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♪ You piss in my boot

♪ And you tell me it's rain

I've long admired those who create beauty

from what was once cast off as futile and unworthy...

♪ And bury our families deep in them mines ♪

...those who persist and thrive,

overcoming any obstacle that lay before them.

♪ Why not plant cigarette trees? ♪

In Kentucky is a lasting legacy of innovation,

a culture of making the most with what you've been given.

They're my kind of people.

Alright, hit it!

Here we go!

Yeah, baby.

That was crazy!

A few years back, I took my first ride

through the Appalachians, and ever since,

the stunning mountain landscape has been calling me back.

♪ Daylight's coming, and I can't wait ♪

♪ I've been pacing around

♪ And counting down for the sun ♪

So when I got an invite for a local charity ride

in Kentucky's coal country, I wanted in.

♪ Here we go

♪ And I can't wait till the end of the road ♪

The road through the Bluegrass State

crosses a part of Appalachia

once considered too dangerous to travel...

The land itself, with its rugged mountains

and wide, swift rivers, were constant barriers.

...until some trailblazers

muscled their way in to carve out a life for themselves.

It's a spirit handed down

from generations of farmers and miners.

We're proud Kentuckians.

That's one of my favorite things

is that people are proud to be from Kentucky.

They believe in helping their neighbors,

and they believe in keeping Kentucky beautiful.

And today, with the changing tides of industry,

those that have the foresight to repurpose and reinvent

are the ones that keep that Kentucky spirit alive.

"Come and get it."

But before heading out...

...I've got a breakfast date with one of my oldest friends.

-Yeah, there he is. -Kentucky!

What's up?

How are you, brother?

Yeah, it's good to see you!

With over 120 film and TV appearances,

from "Traffic" to "Westworld,"

everybody knows Clifton Collins Jr.

The first time I saw Cliff in a movie, he blew me away.

I immediately called my agent and said,

"Hey, who is this guy?"

And ever since, we've been good friends.

-Need some coffee? -You got an I.V.?

-Coffee drip? -Yeah.

So when I found out he's preparing for a role

as a derby jockey,

Kentucky was the perfect place to have him along for a ride.

Whoa, look at these doughnuts!

-Oh, wow. -Good Lord Almighty.

Yeah, this is cholesterol-level hell.

-This is awesome. -Thank you.

Yeah, we work really hard.

I think I'll have a doughnut hole.

Wow, this looks like it's gonna hurt.

-So good. -They're so good.

It hurts, "donut"? Hurts, don't it?

Oh, I see what you did!

Up top.

That's so good.

So how long have you guys been here?

Since 2013.

We started out of a tent,

and we would go to, really, any place that would have us.

And we would just schlep doughnuts everywhere.Rock on.

Yeah.And then we opened our doughnut shop January of 2017.

-Yes. -Wow.

-Why doughnuts? -Why not?

Yeah!

Thank you guys. We're gonna have some coffee.

How are you, buddy? How you been?

You're always doing a movie somewhere.

Every time I talk to you, you're somebody else, somewhere else.

I am. I forget who I am sometimes.

I just get to be me now. Yeah.

Yeah, you always go deep with your characters.

I mean, I don't even know if you remember that story,

but I saw you in "187,"

and I was kind of a newbie actor in L.A.,

and you're just scaring the

out of Sam Jackson, like, way back when.

And I was like, "That guy! That guy's great."

And I love seeing you on "Westworld."

I was like, "Yeah!"

That was -- It's such a good show, "Westworld."

That show is so special.

I mean, it connects me to my legacy of Westerns.

I'm wearing my grandfather's gun belt from "Rio Bravo."

Like, my actual grandpa's gun belt.

Yeah. Tell me the story again about your grandpa.

You have such a cool history.

Grandpa was a song-and-dance man from the age of 7.

And he had an opportunity to perform

on the Groucho Marx show.

He ended up joking, singing, dancing.

And then he was signed by William Morris the next day.

Dude, that's so cool.

So where we headed?

We're eventually going to Red River Gorge,

which is an old coal-mining town.

We're gonna go explore.That will be dope!

- You ready? - Yeah.

It'll be awesome!Let's do it.

Bye, guys. Thank you.

Thank you for the holes.

Kentucky. You've been here.

You know this spot.

I did a move out here called --

I forget what it's called.

I was an ex-convict turkey hunter.

Over the next three days,

we'll hit the historic streets of Old Louisville

before setting off east into Lexington's horse country.

From there, we'll venture into the misty mountain terrain

of the Red River Gorge,

a breathtaking end to a 150-mile ride.

Have you ever been to the Kentucky Derby?

No, but I'd like to. I'm gonna do a jockey film.

Oh, right on, dude.

Louisville's known as the northernmost city

of the American South,

a hybrid of culture and influence.

Its location once made it an industrial giant,

and the last decade has seen the city reawaken.

Should we get Louisville Sluggers while we're here?

I love it.

Right now, we're heading to a vintage bike shop

that carries on the Kentucky tradition

of breathing new life into the well-worn.

-What's up? -Hey!

-Hey! -Hi, Norman.

Jackie. Nice to meet you.Nice to meet you, too.

-Pleasure. -Welcome, welcome, welcome.

In 2012, bike builder Chad Francis quit his day job

and founded Retro Wrench...

Built my business off the idea

of trying to keep these old bikes on the road.

...an award-winning vintage repair and customization shop

whose maxim is simple -- ride old bikes.

-What a cool shop. -The building's 1898.

So you got all the original asbestos, the good ones.

All the good lead paint and everything.

The classic original, yeah, lead paint.

All the lead paint, yeah.

It was a paper mill and then saw blade factory.

Pretty much this is the way it was a hundred years ago.

I like this guy right here, this little 250.

Yeah, 1973.

The best thing about it is nobody tore it up.

It's still all in original condition.

And it'll kick you back. Just kick it hard.

-Yeah! -Yeah!

-Oh, man! -What?

Wait, hold on, hold on, hold on!What?

-Oh! -Yeah.

What are you doing with this guy? What's this?

Which one?This silver.

Oh, a customer brought it in.

It was his father's bike.

His dad passed away, and he wants to make it perfect.

That's awesome.So that's why it's here.

I'm rebuilding my grandfather's '68 El Dorado.

It's amazing how something like that

reconnects you with your lineage, your family.

Part of the reason I'm doing all this

is to keep these guys' memories alive.

Is this, like, the artist district of this area?

I wouldn't say it would be necessarily the artist district,

but we got our friend Jackie next door.

She's gonna be riding with us today.

She's an artist.

And then Louis is a blacksmith right up the street.

We're all younger entrepreneur people

that are looking to do something for themselves.

We're all just trying to enjoy it, man.

Yeah.

♪ I got you

♪ You got me

-That's awesome. -This thing is so badass, dude.

Whoo!

♪ I met you

♪ But I know things would be alright ♪

Wow, look at this -- what is this, house museum.

-That's nuts. -Whoa!

-These homes are great. -Wow.

-Aren't they gorgeous? -Each one is so unique.

Whoa! That looks dope.

And they're like three courses of brick thick.

They look like they can take a cannonball.

Yeah, that's why they're still here.

♪ I got you

♪ You got me

So right now, we're on the edge of Old Louisville.

This area was settled right before the turn of the century.

However, these beautiful homes were abandoned

because in the 1970s,

due to white flight, everybody left.

It feels like the type of community

that would warrant artists moving into.

Yeah.You know what I mean?

Yeah, there are a lot of very creative types

living here in Louisville.Yeah.

So now you're seeing a bit of a revival here.

♪ Glad you came through

Hold on.

Uh-oh.

-Huh. -Of course.

It wouldn't be a vintage bike ride without one breaking down.

Of course, of course.

Hey, park it and get in the sidecar.

Yeah, yeah.

Don't go fast! I'm scared!

Here we go, kids! Whoo-hoo!

Aah! Ah!

Hold on, Jackie!

Yeah!

Whoo!

Aah!

Is Colonel Sanders really buried

right next to Muhammad Ali?

-Yes. -Wow.

Where are we going for lunch?

Before we head out of Old Louisville,

we're making one final stop --

a 19th-century schoolhouse turned speakeasy.

Air Devil's Inn.

Air Devil's Inn.

So this used to be

the big bike night place on Thursday nights.

And all the Harley dudes would show up.

They used to pack this whole lot.

-Smells good already. -Smells like daytime bar.

Daytime bar.

How long has this bar been open?

Since 1934. Huh.

We don't even close for Christmas anymore.

What's the theme with the airplanes I see everywhere?

Well, this originally started as an aviation bar

because Bowman Field's right across the street.Mm.

When Amelia Earhart came to Bowman Field in 1935,

she came over here.Oh, wow.

When I grew up, this was where everybody came.

You'd come here to see the bikes.

And it would be an assortment, a collected group

of just the craziest individuals I ever met.

It seems like everything's so individual here.

The houses are individual. The people are individual.

The bikes are all individual.

That's the best thing about Louisville

is how eclectic it really is.

-Yeah. -Yeah.

Poor buddy. Must suck to taste this good.

Portobellos if you want a portobello.

You getting a portobello?

Yeah, I want to try it.

In Louisville, you'll find a proud city

that embraces the individuality and diversity

that pushes it forward,

a place where opportunity is limited

only by a lack of imagination

and a strong sense of community is the tie that binds.

What a pleasure to meet you.Yeah, brother.

Thank you for bringing us here.

Nice to meet you, too, you firecracker.

If I drink it, I'm cool?

You're not gonna die today.

Freaky. It's like a ghost town.

Don't hook your thumbs.

We don't want to have a four-fingered

crossbow-shooting Daryl. You know what I mean?

This is feeling kind of sleety.

I shifted into rain mode.

You're like, "Why'd I do this?

Like, I'm no longer friends with Norman."

♪ He's gonna drink it all

We're literally driving across Kentucky. Yeah.

This is my first time doing anything like this.

I'm not making a movie.

I'm just having fun for a change.

♪ They're gonna take him down

Leaving Louisville, it's a 75-mile ride

along U.S. Route 64 east

into the distillery district of Lexington.

-Bourbon County. -Bourbon County.

-Crossing over. -Whoo!

♪ Take him outside

♪ They're gonna take him down

240 years ago, bourbon was created

just outside these city limits.

We have twice as many barrels of bourbon

in Kentucky as we do people.

Some people around here treat it like water.

Some people treat it like gold.

It's life, man.

Kentucky was practically built on this stuff,

and now it's helping to fuel Lexington's rebirth.

If you order gin and tonic,

you're gonna get a dirty look from your bartender.

'Cause if you're not drinking bourbon in Kentucky,

you are not living.

Smells like bourbon in here.

-Hi. -Hey, guys.

-Marjorie. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.

Clifton, Marjorie.

You been to a distillery before ever?

-Never been to a distillery. -Really? Oh, cool.

Never seen this, yeah.

James E. Pepper, he's the founder of this facility.

Originally built in 1879,

and then it shut down in the '50s,

and then this building sat abandoned for 50 years.

I grew up here in Lexington, and you did not come over here.

In the last 10 years, bourbon has become so popular.

-Wow. -Whoa!

-That's cool. -That is so cool!

If this was Willy Wonka, you'd see a little face

going, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!"

-Yeah. They'd be -- -In the windows.

They'd be hanging on it.

How come it's --

I always thought bourbon wasn't clear.

-Yeah. -It's a brown color.

So that's the last step is the aging.

Oh.And that's 100% of he color comes from the aging.

Oh.

So once you age the whiskey, it comes out a lot different.

So I've got a couple different things for you to try.

And what's the difference between bourbon and whiskey?

Like... Bourbon is just a type of whiskey.

So you've got Scotch whiskey, Irish whiskey,

Canadian whiskey, Tennessee whiskey.

We love rye here. We make a lot of rye.

Bourbons and rye whiskeys.

What we're trying first is 100% rye whiskey.

I felt something crunchy down there.

Yeah, that's that char.That -- Wow.

Oh, get some delicious char taste in there.

So you might get char in -- Yeah.

It's good luck. Mmm!

Yeah, you got some good char chunks. Like...

Yeah. Go for it.If I drink it, I'm cool?

Yeah. A little bit.

What do you mean, "Yeah"?Maybe.

Shoulder shrugs.Sure, a little bit.

Yeah, probably, not likely.

You're not gonna die today.

Oh, my God. So much char. No, that's nice.

So you get 50% to 60% of the flavor

from the actual wood of the barrel.

And every barrel is gonna taste a little bit different.

This is 95% rye and 5% malted barley.

And it's been in this barrel like three or four years.

Yeah, this barrel looks much different than this barrel.

Yeah.All haggard, beat up.

Yeah, I got a feeling this is gonna be a little better.Lift a little.

-Whoa. -Whoa!

-That was a good one. Hello! -You're thirsty.

Yeah, so this --I did not mean that to happen.

Yeah.You know what I'm saying?

That looks beautiful, that color.That was an accident.

That's what everyone says.Ooh, look at the fingers.

Can you smell the difference?

Yeah.Yeah, I think I can, yeah.

It's almost minty.Sweeter.

Cinnamon, cloves,

This is better.

This is better. That's great.

Ooh.This is way better.

This is powerful.

You can't leave here until you drink all of that.

Yeah, well, then I'm spending the night.

That's how that works.

You guys want some whiskey to take with you?

This is barrel-proof rye whiskey.

This is what you tried.Which one, that one or --

that barrel or that barrel?The good stuff.

Oh, hell yeah.Ooh.

Yeah. Yeah. Sweet!

Good to meet you.Nice to meet you.

Yeah, thanks for coming.Thank you for showing us around.

Yeah, totally.

-See you guys. -See ya.

We're both, like, walking out of there like, "Oh, uh..."

But we didn't drink all that.

No. We're good. We were smart.

She's like, "Down all of that."

I'm like, "Not unless I sleep on the floor."The younger us --

The younger us would have sampled a bottle each.

After drinking some bourbon,

it's probably a good idea to just let the bikes lie

and get acquainted with the local music scene.

-The Burl. -The Burl.

Live music.

This guy's -- This guy's chopping wood out front.

What's up, man? What are you doing? What's up, guys?

What are you -- What are you destroying?

Oh, wood. I'm Seth.

I'm, Norm. Hey, nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, man.Yeah.

Cannon. Norman.

Nice to meet you, man.Nice to meet you, guys.

-Is this your spot? -This is our spot.

-It is, it is. -Oh, cool.

-Yeah. -Music and entertainment.

A lot of blues, Americana, you know, bluegrass. Yeah.

You guys just sitting around having a drink one night

and said, "Let's -- Let's open up a spot"?

-And we played in a band. -Yeah.

And we liked music, so we just started building it,

and then, fortunately, people came.

The revitalization of the older areas,

people really gravitate towards that.

And you guys old friends or, like...

Since third grade.Yeah, we've known each other, yeah, a long time.

Since third grade, then fourth grade,

we had a falling out, but after that...

-Yeah. -Special friends.

-Would you guys like a drink? -Heck -- Oh, yeah.

We just sampled a bunch of bourbon.

Why not?

So we've got a really cool spot for the bands.

You know, we realized that a lot of these bands,

you know, they're sleeping in their van.

So we built them a nice little pad over here.

Stretch out.What, you -- you built an in-house residence

for bands to play.Yes. Yes.

Where they can come in --How cool is that?

We'll show it to you. Come on. Let's go check it.

It's like, hey, man, if we were a touring band,

that's what we would like,

and that's just sort of how we operate.

-Whoo. -What do I hear?

That sounds like a little bluegrass.

So they're just getting warmed up.

-Yeah! -Yeah!

Sweet!

-Beautiful. -Ladies, ladies.

That was awesome. I'm Norman. Hi.

Hey, how are you doing? I'm Montana.

-Nice to meet you, Montana. -Hey, Montana.

-Linda Jean. -Norman.

-Nice to meet you. Pleasure. -Nice to meet you.

-Glad you're in Kentucky. -Yeah, Kentucky's cool.

-This is my first time here. -It's really quirky.

There's all kinds of different culture that's developed

in, like, different little pockets of Kentucky.

Yeah.And, like, really cool music has sprung up.

Huge thanks to this place. You know what I mean?

Oh, for real? Yeah.Like, we -- we needed a big --

We needed a place that we could, like,

all kind of curate shows here, and every year,

we try to make, like, a list of goals.

And we found one from a couple years ago

that was, like, all these goals,

and one -- one of the top ones was "Play The Burl."

There you go! Boom! There you go!

Play The Burl.

You made our dreams come true, guys.

And then how do you guys know each other?

We went to college together, where we studied,

like, traditional Kentucky music.

Trying to learn old songs and stuff.

Play us a song. Play us a ditty.

-A ditty? -A ditty?

♪ I'm a Kentuckian

♪ And I'm from the South

♪ But you won't hear hate coming from my mouth ♪

Yeah!♪ Unless it's aimed at greed

Song has the power to unify and connect...

♪ I believe in a commonwealth

...to transcend age and beliefs.

♪ That's how I was raised

♪ I'm a Kentuckian

It's not just a sound, but a feeling.

♪ Yes, I'm from...

And when you finally hear it...

♪ That's how I was raised

♪ I'm a Kentuckian

...you just know.

Whoa!

On a scale of one to 10, how's Cliffy doing?

-A two. -Whoa. Whoa. Whoa!

Last night, I discovered a newfound love for bourbon.

Oh! Good morning.

Good morning, good morning.

It's safe to say bourbon doesn't love me back.

Ugh.

♪ I'm feeling down, oh, no

But today, we ride, and not just machines.

Cliffy's here to study up on the only thing more famous

in Lexington than its bourbon.

What's that smell? Wow.

Fresh, fresh, wonderful manure.

Hello.

And our new friend Cannon knows just the place

we can get an up-close look.

So we're going out to my buddy Arthur's farm.

Arthur's family has been in the horse industry

for a lot of years, man.

Kentucky's always been known for horses.

You guys ever been to the Kentucky Derby?

-No. -I haven't, either.

It's a pretty wild time.

The Kentucky Derby is just one of the great horse races

known around the world.

Lord Boswell trying to get to the front.

It's wild.

It's kind of like if you had the Super Bowl

in your hometown every single year.

A lot of beautiful women go there with beautiful hats.

So these horses that we're about to go see,

are they Kentucky Derby horses?

They got some small colts, some foals here,

you know, that will turn into racers.

I'm not really very good on a horse.

They kind of freak me out.

It's eerily quiet and beautiful here.

Yeah.

What's up, boys?What's up, man? Hi. I'm Norman.

Arthur.Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.Yeah, pleasure.

What's up, buddy? Good to see you.Nice to see you.

Thanks for coming to Stone Farm. Yeah.

You guys ready to feed some horses?

Yeah, sure.

Alright.

What, how many acres do you have here?

It's close to 2,300.

-Holy balls! -My dad started it in the '70s,

and he's been doing it ever since.

Alright, so what we're gonna do, I'm gonna call the girls.

How -- How do you call them? What's it like?

-You got a special call? -Come up!

-You just go, "Come up"? -Yeah.

That's not sexy.

Like, you know, that's how you call your ladies?

-"Come up"? -You want to call 'em?

When you go into town to a bar, are you like, "Come up?"

-That's the Kentucky call, man. -Is that it?

Should I just, like, kiss my shoes goodbye now or later?

Just watch the poop.

You want to call 'em? We can call 'em.

You can call 'em however you want, man.

You can be sexy. You can be mean.

You can do whatever, but just say something to them,

and they'll come.

Yo!

Get over here!

Horses!

-Here they come. -Yep.

Go ahead and dump it.

See how they're all paired up, too?

Pretty cool, right?Is that because that's their mother?

-Yeah, that's their mom. -Yeah, that's their mom.

Come on, girls.

Hi.

That's Coversong. She's a really nice mare.

-Coversong. -Hi.

-There you go. -Super friendly.

So what is it about Kentucky

that it's -- it's so great with the horses?

Well, Kentucky has got a really deep limestone bed underneath,

and the soil has leeched out all this calcium and phosphorous

and all the really good minerals that horses need to get strong.

-Wow. -Yeah.

Horses like this typically can be really good athletes

because they are welcoming to instruction.

We had a horse, and his name ended up being Fusaichi Pegasus,

and he won the Kentucky Derby.Oh, wow.

So ever since then, my dad's always said

if you see one that is really personable

and has that attitude...Yeah.

...pay attention.

How many winners have you produced from the farm?

Over a hundred stakes winners.

-Wow. -Wow.

We've raised three Kentucky Derby winners.

Oh, wow.

So you guys ready to go check out the track

and maybe ride a couple horses?

That sounds great.Yeah, Cliff's dying to do that.

I might just go to, like, Waffle House while you guys do this.

You guys have fun.

You're not coming?I'm just gonna hang here with the kitty cat.

Yeah, you guys have a good time.

Bye.

Cute little pony. Okay.

Adorable. You look adorable.

Those are racetrack horses, too, by the way.

-So hang on. -Ha.

He's smelling your ass, Cliff.

He said he could ride.Does he --

He can't. Does he seem like he can ride?

Well, he was, like, telling him how to steer.

And I was like, "What?"Really?

Yeah, but those are horses that go from here to you.

Come on.

Hollywood horses do this.

And then they eat grass.

For real.

Whoa!

Whoa, whoa.

Whoa!

On a scale of one to 10, how's Cliffy doing?

-He's doing a two. -A two?

Whoa! Whoa. Whoa.

Whoa!

Ooh!

Whoa!

Good girl.

You better walk right now.

Boy, you're crazy.

-How was it? -Good.

-You guys were flying. -Liked to do her own thing.

Was that like riding other horses? Was that different?

It was a little different. It had a different mouthpiece.

So it's kind of like if your rack-and-pinon steering's

real loose on an old Caddy and you turn it like this

and it doesn't really go left and doesn't really go right...

-No power steering? -That's what it felt like.

Once I realized that --

You just pissed your horse off, dude.

All these horses are laughing right now.They're laughing.

They're like, "Get this city boy out of the country right now."

See ya, bro.

Alright, let's do this!

This property is just ridiculous.

Mm. Everywhere you look, it's a postcard.

Like a Louis L'Amour book.

Yeah.

What was that name of that little pony that we first met?

Coversong.

Coversong is gonna be a champion. I can feel it.

It is in that if they're sociable,

that means they're gonna be good.

Yeah. You know, that's why I love spending time

with those people when it's time to do a movie,

'cause you learn that kind of stuff, you know?

I'm stealing that.

Yeah, put that in that jockey movie.

Yeah!

Leaving Lexington, it's a 70-mile ride

down Mountain Parkway into Red River Gorge,

a geological area in the Daniel Boone National Forest

bursting with a bevy of nature.

Every spot looks like a masterpiece.

The hiking is great. Camping is great.

It has a concentration of places

to do activities like nowhere else.

While coal and limestone mining

once fueled the economy of Eastern Kentucky,

today, communities are finding new means of survival

by repurposing these resources.

Whoa! Look at that!

I have no idea what to expect right now.

We're off to explore one of those old limestone mines...

-Hey, guys. -Norman. Hi.

Heather. Nice to meet you.Hey, Heather. Clifton.

We're gonna get you geared up.

...not by foot,

but on paddleboards that glow in the dark.

Your suit is rear-entry.Rear-entry?

You, too, so you're gonna climb in from the back.

Which way's the back?

Clifton's kicking your butt over here with getting dressed.

But...

So this is our cavern underground glow tour.

Whoa!

Whoa! I'm floating on the water.

Yeah.

Ooh.

This is not a cave.

It is a limestone mine.

This mine was started in the late 1800s.

In 1980s, they hit an underground aquifer,

and that's what began to flood the mine.

That's so wild.

So they closed this mine down and moved on somewhere else.

Fishy!

This is crazy.

I feel like we're in "Land of the Lost" or something.

You will actually see tire tracks under the water.

And sometimes, you can even see footprints

from where the miners were walking around.

Oh, yeah, I see.

And limestone is used mostly for road base,

but here in Kentucky, our bourbon is the best bourbon

because of the limestone-filtered water.

Limestone has a lot of magnesium and calcium in it,

and that actually activates yeast... Oh, really?

...which helps the bourbon to mature and taste better.

Oh, wow.

There was a group of guys that worked back here

and fixed everything, so they had electricity.

They had work tables.

They even had an old piece of equipment.

It just got left behind.

Spooky. This is like a ghost town.

Yeah, you could shoot "The Walking Dead" here.

So, guys, you might want to come back just a little,

'cause the water from the waterfalls

will make it too loud.

What did she say?

Something about a waterfall.

Okay, you can just put yourself in that bracing position I showed you.

There you go. Awesome job.

-Ooh, whee! -So glad you guys came by.

-Yeah, thank you so much. -Yeah.

-That was awesome. Thank you. -Really nice to meet you.

-Hope you have a good ride. -Thank you. That was so fun.

Whoo! That was crazy.

Yeah! It felt like you were in space or something, man.

That was nuts.

Like, super surreal.

Yeah.

Oh, it got cold, didn't it?

-Yeah. -Wow.

As day two comes to an end, I'm dirty,

I'm drenched, and beat.

-That fire looks good. -Yeah.

Tonight, we're crashing in a yurt.

Have you ever stayed in a yurt before? No.

I have no idea what that means,

and honestly, I don't even really care...

Oh, man, I'm beat, though.

...as long as it's warm and it's dry.

Spitter. What's spitter mean?

That means those are spitting cobras in that rack.

I'm sorry, what?

-What is this about? -Oh!

Hey, this is awesome. Look, Wolf-Face Boy.

-HI, guys! -Hi!

Come on in!

Here we go.

Brr! Bl-bl-bl!

Behold the vortex tunnel!

-Aaaah! -Oh, God.

-I'm outta here. -Yeah!

-Whoo! Yes! -Where are they going?

-Whoo! -Oh, God!

-Hello, Officer. -What are you doing?

Oh, yeah, I'm taking him down.

I'm taking him -- Tase him.

I don't have a seat belt on, Officer. I'm sorry. Tase him!

This one's too slow.

I can't even run away from you on this one.

Good morning. Good morning, world.

Hello. I wake up like this.

I slept pretty good, actually.

And I did laundry, which you saw me do.

And everything turned out fine, by the way.

Ultra clean or super clean?

I'm saying ultra clean.

-That's a lot of soap. -Is that too much?

A little sore, I won't lie.

The paddleboarding thing kind of...

pulled something somewhere, I think.

Day three, and we're feeling it.

He's really beat up.

-Is he? -Yeah.

He's, like, putting Bengay on his back this morning.

What, from the paddleboarding?

The horse, the paddleboarding, the motorcycle.

Maybe some more than others.

-You kind of torture your -- -Yeah, that's it. Yeah.

Just a little bit.

Bear Grylls. You know what I mean?

You know what I'm saying?

-Oh, man. -Later, yurt.

But Cliffy and I still have a lot to check out in the gorge

before we meet up with our fellow charity riders

on the Ride for Hope.

It's so quiet out here, isn't it?

So peaceful.

Oh, look. Right here, a snake place on the right.

-Snake Pit. -Should we get after it?

Yeah!

This might get weird.

Okay, we're getting into some crazy backwoods

snake-charmer action. Yeah.

Uh, do we knock on this door?

-Yeah. -I'm already scared.

If these cobras get loose, they're really aggressive.

Oh, yeah?Copperheads are aggressive.

I'm so excited. Hi.

-Hi. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you. Hi.

-I'm Kristen. -Jim Harrison.

-Nice to meet you. -Hey, Jim, how are you?

-Clifton. -Thanks for having us.

We don't -- We're not quite sure what to expect.

How long have you guys been into snakes?

Well, I'm 60 years old, and I've been doing it since I was 6.Long time.

-Wow. -Oh, wow.

I hunted snakes all over Central,

South America, Sri Lanka.

I average about 600 to 1,000 venom extractions a week.

And I've been bitten 11 times.

11 times by -- by -- all venomous?

Yeah, my last bad bite was five years ago.

I ended up in respiratory arrest twice

and ended up on life support.

I've been clinically dead four times.

So I've been rough on my body.

The but venom's being used for cancer research.

Okay.So it does important things, so, yes.

-Weird and wonderful. -Let's check out these snakes.

-Yeah, let's see some snakes. -Okay, come on.

-Whoo! -You go first.

Are there snakes in all these houses?

There are.

Why are you pushing me?

Why? Why do we do this?

Spitter. What's spitter mean? They spit?

That means those are spitting cobras in that rack.

I'm sorry, what? This is full of spitting cobras?

That -- Yeah, that particular rack is.

In here, there's probably a hundred...

There's about a 120.

-Wow. -Oh.

This one here is one that killed the person

who had it at one time, so...

-Really? -It -- It killed the owner?

Yeah. So you guys ready to watch an extraction?

-Hell, yeah. I'd love to. -Yeah, can I go way over there?

Alright, if you want to come up, you can.

Can we get -- Can we get closer?Yeah.

Is there any more in that cage that's open?

-No. -No.

-Okay. -No, only one.

I'm holding a cobra.

Wow. Look at all that.

Yeah, this will kill an elephant.

-Really? -Alright, you guys can back up.

-Oh. Oh, yeah. -Don't crush your glasses.

-Let's back up. -She'll spit in your eye.

Well, this one's gonna be next. This one's...

-She's agro, huh? -Yeah.

This venom right here has a cytotoxin in it

and actually destroys cancer cells.

Wow. ACE inhibitors,

which millions of people take for high blood pressure,

were developed from the venom

of a South American lancehead viper.

More people have been saved from snake venom

then even have ever been killed by bites.

It takes balls to be able to wake up every morning

and stick your bare arm into a venomous snake cage.

I can't twist this wrist because all these bones are fused.

I got bit on the wrist. It all calcified.

So that's my wrist flexing.

But for Jim and Kristen, it's simple.

I actually don't get paid.

I do this because this helps people to live.

-Wow. -Fantastic.

The pursuit of a greater good is worth the risk.

Do you have a favorite snake?

I like puff adders a lot.

I like the taipans, actually.

The bite that saves lives.

It's a selflessness that epitomizes the essence

of those who call Kentucky home.

Thank you so much. That was so fun.

You're welcome. Thanks for coming by.

It's really cool what you do with research.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

That was exhilarating.

Yeah.

That guy was so Zen.Yeah.

And still, like, confident as all hell.

Oh, yeah.

With our newfound respect for life,

we're headed to meet some guys who've turned miles

of old deserted mountain road into a big-wheel playground.

I see Jeeps with big wheels on 'em.

I think we're getting close.

Oh, look at that thing.

Look at that car we're about to get in.

Whoo!

Hey, guys, hi. Norman.

-Anthony Foster. -Nice to meet you, Anthony.

-Hey. Jeff Dozier. -Nice to meet you, Jeff.

-Nice to meet you, Norman. -Man, how are you?

So are these your monsters over here?

Yeah, we're getting ready to head down, do a little playing.

-Yeah? -We've got some trails and stuff

that we are a nonprofit organization

trying to get the economy brought back to this area

where so many jobs have been lost.

Met a lot of people doing tour stuff,

like, trying to bring some tours to the neighborhood and stuff.Yeah, yeah.

Many years ago, these roads were basically little routes

to get to the oil wells.

So we were able to revitalize the area

by putting together kind of an off-road route

based on the old county road system.

Y'all want to go check out your rides?

Yeah, for sure, and do we wear helmets in those things?

Yeah, you'll have to have helmets on.

Yeah, you need a helmet for what we're doing.

We want you to get home safe to your woman.

Me, too.

Whoo-hoo. Getting muddy.

Oh, hell yeah.

I like it.

-Yeah! -Yeah, there you go!

Don't hook your thumbs in the steering wheel. Yeah.

'Cause if the wheel spins real fast

and you got your thumbs in there,

you're not gonna have a thumb.

We don't want to have a four-fingered

crossbow-shooting Daryl. You know what I mean?

You know what I'm saying?

All these women would kill me if Daryl come back

with just four fingers on his hand.

I'd be in trouble.

Alright, we're gonna start easing down there

toward these bigger rocks and have a little bit of fun.

-Whoo-hoo! -Yeah!

-What the... -I love it.

I didn't come here to go on flat land.

♪ Electric love, sonic sound

Good job.

Let's see your Porsche do that, Cliffy.

♪ Revving it up, now we're highway bound ♪

There you go.

Is this mining area right here, as well?

No, this was all oil wells.Oh, oil wells.

This was a -- That's where all the --

you know, all these big little towns came from.

-Whoo-hoo-hoo! -Sweet!

♪ Let's ride

♪ Oh, it's alright

Cliffy, how crazy is just that turn?I love it.

-♪ It's so wild -Yeah!

- ♪ Baby, let's ride -Whoo-hoo!

This is freakin' awesome!

You got something good up here. This is beautiful.

Yeah, man, this is, like, our life.

It's brought, you know, the economy up already

just what little bit of time we've been open.

And it's been a blessing to this whole community.

Very fun. Thanks so much.

Welcome to Kentucky, boys.

This is badass.

-Look in your mirror. -Oh, hell, yeah.

Beautiful.

Oh, cuddle up in the warm sunshine.

Whenever I'm in New York too long, I --

I love going back to the country now.

Yeah, I do, too, brother.

Our three-day adventure in Kentucky

wraps with the reason we're here --

a 20-mile charity ride through the heart of Red River Gorge.

Look at all these bikes.

Wow, there's a lot of people here.

The Ride for Hope provides local cancer patients

a means to reach treatment,

which could be hours away in these small towns.

-What's up? Hi. -Hey, how are you?

-Good morning. -Good. Myrtle Boggs.

That's a good name, Myrtle Boggs. Yeah.

Myrtle Boggs.That's a really good name.

Thank you.So these all your friends?

Yeah, these are a few of my closest friends.

What's up? Hey, everyone.

No matter the cause...We're here to sign in.

...I commend people who find a way

to ride together for the common good...

How many people are in on this?

It's over 100 at this point in time.

Oh, wow.

...using what they love to ignite change

and make a real difference.

Hey, good morning, guys. Hi. How are you?

-Good morning. How are you? -Hi. How are you?

Alright, let's do it.

Welcome to Kentucky, boys.

-Yeah! -Whoo!

This is great.

This is badass.

Look in your mirror.

Oh, hell, yeah.

Beautiful.

That's just part of what people in Eastern Kentucky do,

is when there's a good cause,

everybody comes out and gets into it.

-That's -- That's awesome. -Yeah.

Wow, look how pretty this is, Cliffy.

-Whoo! -It's amazing.

Yeah, really beautiful.

As I grew up, my dad was a coal miner,

and he actually went down underground,

and that was before a lot of the machinery came about.

And, unfortunately, coal mining is not the best energy source,

but everyone's trying to come up with new ways

to bring industry in and create jobs,

because it's beautiful here.

Yeah, it's so pretty here.

Land actually holds a lot of value in Eastern Kentucky.

But it's more about

what does the land mean to you and your family?

Because you live in the same area

where your parents and your grandparents

and your ancestors lived.

People know who your family is, you know,

and they'll take care of you.

But also, they'll hold you accountable.

As a child, my mom would always say

that trouble would beat me home.

I think I'm gonna have to steal that one --

trouble beat me home.

That's a pretty good saying.

Kentuckians, you know, they care about each other.

It's just something I think is part

of our culture here in Kentucky.

From the old days, you know,

when pioneers came through here

when it was part of the frontier,

you had to have communities to survive.

You need the support of your neighborhood and your family,

because if I do better, like, you're doing better, too.

-Whoo! -That was fun.

That was a blast.

Good people, good cause.

We did a lot of cool stuff today.

We really did.

It's just beautiful to have an opportunity

to get out and do something like this,

'cause I would never do it for myself.

Yeah, dude!

♪ The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home ♪

Well...Yeah, let's have a drink.

Right? We've earned it.

Welcome to Eastern Kentucky,

and thank you for everything you've done.

-Appreciate it. -Oh.

Thank you so much.

♪ Weep no more, my lady

-Thank you. -Thanks. Pleasure.

Pride -- It's not learned.

It's something that's instilled in you.

And this place is beaming with it.

I really needed this.Yeah.

This has been a beautiful experience,

and it took me out of L.A. for a minute,

allowed me to be focused and spend some time.

We get so busy with work.Yeah, brother.

It's nice to see how everybody pulls together

just to do good for the people here.

It certainly reinstills hope.

Yeah, right on.

We appreciate all the wonderful donations today.

Kentuckians adapt to whatever change has blown their way.

They look hardship right in the eye.

What's up?

Okay. Let's go.

Keep going.

I get $10 of that $20, right?

That's how that works.

It's where community matters.

Bye, guys! Thank you!

Where "united we stand, divided we fall"

isn't just the commonwealth motto.

It's a way of life.

And it's a spirit I'm gonna take with me wherever I go.

I love you, Cliffy. Thanks for doing this.I love you, too, brother.

♪ We will sing one song for my old Kentucky home ♪

♪ My old Kentucky home far away ♪