Giving Up Modern Life to Become a Goat Herder in Montana

Callie leads such an inspiring life, and I'm grateful to have been able to spend a couple of days with her. If you'd like to learn more about her work, or take part in her workshops and courses, check out her website: www.caprakhan.com/ You can also subscribe to her KZbin channel over at @caprakhan - she has a very exciting journey planned at the end of this year, and will be posting it on her channel 🐐❤️
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[@kestrelfeather]

I was a goatherd for thirty years here in these rugged wild mountains. I never regretted a moment of having those wonderful animals, my friends. I lived in my teepee for five years as well as a number of old abandoned cabins, shacks, snow shelters as well as siwashing it quite a few times over the past fifty years. One day, out with my goats in the mountains, a cougar jumped on one of my goats. Cougar had my goat upside down, straddling my goat, holding her by the throat and choking her. I ran up, stopping about ten feet away (cougar had her ears laid right back, glaring at me and growling/snarling). I shook my shepherd's stick at cougar, me aggressively telling cougar "that is my goat, let her go!". After maybe fifteen seconds cougar let my goat go, cougar then running up into the forest past me. My goat was seriously wounded, deep punctures in her throat and bleeding claw marks on both of her sides. It took me ten months to heal my goat's wounds but I saved her life and over the years that goat gave me quite a few kids. Funny how Callie uses the exact same language with her goats as I did, things like "come-on goats", etc. I had goats that would sit in my lap while we relaxed in mountain meadows watching eagles soar by. Now I'm an old man, living in a little cabin in these same mountains as I did with my goats but I've given up shepherding. I loved milking and I lived on fresh milk, homemade yogurt and occasionally goat cheese. I guess my life was similar to Callie's in quite a few ways, being a hunter/gatherer as well as a goatherd for so many years. I dearly miss my goats and shepherding, that was a wonderful period of my life. Now I don't shepherd but I still grow a good amount of my own food and I still gather herbs for medicine, although I've given up hunting elk and deer some years ago so I'm mostly vegetarian now. Mountain water, fresh mountain air, starry nights, birds singing in the morning and late afternoons, bears, cougars, elk, deer and other wild animals still make life for me a wonder and a miracle. I'm glad to see there are other folk living a similar lifestyle, that gives me hope.

[@annfrost3323]

After describing his hard life in the woods he writes: I am an old man now. It tighten my throat to think he is alone in his old years.

[@chrisneuman550]

MAGNIFICENT

[@medusaslair]

@@annfrost3323 - Weird and kind of rude to write such a comment ABOUT him in response to his comment, instead of talking TO him...

[@barefootincactus]

Sir, did you live in Montana too?

[@SheylaTravels]

💕💕💕

[@richstewart9904]

"Remember what it's like to be a human being" Best sentiment of this century. This woman is awesome.

[@sourdoughhome2571]

People are largely pack animals. We form packs. We stay in packs. In packs there is strength and relative safety. There are exceptions, of course. There have always been hermits. While glad for Callie that she has found her happy place, this is not really a place for most people.

[@iReturnV1deotapes]

@@sourdoughhome2571 Increasingly, neither is modern society.

[@Wtfukker]

most people are fkd in the head... also 99% wud die within a month in those conditions@@sourdoughhome2571

[@hoon_sol]

Except what she's doing is as far from what a natural human being would ever do. We evolved for tens of millions of years in the tropical equatorial rainforest eating fresh and ripe fruits and tender young leaves, animal husbandry is only something we resorted to in order not to starve to death when we migrated out of the tropics, but that was long after we had already evolved our physiology and a negligible blip of time in an evolutionary context.

[@shmurr]

I loved her on Alone! Her amazing abilities and positive, calm energy made her the most memorable contestant to me. Great to see her again and get an update on how she’s doing

[@raycecil4643]

This is true. No other contestant is more memorable than Callie. Ive watched all the seasons and episodes. I can't remember but maybe 3 winners, but callie is the only non-winner I remember.

[@irawhitlock1084]

It seemed to me like they should have allowed her to finish out the hundred days instead of pulling her out for frostbite on some toes. She deserved a win as much as Roland did. No shade on Roland though. They were both amazing.

[@uchennasunday7037]

She wants to be African so bad

[@johndewey6358]

"Becoming a Human Being is a lifelong journey" Well said Eva🎉

[@eg348]

We are human beings. We don't have to try to be a human being any more than an elephant has to try to be an elephant.

[@NEPats79]

I don't think I've ever met anyone who is as content with her life as Callie seems to be.

[@kbVACArestatecarsnrvs]

ditto to that!

[@EsteeWalts]

Really?? How peculiar. I meet numerous happy people.

[@inzykhan415]

Need to get out more then or your surrounded with unhappy an negative people!

[@EsteeWalts]

@@inzykhan415 LOLLL 😂👍

[@Nick-kb2jc]

@@EsteeWalts but are they actually happy or just pretending?

[@Simslord15]

Callie if you see this. I am sorry for your loss, I am glad you made the most of your situation and I love that you followed your dreams!

[@jewel2022now]

Sorry for you loss, so sad. Beautiful young brothers. Bless your parents

[@bobs1648]

Eva, you can tell us, Callie is actually your long lost sister isn't she??? You are both such amazing people that it's hard to believe that you're not related somehow... Both of y'all stay safe and happy! As always, BIG HUGS and much ❤from Tennessee! 😁👍

[@stevenwebb2295]

My thoughts and feelings exactly! Eva found her sista' from another mista'❤

[@HouseJawn]

They do look really similar 😮

[@ryann4904]

What a legend. I’ve wanted to live that way my whole life and am finally starting to make it happen.

[@JillTravenner]

Her decision to leave modern life and embrace a simpler, goat-filled existence is truly inspiring. Your vlog captures the beauty of your journey, and I admire her courage to follow her heart and live in harmony with nature. Keep sharing your adventures with us Eva!🎉❤

[@yaksvk]

It's all roses and rainbows until one feels a lump where it shouldn't be.

[@jeromyaucoin17]

@@yaksvk I think she covered embracing her own mortality near the start of this video, but as you suggest, does the appearance of a medical concern prompt someone, as herself, to emerge from nature to seek a medical diagnosis or remain in nature blind to the potential progression of a medical situation that could self correct vrs a non diagnosis of something serious and miss out on the life saving early detection

[@anmnou]

She has a KZbin channel, lol! How much is that leaving modern life. It is all pretend play for little rich girls.

[@hakanl135]

What a remarkable human being 🙏🏼 thank you Eva for this another amazing episode.

[@michelleglidingswan4334]

Okay, Callie might be the most interesting person I've met (virtually). I wish more people would think the way she does... prioritizing being close to the earth, loving the land and its creatures, and having such amazing values. I want to attend one of her workshops. Thank you for sharing this and please share more videos of inspiring, real people like Callie.

[@brettryan3298]

It is so rare to see someone so content with their simple life. It is a wonderful happiness that so many people are denied in modern living.

[@RomeoEdward]

Loved seeing Callie on Alone and now on your video. She's following her dream and is a very strong and capable outdoors woman. Thank you for making this video.

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

I thought I’d seen her before! I’ve watched every season of that series up to season 6. Was she in the Patagonia one (season 3)?

[@RomeoEdward]

Callie was on season 7's million dollar challenge and came in second place. She was medically pulled on day 89. One tough lady. @@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci

[@Daisy2177]

@@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci season 7 in the arctic!

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

@@Daisy2177 Thanks; I haven’t seen that one, only seasons 1 to 6. I think there was a blond American woman also called Callie in Season 3 though. She didn’t win, but lasted a long time there and did very well. Not sure why she left but she wasn’t pulled due to starvation like two of the contestants in that season. One thing that immediately impressed me was her building herself a comfy chair on her very first day!

[@jg0943]

Callie is amazing. She almost won Alone. I was so impressed with her abilities and energy!

[@ukaserex]

Thanks for this comment - I thought she looked familiar, but my brain wasn't cooperating.

[@davdua1991]

she was really unlucky he got a bear, she would have won, he wouldn't make it without the bear, i don't think so. dude had enough food to be chilling

[@flyy1006]

beautiful ethnic european women

[@blackbob3358]

Aye, 0943, her abilities to maintain her "American teeth" in all this "roughshod", as we say in Albion.

[@douglasthompson8927]

you just have to bring race into it@@flyy1006

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

Callie is a true original. Such an inspiring human. Absolute mad skills too. Wonderfully filmed and great interview Eva!

[@raulmartinez429]

My grandma live in the mountains all her life My mom was a shepherd & watching Callie with her goats some how gave me the opportunity to experience that. Thank you Callie🌹

[@claravonessen5673]

Wow, you really look like sisters, both physically and emotionally. What a great and interesting video, Eva :)

[@Mike-ik9qt]

When I saw the cover picture for this video I assumed that it was Eva and she became the queen of the goats since her last video.

[@marty6055]

When I started watching this I thought Callie was Eva. I said to myself, "odd that she dyed her hair".

[@mantaray2239]

Most people, if they're lucky, live at least some part of their dream. A very few have the resolve to live every aspect of life as they envisioned it. Callie appears to be one of them.

[@gaylewestney9000]

I really enjoyed watching this episode. Please bring us more amazing people like Callie 😊

[@garyunruh6945]

Thank you Eva for sharing this adventure. I have never in my 64 years of life ever known a woman who not only lived in the wild but does not want more and more things happy with only owning what she can carry. Love it, so refreshing!!!!

[@dreamqueen9909]

Yup, she is truly amazing

[@Rlaco233]

This video made me tear up. Thank you for propagating this beautiful content. We could all do well with questioning our materialistic lives. Her love and connection with her goats makes my heart soar. Love love love

[@MZG1992]

Yes this is great 👍👍👍

[@carrie8420]

Two of my favorite people to follow. I love seeing you both together. Such positive, strong female energy. Makes me happy.

[@hshsgjakanss]

"I had this sense of mortality" THAT is exactly how I feel. My brother died when I was 16, he was 19. It wrecked me. Ive secluded myself and I feel soo at peace when I'm out in the wilderness, it feels so right. Everything else in life feels so foreign and I'm slowly understanding I need to follow that happiness to feel alive again. You live so right and I'm very envious.

[@vanessasworder8375]

This is the most peaceful, beautiful and uplifting videos I have ever seen….thank you

[@andreacrashe9894]

*Eva, thanks for interviewing Callie and seeing how she is living life with such freedom. Callie is a free spirit... enjoying life her way with her goats, for as long as she is alive on this planet. That seed was planted in her mind, when she was a child when her two brothers died within a year of each other. I wish Callie well and safe journey's as she gently travels thru life, meeting up with other free spirits.*

[@stephenmason759]

Callie is an inspiring person. I am only 8 minutes in but i am so struck by how similar you both are. A little in features, speech & mannerisms . She could be your blond sibling !! She obviously shares a lot of your outlook to life also. Think you pair were destined to meet. Great post.

[@matthewmcguire5217]

That was incredibly inspiring. I’m so glad to see how happy she is with her life. Thank you for sharing her story.

[@iamhudsdent2759]

I lived in Montana for 33 years. The winters are long and cold. You need a house. But while you can, when you can, live as Callie does. Even for a day. Never lose the ideal. That's your soul.

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

I wondered about that too. It was obviously summer when this video was made. What does she do to get through the winters? Goats are very hardy in all climates (they just grow thicker coats) but humans at the very least need warm clothes and shelters. The canvas tent she has could just about do it, with a good wood burning stove and plenty of fuel, but how on earth did she survive with just a tarp?

[@lynnrussell1641]

It said Seasonal at the beginning.Minus twenty below zero and snow does not make for tent living or goats living outside without lots of hay and shelters.

[@louisedixon42]

I agree. I have had milk goats for 20 years. I live in north Idaho, the goats need shelter and hay in the winter. I feel like only half of the story is being told here.

[@Z-VILLAREAL]

Yeah wth I'm from great falls and this is like a 3 month thing.😂

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

@@Z-VILLAREAL Then it’s rather misleading for the video to imply that this is how she lives her life year-round. There’s nothing especially brave or radical about living outdoors or in a tent in the warm months; when I was a student I had friends who did that, while they were working during the summer. One guy I knew lived in a tepee for three months and his “toilet” was a hole he dug in the ground.

[@William_Hada]

What a treat to see the interaction of two brave, interesting, and beautiful people! I have such a huge admiration for both you and Callie.

[@countryboytrappedinthecity9473]

Callie is an amazing woman. I watched her on Alone and thought, "Gawd I wish she was 20 years older or I was 20 years younger".. Her ideals, her spirit. her love of all things mother earth is so in tune with this old man trapped in a society I can't stand. Eva I'm glad you learned something from her. She has a lot to teach about appreciating the "simple things". All the best to you on your journey and all the best to Callie.

[@mikepotter4109]

This is really awesome. I live in Minnesota on 10 acres and one of my neighbors was called "the goat lady" (long gone now) and over time I heard lots of stories basically making her sound crazy. Well, every once in awhile she'd show up looking for water and I would of course give her what she asked for. Never had a bad conversation, never got a bad vibe, she carried herself well and she was always respectful and pleasant to talk too. Super cool, I am trying to get to some much easier version of what she does, I don't think I can let all technology go and wander with goats but I do know Id prefer that to people more and more. Thank you so much, this means more to me than I can really say.

[@vikingmountainranchlife7447]

❤😊 I totally agree!

[@GetToTheFarm]

FYI that area of Montana around Flathead Lake is called the Banana Belt as it has the best growing conditions and summer weather, most of Montana is high mountain desert with less than 12" of rainfall yearly. But that area has severe snowfall, doubt she is living like that in the winter =)

[@bryanhersman4037]

I doubt she takes 30 goats into a $600,000 condo which is about the going rate there. She said, "lots of firewood."

[@lofnouk]

Quality content yet again. This channel honestly has some wonderful videos.

[@stephanewantiez164]

Eva is really good

[@patriel1]

Great episode Callie is really connected to the earth. She is doing life right. I think that you are also drawn to that, the earth calls to you. I remember sleeping on the ground at grandma's house with dirt floors. She would sweep the dirt floors and sprinkle water on them to keep the dust down. I can still remember the smell, kind of like rain. I think it is in all our DNA.

[@KaltrinaDemiri]

Wow, she went through so much at such a young age. I really hope she gets to live a full long life with her goats :)

[@MZG1992]

🆗 o my god

[@JustSomeDude.]

I'm BEYOND envious of people that have it figured out and live their days on their terms. What a gift.

[@donmcallister3745]

Glad Callie found her own path… and was conscious of it at an early age… sorry for the reason she found it. I hope that nature is good to and for her… and that wherever she winds up in her life… she arrived there on her own terms. We all learn throughout our lives… and hopefully become who we want to be… our own individual self and story… Callie and Eva… wishing you both Peace and enjoy your individual journey… Blessings to you both… 🌜🌞🌛

[@ggoohhnnjjaalltt]

Callie is the real life Snufkin. Excellent work Eva, thank you. 🙏

[@blinkypushbuttons]

I need to escape civilization and have been wanting goats forever

[@Hunterblackwell]

I’m sorry for your loss Callie your brothers are looking down, proud. You earned my respect from watching your grit on alone. I’m a lifelong Montana resident and hope to meet you one day. Stay you 🤙🏼

[@jeremiahjolley7894]

This vlog came at the perfect time in my life. Thank you Eva for the real life stories you share with us!

[@LPolischuk]

Loved the video. She could easily pass as your sister (in looks and in spirit). Great job as always.

[@Hjoranna]

I was thinking the same thing, glad I am not the only one.

[@flyy1006]

beautiful ethnic european women

[@frednorman1]

Yes, it’s spooky how much they look alike…

[@YT-Viewer]

So true. Callie looks Polish even.

[@AngelFish007]

I thought Eva had dyed her hair!

[@margoburns9085]

I love her philosophy on life is so special. I loved watching her on alone. She had such a huge amount of gratitude for life and living. She lives her authentic self. How wonderful!

[@fredflintstone6163]

Living a self directed life I Harmony and truth 😊

[@OLDMONK297]

Very nice of CALLI AND YOU EVA, enjoying comfort of mother nature . In the future , please share experiences like these.

[@extraincomesuz]

I'm envious of her survival skills. I live in Malaysia, in a village and almost everyone here knows which plants are edible or medicinal, except me. Even when someone tells me the info about the plants, I only retain a little of it. But I have hiked the Annapurna trailed and camped in the Rockies with my horse and dog, in a blizzard. So I'm not afraid to go off on my own. I admire this woman.😊

[@Don-ev5ov]

Love, love, love this episode. Please do more of this type. You are not far from being her. She is very talented. I love goats.

[@fullercrowley]

Cool, Eva! This was inspiring. I do remember Callie from Alone, and it's great to see what she got up to. How wonderful.

[@Kari-bb3rm]

I loved your vlog! Last year, I left my toxic marriage and my home, my 1 1/2 acres, pretty much all of my possessions in suburb land near the Chicago area and I now rent a decrepit cabin in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. I still work as a nurse and I appear as a regular person in society but I love that freedom you have and I think it's beautiful .

[@Hakulanni]

Wow, Eva... I like seeing you explore different ways we can have an existence. I like this new and different series. Callie is extremely interesting and made me think of Native people everywhere. I was very moved by her and by you as well. Thanks to you both...

[@JV-ys8fd]

Thanks for introducing us to Callie, I hadn't heard her story before. What is exciting for me is to see her thriving on a diet of mostly goat milk. I have a share of 1 gallon per week of raw goat milk and have often fantasized about making the milk along with kefir a dominant portion of my diet but was hesitant because it feels extreme. It's inspiring to see her agility and health clearly appears to do well with goat milk. Makes me feel that desire is a good one to follow through with.

[@scottrichardson8158]

RAW milk?!! Please , do whatever you want with that milk, but at least make certain it is pasteurized before you do anything else with it.

[@Anonymoose66G]

@@scottrichardson8158 calm doen, raw milk is fine most of the time and it's extremely common in many countries, it's also better for you than pasteurized milk, there is an increased risk of bacterial/viral infection which is why its considered more dangerous but as long as you vaccinate the animal and remain observant of their health and cure/quarantine them if need be it should br fine.

[@elerian9702]

Milk is only thing you actually can live on for long term. There is everything in milk you need to live, fat, proteins, carbs, vitamins and minerals. There is no need to only drink milk if you have other foods available, but you get the idea. If it's required a milk will do.

[@TheresaLawrence-wx4mq]

How beautiful ! And , I also start the day drinking raw Nigerian dwarf goats milk and I always say " Thank you so much dear God for this perfect human food !" It goes right to your body and makes you feel so perfect . It's an entirely different food than pasteurized store-bought dairy products . It's life to me .

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

Aren’t Montana winters rather cold? I would have been interested in hearing more about how she copes with them, and especially how she managed to when she only had a tarp to live in. Also curious about what she eats, whether she makes cheese with her goats’ milk, whether she owns or rents the land she grazes the goat on and lives on or if it’s land that’s free to use and live on, and also how she covers her expenses, eg. Veterinary care for her goats, food, etc.

[@jennifermackinnon6982]

Cuz it's BS. Lol. As if she could live thru a Montana winter in a tent. A TV star. Lol. Amazing how clean and well dressed she is. Lol.

[@dessaarnold7540]

Me too, great video

[@Furrygumball71]

Yes less about tinder and dating and more survival stuff.

[@vandover1528]

This is a great video. I can definitely feel the tug of a much more simple and less stressful life and Callie is an amazing young lady. Her free spirit brings you to mind Eva. Love it!

[@TerreHauteRemoteGoat]

What a lovely human! Imagine what the world would be like if it were filled with people like these!

[@teacherandschoolstaffsup-jl6nf]

There would be no internet to express this on...

[@highfae]

@@teacherandschoolstaffsup-jl6nf So? The internet is an unnecessary luxury. Knowledge spread before the internet, too- ever heard of books? When people actually believed something passionately enough to write a book about it, and then it was interesting enough to be published by a publishing house- because printing a lot of books was expensive, and then it had to be found by people who were actually interested in those ideas- maybe THAT was the way it should’ve stayed. Rather than trolls, able to express their idiocy to millions with a few clicks.

[@mozans1876]

She seems amazing. I don’t have the skills or perseverance to be able to make that kind of life adjustment, but I’m an awe of those who do.

[@scottbecker3485]

Shivers of appreciation throughout my being. This video and its subject truly hit home. And it‘s heartwarming to witness you back on the path that once invited me to subscribe to your channel - back when you were regularly visiting other cultures and engaging with people so sincerely. You brought me/us closer to folks in Afghanistan and many other places, showing as the magic of „ordinary people being incredible“ (my way of putting it. Thanks for revisiting this life of exploration among humankind. Adventures per se are great to witness, too, but your special calling is obviously to engage with others, if I may say so.

[@paulhowardvideos]

OMG..I knew she looked familiar. I'm so glad you made the reference to Alone. I remember loving her on that show and was so intrigued and amazed by her skills. This was a great interview.

[@raycecil4643]

I relate to this. I am 37, grew up in a suburb, and when I was very young I wasn't always happy with my situation. I had everything. Food, toys, great mom and dad, HUGE house, nice neighbors, stable family. But I never knew what was missing until I discovered Permaculture 20 years ago. I now have a family, 30 acres, modest home, 2 sons, 3 daughters, and I live as close to the earth as I can. I am an engineer, but I do not plan to be one forever. If my wife doesn't want to move to Montana and be a goat herder one day, I might just have to go by myself. I've dreamed of doing this very thing for about 5 years, and have told no one. I was surprised to find out that Callie does this. I watched her on Alone tv show. I was impressed by her. Maybe one day I will meet her and learn something.

[@informationcollectionpost3257]

Callie on "Alone" was interesting in how she survived so long but she seems to survive in an almost similar manner all the time.

[@davestuart8864]

One of the most inspiring videos I have ever seen.:. Thank you ❤😊

[@catarinaassuncao157]

You can see her genuine smile from what she does. Amazing 😍

[@xeniaberejnoi3379]

What a special treat! Love your channel Eva. Truly inspiring! Much love to you always in all ways.

[@katunger2407]

OOOOh Eva....this was such a beautiful portrail of a truely inspiring woman. I just spent the whole morning tending to my garden. The last weeks were so busy and it felt soooo good to reconnect to nature and my inner garden too. This video came just at the right time! THANK YOU for sharing!! 🥰🙏

[@johnhall4445]

Really interesting! This is a great service for all of us. It’s so good to know that this woman is able to live this way and share what she has learned.

[@marydurgin5654]

I can't help but love you, Eva Zu. Thank you for sharing life the way you do. You speak to my heart!

[@doc2993]

I really like where you have taken your videos. I like the more depth and personal side of your journey. You just keep getting better and better! Love it!

[@HaakRetke]

I loved her on alone! I was rooting for her to win, she came so close! She’s so amazing! ❤

[@WhereDafuq]

This looks excellent. More content like this please! Thanks Eva 😁

[@teacherandschoolstaffsup-jl6nf]

It's good to see people go back to these roots but also good to know what we've escaped. I read recently that people back in the day never used to bathe and used to stink. Now we have home baths, toilets, internet, supermarkets and dont have to fight with wild mountain lions unless we want to.

[@forrest_life23]

Amazing video !! Thank you so much for this beautiful sharing and thanks to Callie for what she said. It is exactly what I am feeling right now , reconnecting as much as possible with nature, spending days outside, camping, walking, hiking, just being...

[@kimjhpl1524]

Inspiring video! Love seeing you young women thriving.

[@LoneTraveler-nc6rf]

Incredible content! Thank you so much for this remarkable interview.

[@CaseyWiggin]

Callie is such a beautiful and remarkable human being! Keeping going and doing what you do.

[@user-lw1gw4oe8u]

Eva, this is one of or perhaps the, best videos on YT. Excellent!

[@walentinmoniuszko9892]

Hello Eva , I just watched your interaction with Callie , may I say that both of you are very similar in the outlook in life , one can say that both of you could pass as sisters . Both of you are such an inspiration to a lot of people ❤

[@laurenm8561]

I could see you and Z doing that someday lol. Thank you for taking us on these wonderful adventures, I am never disappointed.💞

[@eligefashion]

This is by far my favourite video on your channel ❤ Eva thank you for this gift and Callie thank you for sharing your way of life and knowledge with us all ❤

[@heatherdoranbiz]

This video brought me to tears. I can feel her energy. So beautiful and inspiring. Thank you.

[@jillianswaine4298]

“Remember what it feels like to be a human being” Callie Russell ♥️

[@johnulmer6715]

I live in Montana and knew absolutely nothing about this. It's a big state but we usually know some who knows someone who knows someone. It's amazing that some people can thrive alone like her when most of society can't go 30 seconds without being "connected" thru social media etc. She should be an inspiration to anyone who wants to "unplug". Great video.l

[@anmnou]

You has a KZbin channel and other social media accounts--she is hardly disconnected. What do you think, she just skips through life with her loin cloth and survives on goat milk?

[@errolgreene3044]

I think a lot of people needed this video, if for no other reason that to remind them to remember what it feels like to be a human being.

[@daytonabchnative]

My friend just pointed me to your channel because I love Itchy Boots travel channel. I love people like Callie. They remind me of what is really important in life and if I could go back to my younger days, I would try to live life more like her. Technology has not done a service to us, its damaged us in so many ways. I think that it is good to walk away from a modern life and connect and ground ourselves with nature and this lady is doing that in spades!

[@gerarddelgado2666]

Eva thank you for sharing! So nice!

[@gerarddelgado2666]

I Enjoy seeing such independence and determinism! Get those mountains lions!

[@LaurenRoerick]

What a fascinating lifestyle! Very cool to learn about Callie and her goats :)

[@MZG1992]

Yes very cool 🆒

[@MrManishvatsyan]

She is the mother Nature herself. Take a bow 🙏

[@veronica0406]

Such a lovely spirit. Thank you for introducing us to her. Eva, she could be your sister. The resemblance is uncanny!

[@Pizza_Hoot]

She's so spot on with the "Becoming human again". Literally all the best things in life boil down to the 4 elements. Fresh air, campfires with friends, floating down the river or sipping cold water, sticking your feet in the grass and eating fresh food from the land..

[@thelostcosmonaut5555]

Antibiotics are nice too but I zee what you mean

[@jason-the-great52]

Callie was on Alone. She is an absolute legend. She would have won her season if she wasn't going against the best contestant in the history of the show. Just as an idea of who she was competing with. The guy killed a wild yak with a knife.

[@kaliuchie315]

What episode is that ? 😮

[@user-mt8ti1vs3q]

I rarely comment, but am always eager to watch your videos. They give me energy and inspiration to find my own way in life. Callie seems to hit the spot. As simple as possible, with less load and more freedom to feel human again. Thank you both.

[@allinkedupalways4163]

Thank you for posting this I really appreciate the hard work that you put into every video.

[@peopleofonefire9643]

Hey Eva - I started the second licensed goat cheese creamery in the United States. It was located in the mountains of the State of North Carolina. My former wife and I were part of the original back-to-earth movement. We lived in a remote mountain valley in a house and had barns - so it was not quite as radical as this lady. I did not have to train the young goats. The dominant females run the herd and so keep everybody in line. I really enjoyed this program in particular. Wished I had met a lady like this one. Eventually, my former wife announced that she wanted to "cash out on the marriage."

[@twilit]

my parents did the same also in the mountains of wnc during the original back to the land movement in the 70s. my dad chose to “cash out” leaving my mom and me as a baby alone in the winter in the woods, for a 22 year old with rich parents who had a summer home nearby. he chose to try to fit in to the yuppie life and was ashamed of his “hippie” past and that came out in how he always treated me- very difficult upbringing for me but i still have wonderful connection to nature thanks to my early years living so close to the land. its some theist i’ve always felt deeply and there’s no words for the way your body just connects to the environment. it’s not an easy life and it’s not for everyone but too bad some people cant make changes with more caring and grace.

[@ingridreim3205]

Thank you both for sharing your interesting experience. Wish you a good and happy life! Greetings from Germany! ♥️

[@peopleofonefire9643]

@@twilit I bet I knew your parents. We arrived in Asheville in January 1977, I was director of the Downtown Revitalization Program. Our farm was on Blackberry Inn Road in the Reems Creek Valley, We moved the operation to the Shenandoah Valley in autumn 1987. Built a showcase, federally licensed facility. The State Dept, furnished the national champion Swiss Yodeling Choir and Alpenhone band for the grand opening. Selling huge amounts of cheese made my wife think that was far more important in this world than she really was. If you get my gist. The is the best program that Eva has ever produced.

[@Pamela_PNW]

I loved ❤ her on Alone! She is an amazing survivalist with such a positive outlook

[@MonteBell-zg8kg]

Thank you! I truly enjoy seeing you out there living life. Nature is so amazing and so so beautiful!!

[@augustharter981]

Excited to see this video. I imagine goats were used as pack animals in the past. Brothers death when she was young definitely shaped her views on life! Good for her! Interesting how she trains her goats. Awesome story about the mountain lion encounter. Of course I would name the goats also! Interesting about the female leader, Queen. She does have a nice setup in her tent! I admire that she is able to really live her life under her own terms as a human.

[@AlyenasKitchen]

Loved this video and learning about Callie and her goats and her lifestyle. Thanks for asking about how she survives the winter. Does she sell her goat milk? Also, who’s land does she live on? Such a great interview!! This could be your next adventure interviewing people that live differently. 😊🌷🌺

[@circlesofseven]

This was one of your best videos ever. Good interviewing and editing. Thanks!

[@scott_hanna]

I loved Caliie on Alone! Such a bright personality! What amazing mash up between one of my favorite KZbinrs and one of my favorite Alone contestants!

[@Jenny_Ss]

Great vid eva im an alone addict and loved her on the show ❤

[@ml2mercer2011]

I just finished watching the ALONE Arctic season that Callie was on. It was great and surprising to see her again in your video. She always had a super attitude on the show and came in second. It's fun to see how/what she's doing now. Thanks Eva! Lisa

[@bjcarew]

thats who i thought it was when i seen the face, i was wait a min

[@russmartin4189]

Why did she come in second? What happened?

[@cilla07]

She's actually been on 2 seasons of Alone :) She was amazing in both

[@ml2mercer2011]

@@russmartin4189 frostbite on toes

[@christopherharris6005]

Awesome video as always Eva. Callie is a awesome and amazing person she really loves the earth and knows really what it means to live.

[@colin.chaffers]

Extraordinary, I'm so glad you seek out these inspirational people, it brings a real focus on day to day life, thank you

[@allinkedupalways4163]

In this video I would have loved to see you showing her your setup and getting her reaction seeing what she thinks about the way you live her thoughts on it❤