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Cool story about man who lived in the woods of Maine for 27 years
[taking outdoor living to the extreme. ]
The Strange & Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit BY MICHAEL FINKEL August 4, 2014 Quote:
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April 21st, 2016 | #3 |
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Reminds me of the story of Wild Bill Moreland, who lived in the Clearwater Mountains of Idaho from 1932 to 1945 who survived similarly to this man before he was caught by game wardens after a long search for him. Moreland lived even rougher and in a rougher part of the country, surviving mainly by trapping wild game with occasional foraging on the outskirts of civilization to obtain food, clothing and weapons.
Another interesting story of a modern-day hermit was Imperial Japanese Army Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda who hid out on the island of Lubang in the Philippines for 30 years from 1944 to 1974, only surrendering to his former commanding officer who came down to the island by request of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. Onoda was treated as a hero when he returned to Japan and later moved to South America. He lived into his nineties, only dying a couple years ago, in 2014.
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December 4th, 2018 | #6 |
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I like it how the media uses strong words like "tormented" to make it look way worse and to force people into shitting into their pants. And it's astounding how most of these guys live quietly in the national parks but living there is illegal do being homeless is basically illegal on every paragraph too. So you ca lick between jail, or dying.
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December 4th, 2018 | #7 |
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These are men who adhere to the original American spirit; it is different from the European one, no doubt. I respect it and even admire it, and can to some degree see myself in that environment. I am not a talkative or social guy, don't like cities.
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I also love nature. But slowly but surely it's being taken away from us. Tree cutting, animals dying, you can't build a hut. They'll destroy it or seize it and charge you — because you don't own the land.
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