Twin lakes alaska richard proenneke biography

American naturalist

Richard Proenneke
Proenneke in his cabin at Twin Lakes
Born	Richard Louis Proenneke (1916-05-04)May 4, 1916 Primrose, Harrison Township, Lee County, Iowa, U.S.
Died	April 20, 2003(2003-04-20) (aged 86) Hemet, California, U.S.
Other names	Dick Proenneke
Occupation(s)	Heavy equipment operator, carpenter, mechanic
Awards	1999 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA)

Richard Louis Proenneke (; May 4, 1916 – April 20, 2003) was an American self-educated naturalist, conservationist, writer, and wildlife photographer who, from the age of about 51, lived alone for nearly thirty years (1968–1998) in the mountains of Alaska in a log cabin that he constructed by hand near the shore of Twin Lakes.

Proenneke hunted, fished, raised and gathered much of his own food, and also had supplies flown in occasionally. He documented his activities in journals and on film, and also recorded valuable meteorological and n