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Narrator: ALASKA -- THE LAST FRONTIER.
Atz Lee: NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN ALASKA,
YOU MAY THINK YOU'RE DOING IT FOR YOURSELF OR YOUR FAMILY --
YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE BEING DICTATED BY THE SEASONS.
EVERY SEASON HAS ITS URGENCY
AND ITS IMPENDING ONSET OF THE NEXT SEASON.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST SUCH EXTREMES.
HOLY MOLY!
Atz Lee: WHETHER IT'S SPRING --
PREPPING THE GARDEN, BREAKING GROUND.
SUMMER -- TRYING TO HARVEST FOOD...
CURRENT'S A LITTLE FAST.
FALL -- BIG GAME HUNTING.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
[ GUNSHOT ]
Atz Lee: OR WHETHER IT'S THE DEPTHS OF WINTER
WHERE YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO HUNKER DOWN AND SURVIVE
AND MAKE IT BACK TO SPRING,
THE SEASONS CONTROL EVERYTHING YOU DO.
♪ SOMETIMES IT'S BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS ♪
♪ ON ALASKA'S LAST FRONTIER ♪
♪ BUT LIFE IS SIMPLE, LIFE IS GOOD ♪
♪ WHEN YOU'RE LIVIN' LIKE YOU SHOULD ♪
♪ HEY, HEY ♪
♪ SOMETIMES IT'S STRUGGLE, STRIFE ♪
♪ FATHERS, SONS, BROTHERS, WIVES ♪
♪ BUT WE'RE MAKIN' OUR WAY ♪
♪ YES, WE'LL STAY ♪
♪ RIGHT HERE ♪
♪ ON ALASKA'S LAST FRONTIER ♪
-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: ON THEIR 630-ACRE HOMESTEAD,
THE KILCHER FAMILY LIVES BY THE RULES
OF THE EVER-CHANGING ALASKAN SEASONS.
AND NO SEASON IS MORE BRUTAL
THAN THE GRUELING EIGHT-MONTH WINTER.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
THERE YOU GO!
HEY. HEY.
Eivin: THE ALASKAN WINTER IS KIND OF LIKE
DRIVING YOUR CAR JUST SMACK INTO A WALL.
AND YOU KIND OF SEE IT COMING,
BUT AT THE LAST MINUTE, IT'S HERE,
AND YOU BETTER BE READY FOR IT.
Charlotte: THE DEPTHS OF WINTER IS MY MOST HATED TIME.
Otto: IT JUST GETS YOU -- THE COLD AND THE SHORT DAYS.
Atz: YOU ONLY HAVE SUN MAYBE FROM 10:00 TILL 3:00
AND THEN IF IT'S CLOUDY FOR TWO WEEKS,
YOU DON'T SEE THE SUN.
Otto: BECAUSE IT'S SNOWY, BECAUSE IT'S ICY,
EVERYTHING TAKES LONGER.
[ Grunting ] OH, GOD!
OKAY, MOVE OUT OF MY WAY!
Jane: THE TEMPERATURE DROPS, WHICH MAKES EVERYTHING HARDER.
THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO BUT STAY INSIDE.
Otto: SPRING HAS SPRUNG, FALL HAS FELL,
WINTER IS HERE, AND IT'S COLD AS HELL.
Narrator: IN THE FROZEN WINTER, HEAT AND FRESH WATER
ARE TWO OF THE MOST ESSENTIAL
AND MOST DIFFICULT NECESSITIES TO OBTAIN.
Atz: KEEPING THE FIRES FED,
KEEPING THE WATER HOLE CHOPPED OPEN
IS A LOT OF HARD, PHYSICAL WORK.
YOU NEVER KNOW FOR SURE HOW DEEP THE ICE IS,
SO YOU JUST GOT TO START CHOPPING.
OH.
HMM.
[ SNIFFS ]
WE MAY BE IN TROUBLE.
IT MAY BE A NIGHT TO MELT SNOW.
COME ON, HONEY. THERE WE GO.
IN THE WINTER, THE ANXIETY GETS TRIPLED.
IT'S JUST EXPONENTIAL.
MORE DANGEROUS, MORE COLD, MORE DARK, MORE URGENT.
[ WATER SPLASHES ]
Atz: THERE WE GO.
GOT A GEYSER.
YOU JUST GOT TO BREAK THROUGH IN ONE PLACE.
THAT'S ALL IT TAKES.
AND THE WATER PRESSURE UNDER THE ICE
CAUSES IT TO COME UP THROUGH AND GET UP A LITTLE HIGHER.
I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE UP.
Otto: ALL RIGHT. WATER?
HAD TO WORK FOR IT.
Eivin: WINTERS IN ALASKA
ARE GENERALLY PRETTY LONG AND PRETTY DARK.
IT'S MORE THE DARKNESS THAT TENDS TO LEAVE
A LASTING IMPRESSION IN MY MIND MORE THAN THE SNOW.
[ DOG BARKS ]
SOME PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME DEALING WITH IT,
BUT I JUST KIND OF LIKE TO TRY TO HIBERNATE
AND WAIT FOR THAT SUNNY DAY.
[ COW MOOS ]
Narrator: WHEN THE WINTER SKIES CLEAR,
THE HOMESTEADERS CAN ESCAPE THE CONFINES OF THEIR CABINS.
EIVIN AND HIS WIFE, EVE,
MAKE THE 30-MILE TRIP TO CARIBOU LAKE
TO ICE FISH FOR A LONG-OVERDUE FRESH MEAL.
Eivin: ICE FISHING IS KIND OF A FUN THING TO DO
WHEN YOU NEED SOME EXTRA FISH.
YOU'VE BEEN KIND OF HOLED-UP ALL WINTER.
IT'S TIME TO GO OUTSIDE, DO SOMETHING,
HAVE SOME KIND OF AN ADVENTURE.
[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]
[ GRUNTS ]
Eve: IN THE WINTER, IT'S ALWAYS HARDER TO CATCH FISH.
WE SHOULD WRAP THIS UP IN SOMETHING.
THIS IS COVERED WITH ICE
OR THIS ISN'T RUNNING BECAUSE IT'S FROZEN UP.
[BLEEP]
OH, YOU GOT TO BE [BLEEP] [BLEEP] KIDDING ME.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ CHAINSAW REVS ]
Eve: IT'S DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE.
THERE WE GO.
Narrator: CARIBOU LAKE IS FILLED WITH A VARIETY OF FRESH FISH
INCLUDING RAINBOW TROUT, DOLLY VARDEN, AND KOKANEE --
A LANDLOCKED VERSION OF THE SOCKEYE SALMON.
FRESH FISH ARE ALWAYS WELCOME IN THE WINTER TIME.
BUT OUT THERE ON A LAKE, IT CAN BE SO COLD.
Eivin: MINUS 10, MINUS 15 BELOW ZERO --
THAT'S THE KIND OF COLD THAT NO MATTER WHAT,
IT STARTS EATING INTO YOUR BONES IF YOU'RE NOT MOVING.
OKAY.
I DON'T KNOW, HON. WE GOT NOTHING.
YEAH.
WE'VE BEEN SITTING HERE FOR A FEW HOURS NOW.
WE'RE STARTING TO GET COLD.
YOU'VE GONE SO FAR IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.
YOU CAN'T GO HOME EMPTY-HANDED.
I THINK I'M FEELING STUFF HIT MY LINE.
OH, NO WAY. REALLY?
OH. OH!
[ GASPS ]
I GOT ONE.
OH!
IT'S A TROUT.
OH, BEAUTY.
SO, I'M GONNA DROP IT BACK DOWN
AND SEE IF ANY OF HIS FRIENDS WANT TO COME UP.
I GOT ONE.
HOLY [BLEEP]
OH, MY GOD! [ LAUGHS ]
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE GOT ANOTHER ONE!
THAT'S AMAZING.
LOOK AT THAT.
OH, TWO BEAUTIES.
YEAH!
THE SUN'S STARTING TO HEAD DOWN, AND WE CAUGHT A COUPLE FISH!
I'M STOKED.
I WISH I COULD SHOW IT MORE IN MY FACE,
BUT IT JUST ISN'T MOVING ANYMORE.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M AFRAID IF I OPEN MY MOUTH,
MY LIPS ARE JUST GONNA SPLIT.
SO IT'S A REAL GOOD TIME TO HEAD HOME.
Atz Lee: WINTER'S DEFINITELY THE HARSHEST PART
OF LIVING IN ALASKA.
THE DAYS START GETTING LONGER
AND YOU START GETTING THE SUN BACK A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEN IT SNOWS ANOTHER TWO FEET.
Narrator: EVEN IN DRIVING SNOW,
THE KILCHERS MUST BRAVE THE ELEMENTS
TO TEND TO THE NEEDS OF THE HOMESTEAD.
Charlotte: WE GOT WORD FROM A NEIGHBOR
WHO WAS SKIING IN OUR COW PASTURE
THAT SHE HAD SEEN A NEWBORN CALF RIGHT NEXT TO HER SKI TRAIL.
Narrator: OTTO'S WIFE, CHARLOTTE,
AND THEIR YOUNGEST SON, AUGUST, RUSH OUT TO SEARCH FOR THE CALF.
Charlotte: IN THE WINTER,
THERE'S JUST A LOT OF CHALLENGES --
FREEZING, ICE, SNOW.
IT'S A LOT MORE UNCOMFORTABLE TO BE OUTSIDE DOING THINGS.
HEY, GIRLS.
WHO HAD THE BABY DOWN HERE?
SOMETIMES THEY HAVE THEIR BABIES
UNDER THESE SHELTERED AREAS IN THE SPRUCE TREES,
SO I'M LOOKING FOR BLOOD OR AN AFTERBIRTH,
BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING HERE.
IN THE WINTERTIME,
YOU'VE GOT THAT COLD GOING AGAINST YOU.
AND THEN IF THE SNOW IS REALLY DEEP,
THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM.
AND IF THE BABY JUST STUMBLES INTO SOME SNOW,
SOMETIMES THE MOTHER ISN'T ABLE
TO GET THE BABY UP OUT OF THAT SNOW
AND THEY CAN FREEZE TO DEATH.
WHOOPS.
OH, MAN.
IT IS DEEP.
YOU HEARD A GROAN?
OH, IT'S JUST THE CAMERAS FOLLOWING US.
OH, MY GOD.
Charlotte: OH, I SEE IT RIGHT NOW
WALKING AFTER ITS MAMA THROUGH THE WOODS.
August: SO DO I.
OKAY, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN CATCH UP WITH IT.
SINCE IT'S ON FOOT, MAYBE WE CAN JUST GET 'EM TO HERD.
OKAY.
WE FOUND THE BABY, AND IT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE.
YEP, THERE'S THE UMBILICAL CORD
AND LET'S SEE. IT'S A LITTLE BOY.
WE BROUGHT THAT CALF AND MOTHER UP TO A CORRAL...
GO ON. GO FIND YOUR MAMA.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO.
...AND GAVE HER SOME SHELTER
AND MADE SURE THAT THE BABY WAS NURSING.
AND SO, EVERYTHING WAS GOING WELL WITH THAT BIRTH.
HEY, SWEETIE.
CHARLOTTE.
CHECK IT OUT.
DID YOU FIND ME ANOTHER CALF?
I FOUND YOU A CALF IN THE WOODS.
Otto: IT WAS MUFFY.
SHE DIDN'T LOOK THAT CLOSE THIS MORNING.
MY GOD, GIRL.
WHAT YOU DOING, HUH?
WHY DO THEY ALWAYS WAIT FOR THE MIDDLE OF A SNOWSTORM?
WOW! CUTE!
AUGUST NAMED HIM STEVE.
STEVE? WHY STEVE?
YEP. I HAVE NO IDEA.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Narrator: COMING UP...
THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING BRINGS NEW ENERGY AND NEW MAYHEM...
[BLEEP]
...TO THE KILCHER HOMESTEAD.
Atz Lee: SPRING IS YOUR FIRST CHANCE TO GET SOME FRESH FOOD.
BLACK BEAR!
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ BIRD CHIRPING ]
[ GEESE HONKING ]
Narrator: EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE ON THE KILCHER HOMESTEAD
IS DICTATED BY THE SEASONS.
WINTER CAN LAST FOR EIGHT MONTHS.
BUT EVENTUALLY, SPRING ARRIVES.
Eivin: THE SPRING IS THIS TIME
WHERE THERE'S JUST SO MUCH ENERGY
AND LIFE JUST COMING BACK.
YOU'VE JUST KIND OF BEEN IN THIS SENSE
WHERE EVERYTHING AROUND YOU IS ALMOST DEAD
AND THEN JUST ALMOST WITHIN THE BLINK OF AN EYE,
EVERYTHING COMES BACK TO LIFE.
Atz: SPRING, BY AND FAR, IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR.
[ HORSE NEIGHS ]
WINTER'S OVER.
MORE LIGHT, MORE THINGS TO DO,
AND YOU'RE JUST KIND OF CHOMPING AT THE BIT.
Otto: BIRDS ARE BIRDING AND THE BEES ARE BEING.
IT'S TIME FOR GETTING EXCITED ABOUT DOING THINGS.
WHOO-HOO!
IT'S A GREAT FEELING BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS PICKING UP.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
YOU KNOW THAT THE REAL BREAKUP IS COMING.
BREAKUP MEANS THE GROUND IS BREAKING UP.
IT'S TRANSITIONING FROM SOLID, FROZEN ICE
TO SLURPY, SINKING-IN-IT, REALLY STICKY, GOOEY MUD.
THE MUD IS JUST RELENTLESS.
WHERE WE LIVE, IT'S ALL DIRT.
AND AS SOON AS SPRING COMES AROUND, ALL THE SNOW MELTS
AND IT JUST TURNS IT ALL TO THIS JUST, LIKE, CHOCOLATE PUDDING.
Otto: IT'S A WHOLE NEW TYPE OF DIFFICULTY IN GETTING AROUND.
Atz: YOU CAN'T DRIVE CERTAIN ROADS.
IT'S HARD EVEN WALKING SOMETIMES
WITH RUBBER BOOTS ON SOME PLACES.
WE THINK THE SNOW IS DIFFICULT,
AND THEN MUD SEASON COMES AROUND AND IT'S KIND OF THE SAME THING.
[BLEEP]
OH, MY GOD!
Eve: BUT YOU HAVE TONS MORE TO DO
AND NOT AS MUCH LEISURE TIME.
IN A WAY, IT'S KIND OF MORE STRESSFUL.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT GOING ON HERE.
Eivin: SPRINGTIME MEANS A LOT OF WORK.
IN ORDER TO LIVE THIS LIFESTYLE, WE HAVE TO GROW LARGE GARDENS,
AND WE HAVE TO DO IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Eve: I ALWAYS FEEL A LOT OF PRESSURE
TO GET THE GARDEN IN AS FAST AS I CAN
TO REALLY SEIZE THE GROWING SEASON.
Charlotte: IT'S ONE OF THE BUSIER TIMES, I THINK, IN THE GARDEN
IS JUST GETTING EVERYTHING ALL SET UP.
Atz Lee: SPRING IS NATURE'S REWARD
FOR MAKING IT THROUGH THE WINTER, BASICALLY.
YOU GET TO GET OUTSIDE,
YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL THE SUN ON YOUR FACE,
IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF WARMTH TO IT,
AND AFTER KIND OF EATING STUFF
THAT'S JUST BEEN ROCK HARD AND FROZEN ALL YEAR LONG,
IT'S YOUR FIRST CHANCE TO GET OUTSIDE,
ENJOY THE WEATHER, AND GET SOME FRESH FOOD.
IT'S THAT KIND OF FEELING OF WINTER'S OVER,
THE SPRING DOOR IS OPEN, AND YAHOO! HERE WE GO.
Narrator: ATZ SR. AND ATZ LEE ARE ON A SEARCH
FOR SPRINGTIME'S EARLIEST AVAILABLE RED MEAT --
THE BLACK BEAR.
BLACK BEARS IN ALASKA HIBERNATE THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS.
BEARS WEIGH CONSIDERABLY LESS
WHEN THEY EMERGE FROM WINTER DORMANCY,
BUT CAN STILL PROVIDE UP TO 150 POUNDS
OF FRESH, LEAN MEAT.
Atz Lee: SEEING SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE HUNTING FOR
AFTER YOU'VE BEEN SEARCHING AND SEARCHING,
ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU SEE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET --
THAT'S ALWAYS A RUSH OF ADRENALINE
WHETHER IT'S A RABBIT OR A BEAR.
MY HEART STARTS PUMPING RIGHT THERE.
I MEAN, THERE'S A BEAR.
I KNOW THAT IT'S FAR OUT OF MY SHOT-DISTANCE RANGE,
BUT IT'S IN THE ZONE FOR US.
Atz: HOLY [BLEEP] THAT'S A HUGE BEAR.
Atz Lee: I SEE HIM LEAVE HIS BLIND,
AND AT THAT POINT, I KNOW HE'S DEFINITELY SEEN THE BEAR.
AND, REALLY, WAS JUST, LIKE, NERVOUS,
LIKE, "DON'T SCARE THE BEAR OFF, DAD."
Atz: I STOPPED TO LOOK AND PEEK AROUND.
COME TO FIND OUT, WE WERE IN A HEAD-ON COURSE,
AND WE BOTH STOPPED ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
[ GUNSHOT ]
HE'S ON THE RUN. [BLEEP]
[ GUNSHOT ]
BLOOD.
[ YODELING ]
[ ATZ YODELING ]
WELL, WHAT DO WE GOT THERE?
YEAH.
HUH?
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
OKAY, WE'RE GOOD.
HERE?
Atz Lee: YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GIVING THANKS
FOR THE ANIMAL BEING THERE FOR YOU
AND, YOU KNOW, IT HAD TO EAT WHAT IT EATS TO SURVIVE
AND YOU GOT TO EAT WHAT YOU EAT TO SURVIVE
AND IT JUST KIND OF BRINGS IT ALL
FULL CIRCLE BACK AROUND TO YOU THERE AFTER A LONG WINTER.
IT JUST REALLY KIND OF GETS YOU BACK ON TRACK AND REENERGIZED
AND THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT TASK ON HAND,
WHICH IS GETTING READY FOR SUMMER.
GO, TEAM.
Narrator: COMING UP...
THE SEASONS CHANGE AT A RAPID PACE.
EIVIN AND JANE LOOK FOR A LATE SPRING HAUL OF FISH...
Eivin: A TWOFER! OW!
...IF THEY CAN BREAK THE CURSE OF OTTO.
DAD, YOU NEED TO GET OFF THIS BOAT SO WE CAN CATCH SOME FISH.
Narrator: LIKE THE KILCHERS,
THE ALASKAN WILDLIFE FOLLOW A STRICT SEASONAL CALENDAR.
[ CHIRPING ]
EVERY SEASON PROVIDES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR HUNTING,
GATHERING, GROWING, AND FISHING.
Atz: EVERYTHING COMES OUT OF THE EARTH,
AND THERE'S SEASONS AND THERE'S CYCLES.
Narrator: IN THE LAST DAYS OF SPRING,
THE KILCHERS SEIZE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BEGIN BUILDING UP THEIR PRECIOUS RESERVES OF FOOD.
FAMILY FRIEND ROB TAKES OTTO, HIS SON EIVIN, AND JANE
75 MILES FROM THE HOMESTEAD TO FERTILE FISHING WATERS
JUST OF THE COAST OF THE VOLCANIC ISLAND OF AUGUSTINE.
AUGUSTINE, IT'S JUST KIND OF THIS MAGICAL VOLCANO
THAT IS JUST SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL WATER
AND ABUNDANT SEA LIFE.
Eivin: YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST KIND OF A LITTLE BIT
OF AN EXPLORATION INTO NEW FISHING GROUNDS FOR US.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA COME UP WITH.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TAKING A LITTLE BIT OF A GAMBLE,
JUST HOPING THAT WE CAN GET
A JUMP START ON OUR FOOD THIS YEAR.
Jane: YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FISH IN YOUR FREEZER
FROM CATCHING ALREADY, SO YOU HAVE TO DO IT
TO PROVIDE FOR YOUR FAMILY.
SO, IT'S NICE TO HAVE A GOOD START.
Otto: SO, WHAT SHOULD I USE FOR --
YOU WANT ME TO PUT THAT THING ON THERE?
Jane: YEAH.
Eivin: THE BEST FISHERMAN OUT OF ALL THREE OF US
IS DEFINITELY JANE.
SHE'S GOT THE PATIENCE FOR IT
AND SHE ALSO HAS THE LUCK FOR IT.
SHE'S GOOD AT MAKING BAITS,
ADDING HER SPECIAL JUICE TO IT AND ALL THAT STUFF.
PUTTING A SPONGE IN HERE
AND THEN PUTTING THIS DISGUSTING BAIT JUICE IN HERE.
AND I'M HOPING IT'LL, LIKE, SOAK IN
AND THEN IT WILL SLOWLY SEEP OUT WHEN IT'S UNDERWATER
'CAUSE THE FISH, THEY CAN SMELL UNDERWATER.
IT'S CREEPY.
WE BETTER CATCH SOMETHING
'CAUSE I AIN'T EATING HERRING TONIGHT.
GOT A LITTLE TOO VIOLENT.
[ LAUGHS ]
MY DAD IS -- IN GENERAL, HE'S NOT A FISHERMAN.
HE'S ACTUALLY KIND OF LIKE AN ANTI-FISHERMAN.
HE'S GOT TERRIBLE LUCK.
Otto: I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE JUST GONE OUT WITH PEOPLE TO GO FISHING
AND THEY'VE SAID THEY'VE NEVER NOT CAUGHT A FISH.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY GO, "I'LL BE DAMNED.
I HAVE NOT CAUGHT A FISH."
SO I FEEL I'M JINXED SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER.
AND THEY'RE HERE TO TELL ME I'M NOT JINXED,
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE.
COME ON, YOU BOTTOM-FEEDING SCUMBAG.
GET UP HERE, AND LET ME CATCH YOU.
I GOT NOTHING.
[ GASPS ]
YEAH?
DAMN IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
EIVIN, GET HIM AWAY.
GOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: DAY ONE ENDS WITH NO FISH.
AND MORNING BRINGS A GREATER SENSE OF URGENCY
AS OTTO, EIVIN, AND JANE FACE THE POSSIBILITY
OF LEAVING THE DISTANT FISHING WATERS EMPTY-HANDED.
Eivin: SO FAR, THE FISHING HAS BEEN TERRIBLE.
KIND OF HAS TO BE A FRUITFUL TRIP
IN ORDER FOR IT TO PAY OFF.
Jane: I'M VERY FRUSTRATED.
I STILL HAVE FAITH.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A JINX ABOARD.
I WON'T NAME NAMES.
YOU CATCHING ANYTHING, JANE?
I STILL THINK I'M KIND OF BAD LUCK ON A BOAT.
BUT I'M HERE TODAY TO CHANGE THAT.
I GOT UP THIS MORNING,
AND I DECIDED TO TRY TO THINK LIKE A HALIBUT.
WHAT WOULD A HALIBUT WANT?
I THINK THERE AIN'T NO *** IN THE BAIT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HELP THESE FISHER PEOPLE OUT.
[ SNIFFS ] OOH, THAT'S A BAD ONE.
I CUT UP ONE OF MY SOCKS
AND I THREW SOME HERRING, GOOEY AND SLIME IN THERE.
A LITTLE BIT OF TOEJAM.
THE PLAN IS TO HAVE A LITTLE BURRITO.
WHAT ELSE IS NASTY?
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU GUYS ARE LAUGHING AT ME
AND MY LITTLE CONTRAPTION HERE,
BUT WAIT TILL IT COMES UP WITH A FISHY FISH.
OKAY.
HA!
I LOST MY BAIT ALREADY.
OTTO DID SAY IF HE WAS ON A BOAT, NOBODY WAS GONNA CATCH FISH.
Eivin: YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT, I'M A LITTLE BIT WORRIED
BECAUSE IF HE'S ON THE BOAT,
WE'LL CATCH ABSOLUTELY NO FISH AT ALL.
SO, DAD, YOU NEED TO GET OFF THIS BOAT
SO WE CAN CATCH SOME FISH.
I, MY FRIEND, AM READY TO GO FOR A MORE FRIENDLY PLACE.
Narrator: IN AN ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE CURSE,
OTTO AGREES TO LET EIVIN DROP HIM OFF ON AUGUSTINE BEACH.
Otto: I'M GONNA DO WHAT I CAN
TO HELP THESE GUYS START REELING THEM IN.
SENT ME OUT IN A LITTLE RUBBER RAFT
AND SAY, "SEE YA, DUDE.
WE GOT FISH TO CATCH."
Narrator: BACK ON THE BOAT,
IT'S THE LAST CHANCE FOR EIVIN AND JANE.
Eivin: FEELING NIBBLES.
Jane: YOU ARE?
YEP.
GOT ONE?
NIBBLE.
YEAH, SEE? JUST LET IT NIBBLE.
OKAY.
OH, I SEE IT.
IT'S A HALIBUT!
NICE. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
I HAVE A FISH ON! [BLEEP]
Eivin: WE STARTED REALLY CATCHING THEM,
CATCHING A LOT OF FISH.
SO, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING RIGHT NOW.
HOLY [BLEEP]
YOU GOT ONE, JANE?
THERE HE IS.
LOOK HOW I CAUGHT HIM.
AND IT'S A HALIBUT.
OH, GOD.
HOLY [BLEEP]
WHOA! YOU GOT ONE.
DINNER.
OH, MAN. [ GRUNTS ]
Jane: I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM,
BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY JUST SHOW UP.
AND WE GOT THEM, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.
A TWOFER!
OW!
WHAT'S UP, HALI-BUTTS?
Jane: TWINSIES.
SO, WE DID CATCH A LITTLE BIT OF FISH.
WE DIDN'T CATCH ANY BIG ONES.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M HERE. COME GET ME.
Eivin: MY DAD SAYS HE'S CURSED WITH CATCHING FISH.
YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO SAY
WHETHER THE CURSE CONTINUES OR DOES NOT CONTINUE.
I DIDN'T REALLY GO FISHING THINKING I'D CATCH A FISH.
I WENT FOR THE ADVENTURE.
HOW OFTEN DO I GET TO SPEND THIS MUCH TIME
WITH EIVIN AND WITH JANE?
Jane: UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T CATCH
AS MANY HALIBUT AS I WAS DREAMING OF IN MY HEAD.
BUT THAT'S OKAY. IT'S KIND OF A LIVE-AND-LEARN EXPERIENCE.
IT'S TIME TO GO HOME AND FILL THE FREEZERS WITH FISH,
RIGHT IN MY AREA, RIGHT WHERE I KNOW WHERE THE FISH ARE.
Narrator: COMING UP...
THE KILCHERS FIGHT TO TAME THE WILD ALASKAN SUMMER.
IT'S FULL THROTTLE, WORK, WORK, WORK, MADNESS.
AAH!
THIS IS, LIKE, MOSQUITO HORROR MOVIE.
IT'S INSANE. [ GAGGING ]
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
Narrator: EVERY SEASON HAS A SPECIFIC ROLE
ON THE KILCHER HOMESTEAD.
Charlotte: THE SEASONS UP HERE REALLY DICTATE
WHAT OUR ACTIVITIES ARE.
Narrator: WHEN SPRING GIVES WAY TO SUMMER,
THE MOST IMPERATIVE TIME OF THE YEAR ARRIVES.
WELL, IN TRYING TO DESCRIBE SUMMER IN ALASKA,
THE WORD THAT JUMPS TO MY MIND IS "FAST."
Otto: SUMMER JUST -- BUSY TIME.
IT'S A TIME FOR GETTING STUFF DONE.
WE'VE GOT HAYING. WE'VE GOT PLANTING TO DO.
WE'VE GOT FISHING.
OH, THAT'S A BUMPER CROP!
OH, BOY!
LOOK AT ALL THESE.
IN THE SUMMER, IT'S JUST AMAZING
HOW MUCH ABUNDANCE AND FOOD THERE IS TO GATHER.
Otto: AND THEN, OF COURSE, THERE'S ALL THESE PROJECTS
YOU HOPE TO DO.
IT'S DEFINITELY FULL THROTTLE AND SUN MADNESS.
Eivin: MIDSUMMER, IT NEVER REALLY GETS DARK.
Otto: YOU KNOW, WE GET UP TO LIKE 22 HOURS OF DAYLIGHT.
Atz Lee: IT'S COMING IN THROUGH YOUR WINDOWS
AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING.
IT'S OUT THERE ALL DAY AND NIGHT.
Jane: WHICH IS KIND OF CRAZY,
BUT THAT'S LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN.
Otto: YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S 10:00 RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, THE SUN ISN'T GONNA SET FOR ANOTHER HOUR,
AND IT'S JUST A GREAT TIME OF DAY
TO BE OUT ON YOUR HORSE, RANGE RIDING.
Otto: ♪ OUT DOING CHORES ON A MIDNIGHT SUMMER DAY ♪
IT'S NEVER LIKE, "WHAT AM I GONNA DO TODAY?"
IT'S "WHICH ONE OF 20 THINGS AM I GONNA DO TODAY,
AND WHICH ONE IS THE MOST URGENT?"
OH [BLEEP]
Narrator: IT'S 4:15 A.M.
THE NEARLY CONSTANT DAYLIGHT MEANS
THE KILCHERS CAN WORK AROUND THE CLOCK
TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ALASKA'S BOUNTY.
Eivin: SUMMERS HERE ARE AMAZING.
WE'RE GIVEN ENOUGH DAYLIGHT WITH LONG DAYS,
22-HOUR DAYS SOMETIMES.
YOU'VE REALLY GOT A LOT OF MOTIVATION.
YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH
THREE OR FOUR DAYS' WORTH OF PROJECTS IN ONE DAY.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
GONNA GO GET SOME CLAMS? HUH, BUDDY?
HEADED OUT ACROSS THE BAY.
HOPING TO GET A BUNCH OF CLAMS.
IT'S A GOOD STAPLE FOOD FOR THE SUMMERTIME.
THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN REALLY ACCESS THEM
IS WHEN THE TIDE IS OUT REALLY FAR,
AND THOSE ONLY HAPPEN A FEW TIMES A SUMMER,
THE BIG CLAM TIDES.
SO, I'VE GOT TO TAKE OFF PRETTY EARLY TODAY
AND GET ON THIS REALLY LOW TIDE.
IF I WANT TO GET 'EM, I GOT TO GO.
[ BIRDS CRYING ]
WINTER IS KIND OF ALWAYS ON MY MIND, EVEN IN THE SUMMER.
SUMMERS ARE SHORT.
AND IT JUST KIND OF SEEMS LIKE IT COMES SO FAST
AND THEN IT JUST GOES SO FAST.
AND SO IT'S JUST THIS MAD SCRAMBLE TO GET
EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO GET DONE IN THE SUMMER FINISHED UP
BECAUSE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT'S GONNA BE OVER.
AND THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF CLAM,
THEY KIND OF, LIKE, LIVE IN LITTLE COLONIES.
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S JUST WHEREVER
THEIR LITTLE, TINY CLAM SEEDS PROPAGATE.
YOU REALLY CAN GET A LOT.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S A FULL 5-GALLON BUCKET OF CLAMS,
5, 10 POUNDS OF MEAT, REALLY HIGH-PROTEIN MEAT.
EVE'S GONNA BE HAPPY.
Atz Lee: SUMMER IS REALLY TIME MANAGEMENT.
EARLY PARTS OF SUMMER, YOU CAN KIND OF FOCUS
ON THE GARDEN AND STUFF.
BUT MIDSUMMER, WHEN THE SALMON START SHOWING UP,
YOU GOT TO DROP EVERYTHING ELSE,
AND IT'S TIME TO GET YOUR FISH ON.
Narrator: JUST A FEW MILES AWAY,
EIVIN'S COUSIN ATZ LEE AND HIS WIFE, JANE,
BRAVE WILD RAPIDS TO BOLSTER THEIR SUPPLY OF FRESH FISH.
WHOO!
[ GRUNTS ]
I CAN SEE FISH.
YOU'RE DEFINITELY WORKING YOUR BUTT OFF ALL SUMMER
HARVESTING OR CATCHING FISH.
THAT HOLE'S ABOUT 20 FEET DEEP, YOU KNOW.
YOU GOT TO THRUST IT ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM
AND THEN FIND A NICE SPOT.
Atz Lee: IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, DIP-NETTING IS PROBABLY
ONE OF THE FASTEST WAYS TO GET ALL THE SALMON THAT YOU NEED
TO GET THROUGH THE UPCOMING WINTER.
PROBABLY HALF OF OUR SALMON COMES FROM JUST DIP-NETTING.
SO GETTING BIG NUMBERS WITH DIP-NETTING IS PRETTY IMPORTANT
TO MAKING IT THROUGH THE WINTER.
Jane: WELL, IT'S FRUSTRATING NOT TO CATCH A FISH.
A LITTLE BIT OF MIND GAMES START HAPPENING.
Atz Lee: YOU START GETTING NERVOUS, YOU KNOW?
LIKE, IF THE FISH DON'T SHOW UP,
YOUR CHANCES OF MAKING IT THROUGH THE WINTER GO WAY DOWN.
Jane: BUT YOU COULD BE IN A SPOT AND THE FISH AREN'T THERE,
AND THEN 10 MINUTES LATER, THEY'RE THERE.
AAH!
HELLO!
HOLY [BLEEP] IT WANTS TO JUMP OUT.
YOU GOT HIM. YOU GOT HIM.
FISH ON.
HOLY [BLEEP]
THERE THEY ARE.
Atz Lee: ONE FISH, TWO FISH, THREE FISH --
YOU GOT FOUR FISH IN THERE, AND IT'S JUST ON.
I MEAN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU GO INTO JUST SLAY MODE.
HERE THEY COME.
OH.
OH!
[BLEEP] IT WANTS TO GET OUT.
HE'S ABOUT TO GO. HE'S ABOUT TO GO.
Jane: WE WENT HOME WITH SOME PRETTY NICE RED SALMON.
AN EXCITING SUMMER DAY.
GET OUT OF HERE.
BEST CATCH OF THE DAY.
YOU BET.
Narrator: 20 MILES FROM THE HOMESTEAD,
THE KILCHERS' HERD OF CATTLE GRAZE
ON THE EXPANSE OF GRASSLANDS AT THE HEAD OF KACHEMAK BAY.
IN AN ATTEMPT TO SEPARATE THEIR COWS
FROM BEARS AND OTHER PREDATORS THAT INHABIT THE AREA,
OTTO AND FAMILY BUILD A MILE-LONG FENCE
BETWEEN THE SHEEP RIVER AND THE KENAI MOUNTAIN RANGE.
BUT AT THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER,
COWS AREN'T THE ONLY TARGETS FOR PREDATORS.
[ MOSQUITOES BUZZING ]
Otto: I THINK WE FOUND THE PLACE WHERE MOSQUITOES WERE BORN.
IT WAS HORRIBLE.
Jane: THIS IS, LIKE, MOSQUITO HORROR MOVIE.
THE MOSQUITOES ARE SO THICK.
THIS IS LIKE AS BAD AS THEY GET.
I KNEW THIS WAS PUNISHMENT. WHAT DID I DO?
WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?
Otto: OLD BUGS ARE SAYING
THEY AIN'T HAD A MEAL IN A WHILE,
AND THEY'RE DECIDING THEY'RE GONNA GET US NO MATTER WHAT.
IT WAS INSANE, THE AMOUNT OF MOSQUITOES THERE WERE.
YOU COULDN'T BREATHE WITHOUT INHALING A MOSQUITO.
[ GAGGING ]
THEY JUST COME IN LIKE DARTS
AND THEY JUST THOOP, THOOP, THOOP, THOOP.
Jane: IN THE SUMMER, MOSQUITOES ARE JUST PURE EVIL.
IF YOU ASK ME, OUR STATE BIRD SHOULD BE THE MOSQUITO.
Otto: I GOT 10 MINUTES OF CLIPPING
IF WE ALL GO LIKE CRAZY.
DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK,
BUT WE'RE GONNA SEE IF WE CAN'T SPEED UP A LITTLE.
OH [BLEEP] ONE, TWO, THREE.
OH, GEEZ.
[ GROANS ] SO CLOSE!
DONE?
YEAH.
OKAY.
HALLELUJAH!
LOOKS REALLY NICE. I'M IMPRESSED.
AND HERE WE GO. WE'RE DONE. LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
IT WAS PRETTY CHALLENGING.
I LIKE TO WORK THAT WAY IN THE SUMMER.
I LIKE TO GET A JOB, GO IN, GET IT DONE.
IT WAS A REAL, GOOD, OLD PIONEERING FEAT.
Narrator: COMING UP...
THE FINAL DAYS BEFORE WINTER
SEND THE KILCHERS ON LAST-CHANCE HUNTS FOR BIG GAME.
A LOT OF PRESSURE. ALL OF MY CHIPS ARE ON THE TABLE.
THE FALL IS GONNA MAKE OR BREAK YOU THROUGH THE WINTER.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
Otto: MORNING, YAK.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST LIGHT SO DAMN MUCH,
YOU JUST KIND OF LOSE TRACK OF WHAT TIME IT IS.
HELL, SOMETIMES YOU LOSE TRACK OF WHAT DAY IT IS.
Charlotte: MORNING, SWEETIE.
GOOD MORNING.
DO YOU KNOW THAT TODAY IS SOLSTICE?
LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR.
WE GOT A REALLY LONG DAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE BAD NEWS IS?
FROM HERE ON, THE DAYS GET SHORTER.
IT'S LIKE THE BEGINNING OF DOOM AND GLOOM.
I KNOW. THE BEGINNING OF THE DOWNHILL SLIDE.
YEAH.
I'M GONNA NEED MORE SLEEP.
YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU WHAT TIME IT IS?
GO FOR IT.
5:00 IN THE MORNING.
YOU SICK ***.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
Narrator: 75 YEARS AGO, SWISS IMMIGRANT YULE KILCHER
CARVED OUT A HOMESTEAD IN THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS.
AS HE WORKED TO LIVE OFF THE LAND,
NO TIME OF YEAR WAS MORE CHALLENGING
THAN THE ARRIVAL OF FALL
AND THE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR WINTER.
I HAVE THE MOST TRAUMATIC CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF FALL.
AND IT ALL MAKES SENSE.
HERE'S MY DAD.
MAYBE HE'S GOT AN OLD TRACTOR, WIFE, AND A BUNCH OF KIDS.
AIN'T NOBODY ELSE AROUND TO HELP HIM.
HE IS TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE.
THAT PERIOD OF GETTING READY FOR WINTER
WAS A TREMENDOUS PRESSURE TO HIM.
AND HE PASSED THAT PRESSURE DOWN TO US.
Jane: WHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT IS GETTING EVERYTHING DONE
FOR WHEN THE SNOW FALLS AND IT STAYS.
AND THAT IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE EVERY YEAR.
Atz: DO I HAVE ENOUGH COAL? DO I HAVE ENOUGH WOOD?
DO I HAVE ENOUGH MEAT? DO I HAVE ENOUGH FISH?
Eivin: SO, IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL,
THEN FALL REALLY ENDS UP MEANING THAT IT'S CRUNCH TIME.
[ JANE SIGHS ]
Atz Lee: THE FALL BECOMES
THE CRUCIAL PART OF FILLING YOUR FREEZER.
HAVING THAT RED MEAT, HAVING THAT PROTEIN
IS GONNA MAKE OR BREAK YOU THROUGH THE WINTER.
[ GUNSHOT ]
Eivin: THE GROUND IS GONNA START FREEZING UP SOON,
SO IT'S MY LAST CHANCE TO GET SOME MEAT.
I NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT HUNTING
AND HOW AND WHERE AM I GONNA GO.
Narrator: STILL SHORT ON MEAT FOR WINTER,
EIVIN AND HIS WIFE EVE TRAVEL THE 150 MILES FROM THE HOMESTEAD
TO HUNTING GROUNDS ON THE ISLAND OF AFOGNAK.
Eivin: IT WAS NICE TO GET TO GO OUT THERE.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPOT, FOR ONE,
AND THERE'S A LOT OF DEER OUT THERE.
Eve: IN ALASKA, YOU REALLY HAVE TO SEIZE THE MOMENT.
NATURE LETS YOU KNOW THAT SUMMER'S OVER
AND WINTER'S NOT FAR BEHIND.
Eivin: THIS IS GOOD.
Eve: OH, YEAH.
DEER TRACKS.
THOSE LOOK PRETTY FRESH.
YEAH. THEY ARE.
Eivin: WHENEVER I GO HUNTING IN THE FALL,
MY GOAL IS TO COME HOME WITH SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, IF I CAN COME HOME
WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT I LEFT WITH,
THEN I FEEL LIKE IT'S A SUCCESSFUL HUNT.
[ GASPS ]
Oh, I see it.
EVE.
HOLD ON. I WOULD GO FOR IT.
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
I'M GONNA GO FOR IT, THEN.
[ GUNSHOT ]
I GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT?
I GOT IT.
CRAZY.
EIVIN.
Eivin, stop. Right there.
Right there.
Do you see it?
Yeah, I see it.
OKAY.
OKAY, GET DOWN. GET IN SHOOTING POSITION.
OPEN YOUR SCOPE.
OKAY.
AIM FOR THE HEAD, HON.
I AM SHAKING SO [BLEEP] MUCH.
WHEW!
TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
Eivin: EVE TOOK A SHOT AND MISSED.
[ GASPS ] THERE IT IS.
IT'S WALKING AWAY.
OH.
OH.
YOU GOT IT. [ CHUCKLES ]
OKAY. SAFETY ON.
FALL IS A VERY HECTIC TIME OF YEAR, AS WELL,
BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING THE FINAL PUSH FOR THE WINTER.
WE NEED THE MEAT, AND EIVIN WAS ABLE TO GET IT.
WOW.
THANK YOU, DEER.
Eivin: READY, HON?
YEP.
Eivin: IT'S ABOUT HAVING SOME FRESH GAME.
THERE'S THE MOTHER.
YOU KNOW, IT'S THE LAST OPPORTUNITY
TO GET TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT BEFORE WINTER HITS.
WE GOT A 1-YEAR-OLD AND A MOTHER.
Eve: OH, YEAH. [ SNIFFS ]
WE GOT BAMBI AND HIS MOM.
AW.
Narrator: BACK ACROSS THE BAY,
THE KILCHERS CONTINUE THEIR PUSH
TO STOCKPILE MEAT FOR THE WINTER.
ATZ SR., HIS SON ATZ LEE, AND FAMILY FRIEND BRUCE WILLARD
SET OUT FOR THE HILLS BEYOND CARIBOU LAKE
IN SEARCH OF THE SEASON'S MOST COVETED GAME.
Atz: MOOSE ARE THE BIGGEST GAME IN ALASKA.
GET A MOOSE, THAT'S A LOT OF MEAT,
A LOT OF REALLY GOOD MEAT.
BUT THEY'RE HARD TO GET.
IT'S FOUR-WHEELERS LEADING HORSES
6, 7, 8 MILES TO GET TO CARIBOU LAKE.
[ HORSE NEIGHS ]
AND FROM THERE, IT'S A LONG WAY AROUND THE LAKE
OR YOU SWIM THEM ACROSS.
[ HORSE NEIGHS ]
HA!
SO, QUITE A JOB
JUST GETTING WHERE THE BIG MOOSE ARE.
WILLARD: There's two trees to the right.
MY DAD USED TO TAKE ME MOOSE HUNTING IN THE FALL.
YOU KNOW, IT STILL BRINGS YOU RIGHT BACK TO THAT TIME
WHEN YOU'RE BACK THERE AS A BOY WITH YOUR DAD
OUT HUNTING WITH THE BIG HORSES, GETTING A BIG BULL MOOSE.
COME HERE. YOU LOOK WHAT I'M LOOKING AT?
Oh, yeah. I see him.
Could be a mile and a half, yeah.
YOU GOT OUT THERE, YOU FOUND SOMETHING,
AND NOW YOU GOT TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO SHOOT IT.
[ HORSE NEIGHS ]
Atz: There comes one.
[ GUNSHOT ]
Willard: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
[ GUNSHOT ]
I DON'T SEE HIM.
[ GUNSHOT ]
RIGHT ON.
BEAUTY.
THAT WAS A GOOD SHOT FROM THERE OVER TO HERE.
YOU RAGGED HIM OUT OF THE BRUSH.
WELL, TIME TO GO TO WORK.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Atz Lee: NOW ALL THAT HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF.
THERE'S NO BETTER FEELING
THAN CUTTING UP THOSE STEAKS, WRAPPING THEM UP.
WE CAME OUT OF IT WITH ABOUT 300 POUNDS OF MEAT EACH.
THIS LATE IN THE FALL, YOU'RE EXHAUSTED,
BUT YOU GOT YOUR FOOD, YOUR WOOD'S STACKED...
LET'S GO. COME ON.
...THE FRUIT OF ALL YOUR HARD LABOR,
AND WHETHER YOU'RE READY OR NOT, THE CIRCLE BEGINS AGAIN.
IN ALASKA, YOU REALLY HAVE TO LIVE BY THE SEASONS.
Otto: YEAH, WINTER HITS AGAIN
AND TIME TO SNUGGLE DOWN FOR ANOTHER ENDURANCE TEST.
Atz Lee: IT COMES TO A POINT
WHERE IT'S COLD, IT'S DARK, IT'S FROZEN.
Eivin: YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST PART OF THE DEAL.
IT'S JUST LIFE.