SHE'S AT WRAL, OUR AFFILIATE IN
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.
>> FOR MY "SUMMER OF YES," I
WANTED TO TAKE MY FAMILY ON A
ROAD TRIP.
TO REMEMBER WHAT IT'S LIKE TO
COMMUNE WITH NATURE AND TO
RECONNECT WITH SOME OF MY
FONDEST CHILDHOOD MEMORIES.
>> OFF WE GO ON OUR CAMPING
ADVENTURE.
I LIKE OUR RIDE.
HOW DOES IT LOOK?
SADLY, I HAVEN'T SPENT A LOT OF
TIME OUTDOORS SINCE I MOVED TO
NEW YORK.
>> MY GOSH.
>> Reporter: JUST LIKE RIDING A
BIKE.
I FEEL LIKE THE DISCONNECT.
AND I MISS IT.
SAFETY FIRST.
NOW, IF WE CAN JUST FIGURE OUT
HOW TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE.
>> IT'S OKAY IF YOU DRIVE NOW.
>> Reporter: AND WE'RE OFF.
*
>> YOU GUYS HANGING ON BACK
THERE?
>> YEAH.
>> Reporter: I WANTED TO GO
CAMPING BECAUSE IT'S ALL WE EVER
DID GROWING UP.
AS LONG AS I LIVE, THOSE WILL BE
SOME OF MY FONDEST MEMORIES.
SO, WE HEAD OFF TO MAKE MORE
MEMORIES.
OUT OF THE BIG CITY IN A 35-FOOT
BEHEMO
BEHEMOTH.
* WAS SAD WHEN THE GREAT SHIP
WENT DOWN *
>> Reporter: GETTING THERE IS
HALF THE FUN.
SORT OF.
>> DID YOU BRING ANY WINE?
>> NO.
THAT WAS A MISTAKE.
WHAT KIND OF WINE DO YOU WANT?
>> SOMETHING EARTHY THAT WILL GO
WITH THE BERRIES AND NUTS THAT
YOU FORAGE.
>> Reporter: TEQUILA IT IS.
>> THIS THING PRACTICALLY DRIVES
ITSELF.
>> LOOK HOW PRETTY IT IS.
>> Reporter: SOMETHING ABOUT
BEING IN THE WOODS, UNDER THE
SUN, IN THE DIRT.
>> WELCOME TO THE WOODS.
I'M DAVE.
>> Reporter: OUR GUIDE, DAVE,
TEACHES CITYFOLK HOW TO TIME THE
WILD.
>> ARE YOU READY TO GO?
>> YEAH.
>> ARE WE GOING TO SURVIVE THE
NIGHT?
>> Reporter: WE SHOULD.
IT'S AS BIG AS YOU ARE.
ALL RIGHT.
LUCKY FOR US, DAVE HASN'T LOST A
CLIENT YET.
OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS,
FIND SHELTER.
>> OUR WILDERNESS BACKGROUND IS
VERY BRIEF.
WE'RE IN OUR FIRST NFEW HOURS OF
IT.
>> CAN I STICK TO THIS ONE.
>> Reporter: WE'RE LEARNING
LOTS.
LIKE THE FACT THAT WHEN YOU'RE
4 --
EVERYTHING IS FASCINATING.
I SEE A BUG.
>> HE'S SO TINY.
>> Reporter: AND TAKES A WHILE.
KEEP GOING.
YOU COMING?
LET'S GO.
YOU COMING?
>> MY GOSH.
>> Reporter: HOW DO YOU RAISE
HAPPY CHILDREN?
YOU HAVE TO MAKE ALL THESE
DEPOSITS.
THIS IS A HUGE DEPOSIT.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR OUT
HERE?
>> SNAKES.
BEARS.
DRAGONS.
WORMS.
>> Reporter: HAVING FUN WITH MOM
AND DAD, HAVING A SENSE OF
ADVENTURE.
>> SOMETHING TOOK THAT DOWN.
>> YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD
TAKE TO BUILD A HOLE INTO A
SHELTER?
>> Reporter: WE LEARN IF YOU
WERE STUCK IN THE BUILDERNESS,
WITHOUT GEAR, A DOWNED TREE
MAKES A PERFECT SHELTER.
AND MY KIDS ARE MASTER BUILDERS.
>> I FOUND A BIG ONE.
BEAUTIFUL.
>> YES.
>> THAT'S AWESOME.
>> WHO WANTS TO SLEEP IN HERE
TONIGHT?
>> NOT ME.
>> Reporter: IF WE GET STUCK IN
THE WILDERNESS AND HAVE TO
SURVIVE ON OUR OWN, THERE'S ZERO
DOUBT, YOU WOULD SURVIVE.
I WOULD BE A GONER.
YOU WOULD BE TAPPING THE TREES
FOR MAPLE SYRUP.
>> I WOULD DO THE FISHING.
YOU WOULD BUILT THE HUT.
YOU WOULD PICK OUT WHERE THE HUT
GOES.
>> Reporter: DOUG PROVIDE A ROOF
OVER OUR HEADS.
NICE.
>> WE HAVE A HOME.
>> Reporter: BUT I ADD A LITTLE
SPARK.
I MADE FIRE.
MY MEMORIES OF GROWING UP AND
THE REASON THE CAMPING
EXPERIENCE MEANS SOMETHING TO
ME, WERE OF MY DAD PLAYING HIS
GUITAR AROUND THE CAMPFIRE.
* WEST VIRGINIA
>> Reporter: SINGING JOHN DENVER
AND ALL OF US DANCING.
I CAN'T PLAY THE GUITAR VERY
WELL.
I CAN'T SWING VERY WELL.
BUT I DON'T CARE.
I WANT TO DO IT FOR MY KIDS.
AND I WANT THEM TO HAVE THAT
BAKED INTO THEIR SOULS THE WAY I
HAVE IT BAKED INTO MINE.
* WEST VIRGINIA
MOUNTAIN MOMMA *
* TAKE ME HOME
COUNTRY ROADS *
>> GOOD JOB.
>> Reporter: AND IT WAS
EVERYTHING I HOPED IT WOULD BE.
ALTHOUGH, I'M NOT SURE DOUG IS
GOING TO RECOVER.
GUYS?
>> DID YOU REALLY MAKE A FIRE,
ON THE FIRST STRIKE OF THAT
THING?
>> I MADE FIRE.
I DID IT.
WITH A LITTLE MAGNESIUM STICK.
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IT GOT A
LITTLE DICEY.
FIRST OF ALL, IT ALMOST STARTED
TO RAIN.
AND WE CONSIDERED MAKING A RUN
FOR IT WHEN WE SAW A LITTLE RAIN
COME DOWN.
WE FOUND OUT THE NEXT DAY THAT
THERE WAS A BEAR ON OUR CAMPSITE
THE MORNING AFTER.
AND OUR GUIDE, DAVE, HAD TO
CHASE IT OUT OF THE CAMPSITE.
WE MANAGED TO LIVE.
>> WE DIDN'T KNOW YOU WOULD PLAY
THE GUITAR.
I LIKE TO PLAY THE GUITAR.
IF YOU LIKE DEPRESSING CHICK
MUSIC, LET'S TAKE IT ON THE
ROAD, SISTER.
>> WOW.
>> I THINK YOU'VE ASSUMED TOO
MUCH TO ACTUALLY SAY I CAN PLAY
THE GUITAR IS GIVING ME MORE
CREDIT.
JOHN RICH, THE COUNTRY WESTERN
SINGER, GAVE ME THE GUITAR A
LONG TIME AGO, WHICH RAISES
EXPECTATIONS TO A LEVEL THAT
CANNOT BE SUSTAINED.
>> NEW SISTERS.
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