Into The Wild Bus Moved

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  • kaw753
    kaw753 Posts: 941
    KN219077 said:
    Weird timing, I’m just now reading the book after all these years
    Jon Krakauer has some incredible books, but Into Thin Air is off the charts incredible.
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,914
    eowynsilme said:
    Zod said:
    I don't know what the hike was like to the old bus, but it's too bad the Alaska government didn't go the other direction?  Maybe build a few bridges over the river crossings so people could hike to bus with less risk?   It would probably make for a cool hike, and bring in some money from visitors?
    I agree, I was hoping they'd do something like that, but then again I wonder how much they could do without spoiling the whole experience... 
    At least they're keeping and preserving the bus :)
    Yah.. I love hikes.. so turning it into a proper hike would of been cool.   Putting the bus in a museum kind of removes that whole experience.  On the other hand if fixed up trail hike turned into a tourist trap, then it too would be wrecked.
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    With today’s teens and 20s they would have selfie stations along the route.   Followed by Wi-Fi installed on the bus.  Latte stations along the trail.  Ok i’ll stop.  
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,475
    Zod said:
    I don't know what the hike was like to the old bus, but it's too bad the Alaska government didn't go the other direction?  Maybe build a few bridges over the river crossings so people could hike to bus with less risk?   It would probably make for a cool hike, and bring in some money from visitors?
    Agreed....they could have set up a snack bar in it and made some cash.
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  • demetrios
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    University of Alaska Museum of the North - Conservation work has started on Bus 142. You can watch the Bus 142 live stream at bit.ly/bus142_livestream 




  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    demetrios said:
    University of Alaska Museum of the North - Conservation work has started on Bus 142. You can watch the Bus 142 live stream at bit.ly/bus142_livestream 





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  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,860
    Should have left it there. Imo. Don't know the whole story. May be nice to be kept safe as a memorial. Idk. It just seems out of place inside somewhere. Whatever
  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,271
    edited January 2023
    Loujoe said:
    Should have left it there. Imo. Don't know the whole story. May be nice to be kept safe as a memorial. Idk. It just seems out of place inside somewhere. Whatever

    It was a three-day hike with apparently the nastiest biggest mosquitoes ever known to exist, a river you had to walk upstream to cross (because the current) and all sorts of unforgiving terrain.

    Too many people were dying because folk hero status and their own stupidity.

    Day 1: Leave town.
    Day 2: Continue the hike with a bit of time at the bus and turn around back to town.
    Day 3: Arrive back in town and get a beer if you don't need medical attention.

    It was a very smart decision to move the bus to a safe place.
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