Endangered Spaces — Cook Inlet
Cook Inlet
Drew Hamilton makes a living by taking tourists out into the remote Alaskan wilderness to hang out with brown bears. No fences, no guns–just Drew, and the eight hundred pound, six and a half foot tall, Ursus arctos horribilis of southern Alaska. Most people call them grizzlies. These days, he does it, in large part, as a unique way to protect this magnificent landscape from the proposed Pebble Mine.
For the fifth installment of our Endangered Spaces series, our producer Jen Altschul takes us to the mainland of southern Alaska to to better understand the threats to this landscape and community, to better understand the economic drivers that keep the threat of the Pebble Mine alive and to meet the extraordinary people doing everything in their power to protect this special place.
To stay up to date on the latest from Pebble mine, visit SaveBristolBay.org and PebbleWatch.com
To stay up to date on Pebble particularly as it relates to McNeil River and the bears, visit: HelpMcNeilRiver.org
To see more of Drew’s photos, visit: DrewHH.com
Want to go see bears with Drew?! Check out: GoSeeBears.com
Check out a map of Cook Inlet here.
Music: paranoia XII by The F*cked Up Beat • If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Brand New World by Kai Engel • Carried Away by Jason Tyler Burton • She-Wolf In My Heart by Sergey Cheremisinov • Spray Paint it Gold by Little Glass Men • Equatorial Lies by Hayvanlar Alemi • A Perceptible Shift by Andy G. Cohen • Moontime by The IMG • Global Warming by Kai Engel • Rattlesnake by Fog Lake
Tracks provided by Free Music Archive and with permission from the artists
Hit Pause
“For better or for worse, ideas are infectious. They become our goals, and the struggle to realize them becomes memory, the story of our lives,” says Fitz Cahall.
What if you could hit pause on life? This last year, Fitz turned 40. Instead of buying a sports car, Fitz took a sabbatical. Today, he presents a story about mountain biking the Oregon Timber Trail, a 670-mile-long, mostly single track trail across the state’s deserts and forests. What’s the difference between a groove and a rut? Sometimes it’s hard to tell, but being perched in the saddle might provide a new perspective.
Music: Snippet #3 by Jacob Bain • If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain and Nis Kotto • Sage Circa by Amy Stolzenbach • Manifested by Ketsa • Denouement by Kai Engel • Afterglow by Cleod9 • Sub Aqueonic by Little Glass Men • Sonic Roads by Cleod9 • Primary Colors by Ken Christianson • Moonlight’s Daughter by Jason Tyler Burton • Home by Publish The Quest
Tracks provided by Free Music Archive and with permission from the artists.
Tales of Terror Vol. 9
Our ninth annual Tales of Terror brings you three stories that will send shivers down your spine. From ghost-like figures walking silently through the snow, to shadows lurking in a backcountry hut and canyon, these stories will keep you peering over your shoulder. First, we’ll follow Amy England down a snowy forest road in the middle of winter. Then, we’ll cozy up in a deserted New Zealand Alpine hut with Audrey Howarth and Alex Clingman. And finally, we’ll travel deep into a desert canyon in southern Utah with Trevor McEntire. Happy Halloween!
Music: Live @ Bazillus by Aidan Baker • If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Paranoia III by The Fucked Up Beat • She Wolf In My Heart by Sergey Cheremisinov • Original Score by Amy Stolzenbach • Anxiety by Kai Engel • Imminence by Kai Engell • Somnolence by Kai Engel • Halloween Dance Macabre by David Beard
Tracks provided by Free Music Archive and with permission from the artists.
Moto Gypsy
“I’m in this weird reality where I’m using my voice and my status as a woman traveling alone on a motorcycle as a way to talk about conservation to people who otherwise might not care or listen,” says Janelle Kaz.
For the past five years, Janelle has traveled on her motorcycle fighting against the worldwide problem of wildlife trafficking. This journey has brought her from the jungles of Southeast Asia to the mountains of Colombia. Although this massive problem can be overwhelming at times, Janelle has found ways to stay positive and in the process built an unlikely bridge between the conservation and motorcycle culture. Travel along, as she follows jungle roads into the incredible indigenous culture of the Kogi.
Follow Janelle on Instagram @motogypsy to keep up with her work.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Beg Me to Stay by Hopeless Jack • The Deal by Hopeless Jack • 1_4 by The F*cked Up Beat • Snowmen by Kai Engel • Night Without Sleep by David Mumford • Daemons by Kai Engel • Nogales by Cleod9
Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Anti-Gravity
“I have really good reason to believe that if I hadn’t have been walking down the strip and found that 72-foot tower to climb, that I would be dead or in prison. I have no doubts about that,” says Juan Rodriguez.
Juan is an American citizen, an immigrant and a climber. Today, we follow Juan’s journey from Mexico to climbing shop owner, through illegal border crossings and to the first rock wall he ever climbed on the Las Vegas strip–a chance encounter that altered the trajectory of his life.
Check out Juan’s climbing shop, AntiGravity Equipment.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Nogales by Cleod9 • Slum Canto by Kai Engel • Manly Nunn Steps Out by Doctor Turtle • The Deal by Hopeless Jack • Oh Josephine by Vienna Ditto • Conviction by Little Glass Men • I Dare You by Little Glass Men • The Undefeated by Vienna Ditto
Tracks provided by Free Music Archive and with permission from the artists.
