I can comment on a few of these things...
to wilwag3- they sure did not have to wait the 5 years. There has already been a settlement and Jack, Amos, and Starlet have all recieved a part of it.
As to the guy who lived on the road, I was told that there was another way up to that piece of property that did not go past his house. I will try to find a map.
I know whenever my husband and I travel, if any distance over about a half hour, he always takes his wallet out of his back pocket, it makes his back sore to sit on it for long periods of time.
As to the picture, it was taken earlier that day on one of their cell phones. Madson is sitting on a rock that is not far from where the truck was found.
And last but not least I don't think that you would want to leave them there, the piece o property that they were looking at is actually part of a sub-division owned by Nickel/ jones or you can look up pine mountain ranch, they have multiple ranches. So it is not as remote as one might think.