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[ WIND WHISTLING ]

AH.

QUIET.

THAT WOLF IS HOWLING AWAY.

[ WOLF HOWLING IN DISTANCE ]

♪♪

THAT'S JUST ONE.

IT'S NOT A PACK.

[ WOLVES HOWLING IN DISTANCE ]

OH, NO, THERE'S MORE.

IT IS A PACK.

YOU SEE HIM UP THERE?

THAT'S A BLACK WOLF
SITTING THERE.

OH, THERE HE GOES.

[ WOLVES CONTINUE HOWLING
IN DISTANCE ]

NOW, THAT'S A TRUE
WILDERNESS SOUND.

Heimo: THE ARCTIC REFUGE
IS ROUGHLY THE SIZE

OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

YOU GO FOR HUNDREDS,
THOUSANDS OF MILES

WITHOUT ROADS -- NOTHING.

OUR PERMITS ONLY GO UP

UNTIL THE DEATH
OF OUR LAST CHILD.

WITHIN 100 YEARS,
THERE'S GONNA BE NOBODY.

WE ARE THE LAST.

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

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

♪♪

WE ARE THE LAST PEOPLE

THAT LIVE THE WAY ALASKANS LIVED

FOR SO LONG.

Heimo:
THE REASON WE ARE OUT HERE

AT THE HARSHEST MONTHS
OF THE YEAR

IS BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN
THE TRAPPING SEASONS ARE,

AND THAT'S WHEN
THE FUR IS PRIME.

Bob: EVERY YEAR, I COME BACK
IN THE FALL TIME.

THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT HERE
IS BY BOAT OR BY PLANE.

ANTHAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT.

Tyler:
IF YOU WANT TO LIVE IN PARADISE,
YOU GOT TO PAY THE PRICE.

THE PRICE IS
THAT YOU HAVE TO WORK HARD.

Charlie: YOU CAN'T GO
TO THE STORE AND BUY SOMETHING

OR PULL OUT YOUR iPHONE
AND GOOGLE IT.

SO MUCH OF YOUR LIFE
IS JUST SPENT

GATHERING FROM THE LAND
TO SURVIVE.

Bob:
AN EXTREME FREEDOM...

TO DO ANYTHING I WANT,
TO DREAM ANY WAY I WANT.

THAT'S WHAT I LOVE
ABOUT THIS COUNTRY.

IT'S WILD.

Heimo: MOM?
OH, YOU WANT OATMEAL?

Edna: YEAH.

OATMEAL OR NO MEAL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YEAH.

WE DON'T HAVE
THE HONEY HERE.

-DARN!
-YEAH.

OH, WELL.
[ SIGHS ]

WHEN WE GET OUT HERE
AROUND THE 1st OF AUGUST,

AND THEN I BREATHE THE AIR,
IT SMELLS SO GOOD.

AND THEN IT'S COOL.
IT'S A COOLNESS.

THEN I LOOK AROUND
AT THE MOUNTAINS AND EVERYTHING.

I JUST FEEL...
IT'S A FEELING OF RELIEF.

YOU KNOW, AND WE SPEND
FOUR MONTHS IN TOWN,

BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY HOME.

HOME IS HERE.

SO YOU'RE GONNA
GO HUNTING.

JUST GET READY
FOR MEAT TODAY.

[ CHUCKLES ]
REALLY?

-MIGHT AS WELL.
-MM.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S CARIBOU SEASON.

WE TRY TO GET ALL THE MEAT

SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE
TO DO HUNTING AND STUFF

WHEN WE'RE TRAPPING.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

YOU HAVE TO WORK
FOR YOUR MEAT.

IF I DON'T
GET ONE TODAY...

-YEAH.
-YOU KNOW, WHEN SHE COMES.

Heimo:
WE RAISED FOUR GIRLS HERE.

♪♪

I TOLD THEM FOR YEARS
WHEN THEY FIRST MOVED OUT,

I SAID, "THIS IS ALWAYS HOME."

I STILL TREAT THEM LIKE
LITTLE GIRLS, ESPECIALLY KRIN.

SHE'S MY BABY, YOU KNOW?
SHE'S THE YOUNGEST ONE.

WELL, THIS YEAR WAS
A REALLY SPECIAL YEAR,

BECAUSE KRIN HAD HER
FIRST BABY THIS YEAR.

IT WAS BORN ON MY BIRTHDAY,

AND SO THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL.

AND KRIN'S COMING TO VISIT
WITH THE BABY,

SO EDNA'S REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

I AM, TOO,
BUT EDNA'S JUST ECSTATIC.

I GET SO EXCITED.
I'M GONNA HUG UP THAT BABY.

YEAH, THAT WILL BE NICE.

WELL, I DON'T WANT
TO GO TOO LATE.

-YEAH.
-WE NEED MEAT.

WELL, KRIN WILL BE HAPPY
WHEN SHE COMES HERE

AND THERE'S FRESH MEAT,
YOU KNOW?

YEP.

TO KNOW THAT I CAN
JUST GRAB MY GUN

AND GO OUT AND KILL A CARIBOU

AND PROVIDE FOOD FOR EDNA
AND THE KIDS, I LOVE THAT.

I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING UNIQUE.
IT'S SOMETHING SPECIAL.

THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF US
LIVING LIKE THIS.

IT'S A SHAME.

TONIGHT -- TONIGHT, WE'LL HAVE
FRESH MEAT, HOPEFULLY.

YOU TALK ABOUT IT.
GO GET IT.

-GO DO IT?
-[ CHUCKLES ]

WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.

TO KEEP THIS LIFESTYLE
GOING WITHIN THE FAMILY,

THAT'S WHAT --
I WANT THAT, YOU KNOW?

I HOPE I LIVE LONG ENOUGH

THAT I CAN HAVE
ALL THE GRANDKIDS,

THAT THEY CAN GO OUT AND HUNT.

I'D LIKE TO HUNT WITH THEM, TOO.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING TO US.

IT'S THE NEW GENERATION HERE.

-ALL RIGHT, LOVE YOU.
-LOVE YOU.

BE CAREFUL, NOW.

♪♪

Tyler: IT'S A BIG RIVER.

[ DOGS WHINING ]

QUIET.

THEY'RE EXCITED, HUH?

-YEAH.
-NERVOUS, JUST LIKE ME.

THIS IS A BIG YEAR FOR US.

I'M GONNA BE TRYING
TO TAKE THIS BOAT

250 MILES UP TO OUR CAMP.

THIS IS A VIRGIN RUN, YOU KNOW?

THIS IS ALL NEW, AND...

I MEAN, THE BARE, HONEST TRUTH

IS THAT I HAVE VERY LITTLE
BOATING EXPERIENCE.

I JUST GOT THIS BOAT.

BUT I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO GET
TO MY TRAP LINE ON MY OWN.

IT'S THE TRADITIONAL WAY
OF DOING IT.

DO YOU WANT TO UNHOOK THAT CLIP?
YEP.

Ashley:
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, IT WAS
KIND OF LIKE A DREAM THING

FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BOAT IN.

IT'S NOT CHEAP TO FLY.

IT'S EXPENSIVE EVERY YEAR,

AND WE ONLY HAVE, YOU KNOW,

FOUR MONTHS IN TOWN
TO REALLY SCRAMBLE FOR THE MONEY

THAT IT COSTS TO CHARTER
EVERYTHING BACK TO THE WOODS.

SO IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE GOAL.

ALL RIGHT,
I'M GONNA BACK HER IN.

-CLEAR BACK THERE?
-YEAH, YOU'RE GOOD.

LET ME UNHOOK
THAT CHAIN REAL QUICK, TYLER.

Tyler:
DUSTIN'S MY CRAZY BROTHER.

HE'S TWO YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME.

AND...

WE'VE BEEN CLOSE SINCE,

YOU KNOW,
HE CAME OUT OF THE WOMB.

YOU KNOW, HE HAS SORT OF
A DIFFERENT LIFESTYLE

THAN ME, LIVING IN NEBRASKA.

BUT HE'S A GUY
THAT I CAN COUNT ON, YOU KNOW,

AND HE'S A HARD WORKER.

SO I COULDN'T THINK OF
A BETTER PERSON TO BRING ALONG.

Dustin: KEEP GOING.

TYLER ASKED ME TO COME UP HERE.

WE'VE BEEN FISHING
AND HUNTING AND TRAPPING

SINCE, YOU KNOW,
WE WERE LITTLE KIDS.

HE DOESN'T GET
TO COME HOME VERY OFTEN,

SO A BIG, LONG BOAT RIDE
WITH YOUR BROTHER IN ALASKA

SOUNDED AWESOME.

I AM JEALOUS.
[ LAUGHS ]

I ACTUALLY AM PRETTY JEALOUS

THAT I CAN'T BE ALONG
ON THE TRIP.

I'M GONNA WAIT FOR HIM
TO GET UP THE RIVER,

AND THEN I'M GONNA FLY OUT
WITH TWO DOGS.

THE TWO THAT I'M FLYING WITH
REALLY HATE BOATS,

AND IT WOULD BE
JUST KIND OF A RODEO

TO TRY THE BOAT OUT
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

[ DOGS WHINING, HOWLING ]

CHILL, MAN.

GOOSE, GOOSE, GOOSE,
GOOSE, WHOA. NO.

STAY HERE, GOOSE.
GOOSE!

I'M GONNA TAKE 5 ADULT DOGS.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE
CHAINED INTO THE BOAT,

'CAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE THEM
LOOSE, WALKING AROUND THE BOAT.

IT'S JUST TOO DANGEROUS.

Ashley:
GET IN. YOU GET THE FRONT.

Tyler:
THE WORST POSSIBLE SCENARIO

IS THAT WE SWAMP
THE BOAT SOMEHOW.

IF THAT HAPPENS, ALL THE DOGS
ARE MOST LIKELY GONNA DIE.

I'M LOOSENING THEIR COLLARS
AS WE GO.

Ashley: OKAY.

LIKE, IF SOMETHING
HAPPENED TO THE BOAT,

THAT'S THEIR ONLY LUCK IS
IF THEY CAN SLIP THEIR COLLARS.

[ DOG HOWLS ]
SO THEY CAN, YOU KNOW --

THEY COULD EASILY
SQUEEZE THEIR HEAD THROUGH IT.

IF YOU NEED TO,
GET OUT OF IT.

WELL, I THINK
WE'RE READY, DUSTIN.

A FOUR-DAY TRIP.

AND I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY
BEEN ON ANY...

ANY OF THIS RIVER.

SO, NATURALLY,
I'M A LITTLE BIT,

YOU KNOW, NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS.

HEY, TYLER,
THERE'S SOME ROLAIDS HERE

-ON THE SHORE IF YOU NEED THEM.
-[ CHUCKLES ]

I PROBABLY DO NEED THOSE.

I NEED ABOUT
A CASE OF THOSE.

I WISH YOU COULD COME.

WELL, I STILL HAVE TO...

DO A WHOLE BUNCH OF ERRANDS,
RUNNING AROUND TOWN.

YOU KNOW, I AM...THANKFUL

THAT YOU'RE
SUCH A GOOD PARTNER

AND YOU'RE TAKING CARE
OF ALL THAT STUFF.

OH, YOU'RE SWEET.

I LOVE YOU.

I'LL MISS YOU.

BE CAREFUL.

♪♪

I WILL.

HERE WE GO.

OFF INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER.

[ WOLVES HOWLING ]

THEY'RE CLOSE.

[ BABY CRYING ]

Krin:
SINCE I'M THE LAST ONE,

I SHOULD CARRY ON THE LEGACY,
I GUESS.

OH, COME ON.
COME ON.

Charlie:
THERE USED TO BE A LOT MORE

YOUNGER PEOPLE DOING THIS.

NOWADAYS, THERE'S NOBODY.

THIS LIFESTYLE'S
KIND OF BECOMING LOST.

Heimo:
AND THEY SHOULD PASS IT ON
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION,

BUT IT'S NOT HAPPENING.

I MEAN, THE BEARS AND WOLVES
ARE GONNA TAKE IT BACK.

Edna: RIGHT THERE.
HIS EYES ARE GLOWING.

OH, LOOK,
THERE'S TWO OF THEM.

-YOU READY?
-MM-HMM.

[ HEARTBEAT ]

♪♪

Tyler: THAT'S IT.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

THERE'S A CURRENT
THAT'S KIND OF FUNKY HERE.

WE'RE GONNA PARK THE BOAT
AND CLIMB UP THE HILL THERE.

THERE'S A CARIBOU HORN
RIGHT THERE, ITS SKULL.

IT DRIFTED IN THERE.

SO, SEE, IT SHOWS YOU
THERE'S CARIBOU HERE.

I'M READY TO GO.

♪♪

WELL, THE CARIBOU,
IT'S KIND OF A --

IT'S A MAJESTIC ANIMAL.

I MEAN, THEY MIGRATE
FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES,

AND THERE ARE CERTAIN MOUNTAINS
THAT THEY REALLY LIKE.

AND SO ONCE YOU'RE
IN AN AREA FOR A WHILE,

THEN YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT,
WHERE THE ANIMALS ARE,

OR MOST OF THEM.

THIS IS A GOOD, LITTLE CLIMB.

OH, THERE'S A CARIBOU RIGHT
THERE, SKY-LINED OVER THERE.

OH, THERE'S FOUR
OR FIVE OF THEM.

THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.

BUT IF I WENT OVER THERE
AFTER THEM,

THEY'D BE LONG GONE
BY THAT TIME,

LONG GONE.

AND I'M JUST GONNA SIT HERE
FOR ABOUT AN HOUR,

AND I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING
THERE'LL BE MORE.

YEAH. THERE'LL BE MORE.

FIRST TIME
I LOOKED OUT HERE WAS,

OH, 1974 OR 1975.

I WAS 20 YEARS OLD THEN.
[ CHUCKLES ]

JUST A YOUNG KID.

NO WIFE, NO KIDS.

LIKE THE OLD SAYING GOES,

FOOTLOOSE AND FANCY-FREE,
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

NOW GRANDKIDS
AND EVERYTHING -- WOW.

HOW LIFE CHANGES, YOU KNOW?

♪♪

OH, WHEN KRIN COMES OUT,
THAT WILL BE NICE.

IT WILL BE REAL NICE,
YEAH, HER AND THE BABY.

REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE BABY.

THAT'S GOOD.

AND I SURE HOPE THE KID
WANTS TO COME OUT HERE,

YOU KNOW, LEARN THIS LIFESTYLE.

♪♪

I REMEMBER TAKING,
A LONG TIME AGO,

ME AND -- ME AND RHONDA
AND KRIN WENT OUT.

AND IT WAS WARM.
A LITTLE BREEZE.

JUST BEFORE
THE LEAVES DROPPED --

ALL THE COLORS.
THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL YELLOW,

RED, ORANGE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
JUST BEAUTIFUL.

AND THEN I SHOT A CARIBOU,

AND ME AND RHONDA AND KRIN,
WE CARRIED IT BACK.

BUT IT WAS -- IT WAS A DAY WELL
WORTH SPENT IN MY LIFE, BOY.

IT WAS ONE HELL OF A NICE DAY.

IF I COULD LIVE THAT DAY OVER,

I'D LIVE IT
A MILLION TIMES OVER.

IT WAS SO WONDERFUL THAT DAY.

FOR SOME REASON,
I ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT DAY.

[ CHARLIE SQUEAKING ]

[ WEASEL PURRING ]

THAT'S A LITTLE WEASEL.

SO, I KEEP MAKING
THAT SQUEAKING SOUND,

AND HE THINKS IT'S A, YOU KNOW,
IT SOUNDS LIKE A MOUSE.

SO HE KEEPS COMING BACK
AND KIND OF CHECKING IT OUT

AND KIND OF...SIZING ME UP,
SEE IF I WANT TO FIGHT HIM.

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ CONTINUES SQUEAKING ]

I THINK MY DAD PICKED
A PRETTY AWESOME LOCATION

WHEN HE PICKED THIS SPOT.

YOU'RE THE KING OF THE CASTLE
AS A LITTLE KID OUT HERE.

I MEAN, I GOT TO RUN AROUND
THAT WHOLE DARN VALLEY.

AND THAT WAS MY PLAYGROUND
GROWING UP,

WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.

I JUST LOVE LOOKING BACK
DOWN AT THE HOUSE,

AND YOU CAN SEE MOM AND DAD

AND THE DOGS
JUST WALKING AROUND,

LOOKED LIKE A BUNCH
OF ANTS DOWN THERE.

AND JUST KIND OF GETTING
THAT BIRD'S-EYE VIEW

OF LIFE AT HOME.

MY DAD FIRST GOT OUT HERE
IN 1978.

HE GREW UP IN NEW YORK CITY.

SO IT PROBABLY WAS
A HARD TRANSITION.

IT WAS A VERY BRAVE MOVE
FOR MY DAD.

HE BUILT A PLACE,
AND THEN HE MET MY MOTHER

AND THEN HAD ME AND MY SISTER.

WE DIDN'T HAVE VIDEO GAMES
OR TV TO WATCH.

YOU KNOW, MOM AND DAD
SENT US OUTSIDE.

I GREW UP HUNTING AND TRAPPING
AND GATHERING WOOD.

AND YOU LEARN ABOUT SURVIVAL
AT A REALLY YOUNG AGE.

I MEAN, CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT

THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY
LIVE IN IS...

WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

♪♪

RIGHT NOW, I'M WORKING
ON BUILDING MY OWN CABIN,

AND HOPEFULLY SOON
WILL BE MOVING IN.

HAVING MY OWN CABIN IS,
FOR ME, A BIG DEAL.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT FREEDOM.

THE LIFESTYLE MY PARENTS LIVED,

THE HOUSE THAT MY DAD BUILT,

IT'S DEFINITELY INSPIRED ME

TO TRY TO FOLLOW
IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS.

I'M GONNA HEAD BACK

AND TRY TO GET SOME WORK
DONE ON THE CABIN.

-IT'S A BIG RIVER.
-YEAH, IT IS.

Tyler:
SO FAR, SO GOOD.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE
OF HOURS BEHIND US.

AND...IT WOULD BE NICE

TO GET UP TO FORT YUKON TODAY.

THAT'S 70 MILES.

MY BROTHER AND I
HAVE TAKEN CANOE JOURNEYS

AND STUFF TOGETHER BEFORE,

BUT NOTHING ON THIS SCALE.

YOU KNOW IT'S A FAR CRY
FROM WHEN WE WERE LITTLE KIDS,

YOU KNOW, AND BUILDING
LOG RAFTS ON OAK CREEK

BACK IN NEBRASKA, YOU KNOW,

AND LAUNCHING THEM THERE
AND GOING FOR A FEW MILES.

YOU KNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY
NOT A KID'S TRIP.

Tyler: IT'S JUST
INCREDIBLY BROAD, YOU KNOW?

IT'S HARD
TO READ IT, MAN.

-WHERE ARE WE GONNA GO?
-I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S AN ISLAND UP THERE.

THERE'S A LOT OF ISLANDS
ON THIS STRETCH OF THE YUKON.

YOU JUST HAVE TO
KIND OF PICK A SIDE.

HELP ME WATCH FOR LOGS

AND WHATEVER
KIND OF TRASH IS FLOATING.

YOU CAN SEE
ALL THE DEBRIS AND STUFF

KIND OF BLOCKING
THAT CHANNEL,

SO I'M GONNA STAY
IN THE BIG CHANNEL.

BOATING IN ALASKA
IS MORE DANGEROUS

BECAUSE THE WATER
IS ALWAYS COLD.

AND YOU GET INTO WATER
LIKE THAT,

YOU'RE FIGHTING
FOR YOUR LIFE RIGHT AWAY.

AND THE SILTY RIVERS
ARE PRETTY BAD,

BECAUSE THE SILT,

LIKE IN THE YUKON,
WILL GET INTO YOUR CLOTHES,

AND IT WILL PULL YOU DOWN.
IT WEIGHS YOU DOWN.

YOU CAN'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.

[ CLANK, METAL SCRAPING ]

[ DOGS HOWLING ]

[ CLANK, METAL SCRAPING ]

Tyler:
WE JUST BONKED THE BOTTOM.

QUIET!
[ DOGS HOWLING ]

THIS IS SHALLOW.

[ DOGS CONTINUE HOWLING ]

WHAT DO YOU NEED?
HOLD UP, HOLD UP.

[ METAL SCRAPING ]

DAMN IT.

MAN, WE JUST STOPPED.

OH. THIS IS NOT THE SIDE
WE WANT TO BE ON.

NO.
WE GOOD?

DUSTIN, PUSH --
GET UP IN FRONT.

[ DOGS CONTINUE HOWLING ]

HEY! HEY, STOP IT!

PUSH THE BOW THAT WAY.

WE GOT NO CHOICE.
PUT THE BOW INTO THE CURRENT.

SEE IF YOU CAN
SWING THE BOW DOWN.

PULL UP.
WE NEED TO DO THAT MORE.

I JUST GOT INTO
SOME SHALLOW WATER.

NOW I'M TRYING TO FIND
A CHANNEL WE CAN FOLLOW

AND SEE IF WE CAN
GET OUT OF HERE.

WERE'S THE DEEP WATER AT?

THIS BOAT TRIP
IS KIND OF A TEST

TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT
WE CAN USE THE BOAT

TO GET INTO THE TRAP LINE,

TO JUST DEVELOP, YOU KNOW,

A LITTLE BIT MORE
INDEPENDENCE AND...

YOU KNOW, BASICALLY,
JUST GOING FURTHER

AND FURTHER INTO THIS LIFESTYLE.

Dustin:
NOW YOU'RE GONNA GET INTO
SOME LITTLE BIT DEEPER WATER.

I THINK YOU CAN
FIRE IT UP, TYLER.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

KEEP CHECKING.

JUST KIND OF AFRAID
TO HIT THE GAS AGAIN, YOU KNOW?

Dustin: TYLER HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A LITTLE BIT MORE ANXIOUS.

HE'S NERVOUS A LOT.
HE THINKS -- HE THINKS A LOT.

YOU KNOW, HE'S
A PHILOSOPHY MAJOR, SO...

SOMETIMES HE COMES DOWN
ON HIMSELF

A LITTLE HARD
FOR LITTLE MISTAKES.

Tyler: I HOPE.

♪♪

Charlie: THIS IS THE FIRST CABIN
I'VE EVER BUILT.

I'M GETTING PRETTY CLOSE

TO PUTTING THE LAST LOG
ON THE CABIN,

AND I DEFINITELY HOPE
I GET IT DONE BY THE FIRST SNOW.

THAT'S THE GOAL.

I WON'T BE IN
MOM AND DAD'S HOUSE ANYMORE,

SO THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SEASON
LIVING ON MY OWN.

YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE
PRETTY EXCITING.

SO, IT'S HARDER TO DO
EVERYTHING IN THE WINTER.

I MEAN,
YOU GOT THE SNOW AND COLD.

SO, YEAH, I'M JUST REALLY
PUSHING HARD TO GET IT DONE.

FOR A ONE-MAN OPERATION,

THE HARDEST PART IS
GETTING THE LOGS UP, I GUESS.

THERE'S MANY,
MANY TONS WORTH OF LOGS

LIFTED UP ONTO THIS CABIN.

♪♪

SO, THIS IS PROBABLY THE --

MAYBE THE 80th LOG.

I GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL
HOW I PULL IT UP

AND PUT IT IN PLACE.

THESE COME-ALONGS
ARE SO POWERFUL

IF YOU HAVE A HANG-UP
ON THE WRONG SPOT.

I CAN TWIST OUT MY WALL.
THAT COULD DO SOME DAMAGE.

THIS WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR
WORKING ON IT, SO...

IT'S GONNA MEAN THE END
OF A VERY, VERY LONG JOURNEY.

I MEAN, I LOOK AT THE HOUSE
THAT MY DAD BUILT

WHEN HE FIRST GOT OUT HERE.

I ALWAYS WONDER, YOU KNOW,

WHAT DID HE THINK HIS LIFE
WAS GONNA BE LIKE AND...

AND WHAT HE SAW IN HIS FUTURE.

UM...

I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHAT
MY FUTURE IS GONNA HOLD, SO...

IT'LL BE EXCITING.

I SEE THE LIGHT
AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

BY THE TIME THE SNOW
HAS FALLEN OUT HERE,

I DEFINITELY WANT
TO GET THIS CABIN FINISHED

SO I'LL BE MOVED IN,

HOPEFULLY GET A MOOSE,

YOU KNOW, AND JUST START
GETTING READY FOR WINTER.

♪♪

THIS CABIN'S GONNA BE MY HOME
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

IT'S SOMETHING
THAT I'VE DREAMED ABOUT

FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME.

THERE'S A --

OH, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT THERE IS A CARIBOU

IN THE TREES, RIGHT THERE.

OVER HERE.
AND, LOOK, THERE'S MORE.

THERE'S TWO COWS AND A CALF.

AND THEY'RE JUST STANDING THERE.

BUT HOW LONG THEY'RE
GONNA BE THERE, I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST GOT A FEELING
THEY'RE GONNA MOVE.

DANG.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S JUST GO.

[ Whispering ] OKAY,
WE GOT TO CROSS THIS OPENING,

AND THERE'S A LITTLE
BIT OF TREES.

GOT TO BE VERY QUIET NOW.

WATCH WHERE YOU STEP.

DON'T -- NO BRANCHES BREAKING.

[ WATER SPLASHING ]

Shh, shh, shh. QUIET.

HOT.

PUT MY -- MY BANDANA ON.

I SEE THE CARIBOU THERE.

DON'T MOVE.

[ GUNSHOT ]

♪♪

[ GUNSHOT ]

I GOT IT.

YEAH, THERE'S THE COW
WITH THE CALF RIGHT THERE.

I SHOT THAT OTHER COW,
THE LONE COW.

GOOD. WE GOT MEAT.
[ CHUCKLES ]

OH, THERE.
IT TRIED TO GET UP --

OH, HANG ON.

LET ME -- LET ME FINISH IT OFF.

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ SIGHS ]

OH, GOOD.

MEAT, MEAT, MEAT.

MAN, EDNA'S GONNA
BE REALLY HAPPY.

[ BIRDS SQUAWKING ]

RAVENS.

THEY'RE QUICK.

HOW THEY KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.

THEY JUST DO.

CARIBOU IS LIKE
THE BEEF OF THE ARCTIC.

YOU KNOW, IT'S --

I MEAN, THERE'S
SO MANY CARIBOU, YOU KNOW,

AND IT'S PRETTY
IMPORTANT EATING-WISE.

IT IS FUN TO HUNT, YOU KNOW?

YEAH. I ADMIT, IT IS FUN.

BUT ONCE THAT TRIGGER'S PULLED

AND THAT ANIMAL GOES DOWN,

THE FUN'S GONE, MAN.

IT'S GONE.

THEN IT'S JUST SOLID WORK.

ONE KIDNEY! YES.

ONE KIDNEY.

THE TONGUE IS MY FAVORITE
PART OF THE CARIBOU.

KIDNEYS ARE PRETTY HIGH
ON THE LIST, TOO.

THE BRISKET.

STILL GOT TO CARRY
THIS THING BACK.

YOU KNOW, ME AND EDNA
GOT TO MAKE IT INTO DRIED MEAT.

IT IS A LOT OF WORK.
WITH THIS LIFESTYLE,

FREEDOM IS NEVER CHEAP,
I GUESS YOU'D SAY,

'CAUSE YOU GOT TO PAY FOR IT
IN SOME WAY.

WHETHER IT'S FINANCIAL
OR PHYSICAL,

YOU STILL GOT TO PAY FOR IT.

OH, MY BACK'S ACHING.

OHH!

TOMORROW, I'M GONNA SLEEP IN,

TILL 7:00.

[ BIRDS SQUAWKING ]

[ RATCHET CLINKING ]

I'M PRETTY PSYCHED.

THIS IS THE LAST LOG
TO BE PULLED UP ON THIS WALL.

THIS IS GONNA BE A LARGE
RIDGE POLE TO PUT UP.

PROBABLY CLOSE TO 800 POUNDS.

AFTER I PUT THIS RIDGE POLE IN,

IT'LL BE THE LAST LOG TO GO UP,

THEN I'LL BE FRAMING
THE ROOF IN, YOU KNOW.

I STILL GOT TO PUT A FLOOR --
A FLOOR IN,

AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
DOORS AND WINDOWS.

BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW --

THE ACTUAL CABIN PART
WILL BE FINISHED,

AND THAT'S MOST OF IT.

THAT'S MOST OF THE WORK.

GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING,
YOU KNOW, LIVABLE.

♪♪

THAT SUPPORTING LOG'S
SUPPORTING THE RIDGE POLE.

SO IT'S GOT A LOT OF WEIGHT
ON IT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

SO I DON'T WANT TO DO
ANYTHING TOO QUICKLY

AND STRESS IT MORE
THAN IT NEEDS TO BE.

IT'D BE VERY EASY
TO PUSH THIS OFF THE WALL.

AND I'VE DONE THAT BEFORE,
THE OTHER LOG.

REALLY DON'T WANT
TO DO IT WITH THIS ONE.

UM, MOOSE BURGERS,

SAUSAGE OR...

I DON'T KNOW.
HOT DOGS IS MORE YOUR STYLE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YEAH, THAT LOOKS
KIND OF NICE FROM HERE.

WE'RE PULLING
INTO A LITTLE...

GRAVEL BAR HERE THAT LOOKS
KIND OF NICE FOR CAMPING.

Tyler: WE'VE HAD A FEW ROUGH --
HIT A FEW ROUGH SPOTS,

BUT WE'RE BASICALLY DONE

WITH 1/3
OF THE JOURNEY RIGHT NOW.

A COUPLE MORE DAYS,
AND WE'LL BE THERE.

WE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT IT
AS KIDS, YOU KNOW,

DOING SOME CRAZY
ADVENTURE LIKE THIS,

BUT IT WAS ALWAYS
JUST A DREAM.

TYLER'S THE ONE
THAT DID THIS.

HE MADE IT HAPPEN, AND...

PRETTY PROUD OF HIM
FOR DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THANKS, MAN.
[ LAUGHS ]

GET READY TO TRIM UP.

IT'S GONNA GET SHALLOW HERE
IN JUST A SECOND.

[ DOGS HOWLING ]

SO, IT WAS A GOOD FIRST DAY.

WE GOT TURNED AROUND
A COUPLE TIMES

AND SCRAPED BOTTOM
QUITE A FEW,

BUT, I MEAN, I'M GLAD
IT WASN'T A DISASTER.

YOU KNOW, THEN
I WOULD BE DISCOURAGED

AND MIGHT NOT WANT
TO KEEP DOING IT.

THE DOGS ARE HAPPY
TO BE OFF.

YEAH.

LONG RIDE FOR THEM.

♪♪

THIS IS THE WAY
TO TRAVEL, IF YOU CAN.

JUST MORE RELAXED, MORE...

MORE MEANINGFUL,
IN A LOT OF WAYS.

YOU KNOW WHERE
WE'RE GOING, HMM?

KNOW WHERE WE'RE HEADED?

BACK OUT TO THE WOODS?

♪♪

Edna:
I ENJOY ALL THAT SKIPPING.

TRYING TO BEAT MY OLD RECORD.

[ LAUGHS ]

HEIMO WILL TELL ME
WHAT TIME HE'S GONNA BE HOME.

SO I COME OUT HERE
AND WAIT FOR HIM.

I WORRY ABOUT HIM
WHEN HE'S NOT...

WHEN HE'S GONE.

HE MIGHT FALL DOWN,
HURT HIS LEG.

A BEAR MIGHT GET HIM.

AND I HOPE HE'S
GONNA BE HOME SOON.

WE HAVE A REAL STRONG BOND
TOGETHER OUT HERE.

♪♪

Edna:
OH. I HEARD THE BOAT MOTOR.

HE'S COMING.

YOU GOT ONE.

-[ GRUNTS ]
-DID YOU?

YOU GOT ROCKS
IN YOUR BACKPACK?

-WHAT'S THAT?
-I WANT TO SEE.

YOU CAN'T. YOU CAN'T.

LET ME.

-NOTHING.
-UH-HUH, NOTHING.

-DARN IT.
-YEAH, RIGHT.

YOU GOT NO BLOOD
ON YOUR CLOTHES.

OKAY, NOW I SEE.

-YOU FEEL IT NOW?
-YEAH.

WELL, WE GOT MEAT.
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

I WANT TO EAT TONGUE, OKAY?

I'M TIRED.

BUT I AIN'T GOT A WET ASS.

YOU WANT ME TO PUSH YOU
AND GET WET ASS?

NO-O-O.

[ CHUCKLES ]
NO.

OKAY.

THERE WE GO. THAT'S --

THAT'S AS FAR AS IT'S GONNA GO.

VERY TOP LOG.

AND THE FACT
THAT I BUILT IT BY MYSELF

IS, TO ME, A BIG DEAL.

A CABIN IS A SHELTER.

IT'S A WAY TO GET OUT
OF THE WEATHER.

IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED.

AND IT'S ALSO HOME.

AND THAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING.

I AM PLENTY PLEASED
WITH IT THUS FAR.

I'M QUITE CONFIDENT

THERE'LL BE A LOT
OF HAPPY MEMORIES

IN THAT HOUSE.

Heimo:
I GOT TO WASH THIS TONGUE.

Edna: YEAH.

GO RIGHT HERE.
GO SLOW.

POUR IT SLOW.

THAT'S GOOD.

Heimo: THE TONGUE IS THE BEST
PART OF THE CARIBOU.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT
I NORMALLY DON'T EVEN SHARE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
KRIN, FOR SURE, BIG TIME,

AND, OF COURSE, THE GRANDKID.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

IT'S THE NEW GENERATION HERE.

AND THIS WAY OF LIFE,
YOU KNOW, I MEAN,

THIS WAY OF LIFE
IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US.

FIRST MEAT FOR THIS SEASON.

I HOPE THAT OUR FAMILY,
SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE,

KEEPS GOING IN THIS LIFESTYLE.

FIND YOU A STICK.

HAVE A LITTLE COMPETITION.

STICK-BREAKING CONTEST?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]

ME AND TYLER USED TO HAVE
STICK-BREAKING COMPETITIONS

-WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER.
-[ CHUCKLES ]

WE'D FIND A LOG
JUST LIKE THIS.

SPEND HOURS
TRYING TO SMACK THEM

UNTIL THEY BROKE.

[ LAUGHS ]

Tyler: BEING ABLE TO GO BACK OUT
TO THE WOODS EVERY YEAR

IS REALLY GETTING
INTO A TIME MACHINE

AND TRANSPORTING YOURSELF
INTO THE PAST.

THIS IS LIKE A GRAND
ADVENTURE, BASICALLY.

IT JUST KIND OF DRIVES ME.

Bob: OUT HERE,
IT'S A VERY SAFE FEELING.

BUT THAT COULD CHANGE,
IN A SECOND.

[ WHISTLES ]

THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE STUFF
THAT YOU CAN'T PREDICT.

-YOU GOT THAT GUN?
-YEAH.

MWAH. LOVE YOU.

Heimo: EITHER OUR FAMILY
KEEPS THIS GOING,

OR ELSE THE PLACE
WILL JUST ROT AWAY.

IT'S JUST NOT WHERE
MY LIFE IS RIGHT NOW.

Bob:
I NEED TO GET BACK TO MY CABIN.

I HAVEN'T SEEN IT
FOR QUITE A WHILE.

HOLY [BLEEP]
SOMEBODY'S BEEN IN HERE.