If you want to read a modern-day account of the Gods River trip to York Factory (similar to "Canoeing with the Cree"), pick up a copy of "Distant Fires" by Scott Anderson. He and Steve Baker, both of Duluth, Minn., made the trip from Duluth to York Factory several years ago as young men. Scott, who was later killed test-flying an aircraft, was a bright and witty guy. He and Steve made no pretense of being expert paddlers, but they got where they were going. The book may be hard to find. It was published originally by Pfeiffer Hamilton Publishers in Duluth.

I just finished the book two nights ago...WOW!  It was so much more than I was expecting.  I was thinking it would be just about a guy who lives in the wilderness, which would have still interested me.  But it was so much more.  I won't reveal the parts that I'm talking about in case someone reads this post before they read the book.  It was very touching and so much deeper than I was expecting.

Really enjoyed it!  Thanks for the recommendation.

Reyn

That's good to hear!
I wouldn't mind seeing a documentary movie on say PBS about the Korth's?
I really enjoyed the PBS story about the guy( name escapes me now) who lived up in the Alaskan wilderness for 30 some years mostly by himself.
I just really enjoy stories like that and I'm sure others do as well

solotripper wrote on Nov 15^th, 2007 at 5:55pm:

The_Beaver wrote on Nov 15^th, 2007 at 2:09pm:

Actually....I heard back from Mr. Campbell. He is working on a documentary of Heimo's life...and is not at liberty to discuss anything about Heimo's current life other than to tell me that  "all the Korths are doing well."

The Beaver

Am I the only one that finds the "Romanticizing" of the McCandless guy in the movie the height of hypocrisy coming from the Liberal Hollywood movie community?
Killing a moose and allowing the meat to rot is a sad enough thing to do, but considering how the Celebs embrace the whole PETA animal rights thing, you would THINK they would be up in arms about this?
IF the director of the movie would of been a "conservative" instead of a "home town boy" I bet they would of crucified of him for his choice of subject matter
I'm waiting for the HEIMO movie to come out
A story about living the simple life/love of family/ and using the bounty of the wilderness in a simple and respectful way to survive!
I won't hold my breath for a "family" movie like that

I thought of Heimo when watching the Into The Wild movie. Watching the McCandless character butcher the butchering of the moose he shot disturbed me. "Heimo would have known what to do to preserve that meat" I thought while watching the film. You probably couldn't find two more different men in Alaska.

I've emailed James Campbell, author of the book, to find out what/where Heimo is up to these days.

Any know his whereabouts?

IMHO this is why camping appeals to many of us.  Life is pared down to the simple basics, you're focused on the day to day activities required to meet your needs and you've distanced yourself (temporarily) from most of the stress involved with living in a crowded society.

Now that I've read the book and had a chance to think about it, I'm struck by how happy they were with so "little" in the way of physical possessions
It always amazes me that when the news programs show some of the poorest living conditions in the world that the people are still able to laugh and appreciate the smallest of kindness's
Meanwhile our daily news is filled with people who no matter what they have are never satisfied
People like to make all the cliché comments about money and possessions but without the peace that only comes from within your only fooling yourself.
Heimo and his family are "rich" in ways that a lot of people with money/power/possessions will never have and always long for

I'm about half way through and loving every page!

I just ordered "The Final Frontiersman."  Looking forward to getting and reading it.

Reyn