Season Three
Season three Episode five
Family Traditions
In a world of modern technology, there’s something uniquely rewarding about doing things the way your father or grandfather might have done them. We’ll meet three individuals who are keeping the spirit of the past alive for a new generation, from the fireflies on the historic Thompson Century Farm to an annual sheep run through Brigham City to a modern-day mountain man in Cache Valley.
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Utah's Fireflies
By day, Thompson Century Farm in Spanish Fork is your typical family farm, but on summer evenings it transforms into something unexpected: a haven for native fireflies. Owner Diane Garcia’s firefly tours are spreading the joy of Utah’s fireflies and helping to educate kids about the wonders of their own backyard, as well as the threats of development & light pollution on firefly populations.
A Running Legacy
Lane Jensen of the Eph C. Jensen Livestock Co. is a third generation sheep rancher. Every autumn since the 1930s, the Jensen family has run sheep through Mantua, Sardine Canyon, and Brigham City to their winter pasture in Bear River City. We’ll follow Lane & his wife Angie as they continue the yearly sheep drive, and learn why it’s so important for the Jensens to keep the family traditions alive.
Modern Day Mountain Man
Cache Valley resident Carson Pate lives every day like it’s the 1800s. As a modern day mountain man, Carson’s lifestyle is akin to that of the trappers & mountaineers of the American West in the early 1800s. It’s not easy — Carson crafts his own leather clothing & smiths his own tools — but getting away from the conveniences of modern society is exactly what draws Carson to the mountain man life.
