More pictures and a video at the link.
Posted on 04/11/2013 7:20:46 AM PDT by billorites
More pictures and a video at the link.
I could forgive somebody stealing from me for survival reasons. It implies a lot of small scale thefts, no luxuries.
He wasn’t stealing for survival.
He was stealing to support his chosen lifestyle. (Where have we seen this before?)
Now that is a prepper.
How does one get the appellation of ‘hermit’ vs ‘homeless?’ Is it a simple registration process or does it require certified training?
Does he have any surviving family? Parents, siblings??? Did no one miss him or wonder where he was in those 27 years.
Totally sad.
Ping.
to be a hermit requires solitude... sounds appealing to me at times... homeless, not so much...
Think how much he might have accomplished, the best years of his life gone. Sad.
Henry Dave Thoreau, call your office.
He accomplished what he wanted, not what society wanted. To think that he owe us to make something of his life is socialism. His only fault was stealing. Had he lived on his own solely on his own then kudos to him.
The thought of living on in a remote environment has entered my mind more than once.
Is “camp” Mainese for cabin?
Ever so often someone wants to just drop out of society. I remember seeing an old photo taken around 1900 of several boys who found a hermit living west of Trinidad, CO.
They mentioned they also found the remains of lots of dogs and they figure the hermit was eating them.
Then I havea photo of an abandoned hut east of Aztec NM in which a hermit monk lived for a while. I did a painting of it on my profile.
When he considers fishing is too much work and would rather steal food from others, I don't know how you give kudos to him. He apparently felt society should provide for him, only on his terms.
At least he wasn’t the “Hook Man”.
Also Troy James Knapp
http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/Troy-Knapp-Utah-Mountain-Man.html
No problem, after a psych exam he will be found mentally ill in some manner, be given a suspended sentence(after all he did not harm anyone) full medical and disability payments!
Sounds like my cousin Milton ping
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