While browsing the web today, I stumbled upon a free PDF of the journals of Richard Proenneke. Proenneke retired to the Alaska wilderness in 1968 at the age of 52. He built a log cabin by himself and lived in it for the next thirty years. He was an amazing individual. This particular publication contains his journal entries from 1974 to 1980 along with a biography. Proenneke has been featured on television numerous times over the years and there have been two documentaries made about him. Some day, I would very much like to have a similar experience, but not for 30 years. A year or two would suffice for me. Anyway, I am going to start reading the journal. It seems very well written and I am looking forward to getting a more intimate view into his world.