A man bought seven acres in Custer County, Idaho. No water, no power, and no way to drive a truck onto it. He wants a log cabin — not a trailer, not a shed he bought at a store — a cabin made of trees, standing on the spot he's standing on. The largest thing he has ever built is a deck.
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The launch announcement: the series, the schedule, the trip guide, the quote, the boilerplate. Dated August 8, 2026.
The human-interest version, written for local and regional papers. A newcomer, seven acres of sage, and a plan bigger than his experience.
Leads with the guide instead of the show: twelve places, the fact panels, the cautions nobody prints, and why it names businesses for free.
For cabin, homesteading, off-grid and outdoor-lifestyle outlets. The first summer in his own words, no spoilers. Edits go past the author first.
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Jason Leue · borahvista@gmail.com · Mackay, Idaho. The series lives at youtube.com/@BorahVista and borahvista.com/series; the free trip guide — 17 pages, un-gated for press and partners — is at this direct link. 10 episodes, Saturdays at 9 AM Mountain, finale September 26.