Official: The Magic Bus 142 has been removed
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 1:49 am
Lots of rumors in the past, but now it's been officially done.
From Jon Krakauer's instagram:
krakauernotwriting: Carine McCandless informed me a few hours ago that the bus where her beloved brother Chris McCandless lived and died in the summer of 1992 was lifted out of the Alaska bush this morning by a Chinook military helicopter, placed on a flatbed trailer, and trucked to an undisclosed location for "safe storage." Hit the link in my profile for more information and photos of the airlift
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBmNerOnYu2
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/06/18/helicopter-removes-into-the-wild-bus-that-lured-alaska-travelers-to-their-deaths
Personally, it's very disappointing, having always wanted to visit the bus. I know people will say it is in the interest of safety, but I believe it to be quite overblown. Probably more people are rescued hiking in Denali on a regular basis than at the bus, but it tends to get more media attention. It feels like a desecration.
From Jon Krakauer's instagram:
krakauernotwriting: Carine McCandless informed me a few hours ago that the bus where her beloved brother Chris McCandless lived and died in the summer of 1992 was lifted out of the Alaska bush this morning by a Chinook military helicopter, placed on a flatbed trailer, and trucked to an undisclosed location for "safe storage." Hit the link in my profile for more information and photos of the airlift
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBmNerOnYu2
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/06/18/helicopter-removes-into-the-wild-bus-that-lured-alaska-travelers-to-their-deaths
Personally, it's very disappointing, having always wanted to visit the bus. I know people will say it is in the interest of safety, but I believe it to be quite overblown. Probably more people are rescued hiking in Denali on a regular basis than at the bus, but it tends to get more media attention. It feels like a desecration.