University of Alaska’s Museum of the North to provide permanent (and safe) destination for the “Magic Bus”
Six weeks after the 'Into the Wild' bus was airlifted out of the Alaskan wilderness, the state plans to relocate the vehicle to a Fairbanks, Alaska museum.out of the Alaskan wilderness, the state’s Department of Natural Resources announced plans to relocate the vehicle to a Fairbanks, Alaska museum.
In June, the abandoned bus — a popular but dangerous pilgrimage for adventure seekers due to author Jon Krakauer’s book and the Sean Penn-directed movie — was removed by helicopter and moved to a secure site, with the hope that officials would find a permanent destination for the “Magic Bus.” At least two hikers died and over a dozen more rescued while in pursuit of the 1940s-era bus where Christopher McCandless, the subject of, died of starvation in 1992; McCandless — who took shelter in the bus 250 miles north of Anchorage — kept a journal of his plight after the nearby Teklanika River swelled, making it unable to hike out of the area
After reviewing over a dozen proposals, the DNR entered into negotiations with the University of Alaska’s Museum of the North to host the bus, with an agreement expected soon,
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