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Alone in the Wilderness
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Posted on 02/03/2011 3:06:07 PM PST by JoeProBono
Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin on the shore of Twin Lakes. The first summer he scouted for the best cabin site, and cut and peeled the logs he would need for his cabin. Dick Proenneke returned the next summer to finish the cabin where he lived for over 30 years. Dick filmed his adventures
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To: CJ Wolf
To: stylin19a
holy cripes...he mostly didn’t use gloves.Yer hands will toughen up. Gloves will just wear out.
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posted on
02/03/2011 5:10:00 PM PST
by
Chuckster
(When I was a kid, this was a free country)
To: JoeProBono
Filming himself...he kinda invented *youtube*!!! What a great-great adventurer! He was from another time and place. Unlike the failed [and equally engrossing story]
Into the Wild the 1996 non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer about the ill-fated demise of Christopher McCandless who attempted to tame the wilderness and basically starved to death.
Look at those wild blues!!!!
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posted on
02/03/2011 5:31:35 PM PST
by
Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
To: fieldmarshaldj
“So this was the inspiration for Joe Biden. “
Biden is an asshat.
To: stylin19a
Bare handed.
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posted on
02/03/2011 5:44:30 PM PST
by
Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
To: GoldenPup
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posted on
02/03/2011 5:47:03 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: stylecouncilor
AWESOME! Thanks for this link!
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posted on
02/03/2011 5:48:06 PM PST
by
Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
To: Daffynition
Using a hand-cranked 16mm Bolex camera, Proenneke carefully recorded the process of building the cabin and all the details that go along with it (including a stone fireplace, a thatched roof, wooden door hinges and a clever lock mechanism to keep bears out, an outhouse, a functional refrigerator in the ground, and much more). He demonstrates a truly amazing frontier craftsmanship that you don't see much of today; just as rewarding are Proenneke's beautiful shots of the flora, fauna, and spectacular scenery around him and his reverent but matter-of-fact take on it all.
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posted on
02/03/2011 6:09:59 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
Windows here were built too small b/c of fear of bears. It's a steep learning curve for flatlanders. Meh.
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posted on
02/03/2011 6:25:54 PM PST
by
Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
02/03/2011 7:06:56 PM PST
by
bitterohiogunclinger
(Proudly casting a heavy carbon footprint as I clean my guns ---)
To: JoeProBono
The next Spring they would find naught of me but a rag, a bone and a hank of hair.
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posted on
02/03/2011 10:59:08 PM PST
by
Mike Darancette
(The heresy of heresies was common sense - Orwell)
To: Mike Darancette
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posted on
02/04/2011 4:43:56 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: bitterohiogunclinger
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posted on
02/04/2011 4:53:32 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: Axeslinger
I begin construction on my own cabin on a chunk of land in the Virginia mtns in about 2.5 months...so self ping for later viewing...
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posted on
02/04/2011 5:08:08 AM PST
by
Axeslinger
(Where has my country gone?)
To: Axeslinger
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posted on
02/04/2011 5:46:28 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: Daffynition
Dick Proenneke (1916-2003)
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posted on
02/04/2011 6:23:05 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
Have you had a chance to watch the
Heimo Korth video yet?
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posted on
02/04/2011 6:31:59 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
To: Daffynition
Yup. Got me thinking about getting some baby back ribs for the weekend.
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posted on
02/04/2011 7:06:56 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
I liked the way he skinned the rabbit. I don't know why he didn't have a cache. Even Proenneke built one.
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posted on
02/04/2011 7:11:32 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
To: Daffynition
A cache would have meant fewer bear skin rugs.
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posted on
02/04/2011 7:30:15 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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