where the sky goes on forever. where everyone must bend to the land. where to hunt, to fish, to sleep under that big sky aren t activities, but a way of life. - it was between here and those mountains that cheyenne and crow battle took place. but i like it. it s very peaceful, huh? - what was it like 100 years ago, 200 years ago? - oh, not much different. this was never forested. this is the dry side of the river, cause the primary winds come from the west. and rain tends to blow over here. that brings the snow to the mountains. bourdain: legendary writer and poet jim harrison is one of those people, and this is his home. [upbeat rock music] both: i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder - la, la - sha la, la, la, la sha la, la, la, la - sha la, la, la - sha la, la, la, la sha la, la, la, la, la [bluesy western music] - am i as o
- time. she preferred us drifting through our lives like clouds, riding her like the gentlest of horses. you know if you ve seen northern lights and a thunderstorm in the east. and wolves howling all at once, it s sort of nice. [chuckles] do you know there are 90 billion galaxies? i get a little tentative when i hear that. bourdain: jim harrison is a colossus, a legend, and the last of his kind. - people forget children grow up making up stories, and that s all i m doing as an adult, you know? bourdain: he s one of america s greatest living poets, the author of 39 novels and books,