A 49th State Brewery Bonus: The Bus Used In the Movie Into the Wild

Into the Wild is the story of Chris McCandless, an Emory University graduate, who heads
off across country to challenge himself.  Chris lived in a bus in Denali National Park
for a time.

49th State Brewery bought the bus used in the movie and visitors are free to tour
the bus.

Eric pretends to

drive the bus.

The bus was gutted &
used for shelter.

A Bearskin sits on the floor

where the driver's seat

would be.

I'm sitting outside the bus.

I read the book by Jon Krakauer,

publiHealyshed in 1996.






People continue to hike to this bus.  The latest news story is that five hikers were rescued on their return trip from the bus. 

*** June 19, 2019 Update:  The Alaska Department of Natural Resources determined that the bus, located near Healy, draws people into danger in the Alaska wilderness as they retrace Christopher McCandles' ill-fated Alaska adventure. 

A significant number of visitors to the bus located on the Stampede Trail have been rescued by Alaska's Mountain Rescue Association since the mid-1990s.  Some have died attempting the trip.    The Alaska National Guard removed the bus by air.  It will be held in a secure location until another site is selected for its display.