HI BOTR and Yes there is a Part 3 to follow.
I would think that you were risking your physical safety. These small towns are not sophisticated.
Well growing up in a blue collar family I was not very sophisticated either so pioneering in a rural area was alright. At home domastic viloence was a problem however. I talked about that in Part 1 if you missed it. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/268208/1/My-Story-Part-One-My-mothers-wild-hair#.Urc8D8Eo6vE
Physical risk came from the bitter cold winters and deer season.