Gives one an idea of survival. Many people live like that daily. Charles Martin Smith has done a great job of bringing Northern life, both movies he has done, to reality. The expanse of that terrain would scare me terribly. Yet, these people move about like they are on major highways! Great movie. Would love to visit. 60yrs. ago? The woman, though dying was very strong, knew what she had to do. Years of experience. No technology, just learned experience, handed down for centuries.