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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8104 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Alone in the Wilderness Dec 1^st, 2007 at 5:38pm	Quote Print Post
	IF you enjoyed the book about Heimo Korth, then this might be of interest? I'm watching the video on PBS as I type this and have the original book about his exploits. The video of him building his log cabin from scratch is worth the price for that alone. Started out a 1 year plan and he ended up spending 30 yrs in the Alaskan wilderness mostly by himself. He was RETIRED when he started this great adventure! The link will take you to a site featuring his video's and books. Or check you local PBS programming for the program I'm watching now. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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The_Beaver Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1131 Location: Middleton, WI Joined: Jan 10^th, 2005	Re: Alone in the Wilderness Reply #1 - Feb 4^th, 2010 at 1:02pm	Quote Print Post
	Finally got around to seeing this, and then ordered the DVD. Richard Proenneke was an amazing man. Additionally, you can visit his home in Alaska since it is protected and part of a National Park. There is a companion book, as well. Highly recommend the DVD.


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Jimbo Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4598 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 6^th, 2002	Re: Alone in the Wilderness Reply #2 - Feb 4^th, 2010 at 11:56pm	Quote Print Post
	You can bet that PBS will air this program every time they do a fund drive so keep your eyes on the listings whenever you hear they're going to be asking for financial support. They love to feature it. It's a great program. Jimbo


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marlin55388 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1230 Location: Watertown, MN Joined: Mar 6^th, 2009	Re: Alone in the Wilderness Reply #3 - Feb 5^th, 2010 at 5:54pm	Quote Print Post
	Read his journaling....good stuff.


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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5460 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	Re: Alone in the Wilderness Reply #4 - Feb 6^th, 2010 at 7:51am	Quote Print Post
	Every time I watch it, his door and especially the hinges are always a highlight for me. I wonder if they squeak or where the door sticks and when or rubs the frame and what he'd suggest for grease.


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marlin55388 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1230 Location: Watertown, MN Joined: Mar 6^th, 2009	Re: Alone in the Wilderness Reply #5 - Feb 7^th, 2010 at 3:49am	Quote Print Post
	I wonder how many times he replaced those hinge pins? Wax...soap, maybe...fat not with the grizzes. The total door, hinges and latch, are total relaxation for me. Have a couple of DVD's, Dick is the man! My nine year old gave them to me a few years ago for a present...we love 'em as they are timeless and never grow old.


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kypaddler Inukshuk Offline Posts: 308 Location: Kentucky Joined: Oct 6^th, 2007	Re: Alone in the Wilderness Reply #6 - Mar 23^rd, 2010 at 1:32pm	Quote Print Post
	One of my life's goals is to visit the Twin Lakes area and see this cabin. Am curious as to weather and age. Have read Keith's book at least a dozen times, and have watched the video often enough that my kids say "not that guy again." Also own the "Alaska Silence and Solitude" video (Bob Swerer?). Interesting to see Dick P. from another's perspective. Watching him strip to shorts and leave the Swerers to stumble relentlessly through the creek --- .... wow, what a tough old man. One of my favorite quotes from "One Man's Wilderness": "Too many men work on parts of things. Doing a job to completeness satisfies a man." -- kypaddler


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Kingfisher Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1814 Joined: Mar 8^th, 2004	Re: Alone in the Wilderness Reply #7 - Mar 23^rd, 2010 at 9:02pm	Quote Print Post
	I watched the video last week and found the entire thing terribly humbling. The guy is amazingly talented.


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kypaddler Inukshuk Offline Posts: 308 Location: Kentucky Joined: Oct 6^th, 2007	Re: Alone in the Wilderness Reply #8 - Mar 24^th, 2010 at 2:12pm	Quote Print Post
	Oh yeah, humbling indeed. Hand tools, mind you. Hand tools! (My arm aches just thinking of ripping lumber from spruce logs.) And not just the toughness and the skill, but the mental acuity to envision the hinges, to "invent" the door latch, to fashion each piece of furniture and to figure out the forms that enabled him to build such a chimney. I need that dude to help around the house. -- kypaddler


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wally Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1987 Location: Minni-soda Joined: Apr 3^rd, 2003	Re: Alone in the Wilderness Reply #9 - Mar 25^th, 2010 at 4:33am	Quote Print Post
	I love that old movie! I see it about ever 2 yrs on the public channel. 1 tough hombre'. But he must have been alone with his demons. he sure lived life! I too am always impressed by the handtools.


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