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In Defense of a Little Loneliness: A Lesson From Self-Reliant Outdoorsman Dick Proenneke

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Jul 9, 2026

In Defense of a Little Loneliness: A Lesson From Self-Reliant Outdoorsman Dick Proenneke

On the longest solo trip of my life, I stepped off a two-seat float plane onto the rocky shore of Upper Twin Lake in Alaska's Lake Clark National Park. I had taken four flights fro…

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In Defense of a Little Loneliness: A Lesson From Self-Reliant Outdoorsman Dick Proenneke

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