Woods Beside the Johnson Home

Randy says woods stood directly beside his long-term Bean Station home from the time he moved there in February 1977 until August 1989. He remembers walking there frequently and holding picnics there, and describes the land as one of the most important outdoor places of his childhood and adolescence.TikTok sources: If Time Travel Were Possible (June 27, 2026), Woods (September 1, 2026).

Loss of the woods

After leaving school in 1986, Randy valued having more time to spend in the woods, although he continues to advise young viewers not to leave school. He says the land was sold and cleared in August 1989, shortly before his eighteenth birthday, and that a house was built there. Randy repeatedly identifies preserving those woods as one of the changes he would make if he could revisit the past.TikTok sources: Why I Don't Regret Dropping Out of School (September 2, 2026), I Loved Those Woods (September 5, 2026).