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Reply #10 - Oct 30th, 2007 at 12:18pm
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I just ordered "The Final Frontiersman."  Looking forward to getting and reading it.

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Reply #11 - Nov 14th, 2007 at 1:28pm
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I'm about half way through and loving every page!
  
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Reply #12 - Nov 14th, 2007 at 8:11pm
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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 Grin
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 Wink
Meanwhile our daily news is filled with people who no matter what they have are never satisfied Sad
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 Sad
  
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Reply #13 - Nov 15th, 2007 at 5:15am
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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.
  
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Reply #14 - Nov 15th, 2007 at 2:09pm
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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?
  
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Reply #15 - Nov 15th, 2007 at 5:55pm
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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 Sad
I'm waiting for the HEIMO movie to come out Wink
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 Roll Eyes
  
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Reply #16 - Nov 20th, 2007 at 11:11pm
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solotripper wrote on Nov 15th, 2007 at 5:55pm:
I'm waiting for the HEIMO movie to come out Wink
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 Roll Eyes

The_Beaver wrote on Nov 15th, 2007 at 2:09pm:
I've emailed James Campbell, author of the book, to find out what/where Heimo is up to these days.

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."

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Reply #17 - Nov 21st, 2007 at 12:08am
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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 Wink
  
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Reply #18 - Nov 24th, 2007 at 8:28pm
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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.

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Reply #19 - Feb 19th, 2008 at 2:20am
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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.
  
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