The Thirty Mile River was not frozen. It ran too fast to freeze. They spent six days trying
to find a place to cross, and every step was dangerous for dogs and men. Twelve times they
found ice bridges across the river, and Perrault walked carefully onto them, holding a long
piece of wood. And twelve times he fell through a bridge and was saved by the piece of
wood, which caught on the sides of the hole. But the temperature was 45° below zero,