DAY 32...Gist Homestead, mile 122.5

We are now moving along and can see the end in sight! Behind our campsite is the Gist Homestead, a collection of cabins, farm buildings and a root cellar. One thing is brought home...life out here is very inhospitable and difficult to do successfully. We have seen remnants of many settlements where the people just could not stay. It is a very harsh environment and truly, only the strong survive here.






Meanwhile back at the camp, Chuck warms himself by the fire. Life was not nearly as hard for us as it was for the settlers.
I saw another eagle in the tree tops while we were paddling down river.