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Dick Proenneke
1916-2003
Dick
was a truly amazing man. An inspiration and a character to be remembered. This
man lived what many of us only dream about; living in the wild building your own
log-cabin home in the beauty of Alaska, being self-reliant and able to live
happily with nature.
There are two films about his life; First is Alone in the Wilderness and second is Silence and Solitude. There is also a book titled: One Man's Wilderness, An Alaskan Odyssey. These can be purchased from the US at www.aloneinthewilderness.com
I would highly recommend watching Alone in the wilderness its a brilliant documentary on Dick and provides a detailed insight into the building of his log-cabin, the preparation, tools, techniques and process, gathering all that he needs from nature, whilst also observing and appreciating the animals and world around him. A true man at one with nature. Alone in the Wilderness can be downloaded on the internet.
I have discovered that the National Park Service have released part of Dick's Journals to the public domain: More Readings From One Man's Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke which avaliable online as a eBook/PDF Format, its 500 pages and nearly 50MB, you can freely download it here.
Dick spent nearly 30 years of his life living
in the log-cabin he made at Twin-Lakes Alaska. Had his health not failed him,
Dick intended to spend the rest of his life in Twin Lakes.
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Above: Dick Proenneke building is log-cabin as show in
Alone in the Wilderness
Dick Trivia: During a visit from Bob Swerer for a documentary, Dick performed 70 chin-ups on his 70th birthday.
Article
Created : 15/12/2007
Last Updated :
07/07/2008
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