“I wished to acquire the simplicity, native feelings, and virtues of savage life; to divest myself of the factitious habits, prejudices and imperfections of civilization; to become a citizen of the world; and to find, amidst the solitude and grandeur of the western wilds, more correct views of human nature and of the true interests of man." – Estwick Evans (1787-1866)
Wow, what a hermit. I found this on Stephen Bales' "nature calling" blog. Stephan (the author of Ghost Birds
, about the Ivory Billed Woodpecker) describes him as:
, about the Ivory Billed Woodpecker) describes him as:"An attorney who walked, in the dead of an extreme winter, from his home in New Hampshire to Detroit dressed in buffalo skins. He wanted to experience the wilderness first hand"
He wrote a book about his journey with the nice title "Evan's Pedestrious Tour of 4000 miles - 1818
."
He wrote a book about his journey with the nice title "Evan's Pedestrious Tour of 4000 miles - 1818
." 
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