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Hikers taking a break at Bus 142 along the Stampede Trail. ... Alaska Army National Guard airlifting the bus via a Boeing CH-47 Chinook on June 18, 2020.
Hikers take a break at Bus 142 on the Stampede Trail in 2009. From the 1970s until 2020, an abandoned bus sat on the Stampede Trail near Denali National Park , and became a destination for visitors. Fairbanks City Transit System Bus 142 was a 1946 International Harvester K-5 bus left in a clearing at 63°52′5.96″N 149°46′8.39″W ...
Just outside of Healy, (Approximately 6 miles) near the Stampede Trail, is the former location of the bus that Christopher McCandless occupied during his "Great Alaskan Adventure". Fairbanks City Transit bus 142 drew others into the same wilderness, and seeking it out has ultimately lead to the deaths of two people.
The Alaskan bus where explorer Chris McCandless died in 1992 will likely be displayed in a Fairbanks museum, state officials announced Thursday. McCandless’ journey and death were the subject of ...
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- Authorities rescued three men making a pilgrimage to an abandoned bus in the Alaska wilderness made famous by the book and film "Into the Wild." Three hikers, two from ...
In September 2020, the museum became the permanent home of Chris McCandless's final resting place, Bus 142, which had been removed from its previous location along the Stampede Trail in June of that year citing safety issues. The bus will be restored and an outdoor exhibit will be created.
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On April 28, 1992, McCandless hitchhiked to the Stampede Trail in Alaska. There he headed down the snow-covered trail to begin an odyssey with only 10 pounds (4500 g) of rice, a .22 caliber rifle , several boxes of rifle rounds, a camera, and a small selection of reading material—including a field guide to the region's edible plants, Tana'ina ...