Irishajo --

I didn't see the beginning of this series, and only saw bits of the last two days, but I Erinn Glenn (one of the daughters) did cry at the thought of leaving her horse behind. And Tracy Clune (the niece/cousin) sniffled a little at the thought of leaving the home they had all built together just being left behind as if none of it meant anything -- and she said that she had no regrets about coming out there, even if she hated it at first, because the experience made her a stronger, more confident, person.

I, too, was struck that Gordon Clune was so arrogant -- sure that the rules didn't apply to him. Not only would he not have been able to cook any meat he hunted without firewood (or, even if they had enough food, keeping his family from freezing to death), but he seemed to assume that he could hunt through the winter... Good thing he didn't have to try with the snow 5 feet deep...

One question I've had from the very beginning that was never answered: What happened to the cabins themselves after the families left? Were they torn down? Turned into educational exhibits? Anybody know?