What happened to the McCandless bus?

On September 24, 2020, the Museum of the North at the University of Alaska Fairbanks announced it became the permanent home of McCandless’s ‘Magic Bus 142’ where it will be restored and an outdoor exhibit will be created.

What happened to the Magic Bus in Alaska?

The former Fairbanks city bus is sometimes called Bus 142 or the Magic Bus. It was later used to house construction workers building a road in the area. It was abandoned in 1961, and became a shelter for those using the backcountry to recreate or hunt.

What did they do with the bus from Into the Wild?

When a National Guard helicopter hauled the famous Magic Bus off of Alaska’s Stampede Trail in 2020, it may have been the end of the vehicle’s time as a destination for hikers. But a museum in Fairbanks is working to keep the story alive.

Is the bus from Into the Wild still there?

When workers finished in 1961, Yutan Construction left the bus behind. In the years that followed, the bus remained tucked away in its wooded location, sitting just outside of Denali National Park for the next 60 years, becoming a refuge and shelter for hunters and backcountry explorers.

What happened to the Magic Bus 142?

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) – Since it’s rise to fame through the story of Chris McCandless, the rust covered green and yellow “Magic Bus” or “Bus 142” has been an enticing and dangerous destination for hikers.

Is Magic Bus 142 still there?

Now the famous bus is settling into a new home at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, where it will be renovated and installed as an exhibition to immortalize it’s many stories. “So the bus has a long a storied history, but unfortunately there were some tragedies associated with people trying to see the bus.

Where is Christopher McCandless buried?

Christopher Johnson McCandless

Birth	12 Feb 1968 Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death	Aug 1992 (aged 24) Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
Burial	Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Memorial ID	23573485 · View Source

How long has Chris McCandless been dead when he was found?

In August 1992, Christopher McCandless died in an abandoned bus in the Alaska wilderness after living mostly on squirrels, birds, roots and seeds for 113 days. Hunters found his body weeks later. Alaska state coroners declared starvation as the cause of death. But a mystery lingered: What exactly did him in?

What did Chris McCandless eat?

Once the roots of the Eskimo potato got too tough to eat, Christopher McCandless started collecting the seeds in a plastic bag, says author Jon Krakauer. In August 1992, Christopher McCandless died in an abandoned bus in the Alaska wilderness after living mostly on squirrels, birds, roots and seeds for 113 days.

What happened to Chris McCandless bus in into the wild?

The abandoned bus where the late adventurer Chris McCandless, the subject of the book Into the Wild and film of the same name, spent his last days was removed from Alaska’s Denali National Park Thursday due to safety concerns following deaths and rescues in the area.

What happened to Alaska’s into the Wild bus?

At least two people died trying to reach the infamous Into The Wild bus on Alaska’s Stampede Trail after hiker Chris McCandless died there in 1992. Wikimedia Commons Chris McCandless took many self-portraits, including this one in front of the abandoned bus — popularly known as the Into The Wild bus — that was his shelter.

How did McCandless make his way to the trail?

Regardless, McCandless made his way to the trail. However, instead of following his route, he decided to set up camp inside of a robin-blue abandoned bus abandoned in the middle of the woods. McCandless began living off the land as he envisioned and chronicling his days in a journal he kept inside the bus.

Who is into the wild’s John McCandless?

#IntoTheWild pic.twitter.com/W5rNhCVaOE McCandless, a 24-year-old from Virginia kept a journal about his life on the bus for 114 days before he eventually died of starvation in 1992.