CAN A GUY RISK IT ALL IN AMERICA ANYMORE?
YOU'RE ABOUT TO LOSE YOUR HOUSE. DON'T LOSE FAITH.
NO GUTS, NO GLORY!
LET GO. [ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS [BLEEP]
DON'T TALK TO ME THAT WAY.
OH!
HOLY [BLEEP]
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE NOTHING LIVES HERE EXCEPT BEARS.
[ GUNSHOT ]
WHERE IS THE GOLD?
WE GOT GOLD.
I'M READY TO DIE FOR IT.
THAT I GUARANTEE YOU.
HERE WE GO.
GET THE FRICK BACK!
WHOA!
[ GUNSHOTS ]
Jack: THERE ISN'T ONE MAN IN AMERICA,
IF HE'S GOT ANYTHING INSIDE HIM,
WOULDN'T WANT TO BE HERE WITH US.
HEY, DAD.
HEY, I GOT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT FUEL.
I DON'T THINK WE CAN AFFORD TO GET ANY FUEL. ALL RIGHT.
Jack: THE WAY THINGS ARE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
Narrator: TODD HOFFMAN AND HIS FATHER, JACK, RUN A SMALL AIRFIELD.
WE MAY HAVE TO SELL THE AIRPORT.
MIGHT BE THE BEST DEAL. I JUST DON'T KNOW.
THE AMERICAN DOWNTURN MEANS THIS FAMILY BUSINESS IS STRUGGLING.
THIS RECESSION HAS JUST DECIMATED THE AVIATION BUSINESS.
IT'S JUST BAD.
Narrator: FOR TODD AND JACK, THE FUTURE LOOKS BLEAK.
Todd: I DON'T HAVE A DEGREE, YOU KNOW?
I CAN'T GO OUT THERE AND GO GET A JOB.
EVEN IF I WANTED TO, THERE ISN'T ANYTHING OUT THERE.
Narrator: FOR THE HOFFMANS, THERE MIGHT BE ONE LAST HOPE -- GOLD.
WE'RE OVER $1,200 AN OUNCE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD AT $400.
THIS IS GONNA BE A LIFE CHANGER IF WE CAN PULL THIS OFF.
WITH THE PRICE OF GOLD AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH,
JACK AND TODD ARE ABOUT TO RISK EVERYTHING THEY OWN
ON THE BIGGEST GAMBLE OF THEIR LIVES.
OUR BUSINESS IS STRUGGLING.
I'M THROWING EVERYTHING I GOT INTO IT.
WE'RE GONNA GO GOLD MINING.
Narrator: TO FIND A GOLD CLAIM,
THE HOFFMANS ARE TRAVELING TO AMERICA'S LAST FRONTIER.
BURIED IN THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS
IS AN ESTIMATED $250 BILLION WORTH OF GOLD.
FOR OVER 100 YEARS,
MEN HAVE RISKED THEIR LIVES HERE IN THE HOPE OF GETTING RICH.
AND JACK KNOWS THE STAKES ARE HIGH.
BACK IN THE '80s,
HE MINED FOR THREE SEASONS AND NEARLY WENT BANKRUPT.
I KEPT MINING WHEN JUST THE LAST DOG DIED, YOU KNOW?
Narrator: HE WAS DIGGING NUGGETS OUT OF THE GROUND
WHEN THE PRICE OF GOLD WAS JUST TOO LOW.
SINCE THEN, GOLD HAS GONE SKY-HIGH.
JACK AND TODD HAVE BEEN ON A MISSION
TO FIND THE RIGHT PLACE TO START MINING.
AND NOW JACK THINKS
THEY'VE FOUND A CLAIM THAT'S A PROSPECTOR'S DREAM.
WHAT DO YOU GOT HERE?
Jack: I'VE SEEN A LOT OF GROUND, AND THIS IS IT.
HOLY COW.
HE GOT 29 GRAMS IN THAT ONE TEST HOLE.
THERE'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
WELL, IF YOU THINK WE GOT A SHOT, THEN I'LL GO ALL IN.
I KNOW WE GOT A SHOT.
THE CLAIM THE HOFFMANS WANT TO LEASE
IS 160 ACRES OF FOREST AND ROCK AROUND AN OLD GHOST TOWN
IN PORCUPINE CREEK, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA.
IT BELONGS TO AN OLD MINING BUDDY OF JACK'S
NAMED EARL FOSTER.
GLAD YOU MADE IT. YEAH.
ALL ALONG HERE HAS ALL YIELDED GOLD
FROM THE SURFACE DOWN TO 20 FEET.
YOU TAKE 100 OUNCES OF GOLD...
SINCE 1898,
PROSPECTORS HAVE PULLED OUT NEARLY $100 MILLION OF GOLD
FROM THE PORCUPINE CREEK AREA.
Jimmy: DUDE! THAT'S ALL GOLD NUGGETS RIGHT THERE.
LOOK AT THOSE NUGGETS, EARL.
Narrator: BUT FOR EVERY SMILING MINER,
THERE ARE 100 WHO NEVER MAKE IT.
BACK IN THE KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH IN THE 1890s,
LESS THAN 1% OF THOSE WHO SET OUT STRUCK IT RICH.
BUT NO ONE'S EVER PROSPECTED
ON EARL'S CLAIM WITH HEAVY MACHINERY,
AND THE GEOLOGICAL SAMPLES SUGGEST
THERE'S STILL $15 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD IN THE GROUND THERE.
I WOULD WORK THIS PIECE OF GROUND FIRST.
TODD IS GAMBLING
THAT WITH THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT, HE CAN BEAT THE ODDS.
WE'RE GOING FOR IT, MAN.
WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY, SO WE'LL SEE HOW WE DO.
BACK IN OREGON,
THEY'RE SELLING EVERYTHING THAT'S NOT NAILED DOWN...
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER $1,000.
...TO PAY FOR THE MACHINERY TO GET AT THE GOLD.
[ BEEPING ]
THE MONEY'S BEING SPENT ON TWO EXCAVATORS, AN OLD DUMP TRUCK,
A FRONT LOADER, A PORTABLE GENERATING STATION,
A SEMI, AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF SUPPLIES.
WHAT THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY, THEY'RE BUILDING.
THEY'RE MAKING A SHAKER AND A TROMMEL FROM SCRATCH...
AND RECONDITIONING A PUMP
CAPABLE OF EMPTYING A SWIMMING POOL WITHIN MINUTES.
WHAT THEY NEED IS MINING EQUIPMENT
SPEC'ed OUT FOR THE WILDERNESS.
THE HOFFMANS ARE ASSEMBLING AN UNEMPLOYED BUNCH OF BUDDIES
TO OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT IN ALASKA,
BUT THERE'S NO SPARE CASH FOR WAGES.
THESE GUYS ARE PAYING THEIR OWN WAY UNTIL WE STRIKE GOLD.
Todd: THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET PAID
UNTIL WE DIG THE GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND.
THAT SOUNDS KIND OF SILLY,
BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
Narrator: TIMES ARE SO TOUGH,
EVERY ONE OF THESE GUYS IS PREPARED
TO TAKE THEIR CHANCES ON A SHARE OF THE PROFITS.
Todd: THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE FRICKIN' SURPRISED
ABOUT WHAT THIS GROUP OF NUT BALLS CAN PUT TOGETHER.
Narrator: MOST OF THE ENGINEERING IS BEING DONE
BY THE TEAM MECHANIC, JAMES HARNESS.
I'M THE GUY THAT EVERYBODY BRINGS STUFF
AFTER NO ONE ELSE CAN FIX IT.
I'M STUBBORN, AND I'LL MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS.
YOU'RE ROCKIN', DUDE. ROCK 'N' ROLL, BUDDY.
Narrator: HARNESS CAN FIX ANYTHING, BUT HE CAN'T FIX HIMSELF.
Harness: I'VE GOT A FRACTURED NECK FROM A CAR WRECK.
I HAVE AN IMPLANT IN MY ANKLE.
MY ANKLE WAS COMPLETELY TAKEN OFF MY BODY.
THE PAIN IS, WITHOUT MORPHINE, IMPOSSIBLE TO DEAL WITH.
THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO WHEN WE GET GOLD
IS GET A SPINAL SURGERY.
IF THERE'S NO GOLD, THEN I'M SUNK, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
Narrator: TEAM FOREMAN IS GREG REMSBURG,
A CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT.
HEY, HEY! ONE GUY'S GOT TO BE DIRECTING HIM.
THAT'S JUST HOW SOMEBODY'S GONNA GET KILLED.
BUT HE'S HIT HARD TIMES, TOO.
I HAVEN'T HAD WORK HERE IN OREGON FOR THE LAST YEAR.
Narrator: HE'S TAKING HANDOUTS TO PUT FOOD ON THE FAMILY TABLE.
I HATE RELYING ON MY PARENTS FOR HELP.
I'M 41 YEARS OLD. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO WIPE MY OWN BOTTOM.
Narrator: THE TEAM SAFETY OFFICER IS JIM THURBER,
AN UNEMPLOYED METAL WORKER.
TWO YEARS AGO, HE HAD A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.
NOW HE'S ABOUT TO LOSE HIS HOME.
ONE MORE LATE PAYMENT ON MY MORTGAGE,
AND WE GO INTO FORECLOSURE, SO...
Narrator: ROUNDING OUT THE TEAM IS JIMMY DORSEY.
I AM LEARNING HOW TO USE THIS THING.
WHOA.
HE'S AN EX-REALTOR WHO'S HAD TO MOVE OUT OF HIS HOME.
WE ARE AT MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S HOUSE.
I DON'T WISH THIS UPON ANYBODY.
IT'S REALLY HUMBLING TO ASK FOR THIS TYPE OF HELP.
Narrator: THE FUTURE OF EVERY ONE OF THESE GUYS
IS RESTING ON TODD'S DREAM.
I'M NO MINER.
I'M JUST YOUR AVERAGE GUY
TIRED OF SITTING HERE, NOT MAKING ANY MONEY.
SO, LIKE MY FOREFATHERS --
THEY BALLS-ED UP, AND THEY WENT OUT INTO THE FRONTIER.
Narrator: IT'S SPRING, AND THE SNOW IS MELTING IN ALASKA,
WHICH MEANS THE MINING SEASON CAN BEGIN.
AT THE AIRPORT, FOUR LOWBOYS AND A SEMI HAVE ARRIVED
TO CARRY THE 400,000 POUNDS OF MINING EQUIPMENT
ON THE LONG JOURNEY NORTH.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. WE GOT TO GET THIS STUFF MOVING.
EVERY DAY THEY'RE NOT MINING
IS MONEY GOING OUT WITH NOTHING COMING IN.
WE GOT TO GET THIS TIED DOWN AND GET OUT OF HERE.
IF WE DON'T GET THIS STUFF LOADED UP TONIGHT,
WE'RE A WEEK BEHIND.
WE GOT TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
Narrator: THE TEAM IS GOING TO USE THEIR TWO BACKHOES
TO GET THEIR EQUIPMENT ONTO THE LOWBOYS.
EX-REALTOR DORSEY IS AT THE CONTROLS.
[ GRINDING ]
Greg: STOP!
JUST -- JUST STOP.
LOOK AT IT. HE'S ON TOP OF HIS FRICKIN' CAR.
WHERE ARE YOUR HANDS? SHOW ME YOUR HANDS.
CLEAR.
OH!
JIMMY DORSEY HAS JUST HIT HIS OWN CAR.
SINCE YOU DID THAT, YOU TRY TO GET IT OFF THERE.
Jimmy: IT'S NEVER ENDING WITH THESE GUYS.
DUDE, YOU DIDN'T BREAK ANY WINDOWS. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
THEY'RE ALWAYS JUST GIVING ME A HARD TIME.
WHERE DO YOU WANT HIM?
Narrator: JACK'S GOT ABOUT 20 YEARS MORE EXPERIENCE AT THIS
THAN DORSEY, SO HE'S TAKING CHARGE OF THE LOADING.
THIS IS SCARING ME RIGHT HERE.
HOLY SCHNIKEY!
THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE GENERATOR AND ITS CONTAINER
IS 35,000 POUNDS.
Jack: I CAN'T LIFT THE WHOLE THING. I CAN ONLY LIFT THIS END.
HOLD UP.
TODD BRINGS IN THE FRONT-END LOADER
TO TRY AND ADD LIFT POWER.
HANG ON. JUST HOLD UP!
HOLD UP!
OKAY. WE'RE GONNA LIFT THE FRONT,
TRY TO SLIDE THAT SEMI UP UNDERNEATH THAT CONTAINER,
AND THEN WE'LL TRY TO WINCH IT UP ON THERE.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA WORK.
Narrator: THE PLAN IS TO USE THE 400 AND THE LOADER
TO TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THE CONTAINER
WHILE THE LOWBOY'S WINCH PULLS IT ONTO THE DECK.
Todd: I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WINCH IS STRONG ENOUGH.
THEY DON'T KNOW, EITHER,
AND I DON'T WANT TO TEAR UP THEIR DECK.
I HAD A BUDDY ONE TIME,
AND THE WINCH CHAIN HAD SNAPPED AND KILLED HIM.
SO EVERY TIME I SEE CABLES LIKE THAT,
I TRY TO STEER A LITTLE CLEAR.
[ CREAKING ]
Narrator: THEIR FAMILIES HAVE COME TO SEE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS.
YOU GOT SOME CANDY?
WATCH THAT. WATCH THAT CABLE.
WITHIN SECONDS, DISASTER STRIKES.
[ WHOOSHING ] WHOA!
Man: OH!
IT BROKE THE CHAIN, AND THE CABLE SNAPPED BACK,
AND THAT COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEBODY. Todd: HEY, YOU SHUT UP.
YOU DON'T TALK LIKE THAT. YOU DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.
YOU GO OVER THERE. YOU DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.
Narrator: THE LAST THING THE FAMILIES NEED IS A REMINDER
OF JUST HOW DANGEROUS THIS MINING EXPEDITION WILL BE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT'S BECOME VERY REAL.
YOU SEE THE CHAIN BREAK, AND YOU'RE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
MY WORST FEAR IS SOMEONE'S GONNA GET THEIR HEAD BLOWN OFF."
Narrator: DESPITE THEIR NARROW ESCAPE,
THE CREW STILL NEEDS TO WORK FAST AND HARD
TO GET THE EQUIPMENT LOADED.
Jack: TODD. TODD!
WE'RE WIDE ON THIS SIDE.
Narrator: FINALLY, ALL OF THE HOFFMANS' PRECIOUS MINING GEAR
IS SAFELY ON THE LOWBOYS AND READY TO GO TO ALASKA.
UP AHEAD --
GETTING 400,000 POUNDS OF MINING GEAR TO ALASKA THE HARD WAY.
HOLY [BLEEP]
THE HOFFMANS' CREW RUNS OUT OF ROAD.
NO. BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK.
UNHOOK IT! I WILL!
Narrator: AND TODD LOSES IT ON THE FINAL LEG TO THE CLAIM.
UNHOOK THE GATOR NOW!
[ BEEPING ]
Narrator: THE DAY OF DEPARTURE DAWNS.
TODD HOFFMAN AND HIS CREW OF WANNABE MINERS
ARE ABOUT TO HEAD OFF FOR ALASKA.
WE'RE BACK ON SCHEDULE NOW.
EVERYTHING IS LOADED UP, TIED DOWN, READY TO GO.
Narrator: THERE'S STILL SOME LAST-MINUTE PACKING TO BE DONE,
BUT TODD'S GONE HOME FOR A LAST MOMENT WITH HIS WIFE, SHAWNA.
Todd: I KNOW THOSE GUYS ARE GONNA BE PISSED OFF,
BUT I GOT TO SPEND THIS LAST FEW MINUTES WITH MY FAMILY.
IT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS, YOU KNOW,
AND I CAN DO IT AS LONG AS HER AND PEEWEE --
WILD GIRL OVER THERE -- ARE OKAY.
TODD'S WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARE STAYING IN OREGON,
BUT HE'S TAKING HIS TWO SONS, HUNTER AND HUDSON.
Shawna: IT'S GONNA BE HARD SEEING ALL THREE OF THEM LEAVE.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME TO BE AWAY FROM THEM THAT LONG.
AND LIKE TODD, GREG WILL BE BRINGING HIS SON, BRANDON.
Greg: I'M EXCITED FOR WHAT HE'S GONNA LEARN FROM ME,
FROM THIS GROUP OF MEN, AND HE'S GONNA GROW UP A LOT THIS YEAR.
Narrator: BUT THE OTHER WIVES AND FAMILIES WILL STAY BEHIND.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, STAY HERE, MOVE BACK INTO OUR DUPLEX?
I WAS HOPING TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE OKAY WITH BEING HERE ALL SUMMER.
NOT REALLY.
I DON'T LIKE THE LONG-DISTANCE-MARRIAGE THING.
MEANWHILE, JACK AND JAMES HARNESS
ARE GOING TO PICK UP A COUPLE OF FINAL ESSENTIAL ITEMS.
BEAR GUNS.
Harness: THE BIGGER, THE BETTER IN TERMS OF BEARS.
NOT HAVING A GUN IS SUICIDE UP THERE.
Man: THIS .44 MAG IS MADE OUT OF TITANIUM.
YOU DON'T NEED SOMETHING THIS BIG FOR A HUMAN.
HARNESS SETTLES ON A .50-CALIBER HAND CANNON.
I GOT TO HAVE THIS ONE. YOU WANT TO GET THAT?
COME ON BACK HERE, AND WE'LL DO THE PAPERWORK.
Narrator: LOADED WITH FIREPOWER,
THE GUYS GATHER WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR THEIR LAST GOODBYES.
THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS DAY AND, LORD, FOR THE GOOD WEATHER,
AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR...
Narrator: THEIR LOCAL PASTOR, MIKE HALSTEAD,
COMES TO BLESS THEIR JOURNEY.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE PASTOR'S
CAUGHT A BAD DOSE OF GOLD FEVER HIMSELF.
I THINK I'M GOING TO ALASKA.
THIS IS REALLY EXCITING THAT HE'S COMING.
CAN'T LET THESE GUYS GO UP AND HAVE ALL THE FUN WITHOUT ME.
Narrator: NOW, WITH GUNS AND GOD ON THEIR SIDE,
THE TOWN TAKES A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON WHAT LIES AHEAD.
I LOVE YOU. YOU TOO. TAKE CARE.
YOU BE CAREFUL, OKAY? YOU TOO.
THE ANXIETY THAT I HAVE IS FOR THE FAMILIES THAT ARE LEFT HERE.
I'LL CALL, OKAY? OKAY.
EVERYBODY'S GONNA HAVE A REAL STRUGGLE.
IS HE GOING IN THE TRUCK?
YEAH, AND HE'S GOING A LONG TIME.
BUT I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE THAT STEP UP TO THE PLATE,
LIKE OUR PEOPLE, WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES
AND OUR FAMILY AND OUR FRIENDS.
OH, IT'S HARD TO LEAVE. HARD TO LEAVE MY GIRLS.
Jack: I'M GONNA DO EVERYTHING I CAN FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE.
I WANT THEM TO BE HAPPY. I WANT THEM TO HAVE GOLD, YOU KNOW?
PUT IT IN THEIR POCKET, PAY FOR THEIR HOUSES,
PAY FOR THEIR CARS.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT IT FOR.
[ CHEERS ]
I'M READY TO DIE FOR IT.
[ HORN HONKS ]
[ CHEERS ]
Narrator: AFTER MONTHS OF HARD LABOR, BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS,
THE TEAM IS FINALLY ON THE ROAD.
YA-WHOO!
Todd: I'VE DONE A LOT OF CRAZY THINGS IN MY DAY.
THIS MIGHT BE THE BIGGEST, MOST AMBITIOUS THING I'VE EVER TRIED.
Jimmy: YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW GOOD THIS FEELS.
MAN, I'VE BEEN WAITING.
I MEAN, I'VE HAD MY STUFF PACKED FOR WEEKS.
I'M EXCITED.
I'M APPREHENSIVE.
Narrator: BUT MOVING 400,000 POUNDS OF GEAR TO ALASKA
IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS A SUNDAY CRUISE.
WE GOT TO HAUL ALL THIS GEAR TO SEATTLE,
GET IT ON THE BARGE BY 3:00 P.M.
THEN WE GOT TO DRIVE 2,000 MILES UP TO ALASKA.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S IN STORE FOR US.
THIS IS NOT GONNA BE EASY. THIS IS GONNA BE TOUGH.
Narrator: THE ONLY PRACTICAL WAY TO GET ALL THE HEAVY GEAR
TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA IS BY SEA BARGE.
THEY SAIL ONCE A WEEK FROM SEATTLE,
AND IF THE TEAM MISSES THE BARGE,
IT'LL COST THEM ONE WEEK'S TIME
AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN EXPENSES.
Greg: WE HAVE TO MAKE IT TO THE BARGE BY 3:00 P.M.
WE'VE GOT 6 HOURS TO GO 200 MILES.
MY ONE CONCERN IS THAT WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF OLD EQUIPMENT.
AND TRAVELING WITH OLD GEAR -- ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME.
Narrator: AFTER ONLY AN HOUR AND A HALF,
THE TEAM'S CAMPERS AND S.U.V.s HAVE GROUND TO A HALT.
WELL, I WAS FOLLOWING JACK DOWN THE FREEWAY,
AND I COULD SMELL SMOKE -- HOT, BURNING-RUBBER SMELL.
SO I KNEW SOMEONE IN THE CONVOY WAS LOSING A TIRE.
AND THEN I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM JACK'S WHEEL.
AND THEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW, CHUNKS OF TIRE WAS FLYING.
Narrator: BLOWN FUSES AND DEAD BATTERIES BRING THE TEAM TO A STANDSTILL.
THE CONVOY IS NOW SPLIT IN TWO,
BUT ONE TEAM MEMBER IS STILL MAKING GOOD TIME.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: NOW IT'S UP TO DORSEY
TO DELIVER THE HEAVY GEAR TO SEATTLE BY 3:00 P.M.
Jimmy: WELL, I GOT TO KEEP THESE BIG RIGS MOVING.
IF WE DON'T MAKE IT TO THE BARGE TODAY,
ANOTHER BARGE ISN'T GONNA BE SAILING UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
THIS IS GONNA COST JACK AND TODD THOUSANDS.
Narrator: THE LOWBOYS SHOULD MAKE THE BARGE
AS LONG AS DORSEY CAN KEEP THEM MOVING.
HALSTEAD: Dorsey, I just had a blowout. I got to pull over right now.
HOW COULD WE HAVE A FLAT? THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
DAMN IT.
[ AIR HISSES ]
Halstead: WELL, I'M DRIVING. ALL OF A SUDDEN -- BANG!
I SAW ALL THIS AIR AND WHATEVER SHOOT OUT.
SO, WE'RE KIND OF IN A PICKLE HERE.
Narrator: MEANWHILE,
TODD'S GOT THE CAMPERS AND S.U.V.s BACK ON THE ROAD.
IT'S LESS THAN THREE HOURS TILL THE BARGE SAILS.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ] Todd: THIS ISN'T GOOD.
DORSEY?
SO, WE HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE DUMP TRUCK.
THE REST OF THE CONVOY'S JUST HEADING ON, RIGHT?
NO, THE REST OF THE CONVOY IS WAITING.
GET WHATEVER WE CAN GET ON THAT FRICKIN' BARGE, DUDE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO?
DO YOU WANT ME TO SEND EVERYONE AHEAD?
DORSEY, GET THAT FRICKIN' TRUCK FIXED
and get it up to the barge.
YOU ARE GOING TO COST US BIG-TIME.
SEND -- OKAY, EVEN THE GUY -- ALL RIGHT. I'LL DO IT.
TODD WANTS YOU GUYS TO JUST KEEP GOING.
SCREW THE CONVOY.
WE WANT TO GET THIS STUFF UP TO THE BARGE.
SO, GO FOR IT. SOUNDS GOOD.
Narrator: THE LOWBOYS ARE BACK ON THE ROAD,
AND THEY SHOULD MAKE THE BARGE.
THE CHALLENGE NOW IS TO GET THE DUMP TRUCK TO THE DOCK BY 3:00.
DORSEY CALLS A REPAIR SERVICE TO GET THE TIRE REPLACED.
HI, JUST CALLING
ABOUT AN E.T.A. ON A TIRE-SERVICE REPAIRMAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. GOODBYE.
I GUESS IT'S GONNA BE AN HOUR. HOUR WAIT.
Narrator: EVERY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HAS TO GET ON THE BARGE
OR THEY'LL MISS A WEEK'S MINING.
IT'S ALL HANGING ON DORSEY FIXING THE BLOWOUT.
IF DORSEY SCREWS THIS UP --
WELL, HE JUST BETTER NOT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. COMING UP...
THAT'S A RUSHING, DEATH-DEFYING RIVER.
...TODD AND THE TEAM BRAVE FREEZING WATERS...
MAN, THAT'S DEEP. GO, GO.
...AND RISK IT ALL ON TREACHEROUS ROADS...
OH, NO! ...TRYING TO GET TO THEIR CLAIM.
THIS IS WHERE THE GOLD IS, BOYS.
WE MADE IT.
[ CHEERS ]
[ DOG BARKS ]
Narrator: THIS DUMP TRUCK NEEDS TO BE ON A BARGE
IN JUST OVER AN HOUR, BUT IT'S GOT A BLOWOUT,
AND DORSEY'S WAITING FOR THE GUY TO COME AND FIX IT.
IT'S ALREADY BEEN 41 MINUTES. THEY SAID 20 MINUTES.
THAT'S HIM RIGHT THERE. ALL RIGHT!
Narrator: THINGS ARE SUDDENLY LOOKING UP.
THE GOLD PRICE JUST WENT TO $1,237 AN OUNCE.
THAT'S THE HIGHEST AMOUNT IT'S EVER BEEN IN HUMAN HISTORY.
THE DUMP TRUCK IS FINALLY GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD.
LET'S GO! LET'S ROLL.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. LATER.
BUT THERE'S LESS THAN AN HOUR TO GET TO THE BARGE.
Jimmy: WE'RE UNDER WAY. WE'RE HEADING OFF TO SEATTLE.
WE'RE GONNA TRY TO MEET UP WITH THE BARGE.
Todd: WE GOT TO GET TO THAT BARGE.
WE'VE GOT 50 MINUTES TO GO 40 MILES.
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S GONNA BE TOUCH AND GO, I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
[ HORN HONKS ]
Jimmy: AT THIS POINT, I THINK IT MAY BE A LOST CAUSE.
IT'S ALL MESSED UP.
Narrator: THE TEAM HITS THE GAS, DESPERATELY TRYING TO GET
THE LAST STRAGGLING VEHICLES TO THE PORT BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT.
WITH MINUTES TO SPARE, THE CREW CATCHES UP
TO THE CONVOY OF LOWBOYS OUTSIDE THE SEATTLE SHIPPING TERMINAL.
GET THEM UNLOADED.
IT'S EXACTLY 2:58.
WE HAVE TWO MINUTES TO GET ON THIS BARGE.
Jack: DROP-DEAD FANTASTIC.
EVERYBODY CAUGHT UP WITH EACH OTHER, SO...
[ CHUCKLES ]
THEY WERE LITERALLY CLOSING THE GATES WHEN WE PULLED IN.
I MEAN -- BUT WE MADE IT BY THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH.
IT WAS AN AMAZING JOURNEY.
I DIDN'T THINK WE WERE ACTUALLY GONNA MAKE IT.
[ SIGHS ]
YEAH! WE MADE IT!
200 MILES DOWN OUT OF A 2,000-MILE JOURNEY, MAN,
AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE ALREADY GOT MY BUTT KICKED.
Narrator: AS THE BARGE LEAVES PORT
CARRYING THE WEIGHT OF THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS,
THE TEAM NOW HAS TO RACE UP NORTH TO MEET IT --
A JOURNEY THAT WILL TAKE FIVE DAYS IF ALL GOES WELL.
WE GOT 2,000 MILES OF ROAD IN FRONT OF US.
IT'S THE ALCAN HIGHWAY, ONE OF THE WORST STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY
IN THE WHOLE UNITED STATES.
I'M GONNA TAKE THIS TEAM OF GUYS,
AND I'M GONNA KICK THIS THING RIGHT IN THE FACE.
WE'RE GONNA GO GET SOME FRICKIN' GOLD.
YOU WANT TO GO? WANT TO GO? WANT TO GO TO ALASKA, HUH?
I GOT TO TAKE A PEE. WE'RE NOT STOPPING.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PEE IN A BOTTLE.
HEY, BE CAREFUL.
IT'S NOT FUNNY. DON'T GET IT ON THE SEAT.
IT'S GREG'S FAULT. GREG WON'T STOP.
SO ONE OF THE DUDE'S GOT TO PEE IN A BOTTLE.
Narrator: SUPERVISOR GREG
IS PUSHING THE TEAM TO PUT IN THE MILES
SO THEY CAN MEET THE BARGE ON TIME.
Greg: IT'S MY JOB TO KEEP THIS CONVOY MOVING,
AND EVERY DAY THAT WE'RE NOT MINING JUST COSTS US MORE MONEY.
GOT EVERYBODY IN LINE?
JACK? HALSTEAD? TODD?
Narrator: WITH GREG DRIVING THEM HARD, THIS BAND OF MINING GREENHORNS
COVERS THE 2,000 MILES IN JUST FOUR DAYS.
SO THEY'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
AS THEY REACH THE ALASKAN BORDER.
ONE, TWO, THREE. [ CHEERS ]
WE'RE HERE. THAT RIGHT THERE IS MOUNT LELAND.
AND THROUGH THOSE TREES RIGHT THERE IS PORCUPINE MINE.
THERE'S THE TOWN OF PORCUPINE RIGHT THERE.
LET'S START DIGGING. LET'S DO IT.
YEAH, WE MADE IT. WHOO!
Narrator: THE PORT OF HAINES, ALASKA --
THIS IS WHERE THE BARGE CARRYING THE TEAM'S HEAVY EQUIPMENT
WILL DOCK.
SEE YOU. THANKS FOR THE CALL. BYE.
OKAY, THE BARGE JUST CAME IN. ALL OUR STUFF'S THERE.
GET STARTED.
Jack: FIRST THING I WANT TO SEE SHOW UP IS MY GUNS,
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE A BEAR SNACK.
THERE'S ONE BIG CASE THAT LOOKS LIKE A GUITAR CASE.
IS IT GUITARS OR TOOLS? GUNS.
YEAH! WE GOT GUNS!
WE'RE GONNA HAVE WEAPONS ON US FOR BEAR ATTACKS.
BRING A HANDFUL WHEN YOU COME.
Narrator: AS WELL AS 45 GUNS AND A 180 BOXES OF AMMO,
THE GUYS NEED TO PICK UP
NEARLY 400,000 POUNDS OF HEAVY MACHINERY,
INCLUDING THE TWO EXCAVATORS, THE KING OF WHICH IS THE 400.
Jack: THE 400 BACKHOE IS OUR ACE IN THE HOLE.
IT CAN REACH DOWN 30 FEET.
IT CAN LIFT OUT BOULDERS THAT ARE THE SIZE OF A VOLKSWAGEN.
Narrator: BUT THIS 100,000-POUND BEAST
AND ITS 60,000-POUND COUSIN, THE 270, ARE NO GOOD AT THE DOCK.
THEY NEED TO GET THEM UP TO THE CLAIM.
THERE'S JUST ONE LITTLE PROBLEM --
THE KLEHINI RIVER.
Greg: WE DON'T KNOW WHAT CAPACITY THIS BRIDGE IS,
BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET OUR 270 ACROSS ON A LOWBOY.
EVERYTHING CAN GO IN THE WATER.
WE LOSE A DRIVER, WE LOSE THE EQUIPMENT.
WE'RE UP A CREEK, LITERALLY.
Greg: WE'RE ABOUT READY
TO TAKE THIS 270 EXCAVATOR ACROSS PORCUPINE BRIDGE,
AND OUR ONE CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS THE WEIGHT.
Narrator: THE 270 WEIGHS 60,000 POUNDS,
AND THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE TRACTOR TRAILER.
Greg: WE'RE MISSING A BUNCH OF WEAR BOARDS HERE.
DONNY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Donny: THIS IS A STATE-MAINTAINED BRIDGE,
BUT OBVIOUSLY THE STATE HASN'T BEEN HERE THIS YEAR TO MAINTAIN THEM.
OH, BOY.
DUDE, I GOT SERIOUS RESERVATIONS ABOUT THIS, MAN.
SO WHATEVER. IT'S YOUR CALL, REMS.
AND, DONNY, IT'S ULTIMATELY YOURS.
IS THAT COOL? RIGHT ON.
OKAY. LET'S DO THIS.
OKAY, WE'RE GOING.
Greg: THIS IS OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO DATE.
WE'VE GOT A BRIDGE THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF IT CAN HANDLE THE CAPACITY.
IT'S THIS OLD STEEL TRESTLE WITH WOOD DECKING THAT'S HALF ROTTEN.
EVERYTHING COULD GO IN THE RIVER.
SO THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR US RIGHT NOW.
KEEP EVERYBODY OFF THAT BRIDGE EXCEPT FOR US.
LET'S GO.
[ CREAKING ]
[ METAL SQUEAKS ]
[ BLEEP ]
GEEZ.
I'M HEARING THIS SUCKER SQUEAK.
I'M HEARING THIS THING RATTLE LIKE A [BLEEP]
SHE'S SQUEAKING, MOVING.
HOLY [BLEEP]
COME ON. WE'RE ALMOST THERE. WE'RE ALMOST THERE, DONNY.
THE BOARDS ARE SQUEAKING, SNAPPING.
[ CREAKING ]
OH, MY GOD, DUDE.
[ HORN HONKS ]
[ CHEERS ]
MAN!
YEAH!
DONNY, RIGHT HERE, MAN. THANK YOU.
WAY TO GO.
NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE. RIGHT ON.
YOU GOT THAT ONE SPOT
WHERE THE TIRE SLIPPED DOWN ABOUT 8 INCHES.
THE BRIDGE WENT...
AND YOU'RE GOING, "LORD, TEACH ME HOW TO SWIM, FAST."
[ LAUGHTER ]
Todd: WELL, LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.
Narrator: THE RELIEF IS SHORT-LIVED.
THE BRIDGE WAS STRAINING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE 270,
AND NOW THE 400 HAS ARRIVED,
AND IT'S NEARLY 40,000 POUNDS HEAVIER.
JACK PHONES ALASKA'S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TO SEE IF THE BRIDGE WILL TAKE IT.
WELL, THANKS A LOT.
EH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO NOW.
THAT COULD BE JUST TERRIBLE.
Narrator: IT TURNS OUT THE BRIDGE HAS BEEN DAMAGED,
AND THE 100,000-POUND EXCAVATOR IS WAY BEYOND
WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL ALLOW.
WELL, HE SAID THAT THERE IS NO FREAKIN' WAY
WE CAN GO ACROSS THAT BRIDGE.
HE SAYS IT'LL EITHER BUCKLE OR THE PILINGS WILL GIVE WAY.
WE'VE COME ALL THIS FAR, AND THEN THIS STOPS US.
WE'RE SCREWED. WE ARE FLAT-OUT SCREWED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
WE NEED THAT EXCAVATOR, YOU KNOW?
IF WE DON'T GET THAT THING ACROSS,
IT REALLY IS GONNA JUST --
IT'S GONNA SEVERELY AFFECT US,
MAYBE TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE TO JUST GIVE IT UP.
Narrator: THE 400 BACKHOE IS CRUCIAL
BECAUSE IT HAS THE REACH TO GET DOWN TO BEDROCK,
WHERE ALL THE GOLD NUGGETS SETTLE.
JACK'S PREPARED TO RISK EVERYTHING
TO GET THE 400 ACROSS,
EVEN IF THAT MEANS DRIVING IT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE RIVER.
Jack: I'VE CROSSED THEM --
BUT NOT QUITE THIS BIG AND NOT QUITE THIS DEEP.
IF I GO AND I DIE, NO BIG DEAL.
I JUST WANT TO GET IT ACROSS.
Narrator: THE SPRINGTIME TEMPERATURE OF THE KLEHINI RIVER
IS ONLY 41 DEGREES.
THE WATER'S SO COLD.
THIS IS GLACIER RUNOFF. THIS IS GLACIER MELT.
IF MY DAD GOT EVEN IN THERE FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TIME,
HE'S GONNA DIE.
LOOK AT THAT. LOOK HOW DEEP IT IS.
NO, NO, NO, NO. IT'S ONLY 6 FEET.
YOU DON'T SEE ANYBODY CROSSING HERE.
THEY HAVE, LOTS OF TIMES. NOT NOW. NOT THIS TIME OF YEAR.
LISTEN, DAD, THAT'S A RUSHING FREAKIN' RIVER.
I KNOW THAT.
YOU'RE GONNA GO THROUGH YOUR DEATH-DEFYING RIVER THING.
IF YOUR TRACK POPPED OFF OR SOMETHING,
YOU'RE DONE, WE'RE DONE. OUR SEASON'S OVER.
I THINK WE'LL GET OUT IN THAT DEEP PART THERE
AND OUR TRACK WILL POP OFF OR SOMETHING, AND THEN THAT'S IT.
WE'LL BE THOSE IDIOTS FROM OREGON THAT CAME UP, AND...
THERE'S THEIR EXCAVATOR.
THAT WAS THEIR WHOLE MINING SEASON.
Narrator: TODD DECIDES TO CROSS FURTHER UP THE VALLEY,
WHERE THE RIVER SPLITS INTO THREE MAIN CHANNELS.
Todd: THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE OLD GUY IS FOR ME TO DO IT.
I THINK I FOUND A BETTER PLACE TO CROSS.
IT'S MOVING PRETTY QUICK, AND WE GOT TO GET ROLLING.
IT'S GETTING WARM OUT.
SO ALL THAT SNOWMELT
OFF THESE BIG MOUNTAINS AND GLACIERS OVER HERE
ARE MUST MAKING THIS THING DEEP.
I KEEP GETTING A MARKER ON THESE ROCKS,
AND IT'S GOING UP SLOWLY, JUST LIKE THE TIDE COMING IN.
Jimmy: I'M WORRIED ABOUT HOW FAST THIS WATER IS.
WATCH FOR THE SINKHOLES OUT THERE.
HERE WE GO! HERE WE GO!
[ GRINDING, WHIRRING ]
WHOA!
Greg: KEEP GOING! KEEP GOING!
OKAY. GOING, I'M GOING, I'M GOING.
YOU GOT IT.
WHOO!
WE GOT PROBABLY THREE MORE OF THESE CHANNELS TO GET ACROSS.
SO EACH ONE'S A LITTLE DEEPER.
GREG'S GONNA EYEBALL EVERYTHING AND WATCH THE TRACKS.
I GOT HALSTEAD OVER HERE SCOUTING OUT IN FRONT OF US.
AND HE'S JUST GONNA FIND THE SHALLOWEST SPOT THAT HE CAN.
WELL, THERE'S A LITTLE WORRY FOR ME,
BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER,
AND THIS THING MIGHT START FLOATING.
Todd: WHAT'S HE DOING?
WHOA!
HEY!
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! YOU'LL FLOAT DOWN!
BACK IT UP!
YIKES!
THAT WAS DEEP! OW, I'M SOAKED!
MAKE SURE I GET THROUGH THIS.
MAN, THAT'S DEEP. GO! GO!
THAT WAS AWESOME. YOU WERE DEEP, MAN.
WHOO! MADE IT!
I'M JUST GONNA DRIVE UP THERE.
NOW, THIS ONE HERE, I AM NOT GONNA CROSS.
TOO DEEP RIGHT HERE.
TODD, THIS ONE RIGHT HERE IS GOING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR,
AND IT'S TOO DEEP FOR ME.
You better get over here.
YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT. YOU'RE LIKE A CAT.
YOU ALWAYS LAND ON YOUR FEET.
WELL, THAT WOULD BE NICE.
IT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY GET OVER HERE,
'CAUSE YOU'RE 8 FEET OFF THE GROUND.
OH, BABY, I'M GETTING WET.
MIKE, GET OUT OF THERE. YOU'RE GONNA GO DOWN.
NO. BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK.
WHEW!
THAT WAS A LOT DEEPER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS.
ARE YOU COMING OR WHAT? HURRY UP.
IT'S GETTING HIGHER.
SO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET OVER HERE AND GET OVER HERE.
I CAN'T. I CAN'T CROSS THAT.
WELL, SO, YOU'RE JUST GONNA LEAVE ME STRANDED OUT HERE?
GET BACK HERE AND PICK ME UP!
JACK: Todd, can you hear me?
YEAH, I GOT YOU.
IT'S REAL IMPORTANT THAT YOU GO BACK AND GET MIKE.
IF THIS WATER COMES UP ANY HIGHER,
HE'S GONNA JUST GET SWEPT AWAY,
AND THEN JUST ROLL THAT GATOR DOWN.
We'll pick him up as crab bait down there.
So go get him.
I know. Quit talking, Dad.
Jack: YOU TRY TO TELL HIM,
AND SOMETIMES HE GETS A LITTLE CAVALIER ABOUT IT.
I'M GOING TO COME SAVE YOU.
Jack: WE'LL SEE.
YOU WANT TO LIFT IT? Todd: YEAH, LET'S LIFT IT.
YOU WANT TO RIDE IT? I'LL RIDE IT.
[ Singsong voice ] CUCKOO!
Greg: HOPE THOSE STRAPS ARE GOOD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HANG ON! NOW YOU'RE MESSING WITH ME, TODD!
WHAT ARE YOU SO SCARED OF?
YOU'RE ONLY HANGING ON A FOUR-WHEELER
OVER A RUSHING RIVER.
HEY, TODD, YOU GOT TO BE REALLY CAREFUL
ABOUT DROPPING GUYS IN THE WATER HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT WATER IS SO COLD.
TURN YOU PURPLE IN A HALF A SECOND.
NOW WE GOT WATER COMING UP.
IT'S NOT JUST A LITTLE BIT. IT'S A LOT.
Harness: I HOPE THEY CAN GET EVERYBODY BACK OVER HERE.
Greg: THIS IS THE FINAL PUSH COMING UP.
WE GOT THE DEEPEST AND FASTEST CHANNEL RIGHT AHEAD OF US.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
MIKE, YOU BETTER GET ON HERE.
HURRY UP!
WE'VE ALL WORKED SO FRICKIN' HARD FOR THIS, MAN,
AND IT'S LIKE IF I DICK THIS UP NOW, WE'RE SCREWED.
HOW WE LOOKING?
GONNA GET DEEP HERE IN A SECOND.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN.
IT'S GONNA COME OVER YOUR TOES IN A SECOND.
OH, BOY.
HERE WE GO! HERE WE GO!
WHOA!
UNHOOK THE GATOR! HURRY UP!
UNHOOK THE GATOR NOW!
HURRY UP! HURRY UP!
UNHOOK IT! I WILL!
Narrator: THE TEAM'S EXCAVATOR IS STUCK IN FREEZING WATER
AS IT TRIES TO CROSS THE RISING KLEHINI RIVER.
THEIR HOPES OF GOLD COULD BE SUNK
BEFORE THEY'VE EVEN GOTTEN TO THE CLAIM.
GET THE GATOR OUT OF THERE!
HANG ON.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
Greg: KEEP GOING. KEEP GOING.
Man: USE YOUR BUCKET!
WHOA!
YOU GOT IT.
[ CHEERS ]
GOOD DRIVING.
[ CHEERS ]
MY BUTT GOT CLENCHED.
THAT WAS ABOUT AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET.
Narrator: TODD AND THE TEAM HAVE MADE IT OVER THE RIVER,
BUT NOW THEY'RE OFF THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY AND ONTO DIRT ROADS.
THE LAST NINE MILES TO PORCUPINE CREEK
ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS YET.
I DON'T CARE IF I GOT TO FRICKIN' WALK OR HIKE
OR HITCHHIKE ON A FRICKIN' MOOSE -- I'M GOING IN.
Jack: IT TAKES SOME KAHUNAS TO DO THIS.
THERE ARE DANGERS EVERY TIME WE TURN AROUND.
Greg: I'M JUST WORRIED
ABOUT THE FRONT THREE VEHICLES GETTING OUT OF JACK'S WAY.
THEM LOADERS GOT THE LEAST AMOUNT OF CONTROL.
THAT LOADER STARTS HOPPING, HE CAN HOP RIGHT OFF THE ROAD.
MY DAD'S JUST BOUNCING LIKE CRAZY BACK THERE.
I THINK HE'S TRYING TO GO A LITTLE TOO QUICK.
TODD: Careful coming down this, guys.
COPY THAT.
THIS IS GOOD.
WE'RE GETTING THERE. WE'RE GETTING THERE.
Todd: THIS IS A HAIRPIN CORNER.
Narrator: JUST TWO MILES FROM THE CLAIM
LIES AN ICE-COVERED HAIRPIN BEND
WITH A SHEER DROP 100 FEET DOWN TO THE RIVER.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU ON THAT.
JUST HUG THAT HILLSIDE THE BEST YOU CAN.
I'M GETTING OUT OF THE CAR.
BE CAREFUL RIGHT THERE.
WHAT HAPPENED BACK THERE?
I WAS SURE WE WERE GONNA LOSE A WHEEL OFF THAT CLIFF THERE.
REPORT TO ME ON HOW JACK LOOKS AROUND THAT THING.
JACK'S LOOKING GOOD.
JACK'S ALWAYS LOOKING GOOD. WHY IS THAT?
NOT AS BAD AS IT COULD BE.
GOOD TEAMWORK, EVERYBODY.
WE MADE IT. YEAH!
AH, THAT FEELS GOOD.
HEY, GUYS, WE'RE ARRIVING AT PORCUPINE.
THIS IS OUR NEW HOME.
COOL.
THIS IS THE BRIDGE -- THE PORCUPINE CREEK.
LOOK AT THE CREEK, GUYS.
IT'S FLOWING BIG RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF SNOWMELT.
THIS FEELS AWESOME. FEELS LIKE I'M COMING HOME.
LOOK AT THOSE MOUNTAINS. THIS IS AMAZING.
Narrator: THEY'VE PUT EVERYTHING THEY HAVE ON THE LINE --
LEFT THEIR LOVED ONES BEHIND, AND RISKED THEIR LIVELIHOODS --
TO BE HERE.
THIS IS WHERE THE GOLD IS, BOYS.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, HO!
WHOO!
ALL RIGHT, MAN. WE MADE IT.
EVERYTHING YOU SEE RIGHT HERE IS OURS.
ALL THIS DOWN HERE IS OURS.
UP THERE IS OURS.
THIS IS NUTS.
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
Todd: BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT?
WE DID IT, WE DID IT, WE DID IT.
WE DID IT! CONGRATULATIONS, TODD.
GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
[ CHEERS ]
HEY, GUYS, HEY.
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT RIGHT HERE.
YOU'RE ALL MILLIONAIRES.
THE ONLY THING IS, YOU GOT TO GET IT OUT OF THE GROUND.
[ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S THE WHOLE KEY.
Jack: THERE ISN'T ONE MAN IN AMERICA,
IF HE'S GOT ANYTHING INSIDE HIM,
WOULDN'T WANT TO BE HERE WITH US.
MY DAD CREATED THE DREAM, AND WE ALL NEEDED A DREAM.
WE NEEDED A DREAM.
AND WE'RE IN. WE'RE ALL IN NOW, OKAY?
AND NOW I'M GONNA START KICKING SOME ASS.
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