Christopher McCandless

Mcv081: I am not here to show you the light, but I do know some who have stared into this same darkness. One man I know, who is due to be released from a federal prison in about three years. has not seen his kids for at least nine years. He knows he cannot make up for the time lost. He will never s...

Bob- what you wrote and explained is very eye opening for me. I thank you for your personal insight on the subject, you pointed out some very valid points. Hey thanks, We are lucky to live in a so called free society. Some countries like China, Saudi Arabia and others have overwhelming doctrines an...

This makes a good detective story. The person posting those videos is from Fairbanks. Steve probably used to beat him up in the school yard and now he's getting his revenge. Thing is to some people that old bus is just an abandoned rusting hulk waiting to be dragged off by some government authorized...

Its not so cut and dry. Media in particular bombards us with messages practically from birth. In North America and the Western World in general the messages are usually intended to make us want to consume goods, own cars etc. for the most part. These messages originate with corporations, they have d...

Anyone interested in making a map of the Stampede Trail. I know you can pin pics on Google maps, I suppose you could pin notes as pics. I don't know that the location of the cabins has ever been pointed out exactly. They may actually be visible on google maps if you knew where to look. The Stampede ...

Growing up in Northern Ontario I was taught that it was safe to drink any water that was running on the ground , other than the local river which was badly polluted in those days by a huge pulp and paper mill. If we were to drink standing water we were to treat it with one drop of chlorine bleach pe...

I'm right there with you man, that bus almost has a face on it sitting there, looking at you kind of shy like as if its saying, "I've been waiting here for you"

All I can say is wow. You have a talent Stevie, you really do. I am really enjoying this and I'm really glad to know you.

Hey, Walt Whitman. Back in the 70s I got a TV just to watch The Waltons. I swore I'd never own a TV but I had to watch that show. It represented the family life I never had but wished I'd had. Now I digress. Will Geer admired his grandfather, a man who said hello to trees by their Latin names and wh...

Very thoughtful stuff there Anewanddifferentsun.

The spiritual pilgrimage of Christopher Mccandless.

Makes me think of another biblical story about Christ spending 40 days and nights in the wilderness where he fasted and was tempted.

Makes great food for thought. (pun intended)

Very well put GoNorth. Chris' life strikes a chord with many. Some get really pissed about it, angry. Some think he's just a terrible person for turning his back on family the way he did. It all depends to a considerable degree on our own background and family ties etc. I like Chris, I like him a lo...