of course he did. he was a mountain man, not a crazy man. how he died isnt important. its how he lived that matters. in particular how he lived after his near death experience, which if you dont know his story, is he had an industrial accident that almost killed him and left him blinded for several months. during this period of blindness he made the decision that should he regain his sight he was going to retire and go live in the wilderness. he had a carthathis. he had been living a life he didnt want to live because thats what society expected. he realized just how valuable our time here is, that we dont get another chance, we get one shot. and proenneke bet on proenneke, he bet on himself .... and that takes more nerve then a three balled tomcat. lots of guys want a 9-5 job, nice cushy military gig or a "career" as a professional. even a job at walmart. but it takes balls the size of texas to march out into the wilderness and say "drop off some supplies in 90 days, see you then". oh sure dick had a plan, he wasnt stupid. but 90 days unsupplied, alone ... thats some serious self reliance. there was no cell phones or satelittes back then either. he was alone!  gotta respect that.
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