Alone In The Wilderness....

[Gerritt]

It has been awhile since anyone has posted about Dick... SO I thought I would post this video for all the new folks to OFC..

 

I have probably watched this video over a hundred times... Dreaming, for a simpler life...

 

Anyways I hope you enjoy it.

 

G.

 

<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tYvjpXiPyXo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[archie_james_c]

Dick Proenekke lived a life most of us will only ever dream about. That guy had some serious cajones

[Fang]

Thanks I needed that

[discophish]

Wow, I haven't seen this in along time. I love this feature. I will admit, this guy has inspired me in such a positive way, for sure. I have dreamed of setting up a permanent post in the Rockies, but it's more of a pipe dream than anything else. What matters to me is that I would like to think that I can handle it. Thinking back to the fundamentals, the simplicity of how life should be lived. Our roots have been planted strong to the ground for that reason, but we have lost the value of how great life can be. We end up cutting ourselves free from our roots and float aimlessly away in in a direction that has no meaning. Some people can't even handle a day out in the wilderness, let alone survive a night with the amenities and conveniences that some parks will offer, like electricity and bathrooms. We can all learn from Dick. I know I have from him and others like him. Thanks for sharing this.

[Terry]

just watched it

 

very nice

[solopaddler]

Amazing Gerritt, I've never seen it before. Can't get over the ingenuity in making the hinges then the door latch and lock out of wood.

[HTHM]

Awe inspiring!

[bushart]

I love that show---watch every time when PBS runs it

[aniceguy]

thanks for that it was really enjoyable to watch!!!!

[mrpike]

Life as it should be.

[splashhopper]

"sheep liver and onions, a satisfying dinner"

 

"plenty of meat hanging from the meat tree, I look forward to freeze up" ahhoooooooooo

 

 

Very inspiring....

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke

[skeeter]

That is a really cool video.

Wanted to see if he could survive a winter and lasted 32 years....

[Pikeslayer]

Thanks for posting that Gerrit.

Truly enjoyed it.

 

Slayer

[spincast]

amazing in so many ways! thanks, .

 

 

[atvaholic]

I havent seen this in awhile, thanks for posting.

[Moosebunk]

It's weird you post this now. Earlier in the week I was given the DVD's, Alone in the Wilderness, Alaska: Silence and Solitude & The Frozen North. Plenty of footage with Dick. Loved his film, and only have The Frozen North left to watch tonight. Amazing his skills and final choice in his life.

[Bernie]

First time I ever seen it Gerritt. Watched the whole thing.

Quite the way of life.

Thanks for posting.

[jim]

I love that show---watch every time when PBS runs it

 

Very cool!! I had never seen this before. That's one amazing man.

[irishfield]

He must have really pissed his women off, to go that far off the grid! lol

 

Great stuff Gerritt...

[moose]

great video and storey

would have loved to have lived his life their

[Twocoda]

first time seeing it ...first time enjoying it ...

 

Cheers

[solopaddler]

In a similar vein when I was on one of my lengthy solo canoe trips I stumbled onto Wendell Beckwith's cabins on an island on Whitewater lake north of Armstrong.

 

I believe Wendell lived a similar life although was much more eccentric.

 

He apparantly picked this island after performing complex calculations that proved to him that this island was the center of the universe.

 

However the level of construction and ingenuity in the series of cabins he built was breathtaking. Actually surpassing imo what was in this video.

 

Most ingenious I thought was his "snail" cabin. Built right into a hillside and more or less underground it was like a hobbit house from lord of the rings.

 

Octagonal shaped and lined with wood, it had an earthen roof where he supposedly planted vegetables for an early spring crop from the warmth.

 

The main cabin had a hand carved figurehead over the door like something out of Hansel and Gretel..just truly amazing in every detail.

 

I have tons of pictures in my scrapbook of these buildings. One day I'll get a scanner and post them properly.

[Fisherman]

Thanks, that's one of the best videos I've seen in a long time. There's not too many that could accomplish just building his cabin, let alone living in nature. Just shows what man is capable of.

[bigugli]

I have always found his story to be a deep source of inspiration. Truly a testament to the resourcefulness and adaptability of man. Nice to be reminded that life is a work in progress.

[HTHM]

In a similar vein when I was on one of my lengthy solo canoe trips I stumbled onto Wendell Beckwith's cabins on an island on Whitewater lake north of Armstrong.

 

I believe Wendell lived a similar life although was much more eccentric.

 

He apparantly picked this island after performing complex calculations that proved to him that this island was the center of the universe.

 

However the level of construction and ingenuity in the series of cabins he built was breathtaking. Actually surpassing imo what was in this video.

 

Most ingenious I thought was his "snail" cabin. Built right into a hillside and more or less underground it was like a hobbit house from lord of the rings.

 

Octagonal shaped and lined with wood, it had an earthen roof where he supposedly planted vegetables for an early spring crop from the warmth.

 

The main cabin had a hand carved figurehead over the door like something out of Hansel and Gretel..just truly amazing in every detail.

 

I have tons of pictures in my scrapbook of these buildings. One day I'll get a scanner and post them properly.

CHeck this video out Mike.