Carolyn Kelly talks about California, Fairbanks, Tatlina River, Tolovana, Beaver Creek, Eagle, Twin Creeks, Andrew Flat, Sam Creek, Charlie Creek, Chester Slough, Charlie Kidd, Coal Creek, Richard Smith, Sam Creek cabins, George Moore, Nugget Creek, fishing, Mike Potts, Mission Creek, canoe, hunting, Jack Boone, Jean Boone, Brad Snow, Lily Allen, land use to meet area needs, dogs, attitudes of river people, conformity, Richard Smith, technology of dog sleds, Dell Booth of Coal Creek, Errol Wilson, Randy Brown, influence of the 1960's, level of technology, cabin construction, philosophy of river people, aesthetics, preconceptions, dogs, Barbara Wilson, spiritual midwifery, childbirth, Coal Creek Roadhouse, Andrew Creek cabins, Sam Creek cabins, chores, firewood, cooking, reading, correspondence studies, child rearing, trapping, snaring, trapping at Sam Creek, isolation, gender roles, seasonal rounds, visiting, Jean Traynor, Larry Ricketts of Kandik River, Don Woodruff, Errol Wilson, Janet Seymore, trapping lynx, trapping wolverine, trapping mink, food, waterfowl, illness, National Park Service, flood, impact of National Park Service, wilderness, Denali National Park, development, protection of lands, Rampart Dam, road development, perpetuation of lifestyle, cultural values, and George MacGregor cabins.