I have watched this hundreds of times. I wish PBS still broadcast it in HD, but I'll make do with the DVD. It is about more than just Alaska. It is about life itself and our relationships to each other, to our parents, to the whole of the earth and life itself.
"In a place where the mountains themselves are evanescent, we too are changed. I come to Wrangle Saint Elias not only to capture a memory of my childhood, but to perceive the relationships made visible by this great land... Like that between the salmon and the bear; the glacier and the river; the mountains and the sea; the earth and space; father and son... to understand not only the parts of life, but the sum."
"In a place where the mountains themselves are evanescent, we too are changed. I come to Wrangle Saint Elias not only to capture a memory of my childhood, but to perceive the relationships made visible by this great land... Like that between the salmon and the bear; the glacier and the river; the mountains and the sea; the earth and space; father and son... to understand not only the parts of life, but the sum."
