Alaska
Premieres Fri, Sept. 7, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
Alaska … Land of the Midnight Sun, and at this time of year, there's only about four hours of twilight — night —meaning that Mother Nature can play tricks with your body's clock.
This time Survivorman decides to demonstrate survival by sea kayak in an ocean bay called Taroka Arm — literally "black bear" — for good reason. At this time of year, the salmon are active and are one of the black bear's favorite foods. Black bear and grizzlies that live in this area are among the largest in the world and gorge themselves on the silver salmon during this period.
The bay is flanked by snow-capped mountains on all sides with spectacular waterfalls and glaciers that are actively calving into the ocean, leaving chunks of ice floating around. It's a beautiful sight, but one that can be deceivingly dangerous should you get too close.
A light drizzle is falling as Les paddles into a calm fiord. This coastline has the second highest tides in the world, second only to the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Canada. Cobblestone is the bed of choice along this stretch, but Les has built a shelter of flotsam combed from the beach.
Food is the next order of business and Les lucks out in a tidal bay full of sea lettuce, bladderwrack, goosetongue and wild celery — so much that he dubs it "Bounty Bay." However, caution needs to be exercised because bear-tracks and scat are everywhere, reminding him of the ever-present dangers of life in Alaska.
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