WE'RE LAYING DOWN GRAVEL,

WE'RE TRIMMING BACK BUSHES

AND DEBRIS, AND, AH,

WE'LL SPEND THE WEEK DOING THAT.

>> WE HAVE THE AMERICAN HIKING

SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS,

AND IT'S CALLED

VOLUNTEER VACATIONS.

>> A LITTLE FURTHER!

>> AND WHAT IT IS,

IS WE PROVIDE THEM WITH

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH,

AND THEY COME AND THEY

REFURBISH OUR TRAILS FOR US.

>> IS THAT CLOSE ENOUGH,

CHARLIE?

>> DIG IT UP AND THROW IT IN!

>> THAT'S LOOKING GOOD, FRIENDS.

>> I RETIRED IN 1965.

SO EVER SINCE THEN,

I'VE BEEN GOING ON THESE TRIPS.

MAYBE TWO A YEAR,

SOMETIMES THREE.

>> YEAH, I'M 83.

>> NO ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO

RETIRE UNTIL THEY'RE 85.

CAUSE LOOK AT US FELLOWS

WORKING AT 76.

NOW, 76 AND 83, WHY,

WE CAN STILL MOVE.

>> WHEN I RETIRED IN 1991,

THERE WAS A VOID IN MY LIFE.

AND THE VOID WAS MEETING

NEW PEOPLE, DOING TASKS,

WORKING AS A TEAM.

>> BUT THE IDEA OF

COMING TO WORK ON VACATION,

THAT'S THE ONE THAT BAFFLES

EVERYBODY.

>> THIS IS AN ATV.

THIS IS YOUR THROTTLE.

UP IS FORWARD,

ALL THE WAY DOWN IS REVERSE.

>> WHEEWWWW!!

>> GO FOR IT!

>> WHEE, HEEEEE, HEEEEE!

>> WE'RE IN TROUBLE NOW.

>> WE'RE IN TROUBLE NOW!

(laughing)

>> THEY PUT IN A SIX TO

EIGHT-HOUR DAY OF

BACKBREAKING LABOR.

AND THEY DO IT FOR NO MONEY

AT ALL.

>> HEY, LISA! LOOKS GOOD!

>> THANKS!

(shovels unloading gravel)

>> WELL, I THINK EVERYBODY

HAS TO CHOOSE THAT WHICH

THEY WISH TO DO IN LIFE.

AH, I SAY TO ANYONE

AND EVERYONE,

IF YOU LIKE OUTDOORS,

IF YOU LIKE WORKING WITH

OTHER PEOPLE,

IF YOU LIKE MEETING NEW PEOPLE

THAT ARE HEALTHY, AH,

THIS IS A GOOD ORGANIZATION.

>> IT GETS HEAVY REAL FAST.

(laughter)

>> OH, I'M

DEFINITELY WORKING HARD,

BUT I ENJOY WORKING HARD

FOR A GOOD CAUSE LIKE THIS.

>> WHEN WE WORK, WE WORK HARD.

WHEN WE PLAY, WE PLAY HARD.

>> TAKING TIME OFF.

WE HAVE TO REST.

WE DID ROCKS AND STUMPS TODAY,

SO WE NEED TIME OFF

FOR A LITTLE RELAXATION.

>> WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING

FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

AND THEY'VE NEVER SEEN THE

HILL COUNTRY AS I'VE SEEN IT.

SO, WE DECIDED TO COME BACK

HERE WHERE THESE PEOPLE HAVE

AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE

THE REAL TEXAS.

(waterfall)

>> BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

A DANGEROUS PLACE.

(waterfall)

I'LL GET SOME PICTURES

IN HERE OF THAT WATERFALL

RIGHT THERE.

BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL.

BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL.

>> AND THE CAVERN

IS VERY SLIPPERY TODAY.

>> IT DOESN'T FEEL

CAVE-ISH AT ALL, DOES IT?

>> I FEEL LIKE I'M WALKING

THROUGH WALT DISNEY'S AH...

>> MAKE-BELIEVE.

>> MAKE-BELIEVE.

>> ACTUALLY, WHAT'S HAPPENED

HERE IS THAT EVENTUALLY

THE WATER STOPPED FLOWING.

YOU HAD A REAL HIGH

CONCENTRATION OF DISSOLVED

CALCIUM.

>> OOOH!

THIS IS REALLY COOL.

>> THANK YOU.

(boat motor hums)

>> I WISH WE'D SEE A COUPLE

EAGLES, THOUGH, OF COURSE.

AN EAGLE, ISN'T THAT,

DO YOU THINK THAT WAS AN EAGLE?

>> I CAN'T SEE IT ANYMORE,

BUT...

>> OH, YEAH.

MAYBE WE CAN GET A PHOTOGRAPH.

>> HEY, THERE, BUDDY!

(eagle squawking)

>> ISN'T HE PRETTY?

>> YEAH, THEY'RE SO COOL.

(eagle squawking)

>> OOOH, DID YOU SEE THAT?

>> YEAH, THEY JUST LANDED

ON THE CLIFFS UP THERE.

>> OH, GEE.

>> AND THEN, WAIT UNTIL

ABOUT THREE, TWO, ONE, BAM.

RIGHT THERE.

>> OH, ISN'T THAT PRETTY!

>> VERY SELDOM SEE THIS

WATERFALL A WHOLE LOT LESS

FLOW OF WATER THAN RIGHT NOW.

>> OOOH, OOOH,

WHAT'S THIS ONE?

THEY POINTED OUT A

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK...

>> THIS HAS BEEN GREAT TO

HAVE A DAY OFF.

WE WORKED THREE DAYS,

HAVE A DAY OFF,

AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK A

HALF DAY ON FRIDAY.

OK, WONDERFUL.

SMILE!

WE GOT THAT ALL ON FILM!

>> THIS IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING

THE TAJ MAHAL OF THE TENTS.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST.

>> THIS IS THE ECONOMY CONDO.

>> INSIDE, WE HAVE

ALL THE LUXURIES OF HOME.

>> DARE I HAVE A SECOND PARTY,

BECAUSE THERE JUST IS NOT ROOM.

>> WE MUST HAVE A CHAIR TO

SIT IN.

>> I LAY DOWN AND I COVER

MYSELF, AND IT'S ALL BLISS.

>> I THINK WE CAN PUT SIX OF

THESE IN MY TENT.

>> PROBABLY.

CAN I MOVE THIS INTO YOUR TENT?

(laughter)

>> I FIND THIS METHOD OF

SLEEPING AS GOOD AS ANY.

>> GOOD NIGHT, ALL.

(sound of crickets)

(bell ringing)

>> EVERYBODY SLEEP OK?

>> WE HAVEN'T HAD OUR HUG

AND KISS, YET.

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET,

PUCKER YOURSELF UP.

>> GOOD MORNING, KATHY.

>> GOOD MORNING, HOW ARE YOU?

SING TO ME, FRED.

♪ >> GOOD MORNING, SWEET LOVE, ♪

♪ I DREAMT OF YOU LAST NIGHT. ♪

>> THAT'S SCARY.

>> I'M 76 YEARS OLD.

I LOVE WORK.

I KNOW ONE THING FOR SURE.

FOR MYSELF,

I HOPE I DIE IN THE WOODS.

SERIOUSLY.

IF I HAVE MY PREFERENCE,

IT'S CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO BE

IN AN OLD FOLKS' HOME.

>> LET'S GO THIS WAY.

WE'RE GETTING OUR

EXERCISE TODAY, AREN'T WE?

>> I PLAN TO COME BACK AGAIN

IF I'M STILL ALIVE NEXT YEAR.

THERE'S SOME WORK TO BE DONE.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY

AND OPEN UP A NEW HIKING TRAIL

FOR PEOPLE.

>> OK, PULL FORWARD

A LITTLE BIT.

OK!

>> YEAH, I'LL BE BACK IF I CAN.