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March 23, 2020

Tired of ‘Into the Wild' rescues, locals want bus removed

  • Scores of travelers have been rescued and two have died while seeking to retrace the steps of Christopher McCandless, who lived in the decrepit old bus right up to his death in 1992.
    • By RACHEL D'ORO
    Associated Press

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — They're tired of the deaths and multiple rescues near a decrepit old bus whose legendary status continues to lure adventurers to one of Alaska's most unforgiving hinterlands, and now officials in the nearest town want the it removed, something the state has no intention of doing.

    The long-abandoned vehicle was made famous in the 1996 “Into the Wild” book and later in the movie of the same name. Scores of travelers have been rescued and two have died trying to cross the unpredictable Teklanika River while seeking to retrace the steps of Christopher McCandless along the Stampede Trail.


     
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