Original subtitles

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HEY, YOU WANNA GET THE BREAD WARMING UP?

YEP, THAT'S PRETTY FROZEN.

SHOULD I JUST, LIKE, SIT ON THIS? WARM IT UP?

NO, GET OFF THE BREAD. BIRDY, COME ON.

YOU DON'T SIT ON EVERYTHING.

I'LL JUST CARRY THE BREAD WITH ME FOR A WHILE.

WITH THE TEMPERATURES DROPPING, KEEPING ALL THE FOOD THAWED,

IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN HARDER.

ONE OF MY SOLUTIONS IS JUST CARRY IT WITH YOU.

JUST KEEP IT IN YOUR POCKET. KEEP IT IN YOUR JACKET.

I DON'T KNOW, FEEL. IS IT HELPING?

- YES. - A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT?

OOH, PUT IT BACK IN THERE.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA WANT TO EAT THAT LITTLE PIECE.

THAT'S JUST BURNT.

THAT PIECE IS FOR YOU.

I THINK I CAN WARM THE BREAD UP AND MYSELF,

IF I DO A LITTLE -- A LITTLE ROLLING,

I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT SWEAT BREAD.

IT'S NOT GONNA WARM US UP IF WE'RE NOT ACTIVE.

WE GOT TO BE ACTIVE, GABE, WE GOT TO BE ACTIVE.

YEAH, ARE YOU READY?

YEAH, AND...

GO!

WHOO! IT'S SO FROZEN! AAH!

IT'S SO FROZEN!

I'M REALLY DIZZY.

WHEW.

BODY HEAT BREAD WORKED OUT PRETTY GOOD.

THE SWEAT BREAD DEFINITELY THAWED.

GOT US OUR CARBS AND PROTEIN

AND EVERYTHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, SO I CAN'T QUESTION IT TOO MUCH.

SHE THAWED THE BREAD OUT.

MM. OH, BIRD.

YEP, GOOD JOB.

YEAH. EGGS BELOW ZERO.

-ON THIS EPISODE OF "ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE"...

YOU READY? YEAH, OKAY.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT

ON THE MOUNTAIN THIS WINTER.

THERE'S MY SWEET LITTLE ANGEL.

BUT THERE'S A LOT TO LOSE NOW, AND WE'RE NOT READY.

WE NEED TO BE GATHERING AS MUCH LUMBER AS WE CAN.

THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING RIGHT NOW.

START PEELING BOARDS OFF OF THIS THING.

MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT

WILLOW'S GONNA COME AND KICK ME.

WILLOW!

WITH THIS STORM COMING, THE ANIMALS ARE MY TOP PRIORITY.

IF I WAS AN OSTRICH, I'D LIKE THIS.

HANG ON, GUYS.

- HOLD ON. - HOLD ON.

OUR PUSHER ROD JUST SNAPPED IN HALF.

FEEL THAT? TEMPERATURE'S DROPPING.

DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DO ALL THIS?

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BABY.

COME HERE, BABY. COME HERE, BABY.

MM, CUTE BABY.

YEAH, IS THIS MY SMILEY GIRL? IS THIS MY SMILEY GIRL? YEAH.

SHE'S MY SMILEY GIRL.

ALRIGHT, MY LITTLE ANGEL.

-YOU KNOW, BEING A DAD IS GREAT.

IT'S PROBABLY THE GREATEST FEELING IN THE WORLD, YOU KNOW,

TAKING CARE OF LITTLE ONES.

I FEEL LIKE I WAS KIND OF GEARED FOR IT.

IT IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT, THOUGH, WHEN YOU'RE THE DAD,

LIKE, YOU'RE THE GUY, LIKE, THE BUCK STOPS THERE.

OKAY.

HERE WE GO.

HERE WE GO. FEELS GOOD TO BE HEADED BACK OUT.

OH, YEAH. SOPHIE'S FIRST TIME UP ON THE MOUNTAIN.

SHE'S GONNA LOVE IT.

LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN'S PRETTY ROUGH,

BUT THAT'S THE WAY ALL OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

AND I GREW UP, AND I DON'T WANT HER TO BE A CITY BABY.

I WANT HER TO BE A BUSH BABY.

SO I WANT SOME OF HER FIRST SIGHTS AND SMELLS

TO BE OF THE BUSH, YOU KNOW,

SO IT REMINDS HER OF THE SAME THINGS

THAT MY CHILDHOOD REMINDS ME OF.

- YEP, WHO WANTS A HOT DOG? - I'LL TAKE A DOG.

IS THAT THEM?

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- HEY. - HI!

IS THAT A NICE LITTLE BLANKET OR IS THAT A BABY?

- OH, MY GOODNESS. - OH, SHE'S BURIED IN THERE.

THERE'S MY SWEET LITTLE ANGEL.

WE PLANTED OUR SEED ON TOP OF THIS MOUNTAIN

AND THE SEEDS ARE FALLING OFF THE TREE

AND THEY'RE PLANTING, TOO, AND SOON,

IT'LL BE LIKE A FOREST, WOLF PACK FOREST.

CAN I HOLD HER?

BIRD, YOU LOOK REALLY NATURAL WITH THAT BABY IN YOUR ARMS.

THEY'RE MORE FUN THAN CATS.

THE FIRST TIME I MET GABE'S LITTLE BABY GIRL,

YOU KNOW, SHE'S A CHUNKY BABY, BUT SHE HAS THESE BIG EYES.

YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF GABE IN THE EYES.

LITTLE TATER TOT. THAT'S WHAT I CALL HER.

HOW YOU DOING, DADDY?

DOING GOOD, DA.

DA, DAD, AND DADDY.

- THE THREE DADDY-O's. - THE THREE D's.

YOU KNOW, AFTER SOPHIE WAS BORN,

WE WANTED TO WAIT JUST A LITTLE BIT,

GET HER IMMUNE SYSTEM WORKING WITH JUST RAQUELL AND I,

YOU KNOW, JUST LET HER GET HER SEA LEGS,

BASICALLY, OR HER MOUNTAIN LEGS OR WHATEVER.

I'MMA WARN YOU ONE THING HERE, DADDY,

YOU BLINK AND IT'S GONNA BE 20.

- WOW. - IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT

ON THE MOUNTAIN THIS WINTER.

NUMBER THREE WINTER COMING UP. IT'S GOING FAST,

AND WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH ON OUR PLATE BEFORE.

BUT THERE'S A LOT TO LOSE NOW, AND WE'RE NOT READY.

IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK UP HERE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT MUCH.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

- YEAH. - YEAH.

- IT REALLY IS. - HOW HAVE THINGS BEEN UP HERE?

WINTER'S COMING.

I THINK IT'S HERE.

IT'S LATE DECEMBER IN NORTHERN WASHINGTON,

AND A LIFE-THREATENING COLD FRONT HAS BEEN FORECAST

TO STRIKE NORTH STAR RANCH IN JUST FOUR DAYS,

PLUNGING THEIR 4,000-FOOT MOUNTAIN

TO TEMPERATURES OF NEGATIVE 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

YOU KNOW, THE PROGRESS ON THE MAIN HOUSE

IS GOING REALLY GOOD, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER

AND EVERYTHING EVERYBODY'S ANTICIPATING,

THE LUMBER'S BEEN DELAYED.

THEY DON'T WANT TO RISK BRINGING THEIR TRAILER

ALL THE WAY UP WITH ALL THAT WOOD, YOU KNOW,

AND THAT'S WHERE WE SIT RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE NOTHING TO WORK WITH.

IF WE GO BACK A HALF STEP,

WE'RE GONNA LOSE EVERYTHING WE GAINED.

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DID YOU SEE WE GOT TO WORRY ABOUT NOW,

THERE'S COLD COMING?

SUPPOSED TO BE REALLY, REALLY COLD, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, BAD ENOUGH IT'S GONNA HURT EVERYTHING

THAT ISN'T USED TO IT AROUND HERE.

WE'VE NEVER BEEN.

- TOO FROZEN? - YEP.

IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA START

GETTING DANGEROUS FOR US TO BE DOWN THERE

IN THAT TRAPPER SHACK.

IN PLACES UP NORTH IN ALASKA,

IT GETS SO COLD IT WOULD LITERALLY FREEZE YOUR SKIN.

A LITTLE CRACK IN THE WALL WOULD FREEZE

THE ENTIRE HOUSE. IT WAS LIKE 39 BELOW ZERO.

EVERYTHING'S FROZEN.

EVEN THE HARDER WINTERS BACK IN ALASKA,

THE FAMILY WAS REALLY WHAT WE WERE TAKING CARE OF,

AND NOW WE HAVE SO MANY LIVES THAT DEPEND ON US

THAT THAT JUST ADDS A WHOLE LOT MORE DEPTH.

ALL THE ANIMALS THAT WE HAVE ON THE MOUNTAIN,

THEY CAN ALL HANDLE COLD AND HEAT.

THAT'S WHY WE GOT ALL OF THEM.

BUT WITH THE WIND SHEAR, IT'S TOO COLD.

WE PICKED UP SOME MORE HORSE BLANKETS.

THEY NEED SOME KIND OF WIND BREAK.

YOU NEED TO DO THE SAME THING WITH THE OSTRICHES.

JUST ANY WAY WE CAN TO WINTERIZE AND GET READY.

THE WIND ON THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN,

ON TOP OF BEING COLD,

COULD FREEZE AN ANIMAL TO DEATH IN NOTHING FLAT.

IT'D BE GREAT IF WE COULD BUILD SHELTERS FOR ALL THE ANIMALS,

BUT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MATERIAL.

IF WE DON'T GET THESE STRUCTURES FOR ALL THE ANIMALS,

IT'S GONNA BE HARD FOR EVERYTHING TO SURVIVE

ON THE MOUNTAIN.

I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE STUFF,

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE WATER PIPES,

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE WINDOWS, I DON'T WANT LOSE CHICKENS,

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE HORSES AND ALL THAT.

WITH THE COLD FRONT COMING,

I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW COLD THE ANIMALS ARE GONNA GET.

ALL ANIMALS MEAN A LOT TO ME,

BUT MILKY WAY HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART.

WANT SOME MILK? YOU WANT TO STAND? OH, GOOD.

OKAY, HOLD ON.

WHEN SHE WAS BORN, SHE HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE

AND HER MOM WOULDN'T LET HER SUCKLE.

SO I HAD TO ACTUALLY, LIKE, BOTTLE-FEED HER.

GO ON, LITTLE BABY. GO TO YOUR MAMA.

UNTIL HER MOM, YOU KNOW,

FINALLY TOOK HER BACK IN. AND SO,

I WANT TO MAKE SURE MILKY WAY IS SAFE WHEN THE STORM HITS.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY STOCKED-UP LUMBER AT ALL, BUT, YOU KNOW,

THAT LANCE, HE'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE A PLACE UP THERE.

Y'ALL CAN PULL DOWN SOME BOARDS.

ONE OF YOU GUYS HAVE TO TAKE THEM.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET IT.

LANCE, WHO LIVES ON OUR NEIGHBORING MOUNTAIN,

HAS THIS LITTLE ABANDONED CABIN.

HE'S SAYING THAT WE CAN JUST TAKE IT APART

BECAUSE HE'S GONNA GET RID OF IT ANYWAY.

THAT'S GONNA BE A GOOD FIND

BECAUSE I THINK IT'LL GIVE US LUMBER

TO BUILD SOMETHING FOR THE ANIMALS.

THE BABY'S THE MAIN ONE THAT NEEDS OUT OF THE COLD.

SHE SHOULD JUST BE IN HER OWN THING.

WE NEED TO BE GATHERING AS MUCH LUMBER AS WE CAN.

WE CAN'T USE IT FOR THE BIG HOUSE,

BUT WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS WE CAN USE IT FOR.

DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DO ALL THIS?

IN DESPERATE NEED OF LUMBER,

THE WOLF PACK MAKES THE 10-MILE JOURNEY

TO THEIR NEIGHBOR'S ABANDONED CABIN,

HOPING TO SALVAGE ENOUGH WOOD TO BUILD ANIMAL PROTECTIONS

BEFORE THE DEADLY FREEZE.

THERE IS A LOT MORE SNOW UP HERE

THAN THERE WAS WHEN WE LEFT THIS MORNING.

A LOT MORE SNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY GETTING COLDER.

THE SUN IS GETTING READY TO SET AND THE LATER IT GETS,

THE COLDER IT'S GONNA BE.

AND SO I'M HOPING WE CAN MAKE IT BACK UP

BECAUSE WE HAVE TIME TO DO IT BEFORE THE STORM HITS.

AND THIS TIME, I WANT TO BE READY.

- THIS IS IT, RIGHT? - YEAH, THIS IS IT.

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT.

OKAY, IT LOOKS LIKE SOME GOOD WOOD, GUYS.

SO, WHAT'S THE GAME PLAN?

LET'S, LIKE, COME UP WITH HOW WE WANT TO DO IT.

GABE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- THE OLD BOAT TEST. - FINE.

SEE IF IT'S ROTTEN.

BEST WAY TO TELL IF WOOD IS STILL GOOD --

TAKE OUT YOUR KNIFE AND STAB INTO IT,

SEE HOW FAR YOU CAN STAB.

IF IT'S GOOD WOOD, IT'LL JUST SHORE RIGHT BACK UP.

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I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY EASY.

AT LEAST THOSE ARE.

ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO.

START PEELING BOARDS OFF.

ALRIGHT, IT'S STARTING TO WOBBLE.

THIS REMINDS ME OF OLD TIMES,

BUT WE HAVE TAKEN DOWN A LOT OF BUILDINGS.

YOU KNOW, HAVING SOPHIE AND EVERYTHING,

JUST FEELS REALLY GOOD TO BE BACK WITH EVERYBODY

KIND OF LETTING LOOSE AND TEARING SOMETHING DOWN

REALLY SHOWS YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, FREE AND WILD

I'M GONNA LOOK FROM THE INSIDE.

♪♪

- GET IT, GABEY, GET IT. - I MAY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS.

DON'T PUSH ME!

IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY NICE CABIN.

ANYTHING INSIDE HERE, RIGHT?

I THINK IT'S ANYTHING INSIDE.

YEAH, YEAH!

HANG ON. I THINK I GOT THIS.

WATCH YOURSELF!

WE NEED TO STEP UP OUR PACE 'CAUSE WE NEED

AS MUCH STUFF FROM HERE AS WE CAN GET.

THIS IS A REALLY NICE CABIN, A LOT OF GOOD USABLE MATERIAL.

EVERY BOARD ON THIS HOUSE WE CAN USE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

- WHAT IS THAT? - WHAT IS IT?

OH, IS IT...

- WHAT IS IT? - MAPS?

SYLVESTER...

...GRISWOLD, SURVEYED IN 1897 AND 1899.

IT LOOKS LIKE SOME MAPS.

- NO WAY! - IS IT A TREASURE?

GUYS, IT HAS, LIKE, DESCRIPTION ON THE BACK.

IS THERE AN X?

I WAS GONNA SAY, IS THERE AN X SOMEWHERE?

'CAUSE WE HAVE TO FIND IT, IF SO.

- WOW. - WOW.

MAPS ARE ONE OF THE THINGS

I HAVE THE MOST EXPERIENCE WITH IN THE FAMILY.

REGRETFULLY, IT'S DEFINITELY NOT A TREASURE MAP.

CORRECTED IN 1917. REPRINTED IN 1950.

WOW. THAT'S OLD, TOO.

IT JUST -- ALL IT NEEDS IS AN X.

IT'S, LIKE, A SUPER OLD, SUPER COOL MAP THAT, TO BE HONEST,

I THINK IT'S A TREASURE MAP.

WE SHOULD, LIKE, KEEP THESE, LIKE,

FOR THE BIG HOUSE KIND OF THING.

THESE SHOULD REALLY BE PUT IN, LIKE, GLASS.

FOLLOW SOMETHING ON IT,

THERE IS TREASURE SOMEWHERE ON THAT MAP.

- OKAY, ONE, TWO, THREE. - ONE, TWO, THREE.

OKAY.

YEAH, GUYS, I'D SAY THAT'S A LOAD.

THE TRAILER DOES NOT HAVE BRAKES ON IT,

AND WE'RE GONNA BE GOING DOWN THIS HILL AND THEN UP OURS.

YEAH, LET'S GET IT OUT OF HERE AND GET IT HOME

BEFORE IT GETS SO THICK WE CAN'T MAKE OUR WAY DOWN.

TOOLS ARE UP, BOARDS ARE IN, OSTRICHES ARE SET.

LET'S GET HOME.

WHOA! YOUR CAR'S REALLY SLIPPERY.

GETTING BACK UP WITH ALL THE LUMBER,

WITH THE ROADS NOT BEING IN GREAT CONDITIONS,

I'M A LITTLE WORRIED.

THE TRAILER IS NOT DESIGNED FOR THIS.

LIKE, MOVING LIKE THIS BACK THERE.

HOLD ON!

-COMING UP...

OUR PUSHER ROD ESSENTIALLY HAS SNAPPED IN HALF.

THE RANCH'S LIFELINE IS ON ITS LAST LEGS.

I'LL GET SOME BOARDS, GET SOME CLAMPS,

THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED, YOU KNOW, OUR TOP PRIORITY.

-AND LATER... DEFINITELY GETTING CHILLY.

-THE DEADLY FREEZE ARRIVES.

-FEEL THAT? TEMPERATURE'S DROPPING.

LOOKS LIKE WE PICKED UP A LOT OF SNOW.

I WAS GONNA SAY, WE HAVE A LOT OF FRESH SNOW.

LOOKS LIKE IT WAS SNOWING THE WHOLE TIME WE WERE WORKING.

A MASSIVE COLD FRONT IS DAYS

AWAY FROM THE BROWNS' MOUNTAIN

IN NORTHERN WASHINGTON, WITH NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES

THAT COULD DESTROY MUCH OF THE RANCH.

I FEEL LIKE WE COULD'VE TORN DOWN MORE.

DEFINITELY.

BUT WITH THE TIME WE HAD, WE DID PRETTY GOOD.

WE HAVE A REALLY BAD STORM COMING

AND THE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO DROP.

WE HAVE TO GET THIS LUMBER UP THERE TO SECURE ALL THE ANIMALS.

♪♪

- YOU SHOULD LET BIRD DRIVE. - I CAN DRIVE.

I DON'T THINK HE WANTS TO HEAR WHAT WE'RE SAYING.

EVERYONE, NO MATTER WHAT,

THINKS THEY KNOW BETTER THAN I DO,

ESPECIALLY WITH MY SIBLINGS.

THEY'RE DEFINITE BACKSEAT DRIVERS.

- HOW CLOSE ARE WE? - I NEED TO PEE.

THREE ARE DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS.

YOU CAN EITHER AGREE WITH THEM WHEN REALLY YOU DON'T CARE,

OR JUST PUT HEADPHONES ON.

GUYS, WE CAN SAY WHATEVER WE WANT ABOUT NOAH NOW, THOUGH.

HE'S, LIKE, THE WORST PERSON.

SEE, HERE'S ANOTHER THING ABOUT NOAH THAT

REALLY GETS UNDER MY SKIN.

HE'S A WONDERFUL DRIVER, IS MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT NOAH.

THE NICE COLOR GREEN ON THE TREES,

- REMINDS ME OF BIRDY'S EYES. - AW.

SO, BIRD HAS NICE, GREEN EYES, AND I HAVE --

HE IS, HE DOESN'T LIKE MY EYES.

AND WHAT'S WITH THE HEADPHONES? WHAT A TOTAL DOOFUS.

I CAN'T STAND NOAH.

THOSE HEADPHONES ARE A GOOD IDEA.

HI, NOAH. I LOVE YOUR CHEEK COLOR.

WAIT, HOW DOES IT FEEL?

IT'S A LITTLE SQUIRRELY.

THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MAIN HILLS I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

WE GOT THIS.

♪♪

- HOLD TIGHT. - HOLD ON.

OH, MY GOSH.

HOLD TIGHT!

♪♪

- OKAY, WE JACKKNIFED. - WE JACKKNIFED?

YEAH.

AS I'M DRIVING UP THE MOUNTAIN,

THE TRAILER IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO PULL ME INTO THE DITCH.

THE TRAILER IS NOT DESIGNED FOR WINTER WHATSOEVER.

IT HAS SUMMER TIRES ON IT.

IT'S ALL LOW TO THE GROUND AND THE SNOW'S SO HIGH.

SO I'M NOT NECESSARILY PULLING THE TRAILER --

I'M DRAGGING THE TRAILER.

♪♪

HOW'S THAT?

I THINK THAT IT'S CLEARED ENOUGH

THAT I CAN GET US GOING.

OKAY, TRY IT.

- LET'S DO THIS. - READY?

- COME ON, COME ON. - OH, EAT HILL.

HOW DO I LOOK ON THAT SIDE?

YOU'RE MOVING. IS YOUR TRUCK A BOY OR A GIRL?

IT'S THE BEAST.

COME ON, BEAST.

- GOT IT. - YEAH!

- THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT. - BUST IT. BUST IT.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE REALLY UNDER PRESSURE.

THE FAMILY'S DEFINITELY FACED ADVERSITY BEFORE.

WE'RE NO STRANGER TO COLD WEATHER,

BUT IT'S ALWAYS TROUBLE.

YOUR CHICKENS ARE BLACK.

THAT'S REALLY COOL, THEY'RE LIKE SHADOW CHICKENS.

BUT IT'S NEVER GOOD,

ESPECIALLY WITH SO MUCH LEFT TO DO.

I JUST THINK WE ALL HAVE TO PULL TOGETHER,

USE ALL OUR KNOWLEDGE THAT WE'VE ACCUMULATED FROM THE PAST,

DO OUR BEST TO BE READY FOR THE COLD FRONT.

♪♪

- HEY, BABIES. - OH, HE A LANKY LITTLE BUBBA.

WHAT I'M THINKING IS INSTEAD OF SEPARATING IT FROM ITS MOM,

I THINK WE SHOULD BUILD THEM A LITTLE HOUSE.

THE CALVES THAT WE HAVE,

THEY'RE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE THE AMOUNT OF FAT

THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO WITHSTAND THE COLD.

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA MAKE THEM A LITTLE WIND BLOCK

SO THEY'LL BE NICE AND WARM WHEN THE COLD FRONT HITS.

IS THAT AN AIR RAID SIREN?

THEY'RE LOOKING AWAY.

UH, NO, THE BABY'S LOOKING. I'M DOING A MAMA COW.

NO, THE BABY'S NOT LOOKING.

I DEFINITELY HAVE A SPECIAL BOND WITH THE CALVES,

ESPECIALLY LITTLE MILKY WAY.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A NEXT GENERATION OF LONGHORNS,

AND THAT'S -- THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING.

SO FIRST THING FIRST,

LET'S SEE WHAT THE GROUND'S DOING.

THAT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE HOUSE,

LIKE FROM HERE TO THERE.

HOW MANY FEET DO YOU HAVE?

251.

- FEET? - SURE THAT'S NOT INCHES?

11 FEET.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE.

I GOT IT, I GOT IT, I GOT IT, I WAS THINKING

OF CENTIMETERS.

23 1/2 FEET.

WELL, WHY DO THEY MAKE THE INCHES SO BOLD

AND THE FEET SO TINY?

SINCE WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT GONNA HAVE ENOUGH LUMBER,

USE THE TREES. I THINK IT'S PERFECT, ACTUALLY.

I HOLD, YOU SCREW.

BIRD WANTS IT TO BE PERFECT, AND WE ALL DO.

BUT THE ANIMALS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO BIRD,

ESPECIALLY THE CALVES.

WE NEED TO START CLOSING UP SOME OF THE BACK WALL.

THE LONGHORNS ARE ONE OF OUR BIGGEST INVESTMENTS,

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE

THEY'RE ALL SECURE AND SAFE.

I THINK IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, GUYS.

THIS IS COMF. LIKE, I WOULD LIVE HERE.

GONNA BE LIKE A LITTLE PLAYPEN.

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♪♪

OH, BOY.

WELL, I JUST NOTICED OUR PUSHER ROD

ESSENTIALLY HAS SNAPPED IN HALF.

WAY TOO MUCH WIND,

TOO COLD, AND TOO FRAGILE OF A PIECE.

WELL, THE PUSHER ROD IS ACTUALLY A REALLY ESSENTIAL

PIECE OF THE WINDMILL ITSELF,

BECAUSE IT'S WHAT MAKES IT WHERE IT'S TOTALLY AUTOMATED.

INSTEAD OF YOU HAVING TO GO DOWN AND PUMP THAT THING

UP AND DOWN YOURSELF, THE WIND IS DOING IT,

WHICH IS WHAT DRAWS THE WATER FROM THE WELL

AND SPITS IT OUT THE OTHER SIDE.

- AAH! - OH, IT'S RAINING.

SO IF THE WATER ISN'T FLOWING INSIDE THE PIPES,

AS SOON AS THE COLD FRONT HITS,

ALL THOSE PIPES ARE GONNA FREEZE SOLID.

AND WE CANNOT HAVE A FROZEN WINDMILL.

THAT PUSHER ROD NEEDS TO BE FIXED

SO THE WATER CAN BE FLOWING.

I'LL GET SOME BOARDS OR SOME CLAMPS OF SOME KIND

AND SOMETHING AND REATTACH THIS THING ON.

BASICALLY, THIS IS A BRACKET

THAT WILL HOLD THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

PROBLEM IS, I'M BY MYSELF HERE,

SO I HAVE TO HOLD THIS THING STABLE.

♪♪

UP HIGH USING ROPE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT

ALWAYS REMINDS ME OF, LIKE, A SPIDER.

I'D SAY IF I WAS A SPIDER, I'D BE A BEAR SPIDER.

BASICALLY, THE BEAR SPIDER, HE CLINGS ON ANY WAY HE CAN,

SO, THE FOOT UP LIKE THIS,

THE HAND GOES AROUND IT AND GRABBING HERE, TOES CURLING,

JUST BARELY, OVER REACHING LIKE THIS SPOT.

YOU LOOK AROUND JUST A LITTLE BIT,

KIND OF HISS.

YOU DON'T WANT TO RUN ACROSS ONE OF THOSE GUYS

UNLESS YOU NEED HIM TO PUT SOMETHING UP A WINDMILL,

THEN YOU'LL BE HIRING HIM FOR SURE.

I THINK I NEED MORE. IT'S TOO BENDY.

WE NEED MORE SCREWS IN THE SIDE

AND MIGHT PUT TWO MORE 2x4s, ONE IN EACH SIDE.

YEAH, BEAR SPIDER SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE TRIPLE THE ARMS

OF A REGULAR SPIDER, LIKE A MUTANT SPIDER.

THEY CAN WITHSTAND, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS IT?

I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING FROM 20 BELOW TO 60 BELOW,

BUT JUST 'CAUSE THEY CAN STAND IT DOESN'T MEAN

THAT THEY'RE COMFY.

BIRD'S TAKING CHARGE ON MOST OF THE ENCLOSURES

FOR THE ANIMALS.

I'M KIND OF TAKING CHARGE WHEN IT COMES TO THE OSTRICHES.

THEY AND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY TOGETHER.

HEY, BACK OFF!

WHAT I DO WITH HIM?

OKAY!

JUST 'CAUSE I FIGHT WITH THE OSTRICHES A LITTLE BIT,

DOESN'T MEAN I LOVE THEM ANY LESS, YOU KNOW.

IT'S JUST LIKE ANY FAMILY MEMBER -- YOU HAVE AN ARGUMENT,

YOU GET OVER IT.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE

THAT THEY'RE GOOD.

I THINK A GOOD WIND BLOCK WILL DO.

IT'S A GOOD IDEA OF BLOCKING THIS SIDE 'CAUSE THE MOUNTAINS

MAKE A NATURAL WIND BLOCK ON THIS SIDE.

BUT OVER HERE, WE'RE WIDE OPEN.

YEAH.

WELL, WE FIGURE THE WINDBREAK'S GONNA BE ENOUGH

TO KEEP THE OSTRICHES SAFE

'CAUSE THEY'RE HARDY BIRDS TO START WITH.

YOU KNOW, THEY CAN PRETTY MUCH HANDLE IT.

SO IF WE'RE BLOCKED FROM THIS ANGLE

WITH SOME KIND OF STRUCTURE

AND THEN YOU HAVE THE NATURAL WIND BLOCK OF THE MOUNTAIN,

THE ANIMALS ARE PRETTY MUCH NESTLED IN.

OKAY, LET'S SECURE IT UP.

OSTRICHES, THEY REALLY DON'T LIKE ENCLOSED SPACES.

SO IF THEY CAN'T SEE THROUGH IT AND IT HAS SHARP EDGES,

THEY JUST FREAK OUT.

SO WE'RE JUST KIND OF PUT ON RECLAIMED BOARD

AND PLEXIGLASS OR OLD WINDOWS AROUND IT.

WELL, AND THIS IS JUST THE FRAMING.

AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME KIND OF WINDOW BETWEEN.

AT LEAST ONE STEP DOWN.

THOSE ARE REALLY COLD.

- GIVE ME ONE. - THAT HURT SO BAD.

GIVE ME ONE.

AAH.

- OW. - IT HURT!

IT'S ALSO FUN, THOUGH.

AND EDUCATIONAL.

WELL, THIS IS DEFINITELY COLDER THAN IT WAS IN THE SUMMER.

GLOVES AREN'T DOING MUCH FOR ME, YOU?

NO.

A DEADLY COLD FRONT IS JUST THREE DAYS AWAY

FROM THE BROWN FAMILY'S HOME IN NORTHERN WASHINGTON...

I'M FEELING IT.

...WITH NEGATIVE-DEGREE TEMPERATURES

THAT COULD SPELL DANGER FOR EVERYTHING

ON NORTH STAR RANCH.

SINCE WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH LUMBER,

USE THE TREES, IS WHAT WE'RE THINKING.

YEAH.

WE'VE HANDLED COLD BEFORE, WE'VE BEEN BELOW ZERO BEFORE,

BUT THESE ANIMALS HAVEN'T, AND WE HAVEN'T UP HERE,

AND THIS TIME, I WANT TO BE READY.

OKAY, GUYS, TIME TO GET BLANKETED.

TO BE HONEST, MY BIGGEST CONCERN

IS THAT WILLOW'S GOING TO COME AND KICK ME.

CAN THEY KICK FORWARD?

THE HORSES COULD HANDLE COLD TEMPERATURES,

BUT I DON'T WANT THEM TO JUST BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT.

I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO BE COMFORTABLE IN IT.

CLYDE. COME HERE, COME HERE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I'M A PRO AT WRANGLING HORSES,

BUT WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM

ACTUALLY GETTING THE HORSES

WHERE WE NEED THEM AND HOLDING STILL.

THIS WAY, GUYS, FOLLOW ME.

COME.

THEY ACTUALLY KIND OF LOOK LIKE THEY'RE ENJOYING IT.

COME ON, HORSES!

JUST BETWEEN YOU AND I,

I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

WILLOW, WILLOW, WILLOW, WILLOW.

WILLOW, YOU GOT TO QUIT DOING THAT.

WOODLAND, SLOW DOWN.

HEY, NOPE, GOOD GIRL.

YOU DODGED ME, NICE ONE.

AT THIS RATE, THE STORM'S GOING TO BE OVER

BY THE TIME WE GET THE BLANKETS ON THEM.

I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER FIGURE OUT HOW TO WRANGLE,

LIKE, FIVE HORSES.

I'VE WRANGLED MY OWN HORSE.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA STICK TO,

AND BIRD CAN HAVE FUN WITH THE REST OF THEM.

I'M GONNA REACH UNDER YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS GOES.

DOING IT AGAIN.

- I THINK I DID IT, RAIN. - DID YOU?

YOU'RE ALL BLANKETED UP.

♪♪

OH, IT'S SO CUTE!

RAIN AND I ARE HELPING WITH THE LONGHORN SHELTER.

WE'RE WONDERING WHERE THE SHELTER IS

THAT THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING,

AND IF IT'S BEHIND THAT THING IN THE CORNER.

HONEY, WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

IT'S NOT GOING TO HOLD UP.

IT WAS A GALLANT EFFORT,

BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD.

SO IF THAT THING WAS FINISHED,

WE'D HAVE TO GET THESE COWS UP THERE, RIGHT?

- YES. - SO WHY NOT JUST GO AROUND IT?

SO YOU TAKE OFF THE BOARDS GOING DOWN HERE AFTER THAT FIRST POLE,

TURN THEM THIS WAY, THEN WE CLOSE THE PLYWOOD.

THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SECURE THAN THAT.

- I LIKE IT. - LET'S DO IT.

THE BEST PART ABOUT WORKING WITH MY HUSBAND IS, LIKE,

I'M WORKING WITH MY BEST FRIEND.

HAVING ELI BEING BABYSAT RIGHT NOW

IS KIND OF LIKE A MINIATURE DATE.

YOU KNOW THE LAST ROMANTIC THING YOU DID FOR ME?

WHAT?

YOU HELPED ME DOWN SO I WOULDN'T SLIDE AND FALL ON MY BUTT.

YOU MEAN, SO I DON'T NEED TO, LIKE, GET YOU FLOWERS,

WRITE YOU SONGS?

FLOWERS ARE IF YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.

AH.

AND YOU CAN DEFINITELY FEEL THE CHILL IN THE AIR,

ESPECIALLY UP HIGH, AND I SHOULD SPEED THIS UP

BECAUSE MY VISIBILITY IS ABOUT TO BE AT A ZERO.

WELL, ESSENTIALLY, THE WINDMILL'S LEG BONE

HAS SNAPPED.

AH, IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY NIPPY OUT HERE.

WOULDN'T BE AS MUCH OF A CHALLENGE,

IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO HOOK MYSELF IN.

WITH THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT

MAKING FOR DANGEROUS WORKING CONDITIONS,

BROTHER BEAR TRIES TO RISE TO THE CHALLENGE.

TODAY IT'S A ONE-MAN JOB SORT OF THING

BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE,

BUT IF IT'S ONLY GONNA BE A ONE-PERSON JOB,

I'M THE BEST PERSON FOR IT

'CAUSE I'M LIKE A SWISS ARMY KNIFE FROM ALASKA.

I HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT LITTLE ATTACHMENTS.

LOOKS LIKE A PATCH TO ME. THE HAMMER ON THAT ONE, BUT...

IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT,

THE WINDMILL, THE WAY IT'S CLIMBED UP,

IT'S A LOT SIMILAR TO THE MAST OF A BOAT, REALLY.

IT'S UP IN THE AIR. YOU'RE GRABBING ON TO IT.

IN ORDER TO DO THAT,

A LITTLE BIT OF PIRATE SKILL COMES IN.

KIND OF LIKE A PEG LEG, SO TO SPEAK,

THAT KEEPS THE OLD LADY PIRATE STANDING STRAIGHT.

KNEE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED/AMPLIFIED.

OH, PIRATES ARE DEFINITELY EXTREME.

THEY'RE CLIMBING ROPES, THEY HAVE GUNS,

THEY HAVE KNIVES, THEY'RE SWINGING FROM THEM.

THEY'LL PUT THEIR KNIVES IN THEIR TEETH

TO SWING FROM ONE BOAT TO ANOTHER, YEAH.

PIRATES ARE PRETTY EXTREME.

ARGH, ME MATEY.

I'LL HAVE THAT PEG LEG PATCHED UP

AND READY TO GO IN NO TIME.

AH, SO WE GET TO GO UP AND DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S A LITTLE CROOKED, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE HOLDING.

OH, YEAH. EXTREME POINTS ALL DAY LONG.

I HOPE YOU CAN WALK BETTER NOW, WINDMILL.

♪♪

HAVE YOU GIVEN ANY THOUGHTS TO HOW YOU'RE GOING

TO RUN IT INTO YOUR HOUSE?

NO, I REALLY ONLY THOUGHT ABOUT THE SHOWER

UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.

WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, A BATHTUB AND STUFF,

RAIN AND I HAVE JUST BEEN, LIKE, SWIMMING AT THE CREEK,

BUT EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FREEZING REALLY SOON,

SO I WANTED THIS OLD-FASHIONED WATER HEATER

AND I'M GONNA USE IT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A HOT SHOWER

AND BATHE MY KITTIES.

OH, YEAH, THIS IS DENTED HERE, TOO.

GOT A LITTLE SCRAPED UP.

WHAT HAPPENED TO IT?

BEAR AND I DRUG IT.

LIVING IN THE BUSH,

IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO RELY ON YOUR INGENUITY.

ALRIGHT, MY HEAD'S STARTING TO NUMB A LITTLE BIT.

THINKING BACK TO ALL THE, LIKE, THE COLD SHOWERS...

- LOOK AT THAT BABY GO. - WE HAVE A SHOWER.

...JUST BEING ABLE TO HAVE HOT WATER ON THE MOUNTAIN,

THAT'S A BIG STEP.

THIS IS THE LIFE.

THERE ARE DEFINITELY HOLES.

I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FINGERS TO STOP THIS ONE.

THERE ARE DEFINITELY A FEW MORE HOLES IN MY WATER HEATER

THAN I THOUGHT THERE WERE

'CAUSE I GAVE IT A NICE TEST RUN AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW HOLES.

I'M HOPING IT CAN BE FIXED.

WHY NOT DO YOUR HAIR REAL QUICK?

OKAY.

I MEAN, IT'S A LITTLE LOW AND THEORETICALLY,

ONCE IT'S WORKING, THIS WILL BE NICE.

AND THEN JUST LET THAT FREEZE/DRY.

AT LEAST YOU KNOW IT HEATS IT.

I KNOW IT HEATS IT, YEAH.

OKAY, I'M JUST GONNA PUT A LITTLE PATCH WELD ON IT

AND THAT SHOULD WORK.

I'M DEFINITELY THANKFUL THAT NOAH WILL, YOU KNOW,

TAKE TIME TO HELP ME WITH IT.

- NOAH, IS IT WORKING? - IT'S WORKING.

NOAH AND I IN THE PAST USED TO BE SUPER CLOSE.

OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE DEFINITELY DRIFTED APART

A LITTLE BIT.

BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, HE'S HELPING ME,

YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE

THAT'S WHAT'LL MEND THE FRIENDSHIP.

OKAY, DON'T LOOK.

NO, YOU CAN'T LOOK A LITTLE.

AND PLEASE DON'T PUT ANYTHING IN MY HOOD.

NOAH, WHY WOULD I PUT ANYTHING IN YOUR HOOD?

IT'S GOTTEN A LITTLE BETTER.

WE'RE DEFINITELY BECOMING FRIENDS AGAIN.

AND I THINK TIMES LIKE THIS WHERE WE'RE JUST LIKE

MESSING AROUND, IT'S A NICE BONDING MOMENT.

- SHOULD BE FINISHED. - YOU'RE DONE?

YES. LET'S HOPE THAT HOLDS.

-COMING UP...

-YEAH, I DON'T THINK SHE LIKES YOU.

...THE BROWNS' EFFORTS PUT THEM IN HARM'S WAY.

KEEP AN EYE ON HER, IF YOU WOULD.

SHE'S RATHER AGGRESSIVE BECAUSE OF HER BABY.

♪♪

YEAH, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW COLD YOUR TOES ARE

UNTIL YOU CAN FEEL THEM AGAIN.

DON'T PUT THEM TOO CLOSE TOO QUICKLY.

WOW, THEY SHOULD NOT BE THAT MANY DIFFERENT COLORS.

OOH, THAT'S THE ONE RIGHT THERE.

- OH, YEAH. - OH, I CAN'T FEEL IT.

LIFE-THREATENING WINTER TEMPERATURES

ARE JUST 48 HOURS

FROM REACHING THE BROWNS' MOUNTAIN.

AS THE FAMILY BRACES TO FORTIFY THEIR RANCH...

YOU WANT TO DO A LITTLE PASS FROM HERE?

MIGHT AS WELL DO IT FROM RIGHT HERE.

...NOAH AND SISTER BIRD DIG AN ACCESS PATH

TO THEIR RECONSTRUCTED WINDMILL, AND SNOWBIRD

CAN'T RESIST THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A BUSH BARTER.

FEELS LIKE ALL I'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST

FOUR DAYS ARE SHOVELING.

ONE OF THE CRUCIAL THINGS I NEED NOW IS A TUB.

I WAS GONNA ASK COULD YOU ACQUIRE ONE SOMEHOW?

THE NEXT STEP AFTER MY WATER HEATER IS I NEED A BATHTUB.

SOMEONE HAS A BATHTUB, I'M SURE.

AND SO I'M GONNA SEE IF NOAH MIGHT KNOW OF ONE.

'CAUSE YOU, LIKE,

YOU KNOW EVERYBODY, LIKE, AT THE JUNKYARD

AND YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH THE ANTIQUE PEOPLE.

AND IT COULD EVEN BE A BARTER, LIKE,

- I COULD TRADE YOU SOMETHING. - CHOP WOOD OR SOMETHING OR...

I WAS THINKING TRADE YOU SOMETHING.

BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF, LIKE, "STAR WARS" COLLECTIBLES.

YOU HAVE A WHAT?

I HAVE A TON OF "STAR WARS" COLLECTIBLES.

I'VE ALWAYS LOVED "STAR WARS."

AND, LIKE, NO MATTER HOW HARD IT WAS TO GET THAT MOVIE

OR TO MAKE THE TV WORK,

"STAR WARS" WAS THE ONLY MOVIE WE HAD.

AND TO BE HONEST, IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE?

LIKE, I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. I HAVE A COUPLE OF COSTUMES.

- "STAR WARS" HALF DOLLARS. - REALLY?

GOLD EDITION PRINCESS LEIA AND HAN SOLO

FROM, LIKE, WHEN THE ORIGINAL MOVIE CAME OUT.

"STAR WARS" WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT NOAH AND I

I DEFINITELY BONDED OVER.

EVER SINCE WE WERE REALLY YOUNG,

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THE LUKE SKYWALKER.

AND I WAS LIKE PRINCESS LEIA.

WE'VE ALWAYS, LIKE, FELT LIKE THOSE CHARACTERS.

AND, LIKE, JUST A HUGE THING FOR NOAH AND I ESPECIALLY.

I LIKE REPLICAS OF, LIKE, THE OLD GUNS AND STUFF.

DO YOU HAVE HAN SOLO'S BELT?

I AM DEFINITELY A "STAR WARS" FAN. I'M A NERD.

I ADMIT IT. I JUST ENJOY THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND IT.

THERE CAN'T BE LIGHT WITHOUT DARK.

DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

IF YOU'RE ABLE TO GET ME A FULL-ON JEDI OUTFIT, THE ROBES,

THE BELT, I'LL GET YOU A BATHTUB.

BUT I MIGHT NEED TWO PAIRS

SO I CAN TRY TO CONVINCE MY WIFE TO WEAR THE OTHER ONE.

AT LEAST YOU DIDN'T SAY PRINCESS LEIA.

NOT TRADING YOU THAT COSTUME. WE CAN SHAKE ON IT.

WE ALL CAME UP WITH A SPECIAL HANDSHAKE TO DO A BARTER.

AND NOAH AND I ARE REALLY THE ONLY ONES

KEEPING THAT ALIVE.

OKAY.

OKAY.

YOU NORMALLY SHAKE, THEN YOU BRO SHAKE,

THEN YOU DO THIS AND THEN YOU WHISTLE.

IT'S LIKE...

AND THAT'S THE DEAL.

I WILL DO THIS. YOU GO GET ME A TUB.

IT CAN BE LIKE AN OLD, LIKE, NICE TUB, BUT NOT TO BE PICKY.

♪♪

- OKAY, SO FOCUS ON WALLS FIRST. - WALLS FIRST.

HOURS LATER,

WITH TIME RUNNING OUT BEFORE THE COLD FRONT'S ARRIVAL,

BROTHER NOAH AND WIFE RHAIN ALISHA

WORK TO FINISH THE LONGHORN SHELTER.

INSIDE THE POLES, MAYBE?

WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD JUST PUT ON THE INSIDE

AND GET IN THERE WITH THE COW?

THAT'S GOING TO BE EASIER AND YOU KNOW IT.

- YOU THINK SHE'S DOCILE ENOUGH? - NOPE.

I THINK SHE'S PROBABLY RATHER AGGRESSIVE

BECAUSE OF HER BABY.

THE LONGHORNS ARE REALLY PEACEFUL CREATURES

AND IF YOU DON'T PUSH IT, IT WON'T PUSH BACK.

IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE,

BEING THAT IT HAS A BABY IT WANTS TO PROTECT.

AND BEING GORED IS ON THE LIST OF THINGS

I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

KEEP AN EYE ON HER IF YOU WOULD.

OH, YEAH, FOR SURE.

IT'S OKAY.

I IMAGINE TO BE GORED BY LONGHORN

WOULD BE VERY...

POKEY.

OH! DIDN'T LIKE THAT ONE.

- NEXT PIECE. - THAT WORKS. TELL ME WHEN.

- PUZZLING IT IN. - HOLDING.

- TOP CORNER. - OKAY.

IT'S HARD PREPARING FOR SOMETHING

WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO WEIGH

OR HOW BIG IT'S GONNA GET.

BUT THE ANIMALS ARE THE FUTURE OF THE RANCH.

MOST IMPORTANT THING AFTER THE FAMILY'S SECURED, OF COURSE,

IS THE ANIMALS TAKEN CARE OF.

- WATCH THIS. - OOH!

EVERYTHING IN LIFE GETS A LITTLE HARDER

BEFORE IT GETS EASIER.

WHEN IT STARTS TO GET REALLY HEAVY,

WE'RE ALMOST TO THE TOP.

THAT'S THE WAY WE'RE GETTING OVER RIGHT NOW.

YOU GOT TO PUT A FOOT THERE.

PERFECT.

YOU'RE PERFECT.

MAKING IT NICE.

WELL, WE KNOW HOW COLD IT'S SUPPOSED TO GET,

BUT YOU CAN NEVER JUDGE FROM THAT.

I KNOW THIS BIRD IS GONNA FLY SOUTH.

THIS RAINDROP'S GONNA BE FROZEN.

THE WIND BREAK IS COMING ALONG VERY NICELY,

BUT WE HAVE A LOT TO DO. AND AS THE SUN SETS,

IT JUST GETS COLDER AND COLDER.

WHEN THAT BIG FREEZE COMES.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA WANT TO BE OUTSIDE.

IT'S DEFINITELY MAKESHIFT, BUT IT SHOULD KEEP THE WIND OUT.

IF I WAS AN OSTRICH, I'D LIKE THIS.

IT'S ALREADY KEEPING THE WIND OFF ME.

INGENUITY WITH THIS ONE. REALLY GOOD, VERY BUSH.

- MEANS A LOT. - NOT JUST LIKE YOU ALL'S EGOS,

BUT GOOD JOB.

THAT ONE'S GONE. WE'LL PICK UP THE GLASS LATER.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET THIS THING DONE.

ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS YOU LEARN GROWING UP IN THE BUSH

IS JUST -- YOU ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES.

IF SOMETHING BREAKS, YEAH, GET SOMETHING ELSE,

YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GOES WRONG,

YOU JUST GO WITH IT.

SO LET'S JUST BOARD THAT, BOARD THE SIDE OVER THERE,

I'LL FINISH WITH THIS, AND I THINK WE'RE DONE.

IT IS ALL HANDS ON DECK TO GET EVERYTHING READY FOR THIS FREEZE

'CAUSE IT'S AROUND THE CORNER.

EVEN IF THE OSTRICH ENCLOSURE WIND BLOCK ISN'T PRETTY,

AS LONG AS IT KEEPS THEM WARM, THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.

WELL, I THINK PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON IT

AND THEN BUNKER OURSELVES DOWN.

I MEAN, SHOULD WE JUST BUNKER DOWN HERE

ON MY NOW REALLY COMFY BED THAT I CAN ALSO, LIKE, EAT?

- AREN'T YOU ALLERGIC TO HAY? - YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.

-COMING UP...

THE COLD SNAP DESCENDS ON THE MOUNTAIN.

NICE PAIR OF 'CHUCKS.

WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING ON THE RANCH,

BEAR IS STAYING WARM USING A HOMEMADE RENDITION

OF AN ANCIENT WEAPON.

NUNCHUCKS ARE A PART OF EXERCISE.

YOUR ARMS ARE USING IT. IT'S LIKE A GOOD FOREARM WORKOUT,

ESPECIALLY IF YOU CHANGE BETWEEN THE HANDS,

SWITCH BETWEEN IT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT JUST

KEEPS THE STAMINA GOING, BUT ALSO FOR YOUR MIND ITSELF,

BECAUSE IT'S HAND-EYE COORDINATION.

AND THEN WHIP IT IN ANY DIRECTION YOU PLEASE.

WHOOPSIE.

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THEM, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR 'CHUCKS,

AND MAKE SURE THERE AREN'T ANY PEOPLE AROUND.

OW. HAPPENS.

CAN YOU POOP OUTSIDE OF THE NICE ENCLOSURE?

YEAH, THAT'S TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR.

OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS,

THE WOLFPACK HAS BEEN PREPARING THEIR MOUNTAIN

FOR THE MOST EXTREME COLD FRONT IT'S EVER FACED.

GOOD JOB.

AND AFTER SALVAGING LUMBER FROM A NEARBY CABIN,

THEY'VE WORKED TO PROTECT THEIR RANCHES' BIGGEST ASSETS.

THERE ACTUALLY ISN'T A LOT OF WIND RIGHT HERE.

THERE ISN'T, THERE REALLY -- WELL, LOOK,

EVEN THE WINDMILL'S MOVING, THERE'S SO MUCH WIND.

NOW THE COLD FRONT IS SET TO ARRIVE

IN JUST A DAY'S TIME.

WATCH HOW MUCH THE HAIR'S MOVING.

- OKAY, SEEING IT. - RIGHT.

- SEEING IT, THIS IS NICE. - LOT OF HAIR MOVEMENT.

AND THEN, INSIDE.

THERE'S A PRETTY BIG FREEZE COMING.

WE'VE TAKEN THE SCRAP WOOD THAT WE HAD AROUND,

TURNED IT INTO A LITTLE SHED THING.

THAT WAY, THE COWS CAN GET OUT OF THE WEATHER.

- THAT'S IT. - GOOD JOB.

AFTER IT'S ALL FINISHED,

IT DIDN'T TAKE ANYWHERE NEAR AS LONG AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD.

AND IT'S PERFECT.

IT HAS A COUPLE HOLES HERE AND THERE,

BUT IT WILL DEFINITELY DO THE JOB.

OKAY, NOW WE COAX THEM AND ROUND THEM IN.

- GOING IN. - COME ON.

MY HORNS ARE BIGGER. COME ON.

COME ON, MAMA.

THERE SHE GOES.

WE GOT IT DONE, AND WE GOT IT DONE FAST.

THIS IS STURDY, A FULL ROOF, GOOD WIND GUARD,

LOTS OF GOOD SPOTS FOR HAY.

THIS IS GONNA STAND THERE STRONG FOR A GOOD LONG TIME.

I THINK IT'LL BE NICE AND COZY.

AGREED.

IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD THING TO KNOW THAT ONCE THE FREEZE HITS

THEY WILL HAVE SOMEWHERE SAFE THEY CAN GO.

IT'S A REAL BIG WEIGHT OFF OF OUR SHOULDERS.

NOW WE CAN KEEP THIS PEN UP.

- AND THEY STILL HAVE... - THEY STILL HAVE OUTSIDE.

- ...HAVE ROOM. - YEAH.

GOOD JOB.

♪♪

WE GOT IT COMING OUT OF THE SHOWER HEAD?

THERE WE GO.

OOH, IT'S ACTUALLY SUPER WARM,

ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO WHAT I'M USED TO.

MY BARTER WITH NOAH ACTUALLY TURNED OUT REALLY WELL.

I DO HAVE TO GIVE UP SOME OF MY JEDI ROBES,

BUT FOR A BATHTUB, IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT.

AND WHEN I'LL TAKE A SHOWER,

I'LL JUST TAKE A SHOWER

WITH THE CLOTHES THAT I NEED TO WASH ON.

IT'S JUST LIKE A BIRDBATH.

THE METHOD TO ACTUALLY WASHING YOUR CLOTHES

WHEN YOU SHOWER IS TYPICALLY I START FROM THE TOP,

SO I'M NOT WASHING, LIKE -- I'VE ALREADY WASHED MY PANTS,

SO NOW ALL THE DIRT UP HERE IS GOING DOWN.

AND then PRETTY MUCH WHEN THE WATER IS CLEAR,

I'M CLEAN AND SO ARE THE CLOTHES.

I CAN BE OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER

AND HAVE A WARM SHOWER ON ME.

SOMETIMES WITH THE HOT WATER,

YOU CAN EVEN DO DISHES IN IT.

A BUSH SHOWER, AND JUST GET MULTIPLE THINGS DONE.

THAT'S ALWAYS NICE.

I DEFINITELY HAVE THE BARN OFF ME.

AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE,

I SMELL LIKE SOAP INSTEAD OF BARN.

THE KITTIES ARE DEFINITELY GONNA GET TO TRY THIS OUT.

♪♪

REMEMBER, I'M A MOTHER DEFENDING HER YOUNG.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK TWICE ABOUT THIS.

TO BE HONEST, I DON'T HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE

WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE THIS.

REMEMBER, MY BABY JEDI --

USE THE FORCE.

EVERYTHING IN LIFE GETS A LITTLE HARDER BEFORE GETS EASY.

I THINK EVERY TIME THAT HAPPENS,

YOU KNOW, WE'RE EXPECTED TO SHOW A LITTLE FAITH,

WE'RE EXPECTED TO SHOW A LITTLE STRENGTH,

WE'RE EXPECTED TO KEEP WALKING

WHEN WE DON'T FIGURE WE CAN MAKE IT.

YOU KNOW, BROWNS ARE ALWAYS FIGHTING TO SURVIVE.

IT'S BEEN THAT WAY EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER,

BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.

FREEDOM COMES AT A COST, OF COURSE,

BUT IT'S NOT TOO HIGH A PRICE FOR THIS OLD BUSH BOY TO PAY.

I'VE LEARNED FIRSTHAND,

THE BEST PRIZE IS BEHIND THE SCARIEST DOOR,

AND SO YOU JUST OPEN THE DOOR AND WALK IN.

GOOD LORD'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF IT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO ADMIT THAT...

WE'RE PROBABLY NOT REALLY PREPARED FOR WHAT'S COMING.

♪♪

♪♪

-I THINK THE CLOCK HIT ZERO.

♪♪

ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF "ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE"...

- COME ON! - LET'S DO THIS.

BEFORE WE GET BURIED.

IT'S A DIFFERENT COLD HERE THAN ALASKA

AND IT COMPARES TO ONE OF THE WORST.

IT'S PRETTY FROZEN IN THERE.

OUR WATER IS NO LONGER RUNNING.

I'LL COME BACK WITH WATER, BE IT IN MY TRUCK OR ON MY BACK.

WELL, THAT'S NOT GOOD.

WE'RE LITERALLY STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THAT'S A HEADACHE, A HASSLE, AND TIME LOST

THAT WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD.

PUNCH PACKING. PUNCH PACKING HELPS TO PACK STUFF DEEPER IN

THAN IT WOULD NORMALLY FIT.

MOTHER NATURE'S TRIED TO KICK US SO MANY TIMES.

THERE'S STILL A HOUSE TO BUILD.

PAINT ME A PICTURE -- WHAT ARE WE DOING?

WE NEED TO BUILD THE INSIDE SUPPORTS.

BEING PUSHED COMPLETELY TO THE EDGE,

THAT'S WHAT OUR WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN.

OOH, IT'S LIKE WHACK-A-MOLE!

I WANT TO SEE MORE LEFT AND RIGHT, RAIN.

WE HAVEN'T LOST YET. NOTHING CAN STOP THE BROWNS.

THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

I CAN SEE A HOUSE IN NO TIME.

- FEELS GOOD, TOO.