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More Readings From One Man's Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke, 1974-1980

Richard Proenekke sits on a mountain peak enjoying the view.

Edited by John B. Branson
Historian, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

 

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Table of Contents & Introduction
Chapter 1: 1974 Twin Lakes Background
Chapter 2: 1975 Flight & Tragedy
Chapter 3: 1976 A Close Call
Chapter 4: 1977 Rehab & Restoration

 
A plaque with a wooden spoon from Richard Proenneke's cabin.

"Dinner would be served about three thirty if the chicken was tender ...Mashed potatoes and brown gravy, noodles & dumplings. Sourdough biscuits and honey. Jello and hot chocolate later. By the time I had finished I was uncomfortable. My birds knew it was Christmas and came for many helpings of hotcake." - December 25, 1974

 

Chapter 5: 1978 Master and Ambassador of Twin Lakes
Chapter 6: 1979 Changes in the Air
Bibliography & Index

Did You Know?

A dog team in winter. Photo courtesy of Guy Groat.

As recently as the 1960s, dog team travel was still the best way to get around Lake Clark country in the winter. Snowmobiles are more common now, but many people still keep sled dogs.