Deep snow, bears, intruders — nothing can pull me from my home in nature
![Checking sewage levels with a notched stick is one of the many tasks Sarah Butson has taken on as she lives by herself on a forested property in Bragg Creek, Alta. A woman holds a stick poking into the end of a large metal cylinder.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7252232.1720627001!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/sarah-butson.jpg)
For Sarah Butson, living remotely as a single woman means doing it all, including scaring off bears and checking raw sewage levels. She stays, even after being frightened by an intruder, because living in nature brings her peace and confidence.