Bus Into The Wild
At least two people died trying to reach the infamous into the wild bus on alaska s stampede trail after hiker chris mccandless died there in 1992.
Bus into the wild. Alaska s into the wild bus known as a deadly tourist lure has been removed by air that s where the bus remained until being abruptly airlifted out by a national guard chinook helicopter on june. The tragic allure of alaska s into the wild bus a long term home at the museum will help preserve and share the stories of the people associated with bus 142 said corri feige commissioner of. Alaska s into the wild bus known as a deadly tourist lure has been removed by air pierre meilhan and madeline holcombe cnn published 19th june 2020 cnn the abandoned bus on the stampede. A longtime abandoned city bus in the alaskan wilderness the one made famous in the best selling book into the wild by jon krakauer was removed by helicopter thursday and transported to an.
Juneau alaska an abandoned bus in the alaska backcountry popularized by the book into the wild and movie of the same name was removed thursday state officials said. The decision prioritizes public safety. Into the wild book into the wild film jon krakauer and christopher mccandless fairbanks city transit system bus 142 was a 1946 international harvester k 5 bus abandoned in a clearing at 63 52 5 96 n 149 46 8 39 w along the stampede trail near denali national park. A team of alaska army national guard pilots flight engineers crew chiefs and mechanics took.
Mccandless is the subject of into the wild a nonfiction book by jon krakauer that was later made into a full length feature film. Wikimedia commons chris mccandless took many self portraits including this one in front of the abandoned bus popularly known as the into the wild bus that was his shelter. The decision prioritizes public safety alaska natural resources commissioner corri feige said.