Christopher McCandless

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Stampede Fall color.jpg Stampede pavilion.jpg It's definitely Fall time on the Stampede trail... Lots of color and lots of moose hunters. I think its the best time to visit here... Low water, fewer bugs, very pretty. BTW- There is a new building along the road right near 8 Mile. They moved the log ...

Hey Ron, Good post on the poison controversy. What about giardia or other parasites from the water or the animals Chris was eating? There are plenty of beaver in the rivers and creeks along Stampede and those squirrels and birds probably have some parasites. Giardia really knocks some people out...

My friends who live on Stampede Road aren't really angry but they are concerned about some things associated with the Chris cult that started after the movie came out. There is an increase in traffic due to the Chris fad. Lots of people driving too fast through the residential area. People stop righ...

Very moving letters from the syblings... Thanks for mentioning them, Eric. For those who haven't read them- don't miss the last one from Shawna- she sums it up so well in only 5 or 6 lines.

It's funny he would go out and cross the Tek last week. It was the rainiest period of the whole summer so far. There is a wide creek on the north edge of Healy called Dry Creek. If you see any water at all running in Dry Creek when you cross over it on the hiway bridge then you can figure that the T...

Anyone thinking of trying Jedediah's option of floating/walking down the Teklanika might want to read more about his trip on that other website about Hiking the stampede trail. http://pathfinderalaska.com/stampedetrail/ Jed apparently wrecked his packraft right away and then just walked in over the ...