OT--Dick Proenneke, Wilderness living

[getitdone1]

Today I took a look at a book about Dick Proenneke. His second book and this one put together after his death.

Dick spent about 30 years in the wilderness of Alaska where he built a beautiful little cabin and was truly at peace with nature. A friend of his took his diary and created a book titled: One Man's Wilderness. This second book I'm now reading is titled: More Readings From One Man's Wilderness. Great pictures taken by Dick in both books but especially the first one. Pictures of the huge lake and beautiful mountains and of him building his cabin. He was quite a crafsman.

I'll bet just about everyone in this group would love these books. There are also some DVD's and all available from either: www.alaskanha.org or www.DickProenneke.com

Back in the early 70s I bought his One Man's Wilderness book and liked it so much I wrote him a letter in care of the publisher of the book. The letter got through to Dick and I corresponded with him until his death in April of 2003. His main gun was a sporterized Springfield chambered, of course, for the 30-06 and had peep sights. I asked his brother Raymond about this gun after Dick had died but his old bush pilot's son had beat me to it. I would have been a proud owner, for sure.

I met Dick a few times when he was visiting his brother who lived close to me in southern CA. In time I found that Dick had quite a bit of gun experience and shot in competitions during his younger days.

If you do nothing else, give Dick and his cabin and beautiful surroundings a look on YouTube. I've been watching all kinds of things on YouTube for months and just tonight discovered videos about Dick there.

Don McCullough

[C. Cash]

I really enjoy watching him. Nothing but pure respect for a gentleman such as that.

[rjohns94]

ditto for me too. class act

[kimwcook]

Quite some time back Mr. Proenneke was the subject of a thread here. I hadn't heard from him until then, but I have a lot of respect and admiration for his lifestyle.

[BigSky56]

I've read the first book and have a dvd, guy was good at figuring things I really appreciated the door, hinges and lockwork he made from wood for his cabin and the home built refrigerator/pantry. danny

[Warhawk]

PBS did a special on him, and runs it from time to time. One of the best PBS shows I've ever seen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJKd0rkKss

You would probably like the story of Heimo Korth too, Alaska's "Final Frontiersman".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIzrw0jsAJw

[Hobie]

PBS did a special on him, and runs it from time to time. One of the best PBS shows I've ever seen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJKd0rkKss

You would probably like the story of Heimo Korth too, Alaska's "Final Frontiersman".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIzrw0jsAJw

They play and sell that tape at many Alaskan gift stores (i.e. tourist traps). He is now an icon of the Alaskan life style.

The previous topic:
- http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... =1&t=28599

[getitdone1]

Looking over some of my previous posts and thought this video warranted being seen by those who did not see it previously.

Edit: Found Richard (Dick) Proenneke at the Wikipedia site. If you scroll to the bottom of this article you come to "external links." Click on these for some interesting reading, pictures and videos.

Don

[Pitchy]

They had a special on PBS not long ago about him, fasinating.