Dick Proenneke in Alone in the Wilderness

Caption notes

In this excerpt from Alone in the Wilderness, journal-style narration recounts how Dick Proenneke built a cabin at Twin Lakes in Alaska. He wants to find out whether he can spend a year alone and get through winter. The account begins with spruce logs prepared the previous year. While staying in Spike’s cabin, he makes a mallet from local wood, clears and covers the cabin site with gravel, and shapes the notches until the logs fit. When snow arrives, he has just finished the fireplace. This guide follows the narration in the excerpt; it does not verify the building footage or the final seconds.