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The bus featured on the film 'Into the Wild' has been removed from it's remote Alaska location. In 1992 the bus was inhabited by 24-year-old adventurer Chris McCandless. His story was told by author Jon Krakauer in the 1996 book Into The Wild. In 2007 the book was adapted into a film directed by Sean Penn. This bus was in the middle of nowhere AL, located in the northern end of Denali National Park. The closest town is about 30 miles away and to reach it, you have to cross the fast-flowing Teklanika River. They had to move this bus because it this dangerous tourist attraction and people kept trying to make the trip to this bus, Two people have died trying. The most recent was killed when she was swept underwater while trying to cross the river with her husband. Five tourists looking for the bus were rescued - one with frostbite - after becoming lost 13 miles from where they were supposed to be. All in all There were 15 bus-related search and rescue operations by the state between 2009 and 2017. If you’re not familiar with the story or film in 1992 Chris hitchhikes into AL on a quest for self discovery. His last ride drops him off on a rugged road called Stampede trail. This trail was developed back in the 1930s by gold prospectors and later became a road for the state of AK. A bridge was never built over the near by Teklanika river. When Chris crossed the river in April the water level was still low. Snow and ice from the mountains hadn’t started to thaw. He makes it across the river and keeps following the trail. He was hoping to walk all the way to the Bering Sea, but one day he reached a clearing and saw bus 142 which would be the eventual resting point for Chris. Check out Ed the Builder's backyard coffee shop here https://www.instagram.com/elsbuilds/?igshid=o4guwg3de49q Into the Wild trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7ArZ7VD-QQ Mick Dodge http://www.mickdodge.com/ The Coffee Buzz Playlist for this crazy summer: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/22Xkf0S9SXyuMJtrIiAWs6?si=AnMjalbFQISwY_-UxoSvXA The Coffee Buzz https://www.thecoffeebuzzpodcast.com/ Instagram @thecoffeebuzzpc Twitter @thecoffeebuzzp1 Facebook @thecoffeebuzzpodcast [email protected]