In Hells Canyon, jet boat pilot Brice Barnes negotiates the Snake River at night to reach Temperance Creek Ranch, where his tenant Shelly has spotted a cougar on the prowl. Alaskan freight hauler Roger Phillips makes a trade to secure some much-needed fuel for his off-grid neighbors. Meanwhile, father-son dog-mushing team Jeff and Paul Hemann must deliver live chickens to an off-gridder in heavy snow.