One Man's Wilderness

[Nebe]

sounds like 'into the wild' with a happier ending.

[Mr. Sandman]

Yeah that sounds like the guy. He was a man who pretty much did everything with is hands. He made a lot of tools to build his home. He had a saw and a hammer, a few bits and basic hand tools and went to town building a cabin in the twin lakes area of Alaska. He filmed and wrote about his adventures and wildlife.

Watching him make the hinges for the front door and door lock to keep the bears out was something else. (Also the fireplace) All summer he ate fish. He said the fishing is good all the time (when it wasn't frozen over ). He would go down and catch grayling, lake trout and sometimes a salmon within a very short period and walk back, dig up some some potato's and cook up a nourishing hot meal. He did have supplies flown in from time to time but would go for months without seeing another person.

It looks like the mosquitoes are insane out there.

35 years, alone out there, never hurt himself and never got sick, not even a cold.

[Bronko]

I saw it, I couldn't stop watching it. It was a truly amazing story. I think it was called "Into the Wilderness." I can't believe this guy would spend winters up there by himself. The solitude would have been enough to drive me insane, but he seemed to cherish it. He was an amazing craftsman as well. Well worth watching.