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Richard Proenneke was a naturalist known for his solitary life in the wilderness of Alaska. He was born on May 4, 1916, and passed away on April 20, 2003. Proenneke lived alone in a remote area near Anchorage, Alaska, for over 30 years, and his experience of self-sufficiency and living in harmony with nature has inspired naturalists and adventurers.

One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey

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“I enjoy working for my heat. I don't just press a button or twist a thermostat dial. I use the big crosscut saw and the axe, and while I'm getting my heat supply I'm working up an appetite that makes simple food just as appealing as anything a French chef could create.”

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“I don't confuse my digestive system, I just season simple food with hunger”

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“Learn to use an axe, and respect it and you can't help but love it. But abuse one and it will wear your hands raw and open your foot like an overcooked sausage.”

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“There is always a sadness about packing. I guess you wonder if where you're going is as good as where you've been.”

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“To look around at what you have accomplished in a day gives a man a good feeling. Too many men work on parts of things. Doing a job to completeness satisfies a man.”

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“Too many men work on parts of things. Doing a job to completion, satisfies me.”

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“I have thought briefly about getting caught in rock slides or falling from a rock face. If that happened, I would probably perish on the mountain in much the same way many of the big animals do. I would be long gone before anyone found me. My only wish would be that folks wouldn't spend a lot of time searching. When the time comes for a man to look his Maker in the eye, where better could the meeting be held than in the wilderness?”

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Born: May 4, 1916
Died: April 20, 2003
Known for: Naturalist
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