I just wanted a place to be able to get away to until things get back to normal."

To this end, Duhamel has been putting in work and getting his hands dirty.

In an interview withInversein May 2023, Duhamel explained, “I’m learning how to hunt.

Josh Duhamel poses for a press photo after a radio interview in 2023

This year I’m gonna grow pumpkins and corn.”

To take advantage of it, he began transforming the landscape around his properties.

“I have a tractor.

Josh Duhamel at his mountain cabin in the woods

I have a skid steer.

I’m changing tires.

I’m changing oil.

I’m fixing things.

I’m moving dirt, I’m popping rocks,” Duhamel reflected.

“We shaped the land.

We created trails through it.”

It’s turned into my passion …

I love it [out there], it’s my happy place."