[wind blowing gently]
[animals calling and chirping]
- We always call Denali the great humbler.
I actually really enjoy the feeling of being insignificant
and being, you know, just this tiny little dot
in this vast, incredibly humbling place
where you are not at the top of the food chain
and you are not at the top of anything.
It really puts your whole life
and your whole world in perspective.
[loon calling]
[upbeat music]
[laughter]
- You feel so small.
- There's so much earth out there.
There's so many other different living things out there,
and I am, like, one small cog.
- Hiking in a trail, this wilderness,
you do have that feeling like maybe you're the first person
to walk into this place.
- Oh, there is a good little waterfalls there.
- Hiking off-trail and being in the wilderness like this,
you're working more for every step.
I think it makes you appreciate that so much more.
- You really are tested at every minute.
You're forced to meet nature on its own terms.
- So dramatic.
- Nature is a powerful force.
Something that's that big of a deal,
like, it can change you;
it changes your perspective,
and that can rearrange the way you look at things
and where you place yourself in the hierarchy of things.
- I think there's something that's very innate
that we as humans can appreciate
from being out there.
There's still a waterfall coming down over there?
- Uh-huh. - A huge one.
- I think having mystery and surprise
in your life is pretty special,
and out there it's unavoidable.