This story originally featured on Outdoor Life. Earlier this month, the Alaska National Guard used a Chinook helicopter to lift and carry out “The Bus.” If you’re not familiar, this is the bus that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A bus that people ...

The book’s success led to a film adaptation by Sean Penn and an album by Eddie Vedder that solidified McCandless' legacy as a polarizing icon of modern adventuring The year was 1992. After having ...

To the editor: I’ll admit to mixed feelings about the Museum of the North restoring the bus in which Christopher McCandless took his final breath in 1992. Like it or not, his story is enmeshed in ...

In April 1992, Chris McCandless, a self-proclaimed adventurer embarked on a dangerous odyssey into the wilds of Alaska. Sadly, five months on, the 24-year-old was discovered dead, his body in a ...