 At the beginning of her first book, "Woodswoman" (1976), she documented the process of obtaining materials and building the cabin with the help of a pair of local carpenters.To avoid cutting old growth forest on the property, she purchased pre-cut logs from a local sawmill and used store-bought lumber to build the floor joists, roof, door frames, and window frames.The remainder of "Woodswoman" records her adventures living in this log cabin without comforts such as electricity or running water, as well as her explorations into the wilderness of the Adirondacks.