What items did Chris McCandless bring with him?
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Asked by: Tina Walker
He had basic clothes, personal care items, camping supplies, and a tent with him before he hitchhiked from Carthage, South Dakota to Fairbanks, Alaska. He also had a small library of favorite and inspirational books. In Fairbanks, he bought a ten-pound bag of rice, a book about local plants, and a used gun.
What book did McCandless buy at the campus bookstore Fairbanks?
book of edible plants
McCandless’s acquisition and hard study of a book of edible plants at the University of Alaska bookstore shows his dedication and his intellectual acumen.
Where is Bus 142 now?
the UA Museum of the North
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 will be cataloged into the Ethnology & History permanent collection and eventually placed on public exhibit.
Where is the Into the Wild bus 2021?
the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks Transit System Bus 142, made famous in the Jon Krakauer book “Into the Wild” and the 2007 film with the same name, arrives at the Troth Yeddha’ campus Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at the Engineering, Learning and Innovation Facility’s high bay structural testing lab at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
