The production crew raced against time and barely completed the final shots of the movie just as a forest fire raged to life in the area, barring access to their locations.
The location of Jack Ward's camp had an elevation of 8000ft above sea level. The cast and crew hiked all of their gear in and stayed in tents while filming parts of the movie.
Sarah Dorothy Little took violin lessons to learn how to play the violin for her scenes as Melody Ward.