diff --git a/mist/Makefile b/mist/Makefile
index 08530dbd..270564ae 100644
--- a/mist/Makefile
+++ b/mist/Makefile
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ cabin.o:	cabin.s zp.inc hardware.inc common_defines.inc \
 	keyboard.s \
 	draw_pointer.s \
 	link_book_channel.s \
-	gr_copy.s audio.s text_print.s decompress_fast_v2.s
+	marker_switch.s
 	ca65 -o cabin.o cabin.s -l cabin.lst
 
 
diff --git a/mist/cabin.s b/mist/cabin.s
index a7be29d9..07d078e8 100644
--- a/mist/cabin.s
+++ b/mist/cabin.s
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ game_loop:
 	; handle special-case forground logic
 	;====================================
 
+	jsr	draw_marker_switch
+
 	lda	LOCATION
 	cmp	#CABIN_TREE_BOOK_OPEN
 	beq	animate_channel_book
@@ -175,9 +177,12 @@ handle_clearing:
 	; else going east
 
 	lda	CURSOR_X
-	cmp	#23
+	cmp	#22
 	bcc	enter_cabin
 
+	cmp	#27
+	bcc	marker_switch
+
 enter_tree_path:
 	lda	#DIRECTION_E
 	sta	DIRECTION
@@ -187,6 +192,9 @@ enter_tree_path:
 
 	jmp	change_location
 
+marker_switch:
+	lda	#MARKER_TREE
+	jmp	click_marker_switch
 
 enter_cabin:
 	lda	#DIRECTION_E
@@ -224,9 +232,8 @@ exit_to_mist:
 	; level graphics
 	.include	"graphics_cabin/cabin_graphics.inc"
 
-
 	; puzzles
-;	.include	"channel_switches.s"
+	.include	"marker_switch.s"
 
 	; level data
 	.include	"leveldata_cabin.inc"
diff --git a/mist/clock_bridge_puzzle.s b/mist/clock_bridge_puzzle.s
index c44419b5..b7a0157f 100644
--- a/mist/clock_bridge_puzzle.s
+++ b/mist/clock_bridge_puzzle.s
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+; note, the clock is a bit different in the real game
+; can't see face when pressing buttons
+; and the way the hands move is a bit more complex
+
 ;======================
 ; reset the puzzle inside the clock
 
diff --git a/mist/graphics_cabin/clearing_e.png b/mist/graphics_cabin/clearing_e.png
index c2a8dd08..0e385e7b 100644
Binary files a/mist/graphics_cabin/clearing_e.png and b/mist/graphics_cabin/clearing_e.png differ
diff --git a/mist/graphics_cabin/clearing_e_open.png b/mist/graphics_cabin/clearing_e_open.png
index a1d7c131..5a6d60df 100644
Binary files a/mist/graphics_cabin/clearing_e_open.png and b/mist/graphics_cabin/clearing_e_open.png differ
diff --git a/mist/graphics_cabin/tree_path_w.png b/mist/graphics_cabin/tree_path_w.png
index 9d45a630..d6c90d15 100644
Binary files a/mist/graphics_cabin/tree_path_w.png and b/mist/graphics_cabin/tree_path_w.png differ
diff --git a/mist/graphics_mist/old/tree_cabin_e.png b/mist/graphics_mist/old/tree_cabin_e.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 963800b8..00000000
Binary files a/mist/graphics_mist/old/tree_cabin_e.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/mist/marker_switch.s b/mist/marker_switch.s
index 86e5291e..301ec857 100644
--- a/mist/marker_switch.s
+++ b/mist/marker_switch.s
@@ -5,12 +5,30 @@
 ; 19	MARKER_GENERATOR= $08	MIST_TREE_CORRIDOR_4	W	3
 ; 22	MARKER_CLOCK	= $10	MIST_CLOCK_ISLAND	S	4
 ; cab/0	MARKER_TREE	= $20	CABIN_OUTSIDE		E	5
+; cab/1	MARKER_TREE	= $20	CABIN_OPEN		E	5
 ; 13	MARKER_POOL	= $40	MIST_TREE_CORRIDOR_2	N	6
 ; den/0 MARKER_DENTIST	= $80	DENTIST_OUTSIDE		N	7
 ; den/1 MARKER_DENTIST	= $80	DENTIST_OUTSIDE_OPEN	N	7
 
 ; up is on
 
+
+; game starts with
+; map -> library on (always?)
+; DOCK = off, draws dock
+; DENTIST=off, draws round dentist building
+; POOL=off, draws pool and pillars
+; SPACESHIP=off, draws spaceship
+; geneator=off, draws generator building
+; cabin= off, draws shack and tree ring
+; clock, off, draws island and box on shore
+; gears,, off, draws gears
+
+; note on actual if you open white page but walk away, the door will
+; shut and the switch will flip back
+
+
+
 	; which switch in A
 click_marker_switch:
 
@@ -81,7 +99,7 @@ marker_sprites_xy:
 	.byte 23,22	; spaceship
 	.byte 8,28	; generator
 	.byte 5,28	; clock
-	.byte 10,10	; tree
+	.byte 24,24	; cabin
 	.byte 28,18	; pool
 	.byte 5,32	; dentist
 
@@ -100,7 +118,8 @@ draw_marker_switch:
 	cmp	#LOAD_CABIN
 	beq	marker_check_cabin
 	cmp	#LOAD_MIST
-	bne	done_draw_marker
+	beq	marker_check_myst
+	rts
 
 marker_check_myst:
 	lda	LOCATION
@@ -144,11 +163,14 @@ marker_check_dentist:
 dentist_marker:
 	ldy	#7
 	bne	draw_marker		; bra
+
 marker_check_cabin:
 	lda	LOCATION
 	cmp	#CABIN_OUTSIDE
+	beq	cabin_marker
+	cmp	#CABIN_OPEN
 	bne	done_draw_marker
-
+cabin_marker:
 	ldy	#5
 
 draw_marker: