Christopher McCandless

How very thoughtful. Unfortunately there is no way I could do it this year. I have a reunion on July 1st in Ontario and my daughters wedding in August also in Ontario.
I will think about writing something for the bus, for the seekers. Thanks for the offer.

Welcome. It never ceases to amaze me how this story strikes such a chord with so many others. I think partly because it is a classic tragedy in a modern setting. We can relate to Chris easily and so completely, his truth comes across as our truth. Not only do we feel for him but we feel with him and...

Very good, thank you for sharing.

(one thing I'm finding I'm not too crazy about is that users here can go back and be able to edit their posts. I really think that should be turned off after your post is a 1/2 hour old. ) User 1 I'd say that this sentence probably is a good example of the problem at hand here. Steve caught on righ...

This is the last you shall hear from me Wayne. If this adventure proves fatal and you don't ever hear from me again, I want you to know your a great man. I now walk into the wild. Based on this, his last communique, it almost sounds like he intended to stay out there for the rest of his life. Later...

@bobenns: Very well written! McCandless used the word "God" several times, so he must have had some faith of that kind. Personally, I don't believe in any God(s) at all, but I respect people being religious or superstitious or whatever they want, as long as they don't bother me or cause a...

Little known facts. Something I learned in Alberta. .. Maybe the only thing I learned in Alberta! IHC is often thought to stand for International Harvester Company or Corporation. The C actually stands for "Cornbinder". We used to just call any International vehicle a Cornbinder and nobody...

This is about the point where I would be saying to myself, "WTF are you doing here you stupid idiot? You don't even have a pot to piss in!"
But we know that you know why you were there.

How sad is that?

Inexperience probably had a part to play.

Sounds like the CO got them long before the building burned. Ventilation, ventilation, ventilation!

Interesting. I forwarded a link to the youtube video of him that was on my local home town news page to a friend.
We all have hidden talent. I hope he has a good life from here on.