tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post1756261745493187134..comments2024-01-18T01:20:34.328-09:00Comments on The Edventures: Skiing into the wild - A night at Bus 142Ed Plumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05254144658674113218noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-57840290033357878982011-12-18T12:11:42.247-09:002011-12-18T12:11:42.247-09:00I want To go Theeere toooo !!! :'(I want To go Theeere toooo !!! :'(Fourathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239937087749218268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-47003796165823353542011-06-23T01:50:51.587-08:002011-06-23T01:50:51.587-08:00I had to choke back laughter at the "words of...I had to choke back laughter at the "words of wisdom" passed onto Chris from the "experienced" hunter during his time working the combine. Then to see him attempt to quarter a moose in the manner portrayed on screen was simply sad. I haven't read the book or seen Chris' notes, but if he actually tried to smoke complete quarters of moose as portrayed on film, then he was a complete moron. Even in the middle of Summer, if you hang your quarters in the shade under a stout pine/spruce/fir, etc...it'll keep for days. Of course the cooler it is, the longer it will keep. As for fly spits or "maggots" if you let the blood on the meat dry, it forms a hard, protective glaze. A can of black pepper rubbed on top will keep the flys away too.digital camera batteryhttp://www.winbatterycharger.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-83432713677149813542011-02-14T18:38:51.146-09:002011-02-14T18:38:51.146-09:00I vote for the very end of winter, beginning of sp...I vote for the very end of winter, beginning of spring as the best time to make it out there. There's an ice bridge to cross the river don't forget. Just stopping by from freewheelings.com to touch base with other bloggers who have made the trek. Nice blog here Ed, keep up the good work. How was Fairbanks this Winter?Into the Wildhttp://www.freewheelings.com/visiting-into-the-wild-magic-bus/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-2048741459352747462010-11-20T11:22:23.841-09:002010-11-20T11:22:23.841-09:00Hey guys...what a great trip. Tell me what is the ...Hey guys...what a great trip. Tell me what is the best time to go alaska and get the magic bus? And can you tell me the exactly point to looking for on google earth . Thanks a lot.Alvarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992624355527340568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-85021120450296860932010-09-02T21:38:11.682-08:002010-09-02T21:38:11.682-08:00heyy, i have always been looking for something in ...heyy, i have always been looking for something in my life that i couldnt find. i think that chris has helped me figure out what to do with my life and i want to pay his respects by visiting the bus. i was just wondering if you could email me back. i just have a lot of questions that need some answeringkylethewallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640014889587427403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-36327190017837332932009-10-21T14:47:07.513-08:002009-10-21T14:47:07.513-08:00So, I just finished reading Into the Wild for scho...So, I just finished reading Into the Wild for school, and I think Chris' story is absolutely intriguing. I find it amazing that you were able to visit the same bus where he lived for 112 days...it must have been out of this world. Really cool that you went. Still, be careful! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-50526854538538730972009-09-26T20:57:54.314-08:002009-09-26T20:57:54.314-08:00Hey,
Just about a week ago, me and a friend of min...Hey,<br />Just about a week ago, me and a friend of mine, we tried it ourself. With our jeep we made it about 10Km on the Stampede Trail, starting at the Eight Mile Lake. We started hiking early in the morning, made it across Savage and Tek and then turned around at about 1.5 Miles after crossing the Tek. We planned to be back at the car in the evening, and then recognized that would not have been possible. But the hike, and the feeling of having made it so close is enough reward.<br />Maybe i'll come back another day.<br />But September seems to be a great time to cross those rivers, even though the Savage doesn't seem that hard, the Teklanika was not higher than to the knees, too.<br />gzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-4361179894879551842009-09-09T16:05:13.771-08:002009-09-09T16:05:13.771-08:00props. I traveled out to the bus this summer. It&#...props. I traveled out to the bus this summer. It's changed a bit, but not much. I can't imagine doing it in winter like you did!! We used all the daylight as much as we could, i can't imagine going when it wasn't light 20 hours in the day!<br /><br />b3rtnay.blogspot.comb3rtnayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649872148209801710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-80086144131024668222009-09-08T10:47:19.858-08:002009-09-08T10:47:19.858-08:00Looks like you've had a great trip. Thanks for...Looks like you've had a great trip. Thanks for documenting it so well. It was one good read.<br /><br />--Tobias from SwedenTobiasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-72123373237410540902009-08-16T07:34:31.337-08:002009-08-16T07:34:31.337-08:00I just talked to someone yesterday who knew a memb...I just talked to someone yesterday who knew a member of the family that pulled Bus 142 to that site originally. The family lived in the bus while their father worked on the road with the work crew. When the work was completed, the bus was abandoned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-84869180587039299652009-07-03T16:26:32.184-08:002009-07-03T16:26:32.184-08:00I watched and read the story of Chris sad but beau...I watched and read the story of Chris sad but beautiful ... The credit that they made this trip was very exciting .. <br />Chris left his history as a hero .. <br />dalila_gazette@hotmail.comNatureza em Extinçãohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181357779748280256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-43961553115561223552009-04-28T15:07:00.000-08:002009-04-28T15:07:00.000-08:00Wow! This blog is incredible! Thanks for sharing y...Wow! This blog is incredible! Thanks for sharing your stories!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02322339324313421813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-27408495010884612972009-04-02T02:11:00.000-08:002009-04-02T02:11:00.000-08:00really incredible trip...i hope visit one day.than...really incredible trip...i hope visit one day.<BR/>thank you for your pics.<BR/><BR/>pauline, francecoulet paulinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-62574581476824121202009-03-15T09:58:00.000-08:002009-03-15T09:58:00.000-08:00i love this, it looks beautiful (and freezing). i ...i love this, it looks beautiful (and freezing). i would have liked to see it before it was vandalized. very sad.girleyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059308545300776186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-31398601139735861322009-02-19T08:09:00.000-09:002009-02-19T08:09:00.000-09:00Grandi ragazzi.........bellissima avventura!!!!!!!...Grandi ragazzi.........bellissima avventura!!!!!!! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-38778383458377618532009-02-19T05:15:00.000-09:002009-02-19T05:15:00.000-09:00Thanks we for sharing your great trek. I personall...Thanks we for sharing your great trek. I personallyhave spent a year planning and training for a complete trek of the pacific crest trial by myself ( not inspired by movie I just saw it today and was curious if it was a real location) , I enjoyed your photos and encourage you to post more of your adventures. I am going to log my adventure with photos and journal entries when I get back . Happy trails and best wishes on future endevours. <BR/><BR/>James sutton , Portland Oregon <BR/><BR/>Jamessutton3@gmail.coAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-21889251865679722412009-02-14T08:30:00.000-09:002009-02-14T08:30:00.000-09:00a webo !!!! que chingón!!a webo !!!! que chingón!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-91515272075852656202009-01-29T10:39:00.000-09:002009-01-29T10:39:00.000-09:00I want just to thank you for this article and all ...I want just to thank you for this article and all your photos. They able a person like me - who can't travel to Alaska and was interested about Christopher MacCandless - to live a part of this adventure and the fact that the bus was vandalisez is such a shame, it was a good thing to tidy it, thx !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-84723342417195948942008-11-17T07:00:00.000-09:002008-11-17T07:00:00.000-09:00I'm totally impressed with the fact that your dogs...I'm totally impressed with the fact that your dogs made the trek to the bus in the middle of winter. How do they deal with the snow and ice?Dee Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331597452382575978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-16808449803432395582008-10-21T07:56:00.000-08:002008-10-21T07:56:00.000-08:00there are a million other beautiful places to go. ...there are a million other beautiful places to go. i dont understand why people make this special place such a tourist attraction?! Sure if chris would have wanted it like this, he would have stayed somewhere in town. he left civilization for a reason...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-44691594563888926382008-10-08T09:32:00.000-08:002008-10-08T09:32:00.000-08:00wow he was pretty bravewow he was pretty braveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-31506194078750113482008-09-28T14:40:00.000-08:002008-09-28T14:40:00.000-08:00I just saw the movie "Into the Wild" last night. F...I just saw the movie "Into the Wild" last night. Frankly, I almost turned it off a couple of times. It seemed to celebrate youthful stupidity and arrogance. I certainly didn't perceive Chris as some sort of hero. He came across as an emotionally damaged, over-confidant dilletante who "rejected" society as a way of getting back at his parents.<BR/><BR/>Chris was wholly ill-prepared in either knowledge or equipment to attempt to live off the land, especially amongst the boreal forests of Alaska. While Chris was a couple of years older than me, I'm struck now by the differences in what experience and preparation can yield. <BR/><BR/>I live in northern Canada and grew up hunting and fishing. Even with the paltry resources Chris had with him, any experienced hunter could've lived high on the hog, certainly well enough to make it back to civilization where and when desired.<BR/><BR/>I had to choke back laughter at the "words of wisdom" passed onto Chris from the "experienced" hunter during his time working the combine. Then to see him attempt to quarter a moose in the manner portrayed on screen was simply sad. I haven't read the book or seen Chris' notes, but if he actually tried to smoke complete quarters of moose as portrayed on film, then he was a complete moron. Even in the middle of Summer, if you hang your quarters in the shade under a stout pine/spruce/fir, etc...it'll keep for days. Of course the cooler it is, the longer it will keep. As for fly spits or "maggots" if you let the blood on the meat dry, it forms a hard, protective glaze. A can of black pepper rubbed on top will keep the flys away too.<BR/><BR/>As for depending on a semi-auto .22 for protection and my sole source of protein acquisition, that is just ludicrous. You've got Grizzly, massive black bears, agressive moose, etc...to deal with. While I've seen big game successfully taken with a rimfire .22, it isn't ethical as the animal could've quite easily escaped wounded and suffered a lingering death.<BR/><BR/>Watching the movie I just wanted to reach out and shake that young idiot! He didn't die for some great ideal, he died from his own stupidity and arrogance.<BR/><BR/>As for people making use of the bus...anybody who has spent any amount of time in the woods would automatically recognize that in the wilderness, any form of shelter is welcomed and the unwritten rule is that everyone is welcomed. That is why you'll never find a cabin, trapper's hut, or converted camper bus with a lock on it. Shelter=survival. Just leave things as you find them. Most will ensure that a supply of dry wood is also put aside. These guys did nothing wrong, they did the same thing Chris did, only more successfully, as they actually lived.Sean Penneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322647498895341366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-48731369987845372822008-08-25T14:53:00.000-08:002008-08-25T14:53:00.000-08:00Simply amazing,i am speechless by the book,story a...Simply amazing,i am speechless by the book,story and the movie.And thank you that you shared your trip,photos and your feelings.I read all the details and would love to visit there 1 day.<BR/>Thank you Ed<BR/>Great blog!<BR/>Kerem <BR/>Antalya/TURKEYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-50675284745651940052008-08-09T01:53:00.000-08:002008-08-09T01:53:00.000-08:00Shopping the cheap battery,you can see from here.Shopping the <A HREF="http://www.batteryfast.co.uk" REL="nofollow">cheap battery</A>,you can see from here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078600280033055880.post-41728173392187147882008-08-08T04:10:00.000-08:002008-08-08T04:10:00.000-08:00Despite the fact that the movie brought fame to th...Despite the fact that the movie brought fame to the great Chris McCandless. He and his story have been known for decades before hand lets all remember that. <BR/>I do not like people going to the magic bus like theyre seeing the set of a movie. A man died there but what i do believe is that if you are of the same heart and mind as him you should go there and stay for aslong as you wish. Or if you ar'nt of the same mind then go there as a pilgrimage, as part of that you cant drive up there you must walk and by that i mean walk a distance that would take a few days, day in day out walk!, till youve argued about stopping a few times and plough through because once your in this state of mind you'll feel as he did.<BR/>Buddha never wanted and even demanded that he didnt want to be worshiped like a god. He (dont mean to paraphrase), worship and devote to the teachings and ideas, not him he is a body and to have faith in him goes against his teachings. <BR/>Chris McCandless i believe would be similar in that people shouldnt do his trip just for the sake of doing it. People should travel because they dont know whats next and they dont care where theyre going until they know.<BR/><BR/>Thank You for reading, I am one such person that has done what chris has and that was before the movie, i have seen great sights and i have met great hardships but now i see clearly and take all things into account. <BR/>And for this i am a better man, not for copying but for being inspired to so something original of my own and not for the sake of it.the talented Mr. Ceejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974025956070325660noreply@blogger.com