. >> reporter: here we found griffin barry, who says he met tad cummins on day 26 of his journey.bad for him? >> yeah. >> reporter: you helped him out? >> yeah, yeah. i put $15 in his tank, you know? he was looking for black bear. he said he heard about it. >> reporter: were they lost? >> it could be a hard place to find. >> reporter: he wasn't kidding. so, we are trying to get to black bear ranch, we've been driving for 2 1/2 hours. no cell phone signal, very spotty gps, we thought we were close, but now it's impassable so we are going to have to turn around and try to find a different way to get there. we finally find ourselves at black bear ranch, where we definitely get the story we came for. those are chickens up there. >> yeah, chickens and ducks. >> reporter: the reclusive residents made us shoot this video on an older model iphone, and they had to vote before letting us use it. our host, april showers, gives us a tour. the commune's fortunes have ebbed and flowed over the years. today, there are only a handful of members left. most shaken by the recent events. >> several w