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Season 1 – Tougher in Alaska

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Host Geo Beach, who has lived in Alaska for more than 25 years, takes viewers on a tour of his state, revealing how its people have been forced to adapt to sometimes extreme weather conditions, rugged and often dangerous terrain and a culture in which communities are separated by vast distances. Topics covered include gold mining, salmon fishing, logging, law enforcement and transportation.
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Episode 1 Aired May 8, 2008 Gold Mining The skyrocketing value of precious metal triggers a new gold rush in Alaska, where prospectors use ingenious techniques in hope of hitting the mother lode. Details Episode 2 Aired May 15, 2008 Salmon Fishing More than 2,000 fishing vessels converge in Alaska's Bristol Bay every June to profit from the annual run of millions of sockeye salmon to their spawning grounds. Details Episode 3 Aired May 22, 2008 Electric Linemen Host Geo Beach flies to the remote village of Kasigluk and visits Fairbanks to witness the challenges of keeping the electric power on in a state where more than half of the population lives off the grid. Details Episode 4 Aired May 29, 2008 Logging Unforgiving coastal mountains and steep valleys make logging especially dangerous in Alaska's Southeast Panhandle; host Geo Beach works with loggers in Ketchikan, located in the heart of the Tongass National Forest. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 5, 2008 Railroading Geo Beach hops aboard the Alaska Railroad for a trip through some of the most perilous and unforgiving terrain on the planet, a region where avalanches, earthquakes and giant mountains test railroaders and their equipment. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 12, 2008 Deadly Winter While spending a week in Fairbanks during a winter cold snap, Geo joins a volunteer fire department, hunts wolves and gets a taste of daily life in Alaska's second largest city. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 19, 2008 Dangerous Earth Alaskans have learned to live with seismic changes and geographical challenges throughout history, including volcanoes, glaciers and deadly storms. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 24, 2008 Forces of Nature A look at the ingenuity and technology needed to prosper in Alaska. Details Episode 9 Aired Jun 29, 2008 Dangerous Roads The lonely and deadly Haul Road is the only road connecting the oil fields of Alaska's North Slope to the rest of the state; Geo Beach rides shotgun with a legendary trucker during the dangerous winter season. Details Episode 10 Aired Jul 6, 2008 Extreme Salvaging Geo Beach explores Alaska's dramatic history of shipwrecks, rides a Coast Guard helicopter and joins a team trying to salvage a wrecked barge in the middle of a severe winter storm. Details Episode 11 Aired Jul 13, 2008 Wild Waste Getting rid of waste is a problem as old as Alaska itself; collecting trash in Ketchikan before black bears can get it; Geo Beach teams up with the sole plumber, electrician and carpenter for nearly a dozen bush villages. Details Episode 12 Aired Jul 20, 2008 Arctic Troopers State troopers face unique challenges trying to keep the peace in vast Alaska; Geo joins recruits for an intense survival course at the academy in Sitka; investigating caribou crime scenes; hunting alcohol smugglers. Details Episode 13 Aired Jul 27, 2008 Frozen Freeway Examining how Alaska's climate and terrain challenges travelers; dogsleds; bush pilots; hovercraft; traveling the frozen Kuskokwim River, a 724-mile lifeline for native communities scattered along its length. Details Episode 14 Aired Aug 1, 2008 Extreme Isolation Rugged terrain and isolation define Alaska; Geo Beach explores the state's Southeast Panhandle to see how people manage with very few roads; the state capital of Juneau can be reached only by air or water. Details
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Season Info

Network
History
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 8, 2008