the absarokas in western wyoming. some of the most remote and spectacular mountains in the country. the purpose of the trip? to scout for big horn sheep. not easy. they live on jagged perches 10,000 feet up, and more, they re like ghosts, there for a fleeting moment, then gone again. inhospitable country. it s steep. it s rugged. it s all rock. base camp was 9,000 feet up in an abandoned mining town called kirwin. on the first day, august 19th, they saw five grizzly bears. it puts that eerie feeling in your body, makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck, you know. josh brought his horses duke, the palomino, and dirty devil, or double d, the stubborn one. the next day was august 20th, the very same day mckenzie morgan set off from laurel, montana on her first solo cross country flight. nate and josh were picking their way up a rocky pathway to
and so they made a third rescue in just two days. reporter: you re just angels of mercy on that trip. mad turn of events there. we never seen one big horn sheep that entire trip. but we decided we were there for a reason. it was there to help people. why? i don t know. but everything turned out good. reporter: you must be a person with a sense of gratitude these days. yeah. definitely am. because everyone s like, somebody s got a plan for you. it s like, you know what? you re right. you re right. so i ll make the most of it. reporter: mckenzie, by the way, finished high school and the softball season, got into college, went to prom. and, in december 2013 all right, honey. good bye. reporter: she climbed into a little airplane to finish that solo cross country flight.