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Posted by: kypaddler Posted on: Mar 2^nd, 2011 at 2:47pm	Quote
[quote][I always thought it sad that Proenneke didn't get his wish/quote] He almost did in that plane, tho. ... Has anyone on this forum ever been to Twin Lakes, and seen his cabin. It a state site (national site?) there now, I believe. - kypaddler

Posted by: marlin55388 Posted on: Mar 2^nd, 2011 at 2:17pm	Quote
wally wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2011 at 12:41pm: I always thought it sad that Proenneke didn't get his wish Me too.

Posted by: wally Posted on: Mar 2^nd, 2011 at 12:41pm	Quote
I always thought it sad that Proenneke didn't get his wish

Posted by: Android
Posted on: Mar 2^nd, 2011 at 9:31am

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Preacher wrote on Feb 25^th, 2011 at 6:17pm:

With luck, I'll die out there doing what I love. Beats a hospital death. Not a desire to die, the acceptance that I'm going to die and I'd rather die doing what I love.

This reminds me of something Dick Proenneke said in his book "One Mans Wilderness". He said (I'm paraphrasing) "If I were to die I hope people would not spend a lot of time looking for me. I will die just like the animals do. When it's time to settle up with the Lord, there is no better place to do it then in the wilderness."
I still remember the first time I read his book, when I got to that part all I could think was, "Amen brother"!

Posted by: db Posted on: Mar 2^nd, 2011 at 6:58am	Quote
Ummm, that would be a union suit. I had some itchy wool ones and a red cotton one as a kid. They were nice actually. Good for sitting around.

Posted by: Kawishiway
Posted on: Mar 1^st, 2011 at 6:28am

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Ran into a man and his daughter.. another pair perhaps like Intrepid and Intrepid Dad, I suppose. He was 84 if memory serves me correct. He was staring at me curiously and called to his daughter. He wanted a picture of this fool soloing in the woods with a Shitzu (Me)... so I paddled on over. We spent a couple hours together. They had had a Bear in camp the night previous. Wrote a story about it as he shared so much wisdom in such a short time. He was wearing a full body Red PJ or something... what a memory. Anyhow... he had more to teach and tell then many. Just coudn't give up the woods.

Posted by: Old Salt Posted on: Feb 26^th, 2011 at 4:35am	Quote
Just don't drink the kool-aid!...

Posted by: Snow_Dog Posted on: Feb 26^th, 2011 at 3:48am	Quote
I don't know about gruesome, but definitely more fertile.

Posted by: Kingfisher Posted on: Feb 26^th, 2011 at 2:22am	Quote
If all of you die out there in canoe country who say you want to the place would become awfully gruesome.

Posted by: Preacher
Posted on: Feb 25^th, 2011 at 6:17pm

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I'll be 43 in two days. I'll be soloing until I'm no longer physically or psychologically able.

With luck, I'll die out there doing what I love. Beats a hospital death. Not a desire to die, the acceptance that I'm going to die and I'd rather die doing what I love. I recently was part of a hospital death. I want none of that when it's my turn. Let my last breath be fresh air scented with loam & pine.

I know of one guy who's in his 80s and solos.

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