One Man's Wilderness, An Alaskan Odyssey

Dick Proenneke kept a journal during his time in Alaska. His good friend Sam Keith created this book from Dick Proenneke's journals and pictures. The odyssey begins on May 17, 1968 as Dick arrives in Alaska to start building his cabin. Read Dick's thoughts as he builds the cabin and lives through the winter with only the local wildlife for companionship. The next spring and summer he continues improving his cabin and investigating the local area.


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"Thousands have had such dreams,
but Dick Proenneke lived them.
He found a place, built a cabin, and
stayed to become part of the country."

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Alaska Silence & Solitude is the follow up to Alone in the Wilderness, filmed 20 years later. Bob Swerer and Bob Swerer Sr. visit Dick Proenneke at his famous cabin on Twin Lakes where the wildlife is still abundant and the scenery is spectacular.


Venture into the remote wilderness of Alaska to experience the spectacular scenery, encounter bull moose, caribou, dahl sheep, grizzly bear, and meet Dick Proenneke who has lived by himself in this "one man wilderness" for over 30 years. For those who dream of a true wilderness experience in the wilds of Alaska, this video is the next best thing to being there.

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, and Bob Swerer later turned the film into a video so we can all watch this amazing man build his cabin by hand.

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Alaska moose attacks child


Published: May 26, 2007 at 12:06 PM
Print story Email to a friend Font size:ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 26 (UPI) -- Police in Alaska had to shoot a mother moose to death when it tried to trample an 8-year-old boy while protecting its two new calves.

The moose and her two newborns were cornered Friday with the boy and his friends between two homes with no obvious way out.

The boy, who slipped and fell while his friends were able to run away, reportedly did nothing to provoke the moose "other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time," police told the Anchorage Daily News

Police said the boy "rolled on the ground, ending up against a fence, and protected his head with his arms, while the moose began kicking with her front legs."

It took two shots to kill the mother moose. Her calves were put in large dog kennels and taken away by fish and game officers; police said the cow moose will be donated to a charity and eaten.