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# Being Alive
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/henry-david-thoreau/episode/being-alive-uy0dcl/
- Published: 2026-03-27T13:30:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-11T22:30:19.000Z
- Description: Thoreau lives at Walden Pond where he writes, while exploring nature — and himself.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Henry David Thoreau, Season 1, Episode 2, #ZZZ_Episode_7990687d-0cfd-4ea1-bb40-a8043ec18911, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_2a95fc7a-ed85-4cbe-86a3-654f60762917, #v1.16

Living at his cabin at Walden Pond, Thoreau finds solace in "wild" nature and pours himself into his journal, laying the groundwork for one of two books he writes there. His two-year stay includes regular trips to town, a transformative journey to Maine, and a night in jail in protest of a government that permits slavery — experiences that redefine his understanding of freedom.