Dick Proenneke: Alone in the Wilderness

[Solo Christo]

Has anyone else enjoyed this documentary? The wife and I just watched it as a promotion for Georgia Public Broadcasting. Fascinating!

 

[Solo Christo]

More information here.

 

[Plimoth Thom]

It's a fascinating documentery! I've spent a lot of time backpacking and historical treking, and it's always been a dream of mine to do what he did; build a cabin and live in the wilderness. He's a great woodworker too! It's amazing to just watch him form a simple and elegant door hinge out of a chunk of wood with only a couple hand tools. If you like spending time in the wilderness or enjoy simple living, you gotta watch this documentary!

[Edited on 12-9-2005 by Plimoth Thom]

 

[Bladestunner316]

the man was amazing he could build an airplane up there if he wanted too !!!!

 

[daveb]

I really like shows like these ones (anyone seen Pioneer Quest?). This looks very interesting.

 

[Gregg]

Originally posted by Solo Christo
Has anyone else enjoyed this documentary? The wife and I just watched it as a promotion for Georgia Public Broadcasting. Fascinating!

 

[Joseph Ringling]

Originally posted by Gregg

Originally posted by Solo Christo
Has anyone else enjoyed this documentary? The wife and I just watched it as a promotion for Georgia Public Broadcasting. Fascinating!

Watched it last night on PBS.

 

[Gregg]

Some nice photos here...


http://www.nps.gov/lacl/scrapbook/proeneke.htm

 

[tcalbrecht]

Our local PBS affiliate runs it two or three times during their beg-a-thons. I always turn it on to watch (my wife thinks I'm a nut to watch the same show over and over). It's facinating.

 

[Joseph Ringling]

Originally posted by tcalbrecht
Our local PBS affiliate runs it two or three times during their beg-a-thons. I always turn it on to watch (my wife thinks I'm a nut to watch the same show over and over). It's facinating.

I found myself wishing that they would show it again the next day. It was truly fascinating.