THE FUTURE...

DON'T PUSH YOURSELF.

...MAY COST THE WOLF PACK EVERYTHING.

- PULL! - PULL!

Narrator: AND FOR THE FIRST TIME...

- WHAT? NOW? - RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: ...THE FAMILY EMBRACES A NEW ERA.

Ami: I'M YOUR GRANDMA, BUT YOU CAN CALL ME GRANNY.

- - Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Snowbird: GET DOWN HERE, GABE. PLAY IN THE DUST.

Gabe: WE USE SOME GASOLINE.

GABEY -- HE COOKS OVER THE FIRE, MAN.

DON'T USE GASOLINE.

NO, WE'RE NOT USING GASOLINE, MAN.

Narrator: AT BASE CAMP ON NORTH STAR RANCH,

THE BROWN CHILDREN AWAIT WORD AFTER FATHER BILLY

RUSHED OFF THE MOUNTAIN STRUGGLING TO BREATHE

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN UNDER MONTHS.

DAD FIGURED HE SHOULD GO TO THE DOCTOR.

IT'S DEFINITELY HARD HAVING TO STAY

AND TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING AS IF, LIKE, EVERYTHING'S OKAY.

IT'S ALL WET. UGH!

I'M GONNA GO GET SOME DRY HAY.

Snowbird: I'VE BEEN SEEING THE SIGNS.

IT'S LIKE HE DOES SOMETHING,

AND HE JUST GETS OUT OF BREATH REALLY QUICK.

BUT, I MEAN, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS QUITE THAT BAD.

Narrator: SIX WEEKS AGO, FATHER BILLY WAS HOSPITALIZED

WITH FLUID IN HIS LUNGS,

AN ALIMENT THE FAMILY THOUGHT HE HAD RECOVERED FROM.

BUT AFTER A FULL DAY AT THE DOCTOR,

HE RETURNS WITH AN UPDATE.

[ DOG BARKING ] HEY, CUPPY. STAY, STAY.

GOOD BOY. STAY.

- HEY! MOM AND DAD ARE BACK. - LEAD ON. LEAD, LEAD.

GOOD BOY. LEAD HOME. GO. YEAH.

HEY, GUYS, WE'RE BACK.

- YOU ALL RIGHT? - YEAH, WE MADE IT.

- GOOD BOY, CUPPY. - THERE IT WENT.

HOW DID IT GO? YOU BREATHING BETTER?

- HUH? - YOU BREATHING BETTER?

Billy: I'M BREATHING, I'M TALKING, AND I'M STANDING.

I HAD TO LEAVE THE MOUNTAIN -- COULDN'T BREATHE ANYMORE.

IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I HAD TO GET FIXED

OR HAD TO COME IN AND AT LEAST REGULATE OR WHATEVER.

I DON'T REALLY CARE.

I'VE TOLD ALL OF THEM WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE

AND I CAN WALK 20 FEET, I'M GOING HOME.

IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE.

HE'S GETTING THE SAME THING.

EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW -- MAYBE JUST TO GO DOWN

FOR A WHILE AND ALL THIS.

DO YOU WANT A WALKING STICK OR SOMETHING?

NO, GABE, I DON'T NEED A WALKING STICK.

WELL, I KNOW WHEN I GO SOMEWHERE, LIKE,

IF I HAVE A STICK OR SOMETHING, I BREATHE EASIER.

I DIDN'T AGE 45 YEARS.

Billy: THE GUYS AND AM BOTH --

THEY'RE WATCHING EVERYTHING I DO.

"DAD, I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU. DAD, I CAN PICK THAT UP.

DAD, ARE YOU OKAY?"

WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS STUFF.

THEY SAID IT'S GONNA TAKE A COUPLE MONTHS

JUST FOR THE LUNGS TO ACTUALLY HEAL.

DO YOU HAVE TO GO DOWN PERIODICALLY OR STAY --

ACTUALLY, THE MORE I CAN MAKE RIGHT HERE, THE BETTER.

WELL, IF WE'VE LEARNED ANYTHING OVER THE YEARS

OF ALL YOUR MEDICAL STUFF,

YOU HEAL BETTER IN THE BUSH. YOU'RE DARN RIGHT I DO.

HERE'S MY MEDICINE, RIGHT HERE.

Gabe: I DEFINITELY THINK DAD NEEDS TO TAKE HIS TIME,

TAKE HIS REST, YOU KNOW, AND GET BACK TO 100%.

SOMETIMES THE ONLY WAY TO GET BACK TO 100%

IS TO GET BACK OUT THERE,

TO BREATHE THAT MOUNTAIN AIR IN A LITTLE BIT.

BIG GUY'S GOT IT. Y'ALL KNOW, WE'RE FINE.

AND THIS IS HOME. I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

♪♪

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- WELCOME TO MY ROAD, GABE. - I LIKE IT.

- DON'T BEAT IT UP. - WHY?

IT'S A PERFECTLY NEW ROAD, PERFECT FOR BEATING.

HUG IT.

THEN IT WILL MELT.

PUNCHING IS MORE FUN.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA NAME IT?

THE EXTREME PASS.

Narrator: THE 40 SNOWY ACRES THAT OVERLOOK THE BARN BELONG TO BROTHER BEAR.

THIS MORNING, HE AND GABE TREK UP TO SURVEY THE HOME SITE.

COME ON, JUST A LITTLE FURTHER, MAN.

YOU'VE BEEN SAYING THAT SINCE WE LEFT.

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN?

Bear: BECAUSE THAT'S THE GRAND SCHEME --

UP ON THE VERY TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.

JUST DON'T EXPECT ME TO VISIT YOU MUCH.

HELLO, MY OLD CONTAINER!

YAH!

WELL...

SHE'S PRETTY CROOKED -- MORE CROOKED THAN I REMEMBER.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

THE CONEX WAS A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE GETTING IT UP.

THERE WAS, LIKE, NO ROAD MADE OR ANYTHING.

I ALMOST GOT IT TEETERED OFF THE EDGE,

AND DAD WAS NOT IN TIP-TOP.

IT WAS DIFFICULT, BUT WE GOT IT SNUG IN PLACE.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS USE THE DOZER,

DIG OUT THAT LITTLE BIT OF HILL, FLATTEN IT OUT,

PULL THAT BABY UP -- BOOM. SHE'S IN POSITION.

YEAH.

AND THEN TIME FOR CONTAINER NUMBER TWO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, MAN? I DON'T KNOW.

TO BE HONEST, I THINK YOU SHOULD TALK TO DAD ON IT.

YOU'RE ON A REALLY STEEP HILL.

THAT'S A PROBLEM.

Gabe: DAD'S PROBABLY THE ONLY ONE SKILLED ENOUGH OF US

OF RUNNING A DOZER TO LEVEL THIS THING OFF

IN THE CONDITIONS WE'RE IN.

IT'S STEEP.

IT'S ON A SLOPE WHERE THE MACHINE'S GONNA WANT TO

ROLL OFF EITHER SIDE.

DAD'S BEEN BATTLING MEDICAL ISSUES

THAT I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S IN GOOD ENOUGH SHAPE

TO REALLY BE OUT THERE IN THE COLD AIR THAT LONG.

Narrator: THE BROWN FAMILY HAS BEEN MORE FORTUNATE THAN LAST YEAR

WHEN OVER SEVEN FEET OF SNOW FELL IN THE REGION,

MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE AROUND THEIR MOUNTAIN.

OH, MAN. GET TO HIT THE RUT.

- AAH! - NO, NO, NO!

Narrator: BUT HARSH WEATHER WON'T HOLD BACK FOR LONG.

APPROACHING WINTER STORMS THREATENING TO HALT

ALL PROGRESS ON THE HOMESTEAD.

WINTER'S JUST GONNA GET HARDER AND HARDER,

AND IF WE DON'T GET THAT CONEX LEVELED OUT

AND PUT UP THERE SOON,

IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN TILL SPRING.

♪♪

Snowbird: HEY, GIRL.

I CAN HEAR YOUR LITTLE BABY IN THERE.

ONE OF OUR HORSES IS PREGNANT, AND IT'S -- TO BE HONEST,

IT'S SOME OF THE BIGGEST NEWS WE'VE HAD ON THE RANCH,

'CAUSE THAT'S THE NEXT GENERATION OF ANIMALS.

Y'ALL SEE THAT LITTLE SPARKLE AROUND HER

LIKE YOU'RE DREAMING? [ LAUGHS ]

SHE'S THE FUTURE.

SHE'S GONNA DROP A DREAM ONCE A YEAR.

I'M GONNA GUARANTEE YOU -- MY DAD'S SMILING DOWN AT THEM

RIGHT NOW, GOING, "OH, MY GOODNESS."

Billy: YEAH, MY DAD HAD A DREAM, YOU KNOW,

WITH THE JOHN WAYNE RANCH.

YOU KNOW, HE WANTED TO RAISE FINE QUARTER HORSES

AND ALL THAT. THIS DREAM WASN'T JUST --

IT WASN'T JUST HIS DREAM.

IT WAS A FAMILY DREAM.

IT'S SOMETHING, INHERENTLY, HAS COME TO ME, TOO,

BECAUSE HE DID MAKE THAT DREAM AND START IT,

AND IT'S STILL IN ME.

SHE IS Y'ALL'S FUTURE.

WHEN WE'RE ALL GONE AND JUST MEMORIES AROUND HERE,

SOMEDAY THEY'LL GO,

"YEAH, GREAT-GRANDDADDY AND GREAT-GRANDMA

STARTED THIS WITH A FOUNDATION MARE."

NONE OF US KIDS KNOW ABOUT HORSES, LIKE, AT ALL.

I'VE BARELY SEEN HORSES.

BUT, LUCKILY, DAD ACTUALLY GREW UP WITH HORSES,

SO HE KNOWS REALLY ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT A HORSE.

SO TO GET HER READY AND COMFORTABLE TO HAVE HER BABY,

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

WELL, LEAVE HER IN HERE, GET HER A LITTLE OF FOOD,

LET HER CALM, AND Y'ALL CLEAN THE ONE NEXT TO HER OVER THERE.

YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE IT NICE AND COMFY.

Snowbird: DAD'S STILL RECOVERING FROM PNEUMONIA.

AS EXCITED AS I AM FOR THE BABY HORSE TO COME,

LIKE, WE ARE DOING A LOT,

AND, YOU KNOW, THE BABY HORSE AND A PREGNANT HORSE --

IT JUST ADDS A LOT MORE RESPONSIBILITY.

Snowbird: IS THAT HOW MUCH FOOD A NORMAL HORSE EATS,

OR DOES SHE EAT MORE BECAUSE SHE'S PREGNANT?

- [ LAUGHS ] - JUST CURIOUS.

SHE'S A BIG HORSE.

SHE'LL EAT, LIKE, A BLOCK IN THE MORNING.

Billy: IT'S GONNA TAKE ALL OF US.

IT'S GONNA TAKE EVERYBODY WORKING

PROBABLY HARDER THAN WE EVER HAVE.

BUT TO ME IT MEANS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT I'M HERE

AND SEE THIS VISION ALL THE WAY THROUGH

BECAUSE I GOT IN SUCH BAD SHAPE.

- Y'ALL NOTICE HOW BIG THIS IS? - YEAH.

WE HAVE NEVER, NEVER TACKLED ANYTHING LIKE THIS, EVER.

♪♪

Noah: ALL RIGHT, PUT ON YOUR GAME FACES, LADIES.

THIS IS ABOUT TO GET REAL.

Narrator: 40 MILES FROM THE BROWNS' RANCH,

THE BOYS HAVE RETURNED TO A CONSTRUCTION SITE

TO GET BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR NOAH'S CASTLE.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE WHAT YOU NEED AND WHAT YOU WANT.

CINDER BLOCK HASN'T BEEN A HUGE PRIORITY FOR THIS PROJECT.

YEAH, I NEED AS MANY CINDER BLOCKS AS POSSIBLE

'CAUSE MY WIFE AND I ARE BUILDING A CASTLE OUT OF THEM.

WE NEED, LITERALLY, AS MANY AS WE CAN GET.

YEAH.

THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE IN REALLY GOOD CONDITION.

YEAH, AND THEY CLEAN UP PRETTY WELL, TOO, FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN.

I GOT TO GET THESE TRUSSES AND OTHER THINGS DOWN BEFORE SPRING.

Noah: THE GENTLEMAN THAT'S ALLOWING US

TO COLLECT THESE BRICKS --

HE BELIEVES THAT IT'S GONNA TAKE UNTIL SPRING

TO DEMOLITION THE ENTIRE BUILDING.

CHIP AWAY, BOYS, CHIP AWAY.

WITH HOW MUCH WORK THERE IS --

NOT JUST COLLECTING THE CINDER BLOCKS FOR THE CASTLE,

BUT ACTUALLY BUILDING IT -- IT CAN TAKE A LONG, LONG TIME.

PASS THEM DOWN.

I'LL STACK THEM UP. WE'LL HAUL THEM OUT.

YEAH, THEY'RE PRYING RIGHT OFF HERE.

OF COURSE, IF MY FAMILY AND I ARE TAKING DOWN BRICKS,

IT'LL BE A LOT SOONER THAN THAT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A CASTLE IN NO TIME.

HOW MANY OF THESE BRICKS DO YOU THINK YOU ACTUALLY NEED?

WE NEED OVER 300.

Gabe: OH, DANG.

WELL, LUCKILY I'M LOOKING AROUND,

AND I THINK THIS PLACE HAS THEM.

- DEFINITELY A GOOD FIND. - YOU BET.

WE OFFICIALLY HAVE ONE PALLET OF BRICKS.

Noah: YEAH!

Gabe: YOU KNOW, DOING THIS JOB REMINDS ME

OF ALL THE OTHER DEMOLITION JOBS WE'VE DONE

AND HOW MUCH I MISSED IT. [ LAUGHS ]

YEP.

BACK IN ALASKA WAS THE LAST TIME WE DEMOLISHED ANYTHING.

IT'S NICE TO BE DOING IT WITH Y'ALL, GUYS.

JUST THINK, NOAH, ONE DAY SOON YOU'LL BE DOING JOBS LIKE THIS

RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR SON.

- WOW. - YEAH.

THAT'S QUITE A THOUGHT.

ONE DAY YOU'LL SIT AROUND AND TELL STORIES

OF WHEN YOU SALVAGED THE BRICKS WITH YOUR BROTHERS.

THINK ABOUT IT, THOUGH --

WE'RE USED TO HAVING DAD AROUND, RIGHT?

AND HE WAS ALWAYS THE GUY TELLING US WHAT TO DO

AND HOW TO DO IT.

IT'S GONNA BE ME.

Noah: I'M NOT REALLY OVERWHELMED OR ANXIOUS ABOUT BECOMING A DAD.

I'M JUST RESOLVED TO THE FACT

THAT THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO BE.

Gabe: THIS THING -- THESE ARE THE FOUNDATION,

THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO YOUR SON'S FIRST HOME.

LITERALLY.

Noah: I'M NOT SURE IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE

AS GOOD OF A PROVIDER AS MY DAD WAS WHEN GROWING UP,

BUT I'M GONNA GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT.

HOW WE GONNA GET THESE THINGS UP THE MOUNTAIN?

A FEW A TIME, MAN.

AND NOAH CAN ENJOY HAULING THEM UP THE HILL

TO WHERE HE'S BUILDING.

♪♪

[ HORSE WHINNIES ]

- I LOVE THAT SOUND. - YOU GOT TO LOVE THAT.

WHAT'S UP, KID?

WELL, IT HAS TO DO WITH MY CONTAINER HOUSE, ACTUALLY.

NOAH'S NOT THE ONLY ONE BUILDING A CASTLE OUT THERE.

I, MYSELF, AM INTENDING TO BUILD IT INTO A CASTLE.

BUT UP THERE, IT NEEDS TO BE FLATTENED OUT.

YOU'VE SEEN IT.

THE EASIEST, FASTEST, AND MOST EFFICIENT WAY

WOULD BE TO USE THE BULLDOZER AGAIN.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TROUBLE THAT WAS?

JUST PULLING IT UP THERE --

THERE WASN'T ANY TRACTION ON THE CLEATS, REMEMBER?

YOU'RE JUST WORRIED THAT IT MIGHT, LIKE,

PULL IT OFF THE EDGE, BREAK AWAY THE GROUND?

YEAH, OR JUST START SLIDING SIDEWAYS DOWN THE HILL

WOULD BE A PRETTY BIG CONCERN OF MINE.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT LAST TIME.

Billy: BOY, I MEAN, THE LAST TIME --

I REALLY WAS PREPARED AT ANY TIME TO BREAK AWAY AND STOP.

I THINK THE ONLY TIME I GOT REALLY CONFIDENT OF DOING IT

WAS WHEN WE GOT RIGHT TO THE TOP AND IT STARTED LEANING,

AND I REALIZED THERE'S NO GOING BACK NOW.

IT'S ONLY FORWARD.

SO MY NEXT QUESTION IS, ARE YOU IN GOOD ENOUGH SHAPE,

WITH YOUR BREATHING AND EVERYTHING,

TO BE ABLE TO MAN IT AND STUFF?

- OH, COME ON. YEAH. - I COULD DO IT.

I KNOW Y'ALL THINK I'M A LITTLE BIT MORE RECKLESS THAN I AM.

I'M QUITE SKILLED, BUT -- YOU CAN STOP RIGHT THERE,

'CAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE GOING UP THERE DOING IT,

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

MY DAD IS DEFINITELY THE ONLY ONE THAT ACTUALLY HAS THE SKILL

TO RUN THIS MACHINERY SAFELY PULLING UP AN OBJECT LIKE THIS.

WE'RE SO HIGH IN THE ALTITUDE.

I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED WITH HIS BREATHING.

THE AIR IS THINNER UP THERE.

I'M ALL YOU'VE GOT, AND ALL I'VE DONE IS,

YOU KNOW, PULLED A LOT OF LOGS OUT OF THIS.

I'VE SEEN YOU PULL A FEW, YEAH.

BUT, NO, IT COULD GET REALLY CRAZY REAL QUICK.

Billy: I GOT TO ADMIT, I'M A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE

IF I CAN HANDLE IT OUT HERE OR NOT.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST PROVING THIS TO ME.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT I'M OKAY.

BUT YOU DO THINK IT'S POSSIBLE?

WELL, YEAH. WOULDN'T TRY IF I DIDN'T.

NO, YOU WOULDN'T?

Billy: I'M NOT FINISHED WITH THE BUSH YET, YOU KNOW?

I'VE STILL GOT A WHILE HERE THAT I CAN NOT ONLY BE HERE

BUT CAN PULL MY OWN WEIGHT EVERY DAY.

THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

- COMING UP... - GO! GUN IT!

Narrator: BILLY PUSHES HIS LIMIT

AS THE CONEX MOVES UP THE MOUNTAIN.

- HOLD! HOLD! - AND LATER...

RHAIN AND I ARE REALLY CONCERNED.

Narrator: ...COMPLICATIONS FORCE NOAH AND HIS WIFE

TO MAKE A CRITICAL DECISION.

WE'RE GOING TO HEAD TO THE HOSPITAL.

HOWL, BABIES, HOWL.

[ HOWLING ]

[ HORSE WHINNIES ]

Rain: I'M SO EXCITED.

I KNOW. IT'S GONNA BE A BABY HORSE!

HI, MAMA-TO-BE.

STALL'S ALMOST READY.

BIRD, YOU CAN EITHER MOVE THE HAY OR SHOVEL THE POOP.

IT'S YOUR DECISION.

I WOULD RATHER MOVE THE HAY.

IT DOESN'T SMELL.

Narrator: AS THE BROWNS PREPARE FOR THE BIRTH

OF A NEWBORN FOAL...

KICK IT AROUND, SPREAD IT.

...A WINTER STORM IS APPROACHING THEIR MOUNTAIN,

AND FATHER BILLY IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME

TO COMPLETE THE MOVE OF BEAR'S CONEX HOME.

BASICALLY, I'M THINKING IF WE JUST DIG A FLAT SPOT --

ENOUGH THAT WE CAN PUT THAT THING IN THE GROUND.

BUT THE THIN AIR ON THE HIGH PEAKS POSES A THREAT

TO THE BROWN PATRIARCH'S HEALTH.

Billy: I DON'T KNOW, IT JUST IS GONNA BE TIGHT TURNING AROUND.

WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF ROOM OUT THERE

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT MUCH ROOM UP HERE.

IT'S PRETTY CRUMBLY ON BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK.

HOW MUCH DO I HAVE TO PULL THIS UP WITH THE CAT

BEFORE I CAN BREAK LOOSE AND GET BEHIND THAT TO PUSH IT?

I WOULD SAY AS FAR UP AS YOU CAN GET IT.

AH, MAN.

YOU GUYS KEEP IT DOWN HERE...

- YEP. - BE CAREFUL.

ONE REASON I WANTED DAD FOR THE JOB

IS 'CAUSE HOW PRECISE HE HAS TO BE.

IF HE'S EVEN OFF BY AN INCH OR TWO,

IT COULD CAUSE THE ENTIRE CONEX TO COME OFF THE EDGE,

OR EVEN CAUSE THE PIECE OF MACHINERY TO ROLL DOWN.

THAT'S WHY DAD'S THE ONLY ONE FOR THIS JOB.

Bear: [ WHISTLES ] GABE, EYES ON ME, MAN.

HOLD. HOLD. YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE.

HOLD!

♪♪

YOU'RE HITTING SOMETHING UP PRETTY GOOD.

THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE.

HOW YOU FEELING?

YOU GOOD?

YOU DO IT?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.

HARD PORT AND GUN IT.

WELL, DAD SAYS HE IS GOOD TO GO,

BUT I'M STILL GOING TO BE KEEPING BOTH MY EYES ON DAD

TO MAKE SURE THAT HE IS GOOD THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

- GO! GUN IT! - TURN THAT THING!

- [ WHISTLES ] - THAT'S GOOD!

HOLD! HOLD!

- ALL RIGHT. - CHECK IT, MAN!

- THAT'S COOL. - OH, YEAH.

Gabe: FIRST CONEX IS LEVEL,

AND EVERYBODY'S JUST PATTING THEMSELVES ON THE BACK.

GREAT MOVE, GREAT LEVELING.

I'M JUST GLAD NOBODY GOT HURT.

- GABE! - HE'S GOOD.

- GOOD? - YEAH, HE'S GOOD.

Gabe: HE ACTUALLY LOOKS BETTER THAN HE'S LOOKED IN A LONG TIME.

[ LAUGHS ]

Bear: EVEN THOUGH IT'S GONE COMPLETELY WELL,

THERE'S STILL ONE MORE STEP TO GO.

WE HAVE TO GET CONEX NUMBER TWO UP THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.

HOW'S YOUR BREATHING? HOW YOU HOLDING UP?

YOU LOOK BETTER ON HERE THAN YOU HAVE IN A WHILE, SO...

I FEEL BETTER ON HERE, MAN. I'M LIKE, YEAH.

IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO PUT ME ON A HORSE, MAN.

Bear: YEAH? SOON.

THAT'S NOT EVEN A DREAM ANYMORE --

- SOON, DAD, SOON. - AH, MAN, I'M FLIPPING OVER IT.

♪♪

[ WIND WHISTLING ]

[ GOAT BLEATING ]

Gabe: I WOULDN'T WANT SOMEONE TO DO IT TO ME.

Snowbird: WOULD YOU RATHER DIE?

YES.

WHEN YOU SAY "FIX" YOU DON'T MEAN "FEED,"

YOU DON'T MEAN "WATER," YOU DON'T MEAN

"GIVE HIM A PLACE TO LIVE."

BIRD...

I'M BANDING BAMBI TODAY BECAUSE DAD HATES BILLY GOATS,

AND IT WAS REALLY THE ONLY WAY I COULD KEEP BAMBI.

Billy: WE GOT A BILLY GOAT IN THERE?

WELL, YOU WANT TO GET RID OF HIM?

- YOU'RE DARN RIGHT. - BUT I ALREADY LOVE HIM.

HE'S ALREADY MY GOAT.

HE'S YOUR PROBLEM.

PERFECT.

DAD TOLD ME THAT EITHER I HAVE TO COMPLETELY SEPARATE HIM

OR I HAVE TO FIX HIM, MAYBE BOTH.

Snowbird: IT'S OKAY, BUDDY.

[ EXHALES ] I'M REALLY NERVOUS AND WARM.

WHAT I MESS IT UP, GABE?

THAT'LL SUCK.

CAN I MESS IT UP?

YOU PEP-TALKED ME INTO DOING THIS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

Snowbird: I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE,

AND DAD TOLD ME ABOUT IT.

YOU JUST TAKE THE BAND,

AND YOU PUT IT AROUND THE MALE PART

THAT HELPS THEM REPRODUCE, AND IT JUST --

IT CUTS ALL THE CIRCULATION TO IT OFF

UNTIL EVENTUALLY IT ROTS OFF.

HOLD ON, BABY.

TO BE HONEST, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS EVEN DOING IT

'CAUSE I'M LIKE, "WHAT IF I PUT IT IN THE WRONG SPOT?

WHAT IF IT'S TOO LOW, TOO HIGH?"

OKAY.

THIS IS AWKWARD.

I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA FIT.

TOO SMALL?

HE'S DEFINITELY A MALE.

[ GOAT BLEATS ]

HE'S NOT -- HE'S BIGGER THAN THAT.

- YOU SURE? - I MEAN, I COULD SHOVE IT IN,

BUT I DON'T THINK I'M SUPPOSED TO HAVE TO, LIKE,

SHOVE ONE IN AND THEN THE OTHER.

JUST DO IT.

US KEEPING HIM RIDES ON IF I CAN BAND HIM OR NOT.

IF I CAN'T BAND HIM, WE'LL HAVE TO GET RID OF HIM.

[ GOAT BLEATS ]

NO, IT'S -- THERE'S NOT -- IT'S JUST NOT GOING IN.

WELL, I MEAN, WE'LL HAVE TO JUST GET A BIGGER ONE.

ALL RIGHT. YOU GET A REPRIEVE, KIDDO.

ENJOY YOUR LAST FEW DAYS AS A MAN.

♪♪

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Rain: OH, LOOK AT THE SNOW.

IT'S FUNNY HOW QUICK IT COMES.

Narrator: OVERNIGHT, THE BROWNS' MOUNTAIN

IS HIT BY A HEAVY STORM,

BLANKETING THEIR RANCH WITH A FOOT OF SNOW.

Rain: LIKE, ONE DAY THERE'S JUST SNOW EVERYWHERE.

Narrator: AND FOR ONE MEMBER OF THE WOLF PACK,

THE SNOWFALL PROVES PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC.

Noah: OKAY, SO I'LL MOVE THE BRICKS.

YOU HOLD THE BACK DOOR OPEN?

UH, YOU'RE SHOOTING LOW.

YOU TAKE TWO. I'LL TAKE ONE. IS THAT FAIR?

HOW ABOUT I TAKE TWO, AND YOU THINK ABOUT TAKING ONE?

Noah: NOW THAT WE HAVE AN AREA AT CASTLE RIDGE CLEARED OUT

TO START PUTTING CINDER BLOCKS,

WE CAN MOVE THEM FROM THE... AND UP TO CASTLE RIDGE.

BUT I'M NERVOUS ABOUT HOW MUCH RHAIN IS HELPING.

I'D SAY ABOUT SIX MORE OR SO.

I'M THINKING WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW WELL

IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT.

THIS IS MAINLY JUST TO SEE HOW WELL THE ROAD IS.

Noah: SHE'S VERY, MASSIVELY PREGNANT,

BUT I'M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT A WOMAN KNOWS HER BOUNDARIES

AND KNOWS HER LIMITS.

Narrator: THE HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS TURNED THE HALF-MILE ROAD

TO CASTLE RIDGE INTO A PERILOUS MIX OF SNOW, SLUDGE, AND ICE.

IT'S A RISKY JOURNEY FOR NOAH AND HIS PREGNANT WIFE.

Rhain Alisha: OOH! OH, GOODNESS.

WE'RE GOOD.

- READY? - I'M READY.

LET'S SEE IF THE JEEP'S READY.

LET'S DO THIS.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF SNOW RIGHT THERE.

♪♪

YEAH, OKAY. NO, THAT WORKS.

OH, BOY.

OOH.

SEE, RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY LET GO

AND THE SWAY OF THE DIRT IS GONNA GRAB YOU.

IT'S GREAT FOR DOWN.

GO, GO, GO! [ LAUGHS ]

BIG ROCK.

I'M TRYING TO AVOID THE BIG ROCKS.

ALL RIGHT.

I GOT -- I GOT A LOT OF WEIGHT.

YEAH, IT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT.

- KILLING IT. - YEAH. NO, IT'S GOOD.

FIRST DRIVE UP TO CASTLE RIDGE.

HECK YES.

I DIDN'T DO TOO BAD OF A JOB, RIGHT?

YEAH.

THAT WAS FUN.

Noah: IT'S GONNA TAKE A TON OF WORK

TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE CASTLE.

RHAIN AND I ARE REALLY KIND OF CONCERNED

ABOUT GETTING EVERYTHING DONE BEFORE ELI GETS HERE.

BUT WE WILL KEEP GOING.

AHH! IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET HERE.

- IT DID. - BUT WE'RE HERE.

YOU WANT TO GET TO OFFLOADING?

Rhain Alisha: I JUST WANT TO PLOP IN THE SNOW.

THAT LOOKS GOOD. [ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: COMING UP...

IT'S A BIG MOMENT FOR EVERYTHING HERE, REALLY.

Narrator: ...BROTHER NOAH MAKES AN IMPORTANT DECISION...

IT IS ONE OF THOSE MASSIVE, LIFE-CHANGING THINGS.

Narrator: ...AND A SUDDEN EMERGENCY SHAKES THE RANCH.

Snowbird: WHAT'S HAPPENING, MAN?

Gabe: WE NEED TO TELL DAD. Y'ALL GUYS STAY HERE.

Rain: I'LL TELL HIM. YOU'LL FREAK HIM OUT.

[ HORSE NEIGHS ]

Gabe: ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.

HARD PORT, AND GUN IT.

Narrator: AFTER RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE,

FATHER BILLY HAS MADE HIS RETURN TO NORTH STAR RANCH.

YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE. HOLD. HOLD!

Narrator: AND BEAR'S CONTAINER HAUL IS A CHANCE TO PROVE

HE STILL HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO LIVE OUT HIS FATHER'S DREAM.

BUT WHILE THE FAMILY WORKS TO MAINTAIN

THEIR GROWING HOMESTEAD...

Rain: SHE NEEDS A GOOD PLACE TO REST WITH HER BABY.

...THE WORSENING CONDITIONS HAVE EXPECTING COUPLE

NOAH AND RHAIN ALISHA RECONSIDERING OPTIONS

FOR THEIR PERMANENT SHELTER.

[ GRUNTS ]

Noah: I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET THE CASTLE

AS FAR ALONG AS POSSIBLE BEFORE ELI'S BORN.

I CAN COLLECT ALL THE MATERIALS, BUT...

JUST UP IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW.

THIS SUCKS. I DON'T LIKE SITTING DOWN.

I WAKE UP THIS MORNING, I'M LIKE,

"HONEY, I DON'T THINK I CAN STAND UP VERY LONG."

[ LAUGHS ]

BEING ON THE MOUNTAIN AS RHAIN GETS CLOSER AND CLOSER

TO HER DUE DATE -- IT'S STRESSFUL.

IT REALLY IS.

WHAT IF HER WATER BREAKS AND WE GET SNOWED IN,

OR WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN TRYING TO GO DOWN?

SAY THE CHAINS SLIP OFF THE TIRES,

OR EVEN THE ROUGHNESS OF THE ROAD

COULD AFFECT HER AS SHE'S GOING INTO LABOR.

IT'S ONE OF THE CONCERNS OF BEING UP HERE.

OH, BOY. WAIT. I'M -- OKAY.

WOW. THAT WAS BAD SENSE OF GRAVITY RIGHT THERE.

[ LAUGHS ]

I GOT IT. YOU SURE?

YES. ALL RIGHT.

♪♪

♪♪

COME HERE. [ BLEATS ] [ GOAT BLEAT ]

Gabe: THEY'RE LIKE, "WHICH ONE ARE THEY HERE FOR?

I THINK IT'S YOU, BAMBI."

I HEARD WHEN YOU DO WHAT I'M GONNA DO TO YOU HERE

IN JUST A SECOND, YOUR HORNS MIGHT GROW.

YEAH. MIGHT LOSE SOMETHING, BUT YOU'RE ALSO GONNA GAIN,

SO -- PBBT.

- GOTCHA. - STOP PLAYING GAMES.

THIS IS THE SECOND TRY TO FIX BAMBI,

AND I'VE GOTTEN A BIGGER BAND,

SO I'M THINKING IT SHOULD WORK THIS TIME.

BUDDY, THIS SEEMS LIKE IT'S MEAN,

BUT I'M ACTUALLY SAVING YOU.

OKAY.

OH, MY GOSH.

- WHAT'S THE MATTER? - IT'S TOO SMALL.

- THE BAND? - YEAH.

- HOW FAR OFF ARE WE? - A LOT.

HE'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN.

[ GOAT MOANS ]

I CAN'T GET IT IN...

[ SIGHS ] ...AGAIN. [ LAUGHS ]

TO BE HONEST, I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

LIKE, WE HAVE ALL THE PROJECTS WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON.

WE HAVE A BABY HORSE COMING, LIKE, ANY DAY NOW.

AND I'M TRYING TO SAVE BAMBI.

LIKE, IT'S GONNA HAVE TO WORK SOON,

OR THIS IS JUST TAKING TOO MUCH TIME.

JUST GET UP HERE. TALK TO HIM...

- IT JUST WON'T FIT. WE NEED A -- - ...CARESS HIM.

WE JUST NEED A BIGGER BAND.

OH, MY GOODNESS, I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.

IT'S NOT GONNA FIT, GABE.

THERE IS NO WAY.

NO.

MAN. DUDE.

IT'S LIKE TWO AVOCADOS SIDE BY SIDE.

Gabe: YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA HAVE TO GO

BACK TO THE DRAWING BROAD, RE-THINK THIS,

GET THE PROPER TOOLS, YOU KNOW, PROPER EQUIPMENT.

WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A MEASURING TAPE TO BAMBI BEFORE,

BUT NOW WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO JUST GET THE NEXT SIZE UP,

AND THAT SHOULD WORK.

IT'S A SHAME, REALLY. I FEEL LIKE IT'S...

YOU WANT TO GO? GO ON.

...WASTING THE "MONA LISA" OR SOMETHING.

[ SIGHS ]

♪♪

[ WIND WHISTLING ]

Gabe: ARE YOU NERVOUS?

- YOU'RE NOT NERVOUS, ARE YOU? - WHY WOULD I BE NERVOUS?

WE'RE JUST HEADING AWAY TO GO PREPARE TO HAVE A BABY.

RHAIN AND I HAVE DECIDED THAT WAY BEFORE HER DUE DATE,

WE'RE GOING TO HEAD TO THE HOSPITAL AREA

AND JUST STAY THERE FOR A WHILE.

WE FIGURE IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

THE BIRTHING IS ONE THING.

THE ACTUAL "YOU BEING A DAD AFTER THAT KID IS BORN" --

THAT IS ANOTHER THING.

NOAH AND KITTEN HAVING A BABY -- IT'S...VERY WONDERFUL.

THE FAMILY'S EXPANDING,

AND HOPEFULLY WITH EACH GENERATION

IT'LL JUST GET STRONGER.

Bear: THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS I WOULDN'T MIND TEACHING

THE LITTLE SNAPPER ONCE THEY'RE BORN,

LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, HOW TO PROPERLY CLIMB A TREE,

MY TECHNIQUE TO STARTING FIRES, 'CAUSE THAT'D BE KIND OF COOL.

I DON'T REALLY INTEND TO HAVE KIDS,

ESPECIALLY NOT UNTIL I'M, LIKE, 60 OR 70 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

OOH. FOR THE PACK AND CLAN, THIS IS --

IT'S A REALLY BIG THING, THE FIRST KID COMING.

AND FOR HER TO HOLD THE FIRST GRANDBABY

IS GONNA BE PRICELESS TO ME.

Gabe: IT'S A BIG MOMENT.

IT'S GONNA BE A MILESTONE FOR THE FAMILY.

IT'S GONNA BE A MILESTONE FOR --

I MEAN, FOR EVERYTHING HERE, REALLY.

Gabe: IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY

NOAH AND HIS WIFE TOLD US ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE BABY.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY WENT THROUGH THE PREGNANCY,

AND IT'S LIKE, "YEAH," BUT, MAN, NOW IT'S TIME.

HE'S REALLY FEELING, LIKE, THE RESPONSIBILITY.

BYE, GUYS.

I'M EXCITED AND NERVOUS, YOU KNOW,

AND I GUESS BEFORE SPRING, THERE'S GONNA BE A BABY.

HOWL, BABIES. HOWL, BABIES, HOWL.

[ HOWLING ]

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: NIGHTS ARE USUALLY QUIET ON NORTH STAR RANCH.

Gabe: HEY, GUYS!

Narrator: BUT HOURS AFTER DISCOVERY CREWS LEFT THE MOUNTAIN,

THE BROWNS' PREGNANT MARE IS IN LABOR.

- WHAT'S HAPPENING, MAN? - SHE'S NOT DOING GOOD.

Rain: CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE MORE INSIGHT?

Narrator: USING A TRAIL CAM,

THE FAMILY TAKES FILMING INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.

[ HORSE NEIGHS ]

WE NEED TO TELL DAD. Y'ALL GUYS STAY HERE.

GABE, I'LL TELL HIM. YOU'LL FREAK HIM OUT.

Billy: WHAT? NOW?

RIGHT NOW. DEAD SERIOUS.

[ HORSE NEIGHS ]

[ HORSE NEIGHS ]

Snowbird: SO, WHAT'S HAPPENING, MAN?

Gabe: WE NEED TO TELL DAD. Y'ALL GUYS STAY HERE.

Rain: GABE, I'LL TELL HIM. YOU'LL FREAK HIM OUT.

- WHAT? NOW? - RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING,

THE BROWN CHILDREN ALERT BILLY TO A COMMOTION IN THE BARN.

[ HORSE NEIGHS ]

AND AFTER A SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY...

[ HORSE WHINNIES ]

...THE PREGNANT MARE HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO THE FIRST FOAL

ON NORTH STAR RANCH.

Billy: WELL, THIS COLT --

I GUESS IT'S JUST A COLT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

TO US, IT'S A COMPLETE REBIRTH OF THE FAMILY,

OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE EVER DREAMED OF AND WANTED.

AND EVEN NOAH'S AND KITTEN'S KID COMING --

WELL, IT JUST PUTS THE WRAPPING ON EVERYTHING.

IT DOES.

IT SHOWS US HOW BLESSED WE REALLY ARE.

AS EXCITED AS I AM TO HAVE A BABY HORSE,

DAD IS PROBABLY 10 TIMES MORE EXCITED.

[ HORSE NEIGHS ] NO, NO.

DAD GREW UP WITH HORSES. YOU KNOW, HE LOVES HORSES.

LIKE, LITERALLY ONE OF HIS BEST FRIENDS GROWING UP WAS A HORSE,

AND SO NOW, LIKE, HE GETS TO RAISE ANTHER LITTLE HORSE.

JUST SEEING DAD'S FACE WHEN HE'S LOOKING AT THAT LITTLE FOAL

AND HE KNOWS SO MUCH ABOUT IT -- DAD IS REALLY EXCITED.

LET'S GIVE IT ONE MORE TRY HERE.

LET'S GIVE IT ONE MORE TRY. OH, YEP.

ONE MORE TRY. THERE YOU GO.

THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO.

THAT IS IT. THERE YOU GO.

- BALANCE IT, KID, BALANCE IT. - GOOD JOB, LITTLE GUY.

♪♪

OKAY. I'M SO SORRY, BAMBI.

THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM, RIGHT?

DANG IT.

Narrator: WITH A NEW ADDITION TO THE RANCH STILL SETTLING IN...

OH, HE KNOWS.

...SIBLINGS GABE AND BIRD MAKE ONE LAST ATTEMPT

TO KEEP THEIR BILLY GOAT IN THE FAMILY.

THIS IS THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO BAND BAMBI, AND IT'S --

I MEAN, IF THIS DOESN'T WORK

I DON'T KNOW IF SHOULD JUST LET HIM GO.

OH, DANG. THEY'RE LITERALLY PROTECTING HIM.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA GET THIS SHOT.

Snowbird: GABE, IT SCARES THEM

'CAUSE IT HITS THEIR FACE, HITS MY FACE.

Gabe: I DON'T KNOW IF BAMBI CAN TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS,

BUT I DEFINITELY CAN.

ARE WE BANDING HIM, OR ARE WE NOT BANDING HIM?

IS THERE EVEN A BAND BIG ENOUGH FOR BAMBI?

THIS IS A TIGHT RUBBER BAND.

AND HE'S NOT EVEN A GREAT, BIG GOAT,

BUT I GUESS HE'S JUST WELL-ENDOWED.

OKAY.

AHHH. [ GOAT BLEATS ]

BAMBI, YOU CAN'T MOVE, BUD.

BAMBI! NO. HEY, BUDDY.

HEY, NO, NO.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

UGH! I CAN'T GET IT IN.

JUST TAKE YOUR TIME. CALM DOWN. MELLOW OUT.

IF YOU GET STRESSED, YOU'LL STRESS HIM OUT.

WELL, I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIM TRYING TO RUN WHILE HE'S...

I GOT HIM.

OKAY, BUDDY, HOLD ON.

Snowbird: THE BAND THAT I'M USING NOW IS ACTUALLY

WHAT THEY USE TO BAND, LIKE, BULLS.

IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, BAMBI DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE BANDED.

OKAY, I CAN'T GET IT IN.

OH, IT'S FITTING.

JUST TELL ME WHEN IT'S DONE.

IT'S IN, AND I'M TRYING TO PUT IT EXACTLY

WHERE I KNOW TO PUT IT.

HOLD ON, BAMBI. HOLD ON, BUDDY.

OKAY. THERE.

DID YOU DO IT?

- YEAH. - LET HIM GO?

BAMBI'S BANDED, AND I AM REALLY HAPPY THAT IT'S OVER,

'CAUSE IT WAS JUST TAKING WAY TOO MUCH TIME

AND WAY TOO AWKWARD.

AS LONG AS THE GOODS ARE IN THE BAG...

YEAH, GOODS ARE IN THE BAG.

...THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR IT TO HEAL.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE BAMBI'S GONNA BE STICKING AROUND --

YOU KNOW, MOST OF HIM ANYWAY.

Gabe: YOU KEEP JUDGING ME.

BIRD, WHY'S IT LOOK AT ME WITH THOSE EYES?

♪♪

Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS,

SNOW RAPIDLY MELTS AS WARMER TEMPERATURES

SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN WASHINGTON.

Bear: YO!

ARE YOU HOOKING OUT TO THIS END?

- YEAH. - OKAY.

THAT WAY A LITTLE -- THAT WAY.

THAT WAY. I GOT IT.

[ Laughing ] JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE, MAN.

Narrator: AND NOW FATHER BILLY GATHERS HIS STRENGTH

TO HAUL BEAR'S SECOND CONEX UP INTO POSITION.

BRING IT UP TO HERE ON THAT SIDE.

Billy: THIS WHOLE PROJECT -- YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF BECOME

IMPORTANT TO ME, AND IT'S SHOWING EVERYBODY I'M BACK.

HIS IS BIG, AND IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD,

AND I'M JUST KIND OF PROUD THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M BACK HERE DOING IT

AND EVERYBODY'S STARTING TO RELY ON ME AGAIN.

Gabe: READY?

I JUST WANT TO GET IT UP THERE, THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DO IT.

- OKAY. - YOU KNOW?

I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO GO. GABE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- IT SHOULD BE GOOD, I HOPE. - ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL.

BEFORE I GO UP, WE'LL REGROUP.

- OKAY. - OKAY.

Bear: TO BE HONEST, THERE IS NOBODY ELSE

THAT I WANT TO DO THIS CONEX MOVE WITH BESIDES MY OLD MAN.

YO, IT'S JUST MY DAD IS THE ONLY ONE

I FEEL IS REALLY CAPABLE OF DOING IT.

HE REALLY DOESN'T WANT TO LET ANYBODY DOWN,

AND HE'S DEAD SET ON DOING IT.

Bear: I'M GONNA BREAK OFF EVERY NOW AND THEN

JUST TO WATCH THE SIDE.

OKAY.

THAT GOOD?

Billy: I GOT TO ADMIT THAT I HAD MY WORRIES.

AM I GONNA WEAR OUT? CAN I REALLY HOLD THIS THING?

CAN I DO THE THINGS THAT I USED TO DO?

THIS IS A TOUGH WORLD.

IT'S NOT JUST TOUGH PHYSICALLY. IT'S TOUGH MENTALLY.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE ALERT.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE ON IT ALL THE TIME.

IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE GONNA GET HURT OR GET SOMEBODY ELSE HURT.

WATCH YOUR STEP!

IT'S DIGGING IN PRETTY GOOD.

- HOLD! - HOLD!

Bear: PAINTING TIME.

Narrator: WHILE WAITING TO HAUL

HIS SECOND CONEX UP THE MOUNTAIN...

HA! BLUE SPLOTCH!

Narrator: ...BEAR TOOK SOME TIME

TO ADD AN EXTRA FLAIR TO HIS CONTAINER.

WAX ON, WAX ON AGAIN.

ONE THING THAT MAKES IT MORE EXTREME IS HOW YOU DO IT,

HAVING FUN WITH IT.

SEE IF I CAN'T GET A COUPLE KNUCKLE PRINTS IN THIS THING.

I CALL THIS "THE EXTREMELY AWESOME" METHOD.

GROWING UP, MOM AND DAD ALWAYS INSPIRED US TO BE

AS CREATIVE AS POSSIBLE, AND IT'S ONE THING I'VE TRIED

NOT TO LOSE, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE IN THE LOWER 48.

TO ADD TO MY ELEMENTAL-NESS,

SPRINKLE A LITTLE BIT OF SANDY STUFF ON IT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALREADY STARTING TO GET A LITTLE TOASTY.

I THINK I CAN FEEL THE FIRE COMING OFF THIS THING.

[ French accent ] MAGNIFICENT!

Gabe: TAKE THAT SIDE. I'VE GOT THIS ONE.

Bear: WATCH YOUR STEP!

IT'S DIGGING IN PRETTY GOOD.

THAT GOOD?

Narrator: IN THE THIN AIR ATOP NORTH STAR RANCH,

FATHER BILLY HAS BEGUN THE MOST PERILOUS STAGE

OF THE CONTAINER HAUL --

NAVIGATING THE 45-DEGREE INCLINE

LEADING TO BEAR'S 5,000-FOOT-HIGH PERCH.

THE CHAIN'S KIND OF LOOPED UNDER.

IS IT PULLING DOWN?

- HOLD! - HOLD!

- PHEW! - HOW'S YOUR BREATHING, DAD?

I'M ALL RIGHT.

DON'T TRY TO PUSH YOURSELF AT ALL.

JUST GET UP THERE AND DROP THAT AND GET OUT.

IT'S NOT MY BREATHING. IT'S MY --

WE CAN DO THE REST LATER, GETTING LEVEL.

ONCE IT'S UP THERE -- LET HIM TALK.

PLEASE.

Gabe: DAD'S NOT FEELING THE BEST.

YOU CAN TEL HE'S KIND OF STRUGGLING WITH IT.

YOU CAN TELL HE'S KIND OF FIGHTING IT.

BUT HE'S NOT GIVING UP.

YOU KNOW, DAD'S NEVER GONNA GIVE UP,

AND HE WANTS THAT CONEX UP THERE AS MUCH AS BEAR DOES.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S KEEP GOING, GUYS.

- GOOD? - YEAH, LET'S DO THIS.

OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

Gabe: BEAR, YOU WANT TO WATCH STARBOARD?

- I'M ON PORT. - YEP, LET'S DO IT.

Billy: OKAY.

AM I THE SAME, STRONG, MACHO BUSH GUY

I WAS 30 YEARS AGO? NO.

LET'S DO IT.

IT LOOKS GOOD.

THIS SIDE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW THE GUYS LIKE BEAR AND GABE

THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN WORRYING ABOUT DAD.

DAD'S AS STRONG AS YOU AGAIN, AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT THING.

- DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH ROOM, DAD? - YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.

YOU KNOW, I CAN NEVER TELL YOU HOW GREAT IT FEELS

TO BE ABLE TO BE PULLING MY OWN WEIGHT AGAIN, YOU KNOW,

INSTEAD OF LETTING THE GUYS DO ALL OF MY WORK.

Bear: HEY, GABE, IT'S WORKING!

BE BACK AGAIN, STRONG AGAIN, GREAT PROJECT,

WORKING WITH THE GUYS -- DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS.

JOB WELL DONE. BRING IT OVER, DAD.

YES, THE WELDING BEGINS.

LET'S GET YOU OUT OF HERE, DAD.

COME ON.

♪♪

Snowbird: WELL, THE BABY HORSE IS A COUPLE DAYS OLD,

AND HE'S ACTUALLY DOING REALLY GOOD.

WE HAD TO HELP HIM, LIKE, WALK A LITTLE BIT,

BUT HE'S DOING REALLY GOOD NOW.

Snowbird: LET ME GET YOU SOME WATER.

IT'S OKAY, MAMA. JUST GETTING WATER.

OKAY. THERE YOU GO, BIG GIRL.

I'M GONNA MAKE YOU A LITTLE BED.

THIS ISN'T FOOD.

THIS IS BED.

OKAY.

HORSES ARE GONNA BE VERY IMPORTANT

TO THE FUTURE OF OUR RANCH.

YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY I'D LIKE TO NOT EVEN NEED CARS.

THAT'S IDEALLY WHERE THE RANCH IS HEADED,

AND, LIKE, A BABY HORSE -- THAT'S JUST A START TO THAT.

IT'S NOT QUITE AS MUCH AS I WOULD NORMALLY PUT FOR ME,

BUT JUST IN CASE YOUR MOM'S GONNA EAT IT,

I DON'T WANT TO PUT TOO AWFULLY MUCH.

OKAY.

THINK THIS LOOKS PRETTY COMFY FOR YOU.

AND IT'S IN A CORNER, SO YOUR BACK'S AGAINST THE WALL

SO YOU CAN FEEL SAFE.

THE FIRST FOAL BORN -- IT'S A SYMBOL OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.

YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP THE FAITH.

IT'S JUST CONFIRMATION THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING JUST FINE.

THE GOOD LORD'S SMILING.

I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO IMITATE YOU TALKING TO YOUR BABY.

[ SPUTTERS ]

♪♪

Bear: I OFTEN FIND MYSELF ALONE

'CAUSE IT'S HARD FOR MOST PEOPLE TO, LIKE, FOLLOW ME.

SO I'M, LIKE, IN THE TOP OF THE TREES BY MYSELF.

WE'RE HIKING THROUGH THE WOODS.

I DON'T MIND IT TOO MUCH.

IT FEELS GOOD IT'S JUST ME UP HERE.

FINALLY, I HAVE ALL MY CONTAINERS IN PLACE.

I FIGURE FOR NOW I'M JUST GONNA BUNK ON THE TOP OF IT.

IT'S THE BEST PLACE TO BE.

OKAY.

I DON'T MIND VISITORS EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT TO BE HONEST,

I DON'T LIKE TO GET CROWDED DOWN WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE.

OKAY, FIRE TIME.

PRETTY GIRLS WELCOMED. EVERYONE ELSE STAY OUT.

I'D HAVE NEVER THOUGHT

THAT THERE'D BE SOMEWHERE IN THE LOWER 48

THAT I COULD DO LIKE THIS, THAT I COULD BE UP

ON THE TOP OF A BIG METAL CONTAINER

OVERLOOKING THIS ENTIRE AREA WITH THE WIND AND THE SMELL,

THE TREES AND DIRT STILL.

ME BEING UP HERE ALL BY MYSELF STARTING A FIRE LIKE THIS --

IT SHOWS THAT WE'RE REALLY DOING WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO.

WE'RE REALLY BUILDING UP A NEW BROWNTOWN.

IT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN AN EXTREMELY HARD PAST YEAR.

BUT WE'VE STUCK TOGETHER LIKE A WOLF PACK.

WE'VE STUCK TOGETHER LIKE A FAMILY.

AND NOW HERE WE ARE BUILDING UP A REAL RANCH.

WE ARE LIVING THE DREAM, THE ACTUAL DREAM,

TO ACTUALLY HAVE A SPOT LIKE THIS

THAT WE CAN CALL HOME AGAIN

AND SOMEWHERE THAT EVERYONE CAN BE OKAY

AND THAT WE CAN BUILD UP

AND JUST KEEP IT GOING FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

[ HOWLS ]

♪♪

Ami: WITH ALL WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT GOD'S GIVEN US,

I FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT WHERE OUR DREAM IS

AND KNOWING THAT IT'S ONLY GONNA GET BETTER.

I FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT ABOUT WHAT'S COMING.

I THINK WE CAN TACKLE THIS MOUNTAIN

AS LONG AS WE STAY SIDE BY SIDE.

Billy: YOU KNOW, THE RANCH IS SOMETHING

THAT YOU CAN'T GET COMPLACENT WITH.

IT HAS TO CONSTANTLY BE GROWING.

AS THE RANCH GROWS, I MEAN, THERE HAS TO BE MORE CATTLE.

THERE HAS TO BE MORE HORSES. THERE HAS TO BE GARDENS.

ALL THESE THINGS BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT.

THINGS ARE GOING SO WELL THAT I JUST DON'T WANT TO SLOW DOWN.

I KNOW.

THE DREAM IS MATERIALIZING RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES.

Narrator: ON THE SEASON FINALE OF "ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE"...

Bear: WATCH YOURSELF. DON'T WANT TO GET THIS THING STUCK.

I'M GIVING HER ALL SHE'S GOT!

...THE BROWNS WAGE WAR WITH THE MOUNTAIN

TO COMPLETE THEIR HOME SITES.

THIS IS WAY MORE COMFORTABLE THAN A REAL TOILET.

I'M GETTING READY TO MAKE IT A HOME.

Narrator: BUT THE KIDS MUST DIVIDE AND CONQUER...

THAT'S WHAT I CALL TEAMWORK.

...AS THEY CARVE OUT A MOUNTAIN PARADISE.

GABE! GABE, WAIT!

LIKE, LITERALLY GET OUT OF WAY, MAN.

- GABE. - GABE!

Billy: IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY, BUT WE ALL FOUGHT HARD

TO HAVE OUR OWN PLACE IN THIS WORLD

AND TO LIVE LIKE WE WANT TO LIVE.

Narrator: AND...

Rhain Alisha: IT HURTS.

I THINK WE SHOULD GO.

...AS THE FAMILY DREAM COMES INTO FOCUS...

NONE OF THE KIDS REALIZE WHAT KIND OF SYMBOL IT IS.

...THE WOLF PACK USHERS IN THE NEXT GENERATION.

ARE WE READY? CAN WE SEE THE BABY?

YEAH. THEY'RE JUST -- THIS DOOR RIGHT HERE.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME VISITORS?