nearest town of any kind, with 200 people, is an hour's drive away.

nearest "city" of 2000 folks is 2 hours away in summer, but much longer in winter.

even nearest neighbor is a few miles away.

wanting incomes meant reinventing ourselves, finding new professions we could do in the wilderness.

having grown up in manhattan, after 25+ years up here in the woods, i can't ever imagine going back...