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I'm reading "One Man's Wilderness" about Dick Proenneke homesteading on a lake in the Alaskan wilderness and can't imagine living alone for thirty years in the wilderness

PBS has this on video and it just aired locally awhile back. I've watched it numerous times and understand his motives completely.
"Loneliness" is a state of mind. Some people feel alone even in a group.

Proenneke was never truly alone, he just had different "neighbors" than most of us. ;) :thumbup