“I can tell by the, you know, when you cut off butter or you try to bite it off. You can take part of your tooth with it.“

“I think the batteries on my sat phone are freezing up... In fact, I might be talking to myself here on this phone.“

“They were doing acrobatics. They were in sync. And obviously a couple. Almost like they they have been working on their maneuvers... just having a little bit of a holiday here with the wind.“

“It's a real severe weather, real cold weather here... Windchill is about a... about 30 (minus 30). The hands freeze up real fast. A totally different climate than the forest. It's an amazing the difference. The big difference though is the hard packed crust.“

“I built up a pulley system from the top and I was able to get that first load up... I don't exactly have a climbing rope here though. It's probably about... a fourth (quarter) inch at the most... every ounce counts and I just make with what I do.“

“We have an idealistic idea of... image of the wilderness... But it can be quite harsh like right here. I've made a point all my life, to stay out of these boreal forests like this.“

“I followed the wolf tracks, one large wolf, all day long, patrolling the river... the wolf has the tendency of following the better snow, not too thick, so I basically followed his tracks.“

“And caribou react really strangely to a team of... a long team of dogs. They're not sure what they think.“