I found the bus while hiking back there in June of 2002 and I find this comment exceedingly funny because I know of the challenge it was to get there, and the thought of looking up and seeing a flying bus at that very moment in time ...
I get why everyone is sad it was removed, but remember, Chris didn’t head out into the wilderness looking for a bus....... that’s not the spirit of his journey
There is an older video that shows a local dog musher interview and he talked about how there are 2 cabins out there 5 miles away that were broken into that summer and vandalised and he believed it to be Chris. He also had Chris's backpack from the bus for a few years before finding a hidden pocket that had Chris's wallet, multiple forms if ID and $300 cash showing he intended to come back to society. Even showed the ID's right down to his library card which I found interesting as the story goes he gave the last of his pocket change to the guy whom dropped him off. the dog musher also said Chris would have likely never found the bus as snow was everywhere including over river crossings and he likely followed the dog sled trail to find the bus. Chris wasn't stupid albeit unprepared but he had luck on his side a few times or he might not have made it as far as he did.
@@natedogg7376 I highly doubt Chris broke in and vandalized anybody's cabin and if it was really him wouldn't he have taken shelter there and have eaten something from the cabin so he wouldn't have starved to death? I don't believe that dog mushers story at all.
I read an article that said it was taken to be displayed at a museum in Fairbanks. The McCandless family has donated alot of his pictures snd journals to be displayed with it. Sounds like a cool homage to his adventures. He didn't set out for a bus, but thank God it was there for him. His story has inspired me to think about what life means. He has changed lives by his adventures and mistakes. God bless him and his family!
Imagine going to Alaska, one of the most beautiful natural areas in the world, and going to a museum to see a bus. The bus being in the middle of the wilderness made it an oasis, which is why it was special. They mime as well crushed it when they took it out.
@@c.p.b1165 naaah, the display is a homage to Chris, so whats the problem with going to see the wilderness AND dropping in on a display about a story, that captured the attention of so many people. The book by John Krakauer is studied in schools.
Highly doubt it, most people wanted to see bus itself, as the memories inside were always respected, taking the iconic picture etc etc. Any Alaskan hike can resonate the "experience" but just going to an empty patch would be pointless
No it isn't. Although I get what he meant. You can be happy on your own, although it's more fulfilling with others. The really sad part is that he had do what he did in order to realise that he actually did need people in his life.
The area will get overgrown, making it more difficult to even find it. I hope they don’t destroy the bus, it’s both a memorial of ‘free spirits’ still taking advantage of hard won knowledge of others who have gone before. Half the bus could be preserved and mounted in a museum. People can’t walk through it, stressing the metal more but allow it to remain as a living lesson. The Boy Scout motto about ‘Being Prepared’ shows wisdom that nature IS bigger than we are. Nurture the free spirit but hedge in with preparations not to always be at war with natural forces. They are designed to win.
I remember being a kid and hearing supertramps story and thinking he was such a badass, now being 10 years older then he was at the time I see a kid, a brave kid and it breaks my heart knowing that he died alone. His story will never lose my interest.
He Chris died in a place he loved! He experienced things that most never will. I read the book and have the video. Riviting! Emile Hursh did an excellent job portraying Chris's adventure.. I am sad they took his resting place away. Did his family have any say in this move? PUT THE BUS BACK! This move should never of happened! .why wasn't thought about more clearly? Once again, government interfere! Anyone who chose to trek to the bus most. Likely read the book/saw the Vid. Once again, the government is telling us what we can or cannot do. PUT THE BUS BACK! Don't mess with a man's resting place, where his Spirit still resides. My final thought---PUT THE BUS BACK ! A grammie in Maine USA!
He experienced true freedom. I know where he’s coming from now that I’m 20. He knew what he wanted. The same as all the old and dying wish they could have done. Even the rich. Trust me, my family is wealthy and my uncle who is an ex congressman says he would in a heartbeat if he wasn’t about to die.
@@raec.638 Oh cripes, GROW UP with this "government telling us what to do" garbage already! Seriously -- GROW UP and realize that when irresponsible people make a habit of putting themselves in danger because of a dangerous attraction, it needs to be removed. Would you allow an old, rotting tire swing near an unpredictable river stay there if your kids always went down to the river to swing off it?
@@anthonydavis9662 no to swing. We are not talking about kids! Adult trekers would be making their way to the bus, to retrace chris steps. To enjoy all the sites, sounds and smells that CHRIS so loved. Too bad you don't get that. Now, straighten your tie and get back to your boring dull life! Let the real adventures enjoy their time....into the wild! Screw the government and anyone else that tells me at 71 to grow up! If my words offend you...... Good! RC
In September 2020, the UA Museum of the North became the official repository for Bus 142 (aka "Stampede Trail Bus", "Magic Bus", or “Into the Wild Bus"). The bus and associated historical materials have been cataloged into the UAMN Ethnology & History permanent collection, and many of these objects will eventually be placed on public exhibit.
You are very fortunate to have toured the bus at it's place. To me, it would have been worth the money and time for such a memorable experience. If I'd had gone, just being inside the bus would have put me in a beautiful, nostalgic trance of time and memories to his being there. May he live forever in our hearts and memories!
A very sad day for explorers and adventurers the world over. There are many people who have been inspired by the book and the movie. They will never be able to see the bus in it’s original location again. I think you made your video just in time. We thank you for that. Like you, I understand the reasons for moving the magic bus but it still hurts. I only hope that it will be displayed somewhere. Perhaps even more people will have an opportunity to visit it. Thanks for sharing. Keep safe. M&L
It was on my bucket list to go there, it would be the "grand prize" for a very long trip. Now I don't see a reason to stop by Alaska. But I'm glad morons won't die trying to get to the bus.
@@tanyastille407 yeah he was kind of unprepared too. If he knew how to properly store meat he would have been able to live off of that Moose for quite a long time.
@@tanyastille407 He really died because he didn't have a map(unprepared) and didn't know there was a cable bridge about a half mile away from where he couldn't cross, when he was still healthy.
Went and saw the bus yesterday. So eerie and comforting at the same time! It was after hours, but will go back tomorrow to watch them work on it. Would add pics, but.. 🤷🏻♀️
@@iyot1020 He was an unprepared dipshit, poacher, without enough sense to understand his surroundings. These kind of people come up here all the time and we have rescue/recover them. For some reason they never have to pay for it, we do.
They ought to close Everest. Ever see the litter that the pigs have left on it? It's truly disgraceful. And so many people do it now with expedition companies that it's basically become worthless as a true test of personal strength.
@@anthonydavis9662 I’m with you there they have so many climbing it now that a line gets backed up and have to wait their turn to reach the summit, not that big of a deal anymore but to much money involved to ever stop it something like $25,000 a head for the privilege of risking your life.
That's it exactly. Some people want things conveniently reduced in order for them to have an experience and it's not the same, it will never be the same.
I was lucky enough to hitchhike thru Alaska and made my own personal trip to the bus with my best friend. I'm deeply saddened they decided to move the bus and not build the bridge. I'm very happy I was able to spend time there my name is written inside . 2009 Colby and Justin
A bridge???! And You think that is a good idea ruing such a Beauty just cause some ass holes are not able to understand when it is the right time to do this trip. I have been there in the 2011….it was not that difficult to find it…actually. Me and my dog friend…I am sorry but to write Our names I guess I delete also Yours...that’ life.
The bus was carried away on a trailer by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. It was on State land and is now held by the State. As you explained, they did it because there were many expensive operations to rescue unprepared hikers.
Extremely well done video. Thank You for all the background info. The series that you and Ryan did was awesome! I actually was sad to see it end. Thanks again for your side.
It is sad in a way, but I find the sadness is more of a coming to terms with the fact that whether the bus is on-location or not, Chris's story has already been lived and cannot be re-lived by another person. Admittedly, I sometimes wrestle with the temptation to want to follow in his steps, but I think that in following his authentic steps too closely, one's own story becomes inauthentic - finding your story, your personal message, and clinging to it, is everything. Everyone has a 'bus' out there - make sure you find your bus and don't end up too long in someone else's. And when you find it, don't die in it! Don't let the mistakes of others drive you - I think that may have been Chris's mistake.
Nothing like that lasts forever, buses rust and government departments will save money. It is his story that will endure, his ideas and thoughts have been immortalised in print and film and we should celebrate and be grateful for that.
R.i.p Chris,you truly left us all with a better way to look at life. And to really appreciate life,and the people we meet along the way................ I love the film into the wild,so glad it was made,thank you for the life lesson.......
Hopefully it Will be put into a museum and all of the contents but to me it feels like his grave as been moved so sad that was the place he wanted to be why take that away from him RIP Chris.
He's dead. Funerals are for the living. If he was a decent person, he would have wanted whatever his family and loved ones wanted for his body. As for the bus, that wasn't his either.
@@cyberpleb2472 I negatively judged him too but 5 mins or less ago I just finished watching this and it'll make you realise why he did what he did. He was a good guy. th-cam.com/video/XIUxM2X6uZw/w-d-xo.html
It won't go to a museum.... Out of context now, it is an old rotten bus. It will be deemed unsafe, un-restorable, and scrapped. They should have just let it be.
Thanks for doing this video! I feel so many mixed emotions to be honest! Maybe it's good it's gone, but I too planned on going when well enough, again! But I guess the gift was always the spirit of Chris, himself!! We are connected via Love & I honestly dont believe I'd have survived my horrific illness (ironically, caused by massive starvation) without the guidance & lessons I learned from Chris! Love to Chris & his family! So many shifts happening recently & I hope it only brings them all (the surviving McCandless family) further peace, & resolution.. 💜💜💜
😢 I too get it but I also wanted to one day make the trek out there. However, I have no backcountry hiking experience & can’t imagine how I would have safely crossed the river. Christopher’s story resonates as I understand & can relate to the dysfunctional family & the need to do what he did. Hopefully, it will be moved to a museum or some safe location where people like me can safely visit the magic bus🚎 ❤️
I was ready in december of 2019 but failed to go now i regret it... Soo sad but i do hope it gets set up somwhere safe so whoever wants to visit the historic bus is safety... Still very sad.
Please ensure you post an updated video on the Magic bus as and when any news come out. It was a dream of mine to visit it. But now that it is gone, though i feel a little shattered, I hope to visit the ground one day for sure. Thank you for both the videos. Good luck from India.
Big Wheel You're so right! People often don't think about the people who put their lifes in danger to rescue people, or to remove skelletons of stupid idiots. I feel the same about brainless men and women that climb mountains and riscue the lifes of rescue workers.
Big Wheel they have the freedom to do as they please. You have no right to not let them adventure. You are the problem. How dare you be allowed to breath.
Imca vdB then. Don’t. Rescue. Them. You childish sensitive fools are the bane of humanity and the society you uphold. Brainwashed to think that everything revolves around safety.
Jon Eubanks yes I do. I believe you have the freedom to live in the woods. I believe you have the freedom to die of stupidity, accident, and bad luck anywhere in this universe if that is what your decisions lead to. You have a narrow idea of reality and outcomes. As does the person who replied before you. You naive fools think that anything possibly dangerous is auto banned because you can’t trust yourself. Like a helicopter parent does to their children. Ruining them. You telling people what they can and cannot do makes you no better than hitler and Stalin. Blinded by the idea that you’re helping in the short term when you’re not even doing that.
Very cool. Sad stair. Yet excellent Alaskan Story . I've lived here 50 years . Amazing you were able to be apart of that journey of the bus. I hope it ends up in Anchorage Museum
People need to understand this bus wasn't a tourist attraction, the nearby town and Alaska never wanted it to be a tourist attraction. They actually wanted to get rid of it even before what happened to Chris because it was an illegal shelter the hunters had placed out there but decided it would be to much trouble. They finally decided to get rid of after what happened to Chris because it brought it to the attention of the world and they started to have a influx of people wanting to see it and not realizing how difficult and dangerous the hike was to get there and get back. A lot of people that ended up having to be saved admitted they thought it was some tourist site that would somewhat easy to find and it would be along a well marked trail and and at worst would only take an hour or two to get to it. For the people that are complaining about how there isn't a shelter there anymore. The hunters that use to use it quit going there long before Chris even got there do to the buses location becoming public knowledge and random people started showing up. The nearby town and the hunters in that area have all said they are glad it's finally gone so people would stop trying to find it and stop bringing in the idiots that get some sick enjoyment going to the place that Chris died a very painful and slow death do to his own arrogates with him thinking he knew what he was doing.
For all of you who are wondering '' On September 24, 2020, the Museum of The North, at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks announced that it had become the permanent home of Bus 142, which will be restored and an outdoor exhibit will be created. ''
@@sotis1756 yep totally right dude, should have been left were it was, I find it incredibly disrespectful to move it on so many levels, not much bothers me as I’m super chilled but this shit got me pissed off, shit some things just need to be left alone and bus 142 was definitely one of them.
Thanks for your honest and thorough feedback. Much appreciated. I too am conflicted. Itll be interesting on what theyll do with this bus. Hopefully something very thoughtful.
Wow! Impressive. I actually saw the movie when it first came out. The movie was powerfully sad, and this backstory is riveting. Great cover story and amazing footage.
I wonder if they removed the granite memorial. I really don't think removing the bus will stop people from going there. From what I what I have been reading the local government put pressure on the state to remove the bus. Even though the state patrol is in charge of rescue many locals are involved in the process and they were not happy. A bridge was discussed but shot down as it's not the only dangerous part of this trail. It will be interesting to see what happens now. Glad I went on the journey via you and Ryan. Thank you for that! God Bless!
I’m sure someone will erect a memorial shrine and pilgrims will still venture to pay their respects to Chris and seek their own enlightenment. You can remove the headstone, but people will still visit the grave...
The best and wisest time to go the bus was in the winter. There is a "ice bridge" across the river, and the ground is frozen. I did it several years before Chris, and it was a quick and easy out and back trip in just a few hours
@@yecats50 when you made that trip 7 years before Chris did you come across the bus then?and if so what shape was it in? And I enjoyed reading your comment 👍
i’m sorry :( you can still go “into the wild”, i know the bus symbolizes a lot but the most important part of the trip should be the nature. don’t let this deter you from your goal
I'd have to train to do it, but what some would consider miserable and shitty others would call almost a spiritual journey to pit yourself against nature and break from society for a time It's not for everyone, and people shouldn't be such careless tourists like all the people who try to hike Everest now. Rich people paying their way to the summit to feel accomplished
Chris did say that happiness is only real when shared, so maybe this means more people will get to see the bus and share happiness with one another, even if it isn’t in its original location. I hope it goes to a museum, because I will be first in line to see the exhibit. I’m sure I’ll run into many of you guys there 🌳
I hope they'll make some kind of Museum, so that people can satisfy their curiosity, complete their pilgrimages, celebrate his life, without having to retrace his steps and repeat his tragedy.
There's always been a way to do it all in a safe way. BEING FUCKING PREPARED. He wasn't, but he still survived longer than any of us here could, I think, so he wasn't that much of an idiot, huh?
@@Guy1105Fawkes you ignore facts. Chris destroyed cabins stole food and still died. Everything he touched turned to shit. Open your eyes. Pick better examples to model YOUR life after. Don't pawn away your self respect for a stupid movie produced by a total life loser, Sean Penn.
I just watched Into The Wild for the first time a few hours ago. I wasn’t expecting something like this, AT ALL..... What an amazing tragedy and yet the beauty in his words.....
OMG, I am from India and really inspired by this movie "Into the Wild" and included this place in my bucket list. But i am really sad to hear that bus is not available in its original location now and i will not be able realize this small dream mission of mine...
While it is a shame that the bus is gone Chris did not venture out into the wilderness to find a bus. The amazing part of his story is the journey. While Chris is an inspiration to many people, losing your life in order to find this bus is not worth it. Not to mention the massive strain this puts on the rescue service who could be dealing with other emergencies. There is nothing stopping devotees from actually training and preparing to do such a hike, I just hope that this will deter the truly unprepared.
dont know if you have seen or read his sisters accounts of all this but it gives a lot more incite on why Chris left in the first place. A lot of this content never made the book or movie "into the wild"
It's done. It's over. The location was an integral part of the bus finding experience. The bus was the habitat that kept him out of the elements in a place that was still wild. To remove the bus from the setting is to end the story.
I’ve lived in this area year round since 95, on stampede rd for 9 yrs, I can’t tell you how many times I’d ride to the Teklanika with friends and find people unprepared or right out scared and help them back convenience, a lot of people would make it there successfully
Over the years, living in here in Alaska, I've seen the two sides of this; if you want to limit it. I think they did the best thing by removing the bus. It was not a Magic Bus. People, ignorant of the wilderness and preparation were going out there yearly. We can't have that. There was too much risk involved, particularly with the rivers.
@@pollocksjones7789 Okay. But why use the tax money of Alaska state citizens to rescue people who called an emergency to rescue them, or in honor to their loved ones rescuers fly there and pick up their dead bodies? Don't you see why? Trust me, all the families and those people who got rescued before being dead are more than thankful for it. It costs probably at least like 10k-15k$ to resque lost people at one time. Helicopter pilot in Alaska told me that just to get it from the ground costs like ~2000$. I was in Alaska, I traveled on my foot from Anchorage to Deadhorse, alone all by myself. After 7miles up North from Fairbanks there's no any cellphone or mobile network connection. So it gets even harder to call the emergency and find those lost people(usually people have GPS signal devices which has emergency buttons) Actually for the movie they used different replica bus which is located near the main highway in the front yard of the brewery. And I saw it accidentally while passing through. I took some photos and looked at it for 10mins and it was enough for me. I don't have any logical reasons to go to 42miles hike(if I remember right) without any trails through the forest, bushes and rivers to see it. And trust me in Alaska you can go in the river just till your knees and streams can get you and you"ll fall and die that easy. If you never experienced or never heard about something like this chances that it will happen to you increases alot. The problem is the majority of people going there are lacking the knowledge of surviving in wilderness. I didn't wanted to visit the location where Chris died. Yes I like the meaning and moral of the story and I listened like 15 times that movie soundtrack while being in Alaska, so I'm one of those fan boys of it, I guess. But from my perspective it would more respectful not to visit that spot where he suffered very painful physical pain and died. So I clearly understand and I respect that they removed it. I'm not satisfied that they did it. But I understand why and it's their land and we foreigners must respect their choices in their own land.
Love your vid of you and Ryan Visted to this bus show Respect for Chris and his family and a dream come true for you guys . hope they display the bus as it is, means a lot to all of us.💯💗
This DEEPLY broke my heart, as it has been on my bucket list for quite some time, but now its one thing that will NEVER get 'crossed off. I can only imagine the sadness that his family must feel,,,HOWEVER, Chris' journey WAS INDEED about SO MUCH MORE than a bus... but I think it's just the fact of it being the exact place that his life had ended and feeling his spirit there....THAT'S the experience that so many wanted to feel a part of
His sister has said his death was pointless because he didn't know what he was doing and is glad it's gone. She also has said she was getting tired hearing about people needing to be rescued or people dying because they just wanted to visit the site where her brother made a stupid mistake going.
I journeyed to the bus back in 2011 with Walt, Billie, Jan, and Wayne. We had just completed the book, Back To The Wild, and we traveled back to the bus in celebration and memory of Chris. There was an article in Outside magazine shortly thereafter detailing our journey.
I watched your video of you going to the bus for the first time the other day upon finding out about the Chris mccandeless story, I found out due to them moving the bus and doing research found you! I really enjoyed your video and this story has stuck me hard and has given me a whole new perspective on life Chris lives through every true adventurer!
2:04 ''In total 15 bus-related search and rescue operations for visitors to the bus were carried out between 2007 and 2019.'' Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teklanika_River
That is only the rescue operations carried out by the state. It doesn't include the operations carried out by local services. For example, the Healy Fire Department had to go rescue 12 different people in the summer of 2013.
Bus has done really well 1940s been there since 1961 wow. Put it in a museum and as a shrine preserve it from now. Chris is never going to be forgotten.
I'm emotional to watch for lift the Bus. But still be inspired to many people through Christopher's natural beauty mind. Nature is ultimate Love, you were right Christopher
I had just been discussing to possibly go out to the "Magic Bus" with my BF someday and a few days later I hear this on the news. Moving the bus will NOT solve the problem of people going out there! They should have built the "bridge" that was discussed by the McCandless family in another video on youtube and left the bus in it's original location. The "River" is the real danger (and possibly bears), NOT the "Bus"! Perhaps they could build a bridge and put the bus back??? I feel that the bus (and it's location) are an important part of history and as such is a historic landmark that should be preserved. I think alot of young people connected to Chris McCandless's story and made the trek out there. .......One question....if so many people were going out there to view or even, in your case, sleep in the bus or otherwise spend time in it, How did they regulate who got the right to sleep in the bus at any one time? Also, did you feel Chris's spirit in the bus, or experience anything strange in that respect?
Most of the people going out to that bus were more entranced by taking that picture next to it than they were with any part of the story. The fact that people can't post that picture on social media WILL keep people from going there.
Building a bridge would have been the worst and most wasteful thing to do. First of all, that's a flood-prone area as I understand it. Bridges need to be maintained and repaired. What is some fool tried to drive over a damaged or weakened bridge and it collapsed into a rain-swollen river? And building a bridge would have only commercialized and trivialized the very "wild spirit" of Chris's journey and ideals.
A very emotional moment for those who have been close to Chris and those who have been following adaptions of his life's experience and the tragic death that followed in the bus. However, no more people need to die on that route. I hope the bus finds its right place where people who get inspired by Chris's story could make a much safer pilgrimage.
Heartbreaking to hear that they stole the Magic Bus, was one of my bucket list items to go and experience. I hope those involved are haunted by his ghost!
Did you miss the part of his story were he was trying to get help because he didn't want to die there? He wasn't a inspiration he was an fool thinking he had the survival skills to survive in Alaska.
It is property of the state of Alaska. They didn’t steal it. It was their property. I get feeling disappointed but if people were prepared hiking to the bus they wouldn’t have needed to remove it.
The best part that he has given to all is that go out and find your happiness whether your camping, living in the woods or living underneath the ground. To become balanced with nature, he died because he was unprepared a lesson to all who venture out. Is to be prepared just in case. That is a gift to all of us who like adventure and he gave his life for it.
Christopher McCandless has such a mixed legacy which I think is part of the fascination. Unbridled enthusiasm for adventure, but also a cautionary tale about naiveté and recklessness. I always felt he was very selfish about not communicating with his family for years -he put them through hell.
i can see why people like the story. its kind of turned into a folk hero tale. but reality is.... chris has gotten into these situations several times in his life and was always pulled out of it by someone. and we all know someone like chris "oh ill just go into the woods and live off the land" without really having the knowledge to do so. if chris has basic hunting/cleaning knowledge that moose he killed would of lasted him the whole winter.
ed: He was offered help. A guy who picked him up hitching offered to far way out of his way to Fairbanks, get him better camping equipment and drive him back. But no, he had to get out there right away. But no. He ignored the advice and turned down the help of a local and went out there and died. I did that kind of thing too when I was young. Sometimes I wonder how it is that I made it through all that alive.
exactly...he had become habitual about criminal trespassing and poaching and getting himself into bad situations over and over relying on the goodness of others until his luck ran out
Nooooooooooooo! I understand why they removed it. God bless Chris and how he touched a lot of people. His life was not in vain. Prayers to his family and loved ones.
It would've been a while I grant, but the bus would've rotted into the ground if it hadn't been moved anyway. Now it can truly be preserved and the people who want to see it but couldn't make that journey have a chance to see it. I agree it's a shame it had to be moved, but I do agree it HAD to. Too many people would continue to try to make it, and too many more would continue to be trapped, require rescue, or simply die. Carine talked about the possibility of putting a bridge over the river to alleviate the most risky part of the journey, but given the cost and limited benefit, it would be difficult to get it done. There isn't any real justification to my mind of the risks presented to rescuers to set out to help if someone else got stranded (even though the same case could be made for thousands of other situations). But too many people who are woefully underprepared go out there and it's not worth the risk.
anyone hiking there needs to sign a document like signed when renting snow skis. Essentially, the snow lodge is not responsible if one kills themself while skiing. Thus, no rescue missions needed to save anyone that hikes to the bus location
unfortunately Chris was the poster boy for illegal entry and camping and poaching in the park ...so people making that particular trek often weren’t stopping off at the ranger station to sign a waiver and pay a an upkeep fee and engage in legal hunting
So weird that I was about half way through the book the day it got moved... does anyone know if there is an official list of books Chris had in the bus with him while he was there?
What an incredible story and movie about Chris McCandless and his adventure living in bus '142'. I could watch the movie endlessly. And I can agree with your bittersweet emotions concerning the removal. Hopefully this bus will be placed for display to the public. I would like so much to see it and to just feel Chris's spirit.
The trek to the site of the Magic Bus is one that many hikers looked forward to. The Stampede Trail will always be there, but making their journey to the site will not be the same. I hope the government will at least replace the bus or provide some type of landmark because hikers will go there regardless of the presence of the original bus.
This movie has forever grabbed my heart and soul. Everytime i watch this movie i cry my eyes out during the death scene. When i was a child i collected National Geographics. I was in awe with the Sequoia trees in the NW. The 1st time i left my home state of Florida i drove all the was to North Dakota for work. Chris saw the beauty of this beautiful planet and all Gods creatures. His years of life were short, but it wasnt his quantity of years here, it was the quality of his experience that counted. Long live Chris and Bus 142.
The book tells how the bus ended up there. There were 3 originally pulled out there during the construction of the road for workers. They were pulled in place by bulldozer. 142 had a flat so they left it.
LOL 4:03 seeing the Polish-language edition of the book inside of that suitcase made me feel like we are really everywhere xD Signed, *Polish Emigrant*
It was a place of refuge and healing for a young man trying to figure things out...it became the place his journey came to an end and therefore should be offered to his family..the people who loved him...and if they choose to share it with the world in a more public way then so be it..but it definitely should be the family's decision, ultimately, how to share it ... or not.
as I already mentioned to your travel mate: It is the journey to awoke you. The bus might be gone, the place still is there and the journey to a remote place will make your way.. guess you know
Leave it to the government to take total control of anything they want! If someone wants to risk their lives to see it, then the blame sits squarely on their shoulders. What's next??? Are they going to move Denali??? Bastards!!!
It's called duty of care, yes people have a responsibility for their own safety! But if people are going to be stupid and careless then of course the government are going to step in! And even more so if there having to fork out lots of money to save those people...
It doesn't work like that. Rescue teams have to go out to rescue these loons and that isn't free. That money could be used for rescuing people who legitimately are in trouble and not ones who are hero worshipping what could be classed as a loser.
Yah hey! Let's go and just hang out where the bus used to be. Was there way before Chris went and it was already a destination for people to see if you asked around a little.
It was there for the last 20 plus years so anyone that wanted to go and see this had plenty of time. The movie inspired people that do not have the knowledge in being out in the open country like this not counting Grizzly bears neither. Its rugged and unforgiving to go there without being well equipped to do so and i am glad they did remove it. Nobody needs to die up there and every time they send search and rescue teams the they could be doing something else then fetching dummies that want to go see an old city bus put there by hunters for a camp. I worked in the Canadian Artic. I flew all over this land and its not for the amateur hiker or someone that sees a movie and all of a sudden thinks ohh il walk to there. This aint no walk in the park remember this !!!!
I was there in 2002. I'm glad it is gone for respect of the town of Healy, Ak. That town was put through Hell since Krakauer put the first writing of the story into the Outside magazine sometime in the '90's, after McCandless' death.
Oh what the hell I didn't know about this.. This was on my bucket list of places to visit. Why did they move it? Were too many people going out there and almost dying? Dammit.
I have expressed my opinion about this removal on a few other comment sections of a few other channels, including Ryan's. While intrigued with Chris McCandless' story, I can also see both sides. To me, he is neither a hero nor a jerk. A victim of his own foolhardy hubris, yes; but he was more than that, too. Chris was damaged by a turbulent upbringing; though privileged in certain senses, in others, it was abusive and toxic, according to his sister Carine. He was bright, educated and athletic. He was passionate, altruistic, idealistic, adventurous, motivated... but less blessed with a good balance of common sense, which ultimately doomed him. Like you, I see what makes his story so intriguing as to lead many of a certain mindset to take the risk, and follow in his footsteps; I also see why it had become neccessary, for the good of people's safety, to remove the temptation to reenact it themselves. I think the bus' ultimate fate should be one of curation, and in the future, a return to public display and interaction, in a much safer place. Perhaps near the head of the Stampede Trail, closer to Healy itself, in a memorial park, with a little space provided for basic tent camping to be near the bus, also with a modest museum. It could be an economic boon to Healy, and to the state, without the danger. If Healy doesnt want that, perhaps in a safe location elsewhere in Denali national park. I feel the bus has to remain open to direct interaction for visitors in some way, not behind glass or ropes, or else why bother? That's why it has to be curated, and restored to its pre-lift condition... with perhaps only the most neccessary of structural restorations. But all the graffiti must remain, as must the furniture, and any mementos left by visitors. If Chris' family has the original suitcase, replace it with a similar vintage one, with a log book for visitors to sign and leave a few words of remembrance. To do all this might require some public and private donations, but I don't think it would be too hard to mount a successful campaign for that. I also think Chris' family, especially his sister Carine, need to be consulted and involved. I fear the bus' removal won't stop all people from trying to go back to the site, bus or no bus; but it might help. It might even be a good idea to just leave the clearing to be reclaimed by Mother Nature. Chris might have liked that idea. Sorry for the long post, but those are my thoughts and suggestions, anyway. You and Ryan have both done some very good work.
You must have read the comments on most of the channel and majority of them had good word for Chris because everyone had some part of Christ story in them, most of them imagined Chris as themselves, it made them to come out of their house/boredom, to over here, to be Chris and live a day like him. We all has a turbulent life, we all want smooth and peaceful life and want to live far from madden crowd. Chris was also one of us and he did what he wanted. I do agree that the Bus need to be put back where it rightly belong, maybe, one day it will happen.
@@bbs2183 well, I don't think that it will ever be returned to the clearing it was just removed from. What I am referring to is a new place, nearby, but much safer to get to. Perhaps near that lake at the head of the trail, or closer to the town of Healy; or if not in the area of Healy, somewhere nearby in a developed area of Denali state park. These are just ideas, of course. I imagine the state will figure something out, that will be safer for visitors, but respectful to Chris' memory.
@@arladicey that will be sad. Nobody knew about this part of the Alaska, (Healy) due to Chris and Magic Bus, whole world came to know about it, Chris had his role but Bus too played important role. It is my thinking that by removing the Bus, more than 50% adventures will change their plan of visiting this place. Dicey, it really made me sad and broken, so are the local residents, it was providing them with some extra income due to the tourist attractions. Going through the comments I found nobody is happy.
@@bbs2183 I'm so sorry about how difficult this is for you; I get that the removal has hit a lot of people hard. I guess I see both sides of the issue. I would want people to still be able to connect with the admirable aspects of Chris' story; but I do worry about the level of physical risk to people. Like I have said, my hope is that a good middle ground can be reached between fans/hikers/adventurers and the state of Alaska. I truly think that middle ground is to be found in the safer natural spaces near Healy. I guess we will all find out in the future.
Who knew that 2 deaths and 15 rescues within 28 years was enough to remove it. Yosemite has had 300 deaths within 15 years and 250 incident every year. Should we remove Yosemite, too?
Costs a lot less to deal with those as opposed to alaska where the conditions can get way more harsh. Yosemite is in California. Plus I’m sure it’s like how it is in New Hampshire which is if a hiker is deemed unprepared and the state has to rescue them, they have to pay the costs of the operation.
@@jacksondgagnon I guess you haven't been to Yosemite. There are cliffs, rivers, waterfalls, and other treacherous terrain. There's mountaineering/mountain climbing spots in the park, too. It can definitely be way more dangerous. Just because it's in California doesn't mean it can't be harsh. www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/sar_jobs.htm www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/08/when-the-water-rises-so-does-the-death-count/amp/
Imagine someone on their way to the bus as they were flying it out of there
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I found the bus while hiking back there in June of 2002 and I find this comment exceedingly funny because I know of the challenge it was to get there, and the thought of looking up and seeing a flying bus at that very moment in time ...
Haha 🤣😂 I haven't laughed out loud from a TH-cam as far back as I can remember!
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I get why everyone is sad it was removed, but remember, Chris didn’t head out into the wilderness looking for a bus....... that’s not the spirit of his journey
Exactly. if you care so much about this bus, you're missing the point entirely.
There is an older video that shows a local dog musher interview and he talked about how there are 2 cabins out there 5 miles away that were broken into that summer and vandalised and he believed it to be Chris. He also had Chris's backpack from the bus for a few years before finding a hidden pocket that had Chris's wallet, multiple forms if ID and $300 cash showing he intended to come back to society. Even showed the ID's right down to his library card which I found interesting as the story goes he gave the last of his pocket change to the guy whom dropped him off. the dog musher also said Chris would have likely never found the bus as snow was everywhere including over river crossings and he likely followed the dog sled trail to find the bus. Chris wasn't stupid albeit unprepared but he had luck on his side a few times or he might not have made it as far as he did.
@@natedogg7376 I highly doubt Chris broke in and vandalized anybody's cabin and if it was really him wouldn't he have taken shelter there and
have eaten something from the cabin so he wouldn't have starved to death? I don't believe that dog mushers story at all.
It is where he died and it should be left there
he essentially went out into the woods to kill himself
I read an article that said it was taken to be displayed at a museum in Fairbanks. The McCandless family has donated alot of his pictures snd journals to be displayed with it. Sounds like a cool homage to his adventures. He didn't set out for a bus, but thank God it was there for him. His story has inspired me to think about what life means. He has changed lives by his adventures and mistakes. God bless him and his family!
Instead of rotting into the wilderness...I see the principle
Imagine going to Alaska, one of the most beautiful natural areas in the world, and going to a museum to see a bus. The bus being in the middle of the wilderness made it an oasis, which is why it was special. They mime as well crushed it when they took it out.
Are his family planning to sue the manufacturer of the bus.
@@c.p.b1165 naaah, the display is a homage to Chris, so whats the problem with going to see the wilderness AND dropping in on a display about a story, that captured the attention of so many people. The book by John Krakauer is studied in schools.
The BUS is only a metaphor. Go have your adventure and come back.
Wow, well said! I admire Chris McCandless in every way, but I want to be more prepared, when I do what Im going to do.
True. It is sad they had to remove it, though.
That's not true at all.... It's about the bus. The bus...
Thank you, that helped a lot. I'm gonna have my own story!
Emphasis on come back.
*HAPPINESS ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED.*
I would bet that people continue to hike there even though the bus is gone.
I disagree.. some will go but very few.. the landmark is gone.. sad
I fully plan to go! The bus may be gone but the location will live forever
They probably will! Might as well just leave it there.
90% traffic reduction
Highly doubt it, most people wanted to see bus itself, as the memories inside were always respected, taking the iconic picture etc etc. Any Alaskan hike can resonate the "experience" but just going to an empty patch would be pointless
Hiked there in 2006, slept in the bus, always wanted to go back.
Well, now it'll be in a much safer environment, it belongs in a museum.
“Happiness is only real when it’s shared” - Chris McCandless
Such an insightful statement. And I sincerely hope we go back to having real shared experiences very soon.
i learned that in kindergarten why did it take him so long?
People need to stop butchering this quote. It’s “Happiness only real when shared”
@@wingzfan102 "Happiness is only real when shared" you also got it wrong.......
No it isn't. Although I get what he meant. You can be happy on your own, although it's more fulfilling with others.
The really sad part is that he had do what he did in order to realise that he actually did need people in his life.
This will not stop people from migrating to that location where he originally died. The location of that bus will always be a place of memorial
It was never a place of memorial, it was a fad celebrating spoiled rich kids stupidity.
The area will get overgrown, making it more difficult to even find it. I hope they don’t destroy the bus, it’s both a memorial of ‘free spirits’ still taking advantage of hard won knowledge of others who have gone before. Half the bus could be preserved and mounted in a museum. People can’t walk through it, stressing the metal more but allow it to remain as a living lesson. The Boy Scout motto about ‘Being Prepared’ shows wisdom that nature IS bigger than we are. Nurture the free spirit but hedge in with preparations not to always be at war with natural forces. They are designed to win.
@@survivortechharold6575 "spoiled rich kid"? Maybe go watch the ted talk made by his sister
@@survivortechharold6575 The real meaning of his story has obviously been lost on you.
Or they could just go to the museum in Fairbanks and see the bus and memorial there without the huge risk.
Glad you were able to document it while it was still in place.
I remember being a kid and hearing supertramps story and thinking he was such a badass, now being 10 years older then he was at the time I see a kid, a brave kid and it breaks my heart knowing that he died alone. His story will never lose my interest.
He Chris died in a place he loved! He experienced things that most never will. I read the book and have the video. Riviting! Emile Hursh did an excellent job portraying Chris's adventure.. I am sad they took his resting place away. Did his family have any say in this move? PUT THE BUS BACK! This move should never of happened! .why wasn't thought about more clearly? Once again, government interfere! Anyone who chose to trek to the bus most. Likely read the book/saw the Vid. Once again, the government is telling us what we can or cannot do. PUT THE BUS BACK! Don't mess with a man's resting place, where his Spirit still resides. My final thought---PUT THE BUS BACK ! A grammie in Maine USA!
He experienced true freedom. I know where he’s coming from now that I’m 20. He knew what he wanted. The same as all the old and dying wish they could have done. Even the rich. Trust me, my family is wealthy and my uncle who is an ex congressman says he would in a heartbeat if he wasn’t about to die.
@@raec.638 Oh cripes, GROW UP with this "government telling us what to do" garbage already! Seriously -- GROW UP and realize that when irresponsible people make a habit of putting themselves in danger because of a dangerous attraction, it needs to be removed. Would you allow an old, rotting tire swing near an unpredictable river stay there if your kids always went down to the river to swing off it?
@@anthonydavis9662 no to swing. We are not talking about kids! Adult trekers would be making their way to the bus, to retrace chris steps. To enjoy all the sites, sounds and smells that CHRIS so loved. Too bad you don't get that. Now, straighten your tie and get back to your boring dull life! Let the real adventures enjoy their time....into the wild! Screw the government and anyone else that tells me at 71 to grow up! If my words offend you...... Good! RC
RHONDA CHANDLER with you 100%
In September 2020, the UA Museum of the North
became the official repository for Bus 142
(aka "Stampede Trail Bus", "Magic Bus", or
“Into the Wild Bus").
The bus and associated historical materials have
been cataloged into the UAMN Ethnology & History
permanent collection, and many of these objects
will eventually be placed on public exhibit.
You are very fortunate to have toured the bus at it's place. To me, it would have been worth the money and time for such a memorable experience. If I'd had gone, just being inside the bus would have put me in a beautiful, nostalgic trance of time and memories to his being there. May he live forever in our hearts and memories!
A very sad day for explorers and adventurers the world over. There are many people who have been inspired by the book and the movie. They will never be able to see the bus in it’s original location again.
I think you made your video just in time. We thank you for that.
Like you, I understand the reasons for moving the magic bus but it still hurts.
I only hope that it will be displayed somewhere. Perhaps even more people will have an opportunity to visit it.
Thanks for sharing.
Keep safe.
M&L
Perfect response. Well said and I agree.
Those "inspired people" would go up there and act like a pact of baboons, turning the pristine location into a pig sty of garbage.
It was on my bucket list to go there, it would be the "grand prize" for a very long trip. Now I don't see a reason to stop by Alaska.
But I'm glad morons won't die trying to get to the bus.
Would have been cheaper to build a walking bridge.. lol
@Baş Belası PfffT. Maybe where you're from.
Damn I didn’t even think of that
No way
people would destroy that to. the people that the bus drew
What amazes me with the whole story is that unprepared people were travelling to a location where an unprepared person died.
So true..
These days, those youngsters are called " Millennials " 😂
He didn't die because he was unprepared. He dies from eating the wrong plant
@@tanyastille407 yeah he was kind of unprepared too. If he knew how to properly store meat he would have been able to live off of that Moose for quite a long time.
@@tanyastille407 He really died because he didn't have a map(unprepared) and didn't know there was a cable bridge about a half mile away from where he couldn't cross, when he was still healthy.
Went and saw the bus yesterday. So eerie and comforting at the same time! It was after hours, but will go back tomorrow to watch them work on it. Would add pics, but.. 🤷🏻♀️
We just watched Into The Wild this week, man did I bawl like a baby at the end.
i just thought he was a stupid hippie and died as a consequence of his ignorance. he should have read survival books instead of Tolstoy and poems
@@iyot1020 He was an unprepared dipshit, poacher, without enough sense to understand his surroundings. These kind of people come up here all the time and we have rescue/recover them. For some reason they never have to pay for it, we do.
Ne too
he only showed that stupid is as stupid does. Remember it was a movie not reality. Dramatized complete ignorance.
Maybe they will build an escalator to the top of Mount Everest.
And a couple more decades: An elevator!
They ought to close Everest. Ever see the litter that the pigs have left on it? It's truly disgraceful. And so many people do it now with expedition companies that it's basically become worthless as a true test of personal strength.
@@anthonydavis9662 I’m with you there they have so many climbing it now that a line gets backed up and have to wait their turn to reach the summit, not that big of a deal anymore but to much money involved to ever stop it something like $25,000 a head for the privilege of risking your life.
That's it exactly. Some people want things conveniently reduced in order for them to have an experience and it's not the same, it will never be the same.
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I was lucky enough to hitchhike thru Alaska and made my own personal trip to the bus with my best friend. I'm deeply saddened they decided to move the bus and not build the bridge. I'm very happy I was able to spend time there my name is written inside . 2009 Colby and Justin
I see u got got the jar of flies as ur profile pic hell yeah
Yes, why not build a bridge, ruining more nature. 🙄
People are so greedy they all did it for money as out there are many rich collectors who would give huge amount of money for that stuff like diaries
why would they build a bridge
A bridge???! And You think that is a good idea ruing such a Beauty just cause some ass holes are not able to understand when it is the right time to do this trip.
I have been there in the 2011….it was not that difficult to find it…actually. Me and my dog friend…I am sorry but to write Our names I guess I delete also Yours...that’ life.
The bus was carried away on a trailer by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. It was on State land and is now held by the State. As you explained, they did it because there were many expensive operations to rescue unprepared hikers.
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The bus was carried away by a helicopter No truck and trailor could ever get out there
The bus was placed by a hunter due to the location, in order to wait out the weather .
Extremely well done video. Thank You for all the background info. The series that you and Ryan did was awesome! I actually was sad to see it end. Thanks again for your side.
It is sad in a way, but I find the sadness is more of a coming to terms with the fact that whether the bus is on-location or not, Chris's story has already been lived and cannot be re-lived by another person. Admittedly, I sometimes wrestle with the temptation to want to follow in his steps, but I think that in following his authentic steps too closely, one's own story becomes inauthentic - finding your story, your personal message, and clinging to it, is everything. Everyone has a 'bus' out there - make sure you find your bus and don't end up too long in someone else's. And when you find it, don't die in it! Don't let the mistakes of others drive you - I think that may have been Chris's mistake.
Nothing like that lasts forever, buses rust and government departments will save money. It is his story that will endure, his ideas and thoughts have been immortalised in print and film and we should celebrate and be grateful for that.
Thanks man! That actually really helps!
You’re absolutely right!
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😅wtf dude?
R.i.p Chris,you truly left us all with a better way to look at life. And to really appreciate life,and the people we meet along the way................ I love the film into the wild,so glad it was made,thank you for the life lesson.......
Hopefully it Will be put into a museum and all of the contents but to me it feels like his grave as been moved so sad that was the place he wanted to be why take that away from him RIP Chris.
He's dead. Funerals are for the living. If he was a decent person, he would have wanted whatever his family and loved ones wanted for his body. As for the bus, that wasn't his either.
Cyber Pleb people died going through
@@cyberpleb2472 I negatively judged him too but 5 mins or less ago I just finished watching this and it'll make you realise why he did what he did. He was a good guy. th-cam.com/video/XIUxM2X6uZw/w-d-xo.html
@@cyberpleb2472 ? Funerals are for the dead.
It won't go to a museum....
Out of context now, it is an old rotten bus. It will be deemed unsafe, un-restorable, and scrapped.
They should have just let it be.
Thanks for doing this video!
I feel so many mixed emotions to be honest! Maybe it's good it's gone, but I too planned on going when well enough, again!
But I guess the gift was always the spirit of Chris, himself!! We are connected via Love & I honestly dont believe I'd have survived my horrific illness (ironically, caused by massive starvation) without the guidance & lessons I learned from Chris!
Love to Chris & his family!
So many shifts happening recently & I hope it only brings them all (the surviving McCandless family) further peace, & resolution..
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😢 I too get it but I also wanted to one day make the trek out there. However, I have no backcountry hiking experience & can’t imagine how I would have safely crossed the river. Christopher’s story resonates as I understand & can relate to the dysfunctional family & the need to do what he did. Hopefully, it will be moved to a museum or some safe location where people like me can safely visit the magic bus🚎 ❤️
I agree on all accounts but I still dream of heading out to places my knowledge and experience cannot follow 😂
I was ready in december of 2019 but failed to go now i regret it... Soo sad but i do hope it gets set up somwhere safe so whoever wants to visit the historic bus is safety... Still very sad.
Thank you for covering this. Hopefully the bus is displayed and reserved for people to come and look at it.
It’s currently at the University of alaska
@@287southmusic thats good to know
Chris and his family went to my high school. I find this a bit sad. It is like the final end of Chris’s adventure.
He was on a journey for his heart and soul I think.
RIP Alex Supertramp 😢
Please ensure you post an updated video on the Magic bus as and when any news come out. It was a dream of mine to visit it. But now that it is gone, though i feel a little shattered, I hope to visit the ground one day for sure. Thank you for both the videos.
Good luck from India.
Is not the same, the trip and the wildlife was the coolest part, also all the history about the book, I kind of disappointed for this notice.!
Big Wheel
You're so right!
People often don't think about the people who put their lifes in danger to rescue people, or to remove skelletons of stupid idiots.
I feel the same about brainless men and women that climb mountains and riscue the lifes of rescue workers.
Big Wheel they have the freedom to do as they please. You have no right to not let them adventure. You are the problem. How dare you be allowed to breath.
Imca vdB then. Don’t. Rescue. Them. You childish sensitive fools are the bane of humanity and the society you uphold. Brainwashed to think that everything revolves around safety.
@@A_name_is_a_name if you believe that, then you also believe that they have the freedom to be lost up there
Jon Eubanks yes I do. I believe you have the freedom to live in the woods. I believe you have the freedom to die of stupidity, accident, and bad luck anywhere in this universe if that is what your decisions lead to. You have a narrow idea of reality and outcomes. As does the person who replied before you. You naive fools think that anything possibly dangerous is auto banned because you can’t trust yourself. Like a helicopter parent does to their children. Ruining them. You telling people what they can and cannot do makes you no better than hitler and Stalin. Blinded by the idea that you’re helping in the short term when you’re not even doing that.
Very cool. Sad stair. Yet excellent Alaskan Story . I've lived here 50 years . Amazing you were able to be apart of that journey of the bus. I hope it ends up in Anchorage Museum
It would be an honor to our beautiful forever young Chris.. that the bus be set-up as memorial. Chris's life has touched so many of us.
the glorification of spoiled rich stupidity.
People need to understand this bus wasn't a tourist attraction, the nearby town and Alaska never wanted it to be a tourist attraction. They actually wanted to get rid of it even before what happened to Chris because it was an illegal shelter the hunters had placed out there but decided it would be to much trouble. They finally decided to get rid of after what happened to Chris because it brought it to the attention of the world and they started to have a influx of people wanting to see it and not realizing how difficult and dangerous the hike was to get there and get back. A lot of people that ended up having to be saved admitted they thought it was some tourist site that would somewhat easy to find and it would be along a well marked trail and and at worst would only take an hour or two to get to it.
For the people that are complaining about how there isn't a shelter there anymore. The hunters that use to use it quit going there long before Chris even got there do to the buses location becoming public knowledge and random people started showing up. The nearby town and the hunters in that area have all said they are glad it's finally gone so people would stop trying to find it and stop bringing in the idiots that get some sick enjoyment going to the place that Chris died a very painful and slow death do to his own arrogates with him thinking he knew what he was doing.
For all of you who are wondering
'' On September 24, 2020, the Museum of The North, at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks announced that it had become the permanent home of Bus 142, which will be restored and an outdoor exhibit will be created. ''
Fuk.. should’ve just left it.
@@sotis1756 yep totally right dude, should have been left were it was, I find it incredibly disrespectful to move it on so many levels, not much bothers me as I’m super chilled but this shit got me pissed off, shit some things just need to be left alone and bus 142 was definitely one of them.
Whilst I’m not happy it was moved I understand why.
Neutering it
well ...at least they didnt destroyed it like they did to "Killdozer"
Thanks for your honest and thorough feedback. Much appreciated. I too am conflicted.
Itll be interesting on what theyll do with this bus. Hopefully something very thoughtful.
“All we are is Dust in the Wind”
Over time, that bus would have melted into the ground....
“Rust Never Sleeps”
And then there's the inevitable heat death of the universe.....
THANK YOU SO MUCH for explaining how it got there in the first place; that's the main thing I've wanted to know forever!
Wow! Impressive. I actually saw the movie when it first came out. The movie was powerfully sad, and this backstory is riveting. Great cover story and amazing footage.
Thanks so much for bringing this sad news to light. A commenter on another channel said it was removed. I didn't believe it until I saw this.
I wonder if they removed the granite memorial. I really don't think removing the bus will stop people from going there. From what I what I have been reading the local government put pressure on the state to remove the bus. Even though the state patrol is in charge of rescue many locals are involved in the process and they were not happy. A bridge was discussed but shot down as it's not the only dangerous part of this trail. It will be interesting to see what happens now. Glad I went on the journey via you and Ryan. Thank you for that! God Bless!
I’m sure someone will erect a memorial shrine and pilgrims will still venture to pay their respects to Chris and seek their own enlightenment. You can remove the headstone, but people will still visit the grave...
The best and wisest time to go the bus was in the winter. There is a "ice bridge" across the river, and the ground is frozen. I did it several years before Chris, and it was a quick and easy out and back trip in just a few hours
@@yecats50 when you made that trip 7 years before Chris did you come across the bus then?and if so what shape was it in? And I enjoyed reading your comment 👍
I agree. I was planning to make the hike with I turned 30 next year and I still do.
@@yecats50 isn't it at least a few days to out and back? the trail is like 28 miles
Thank you for sharing and such a sad day. Alexander Supertramp’s spirit lives in all of us.
This was a goal of mine for over 10 years. I can't believe this happened...
Snooze you lose
i’m sorry :( you can still go “into the wild”, i know the bus symbolizes a lot but the most important part of the trip should be the nature. don’t let this deter you from your goal
1StarProductions your opinion is less important than your life. And that’s saying something. You are nothing more than an ant on a rock.
I'd have to train to do it, but what some would consider miserable and shitty others would call almost a spiritual journey to pit yourself against nature and break from society for a time
It's not for everyone, and people shouldn't be such careless tourists like all the people who try to hike Everest now. Rich people paying their way to the summit to feel accomplished
@1StarProductions you obviously don't understand it ....so keep too your paved roads loser
Chris did say that happiness is only real when shared, so maybe this means more people will get to see the bus and share happiness with one another, even if it isn’t in its original location. I hope it goes to a museum, because I will be first in line to see the exhibit. I’m sure I’ll run into many of you guys there 🌳
puking into my mouth. how christopher columbus became a hero. eck
@@lotusstreetpoet2876 Are you trying to be funny? Or just dumb?
Are you trying to be critical or just a c...
I hope they'll make some kind of Museum, so that people can satisfy their curiosity, complete their pilgrimages, celebrate his life, without having to retrace his steps and repeat his tragedy.
celebrating an idiot
People like y’all are a problem. If someone wants to run into the woods they can. You have no position to judge. Yet you do. Ignorant fools.
There's always been a way to do it all in a safe way. BEING FUCKING PREPARED. He wasn't, but he still survived longer than any of us here could, I think, so he wasn't that much of an idiot, huh?
@@Guy1105Fawkes you ignore facts. Chris destroyed cabins stole food and still died. Everything he touched turned to shit. Open your eyes. Pick better examples to model YOUR life after. Don't pawn away your self respect for a stupid movie produced by a total life loser, Sean Penn.
No. They seek to destroy our history and monuments and landmarks.
I just watched Into The Wild for the first time a few hours ago.
I wasn’t expecting something like this, AT ALL.....
What an amazing tragedy and yet the beauty in his words.....
OMG, I am from India and really inspired by this movie "Into the Wild" and included this place in my bucket list. But i am really sad to hear that bus is not available in its original location now and i will not be able realize this small dream mission of mine...
Needs to go in a history museum
Maybe they are having bidding wars? Idk
Yes, the bus will now be on display at the museum of north in fairbanks, now it is safe for people to visit it
While it is a shame that the bus is gone Chris did not venture out into the wilderness to find a bus. The amazing part of his story is the journey. While Chris is an inspiration to many people, losing your life in order to find this bus is not worth it. Not to mention the massive strain this puts on the rescue service who could be dealing with other emergencies. There is nothing stopping devotees from actually training and preparing to do such a hike, I just hope that this will deter the truly unprepared.
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dont know if you have seen or read his sisters accounts of all this but it gives a lot more incite on why Chris left in the first place. A lot of this content never made the book or movie "into the wild"
It's done. It's over. The location was an integral part of the bus finding experience. The bus was the habitat that kept him out of the elements in a place that was still wild. To remove the bus from the setting is to end the story.
rafaella rose for you but not everyone else weirdo
We can only ever speak for ourselves. That is a given.
I’ve lived in this area year round since 95, on stampede rd for 9 yrs, I can’t tell you how many times I’d ride to the Teklanika with friends and find people unprepared or right out scared and help them back convenience, a lot of people would make it there successfully
Over the years, living in here in Alaska, I've seen the two sides of this; if you want to limit it. I think they did the best thing by removing the bus. It was not a Magic Bus. People, ignorant of the wilderness and preparation were going out there yearly. We can't have that. There was too much risk involved, particularly with the rivers.
Every nanny state do gooder is a commie pos.
@Bob okay, prove it
We can't have that! Who the frig do you think you are? Step aside fool and let people live and die as they see fit.
Those who trade liberty for safety deserve neither liberty nor safety
@@pollocksjones7789 Okay. But why use the tax money of Alaska state citizens to rescue people who called an emergency to rescue them, or in honor to their loved ones rescuers fly there and pick up their dead bodies? Don't you see why?
Trust me, all the families and those people who got rescued before being dead are more than thankful for it.
It costs probably at least like 10k-15k$ to resque lost people at one time. Helicopter pilot in Alaska told me that just to get it from the ground costs like ~2000$.
I was in Alaska, I traveled on my foot from Anchorage to Deadhorse, alone all by myself. After 7miles up North from Fairbanks there's no any cellphone or mobile network connection. So it gets even harder to call the emergency and find those lost people(usually people have GPS signal devices which has emergency buttons)
Actually for the movie they used different replica bus which is located near the main highway in the front yard of the brewery. And I saw it accidentally while passing through. I took some photos and looked at it for 10mins and it was enough for me. I don't have any logical reasons to go to 42miles hike(if I remember right) without any trails through the forest, bushes and rivers to see it. And trust me in Alaska you can go in the river just till your knees and streams can get you and you"ll fall and die that easy. If you never experienced or never heard about something like this chances that it will happen to you increases alot.
The problem is the majority of people going there are lacking the knowledge of surviving in wilderness.
I didn't wanted to visit the location where Chris died. Yes I like the meaning and moral of the story and I listened like 15 times that movie soundtrack while being in Alaska, so I'm one of those fan boys of it, I guess.
But from my perspective it would more respectful not to visit that spot where he suffered very painful physical pain and died.
So I clearly understand and I respect that they removed it. I'm not satisfied that they did it. But I understand why and it's their land and we foreigners must respect their choices in their own land.
Love your vid of you and Ryan Visted to this bus show Respect for Chris and his family and a dream come true for you guys . hope they display the bus as it is, means a lot to all of us.💯💗
When someone tells you, 'we are doing this for your safety', run like hell...
This DEEPLY broke my heart, as it has been on my bucket list for quite some time, but now its one thing that will NEVER get 'crossed off. I can only imagine the sadness that his family must feel,,,HOWEVER, Chris' journey WAS INDEED about SO MUCH MORE than a bus... but I think it's just the fact of it being the exact place that his life had ended and feeling his spirit there....THAT'S the experience that so many wanted to feel a part of
His sister has said his death was pointless because he didn't know what he was doing and is glad it's gone. She also has said she was getting tired hearing about people needing to be rescued or people dying because they just wanted to visit the site where her brother made a stupid mistake going.
I journeyed to the bus back in 2011 with Walt, Billie, Jan, and Wayne. We had just completed the book, Back To The Wild, and we traveled back to the bus in celebration and memory of Chris. There was an article in Outside magazine shortly thereafter detailing our journey.
I watched your video of you going to the bus for the first time the other day upon finding out about the Chris mccandeless story, I found out due to them moving the bus and doing research found you! I really enjoyed your video and this story has stuck me hard and has given me a whole new perspective on life Chris lives through every true adventurer!
2:04 ''In total 15 bus-related search and rescue operations for visitors to the bus were carried out between 2007 and 2019.''
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teklanika_River
That is only the rescue operations carried out by the state. It doesn't include the operations carried out by local services. For example, the Healy Fire Department had to go rescue 12 different people in the summer of 2013.
if they put it in a museum it better be free to see
Change is the one constant of life!
Bus has done really well 1940s been there since 1961 wow. Put it in a museum and as a shrine preserve it from now. Chris is never going to be forgotten.
In France we sing:
"Society, I hope you are not lonely
if il est détruiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit..."
He was not prepared and when people offered him help before going there, he didn’t take their help as well
Just when I get ready to retire early they move the bus. It's been a bucket list item for me ever since seeing the movie. So pissed.
I'm emotional to watch for lift the Bus.
But still be inspired to many people through Christopher's natural beauty mind. Nature is ultimate Love, you were right Christopher
I had just been discussing to possibly go out to the "Magic Bus" with my BF someday and a few days later I hear this on the news. Moving the bus will NOT solve the problem of people going out there! They should have built the "bridge" that was discussed by the McCandless family in another video on youtube and left the bus in it's original location. The "River" is the real danger (and possibly bears), NOT the "Bus"! Perhaps they could build a bridge and put the bus back??? I feel that the bus (and it's location) are an important part of history and as such is a historic landmark that should be preserved. I think alot of young people connected to Chris McCandless's story and made the trek out there. .......One question....if so many people were going out there to view or even, in your case, sleep in the bus or otherwise spend time in it, How did they regulate who got the right to sleep in the bus at any one time? Also, did you feel Chris's spirit in the bus, or experience anything strange in that respect?
Who is more foolish, the fool, or the fools who follow him?
Another bridge to nowhere in Alaska...no thanks. We have more important things to spend our money on up here.
Most of the people going out to that bus were more entranced by taking that picture next to it than they were with any part of the story. The fact that people can't post that picture on social media WILL keep people from going there.
Building a bridge would have been the worst and most wasteful thing to do. First of all, that's a flood-prone area as I understand it. Bridges need to be maintained and repaired. What is some fool tried to drive over a damaged or weakened bridge and it collapsed into a rain-swollen river? And building a bridge would have only commercialized and trivialized the very "wild spirit" of Chris's journey and ideals.
Anthony Davis exactly. They should have just left the bus there.
A very emotional moment for those who have been close to Chris and those who have been following adaptions of his life's experience and the tragic death that followed in the bus. However, no more people need to die on that route. I hope the bus finds its right place where people who get inspired by Chris's story could make a much safer pilgrimage.
Heartbreaking to hear that they stole the Magic Bus, was one of my bucket list items to go and experience. I hope those involved are haunted by his ghost!
Did you miss the part of his story were he was trying to get help because he didn't want to die there? He wasn't a inspiration he was an fool thinking he had the survival skills to survive in Alaska.
It is property of the state of Alaska. They didn’t steal it. It was their property. I get feeling disappointed but if people were prepared hiking to the bus they wouldn’t have needed to remove it.
@@johncase1353 Did you miss the fact that he survived 100+ days there
The best part that he has given to all is that go out and find your happiness whether your camping, living in the woods or living underneath the ground. To become balanced with nature, he died because he was unprepared a lesson to all who venture out. Is to be prepared just in case. That is a gift to all of us who like adventure and he gave his life for it.
Christopher McCandless has such a mixed legacy which I think is part of the fascination. Unbridled enthusiasm for adventure, but also a cautionary tale about naiveté and recklessness. I always felt he was very selfish about not communicating with his family for years -he put them through hell.
Many are all over identifying with Chris and, like you said, ignore the effects of his selfish and rather immature acts.
EXCELLENT review, videos and info. I thank you so much for taking your time to make this. Really professional. Regards from Argentina 🇦🇷
i can see why people like the story. its kind of turned into a folk hero tale. but reality is.... chris has gotten into these situations several times in his life and was always pulled out of it by someone. and we all know someone like chris "oh ill just go into the woods and live off the land" without really having the knowledge to do so. if chris has basic hunting/cleaning knowledge that moose he killed would of lasted him the whole winter.
He was eating, but consumed the roots of a toxic plant that disabled his bodily function of absorbing nutrients into his system.
@@dapperdingo Toxic plant or not, he wasn't making it out of there alive.
ed: He was offered help. A guy who picked him up hitching offered to far way out of his way to Fairbanks, get him better camping equipment and drive him back. But no, he had to get out there right away. But no. He ignored the advice and turned down the help of a local and went out there and died.
I did that kind of thing too when I was young. Sometimes I wonder how it is that I made it through all that alive.
exactly...he had become habitual about criminal trespassing and poaching and getting himself into bad situations over and over relying on the goodness of others until his luck ran out
Nooooooooooooo! I understand why they removed it. God bless Chris and how he touched a lot of people. His life was not in vain. Prayers to his family and loved ones.
It would've been a while I grant, but the bus would've rotted into the ground if it hadn't been moved anyway. Now it can truly be preserved and the people who want to see it but couldn't make that journey have a chance to see it. I agree it's a shame it had to be moved, but I do agree it HAD to. Too many people would continue to try to make it, and too many more would continue to be trapped, require rescue, or simply die.
Carine talked about the possibility of putting a bridge over the river to alleviate the most risky part of the journey, but given the cost and limited benefit, it would be difficult to get it done.
There isn't any real justification to my mind of the risks presented to rescuers to set out to help if someone else got stranded (even though the same case could be made for thousands of other situations). But too many people who are woefully underprepared go out there and it's not worth the risk.
anyone hiking there needs to sign a document like signed when renting snow skis. Essentially, the snow lodge is not responsible if one kills themself while skiing. Thus, no rescue missions needed to save anyone that hikes to the bus location
unfortunately Chris was the poster boy for illegal entry and camping and poaching in the park ...so people making that particular trek often weren’t stopping off at the ranger station to sign a waiver and pay a an upkeep fee and engage in legal hunting
So weird that I was about half way through the book the day it got moved... does anyone know if there is an official list of books Chris had in the bus with him while he was there?
I don’t know, but I think it may mention the books he read in the book itself.
Smart idea to put it in museum!
They saved many lives by doing this, should have been done a long time ago
What an incredible story and movie about Chris McCandless and his adventure living in bus '142'. I could watch the movie endlessly. And I can agree with your bittersweet emotions concerning the removal. Hopefully this bus will be placed for display to the public. I would like so much to see it and to just feel Chris's spirit.
I don't really think people stop going there!!!
Greetings from Germany
they moved it because morons were costing hundreds of thousands in rescuing fucking idiots like him
The Rev then put up a notice that rescues will not happen and don’t rescue them.
It was taken to The U of Alaska at Fairbanks, Museum for eventual display.
The trek to the site of the Magic Bus is one that many hikers looked forward to. The Stampede Trail will always be there, but making their journey to the site will not be the same. I hope the government will at least replace the bus or provide some type of landmark because hikers will go there regardless of the presence of the original bus.
This movie has forever grabbed my heart and soul.
Everytime i watch this movie i cry my eyes out during the death scene.
When i was a child i collected National Geographics.
I was in awe with the Sequoia trees in the NW.
The 1st time i left my home state of Florida i drove all the was to North Dakota for work.
Chris saw the beauty of this beautiful planet and all Gods creatures.
His years of life were short, but it wasnt his quantity of years here, it was the quality of his experience that counted.
Long live Chris and Bus 142.
The book tells how the bus ended up there. There were 3 originally pulled out there during the construction of the road for workers. They were pulled in place by bulldozer. 142 had a flat so they left it.
LOL 4:03 seeing the Polish-language edition of the book inside of that suitcase made me feel like we are really everywhere xD
Signed, *Polish Emigrant*
It was a place of refuge and healing for a young man trying to figure things out...it became the place his journey came to an end and therefore should be offered to his family..the people who loved him...and if they choose to share it with the world in a more public way then so be it..but it definitely should be the family's decision, ultimately, how to share it ... or not.
Well the bus is now in a museum so people can see it in a safe invironment.
as I already mentioned to your travel mate: It is the journey to awoke you. The bus might be gone, the place still is there and the journey to a remote place will make your way.. guess you know
Leave it to the government to take total control of anything they want! If someone wants to risk their lives to see it, then the blame sits squarely on their shoulders. What's next??? Are they going to move Denali??? Bastards!!!
Exactly
I am freaking out, I just wrote pretty much the exact same comment and then I read this.... 🤪. To be clear, I'm talking about our names 😂
This is tourism
It's called duty of care, yes people have a responsibility for their own safety! But if people are going to be stupid and careless then of course the government are going to step in! And even more so if there having to fork out lots of money to save those people...
It doesn't work like that. Rescue teams have to go out to rescue these loons and that isn't free. That money could be used for rescuing people who legitimately are in trouble and not ones who are hero worshipping what could be classed as a loser.
Yah hey! Let's go and just hang out where the bus used to be. Was there way before Chris went and it was already a destination for people to see if you asked around a little.
It was there for the last 20 plus years so anyone that wanted to
go and see this had plenty of time. The movie inspired people that do not have the
knowledge in being out in the open country like this not counting Grizzly bears neither.
Its rugged and unforgiving to go there without being well equipped to do so and
i am glad they did remove it. Nobody needs to die up there and every time they send
search and rescue teams the they could be doing something else then fetching dummies
that want to go see an old city bus put there by hunters for a camp. I worked
in the Canadian Artic. I flew all over this land and its not for the amateur hiker
or someone that sees a movie and all of a sudden thinks ohh il walk to there.
This aint no walk in the park remember this !!!!
I was there in 2002. I'm glad it is gone for respect of the town of Healy, Ak. That town was put through Hell since Krakauer put the first writing of the story into the Outside magazine sometime in the '90's, after McCandless' death.
It should be placed in a museum. Lots of history in that bus.
Oh what the hell I didn't know about this.. This was on my bucket list of places to visit. Why did they move it? Were too many people going out there and almost dying? Dammit.
yup
It was emotional just watching your visit to the bus video ..
I have expressed my opinion about this removal on a few other comment sections of a few other channels, including Ryan's. While intrigued with Chris McCandless' story, I can also see both sides. To me, he is neither a hero nor a jerk. A victim of his own foolhardy hubris, yes; but he was more than that, too.
Chris was damaged by a turbulent upbringing; though privileged in certain senses, in others, it was abusive and toxic, according to his sister Carine. He was bright, educated and athletic. He was passionate, altruistic, idealistic, adventurous, motivated... but less blessed with a good balance of common sense, which ultimately doomed him.
Like you, I see what makes his story so intriguing as to lead many of a certain mindset to take the risk, and follow in his footsteps; I also see why it had become neccessary, for the good of people's safety, to remove the temptation to reenact it themselves. I think the bus' ultimate fate should be one of curation, and in the future, a return to public display and interaction, in a much safer place.
Perhaps near the head of the Stampede Trail, closer to Healy itself, in a memorial park, with a little space provided for basic tent camping to be near the bus, also with a modest museum. It could be an economic boon to Healy, and to the state, without the danger. If Healy doesnt want that, perhaps in a safe location elsewhere in Denali national park. I feel the bus has to remain open to direct interaction for visitors in some way, not behind glass or ropes, or else why bother?
That's why it has to be curated, and restored to its pre-lift condition... with perhaps only the most neccessary of structural restorations. But all the graffiti must remain, as must the furniture, and any mementos left by visitors. If Chris' family has the original suitcase, replace it with a similar vintage one, with a log book for visitors to sign and leave a few words of remembrance.
To do all this might require some public and private donations, but I don't think it would be too hard to mount a successful campaign for that. I also think Chris' family, especially his sister Carine, need to be consulted and involved. I fear the bus' removal won't stop all people from trying to go back to the site, bus or no bus; but it might help. It might even be a good idea to just leave the clearing to be reclaimed by Mother Nature. Chris might have liked that idea.
Sorry for the long post, but those are my thoughts and suggestions, anyway. You and Ryan have both done some very good work.
You must have read the comments on most of the channel and majority of them had good word for Chris because everyone had some part of Christ story in them, most of them imagined Chris as themselves, it made them to come out of their house/boredom, to over here, to be Chris and live a day like him.
We all has a turbulent life, we all want smooth and peaceful life and want to live far from madden crowd.
Chris was also one of us and he did what he wanted.
I do agree that the Bus need to be put back where it rightly belong, maybe, one day it will happen.
@@bbs2183 well, I don't think that it will ever be returned to the clearing it was just removed from. What I am referring to is a new place, nearby, but much safer to get to. Perhaps near that lake at the head of the trail, or closer to the town of Healy; or if not in the area of Healy, somewhere nearby in a developed area of Denali state park. These are just ideas, of course. I imagine the state will figure something out, that will be safer for visitors, but respectful to Chris' memory.
@@arladicey that will be sad.
Nobody knew about this part of the Alaska, (Healy) due to Chris and Magic Bus, whole world came to know about it, Chris had his role but Bus too played important role. It is my thinking that by removing the Bus, more than 50% adventures will change their plan of visiting this place. Dicey, it really made me sad and broken, so are the local residents, it was providing them with some extra income due to the tourist attractions.
Going through the comments I found nobody is happy.
@@bbs2183 I'm so sorry about how difficult this is for you; I get that the removal has hit a lot of people hard. I guess I see both sides of the issue. I would want people to still be able to connect with the admirable aspects of Chris' story; but I do worry about the level of physical risk to people. Like I have said, my hope is that a good middle ground can be reached between fans/hikers/adventurers and the state of Alaska. I truly think that middle ground is to be found in the safer natural spaces near Healy. I guess we will all find out in the future.
@@bbs2183 It'll never happen
What a cool story. Glad they did find a safe museum to allow people to connect
With Chris.
Who knew that 2 deaths and 15 rescues within 28 years was enough to remove it. Yosemite has had 300 deaths within 15 years and 250 incident every year. Should we remove Yosemite, too?
Costs a lot less to deal with those as opposed to alaska where the conditions can get way more harsh. Yosemite is in California. Plus I’m sure it’s like how it is in New Hampshire which is if a hiker is deemed unprepared and the state has to rescue them, they have to pay the costs of the operation.
@@jacksondgagnon I guess you haven't been to Yosemite. There are cliffs, rivers, waterfalls, and other treacherous terrain. There's mountaineering/mountain climbing spots in the park, too. It can definitely be way more dangerous. Just because it's in California doesn't mean it can't be harsh.
www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/sar_jobs.htm
www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/08/when-the-water-rises-so-does-the-death-count/amp/
Jackson Gagnon of course it’s someone from New Hampshire speaking. Ignorant fool.
Glad the bus is safe and others can learn from history and lives are saved for future hikers