His story is well known.
A photograph of Christopher McCandless recovered from his camera.
He started using the bus as a hunting shelter and began to live off the land.
He poached porcupines, squirrels, and birds, such as ptarmigans and Canada geese.
Making a crossing was out of the question.
McCandless lived in the bus for a total of 113 days.
When he was found, he was starved to death, weighing just 30 kilos.
Most believe he died of starvation.
Some insist he died from eating toxic plants he misrecognized.
What everyone agrees is McCandless death was preventable.
Even worse, some attempt to follow his footsteps camping next to the bus and depriving themselves of food.
A quick Internet search shows that many enthusiast consider taking the trip seriously, just like McCandless did.
Web forums and blogs offer advice how to cross the the Teklanika River, many of which are dangerous.
Someone took the steering wheel a few years ago, then the dashboard.
Its windows are all gone, and the bus is showing signs it may rust into oblivion.
Photo credit
A tourist reenacting McCandless famous pose.Photo credit
Sources:Wikipedia/The Guardian/Alaska Dispatch News.
