Woody at River. In 1968 Woody (Jay P. Kawatski) immigrated to Canada and settled in Northern British Columbia. Photos in this album are from a revisit trip made in March 2005.

Woody’s daughter Natalia. Boarding in Vancouver for revisit flight. Natalia was born and grew up at the Kawatski wilderness cabin.

Kitwanga Junction. In 1973 Woody said goodbye to the rat race and headed out into the real frontier area of northwestern British Columbia.

Along Highway 37. Woody settled as a squatter in a location east of Wrangell, AK.

Bob Quinn Lake. Woody lived as a hermit (mostly) for six years, then married Deanna Barnhardt in 1978.

Eagle woodcarving. Crafted by Woody, now on display at Bell Two Lodge.

Woody & Natalia at Bell Two Lodge, now a heli-skiing base.

Gary Hunter, CBC Producer. In 1990 CBC did a short documentary on the Kawatskis. The program was called "Country Canada" and now with this program's 50th anniversary, feature stories from the past are being revisited.

Natalia & Woody on the trail. Heading back for the revisit to their homesteader's cabin.

Woody's log home. The Kawatski's had a daughter (Natalia) in 1980 in a small octagonal cabin, then built this permanent cabin home.

View from the garden. They lived very well from the produce of their garden, by foraging for wild foods, and by hunting and fishing plus sell wood carvings.

Inside the now-empty house

Moose-foot couch. The moose was hunted for food and then parts not useful for food were made into this furniture.

Nass River

Pine Marten, indoors

Frost "flowers" on ice. After raising two children, Woody and Deanna left their homestead cabin behind. Woody had lived for 26 yrs in BC.

Snow mound. In March 2005 CBC filmed Woody in his current life at twin oaks, then flew Woody to BC for a one week trip to revisit the cabin. The documentary film of the revisit is expected to be broadcast in the fall of 2005