Alone in the Wilderness
One man's 32-year Alaskan experience in the cabin he built by hand.
Part of The Dick Proenneke Collection
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Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness.
Production
Bob Swerer Productions
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Dick Proenneke
Himself
Bob Swerer Jr.
Narrator
Wendy Ishii
Narrator
Pamela Guest
On-air Co-host
Bob Swerer Sr.
Narrator
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