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  • 1894
    Member
    • May 2007
    • 1341

    #1

    Hermit

    Who's your favorite Adirondack hermit , lot's of lattitude here , past or present , been written up in books or first hand , even 2nd or 3rd hand knowledge of. Topic can also be stretched to include most any woodsman or woman that chose to live on the wild side instead of the rat race side.
    Phil



    “The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.” —Herbert Spencer

  • Justin
    Moving along
    • May 2006
    • 6920

    #2
    Louis Seymour

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    • 1894
      Member
      • May 2007
      • 1341

      #3
      " Louie Da Boy !!"
      Phil



      “The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.” —Herbert Spencer

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      • Little Rickie
        Member
        • Oct 2005
        • 1564

        #4
        Originally posted by 1894
        Topic can also be stretched to include most any woodsman or woman that chose to live on the
        "wild side"
        instead of the rat race side.
        Neil!
        Let there be peace on earth and good will toward all.

        "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."

        William Shakespeare

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        • redhawk
          Senior Curmudgeon
          • Jan 2004
          • 10929

          #5
          Me
          "If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. Johnson

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          • 1894
            Member
            • May 2007
            • 1341

            #6
            Um , mayby draw the line before cell phones , gps , and computer users
            Phil



            “The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.” —Herbert Spencer

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            • Adkleaddog
              Member
              • Mar 2004
              • 249

              #7
              Bah da holy feesh....it's gotta be "Louie da boy"!
              "If You Ain't the Lead Dog,
              The Scenery Never Changes"

              (Age Old Yukon Saying)

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              • ADKHUNTER
                Member
                • May 2007
                • 884

                #8
                I'm surprised nobody mentioned Noah Rondaeu.

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                • redhawk
                  Senior Curmudgeon
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 10929

                  #9
                  Originally posted by ADKHUNTER
                  I'm surprised nobody mentioned Noah Rondaeu.
                  You just did.
                  "If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. Johnson

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                  • chairrock
                    Indian Mt.Club
                    • Oct 2006
                    • 2714

                    #10
                    I am working on it, just a few more years then off to the camp thats off the grid...
                    Be careful, don't spread invasive species!!

                    When a dog runs at you,whistle for him.
                    Henry David Thoreau

                    CL50-#23

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                    • ADKHUNTER
                      Member
                      • May 2007
                      • 884

                      #11
                      Originally posted by redhawk
                      You just did.
                      Zactly!

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                      • Rock
                        Member
                        • Feb 2007
                        • 343

                        #12
                        I would have to say Leighton Slack of Perkins Clearing because I had the honor of knowing him.

                        Louie would be my second choice
                        "Always drink upstream from the herd."

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