Dick was a rare bird for sure.
The hardest part for a life like that is being alone.
I met a couple on the upper Yukon that still lives on the land they homesteaded in the 60's. They must be in their 80's now.
When I travel the river in the fall you still see them putting their set net in for fish. They told me that most of the single homesteaders didn't make it due
to the loneliness.
Maybe one of the reasons Dick liked his Critters.
