Into the Wild

[WVreaper]

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Source: New York Times

Abandoned on the Stampede Trail near Denali National Park, the bus had become a pilgrimage site. It was revered by travelers around the world who had read the book or seen the movie, “Into the Wild,” directed by Sean Penn in 2007. But it had also become a hazard, luring hikers into forbidding territory.

Two travelers drowned in the Teklanika River while trying to reach the bus, in 2010 and 2019. At least 15 others have had to be rescued while trying to retrace Mr. McCandless’s journey, according to the Alaska National Guard.

On Thursday, state officials finally decided to remove the “Into the Wild” bus from the Alaskan wild.



Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/us/into-the-wild-bus-removed.html

[mountain grammy]

1. Loved Krakauer's book

what an adventure with a sad ending.

[Nitram]

2. Interesting and sad story. Nature is not kind to the romantic.

[Drahthaardogs]

7. Or the foolish and uninformed. I lived in Alaska many years

The bush WILL kill you without the right gear a be d more importantly, the right knowledge

[spike jones]

3. I have read that there was a cable crossing the river five mile up from where he died.

But he never looked that far upstream.

[Drahthaardogs]

8. He killed a moose and had no idea how to process it

He had no business out there

[Ahpook]

4. Related

And a great cover of this song

[al bupp]

5. Great book & movie

There but for the grace of the gods went I...

[Capt. America]

6. What an amazing book. So sad that he did not know that what he was eating was killing him.

[Omaha Steve]

9. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING

Did not use exact title of the NYT article: ‘Into the Wild’ Bus, Seen as a Danger, Is Airlifted From the Alaskan Wild

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