As the rangers and wardens leave, Pete finds himself in a state of extreme loneliness and does not unpack his supplies, choosing instead to sleep next to them. The next morning, however, he is filled with motivation. He cooks himself a breakfast and observes his surroundings. His only job is to clear the ice that may form later in the year on the top of the river where the salmon are passing through. He estimates that this cannot take more than 15 minutes a day. Pete proceeds to find trees for firewood. He uses the tree the wardens cut down for him, cuts down his own tree, and finds an already felled tree. He strips them of their branches and rolls them downhill. At first, he is satisfied with his work, but one of the logs rolling downhill damage the truck the rangers left. Pete is very angry with himself for this, but has collected enough wood for the winter.
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