Some other versions

A thousand mountains without a bird.
Ten thousand miles with no trace of man.
A boat. An old man in a straw raincoat.
Alone in the snow, fishing in the freezing river.
--Rexroth

Three thousand peaks cut off the flight of birds
On all the trails, human tracks are gone.
A single boat--coat--hat-an old man!
Alone fishing chill river snow.
--Snyder

You can see why I prefer Binner's version for musical setting... and for other reasons too.