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Mush a dog team to Chris McCandless's bus on the Stampede Trail

by Catherine Bodry (RSS feed) on Nov 26th 2007 at 2:25PM

By now most of us are familiar with Chris McCandless and his Alaska tragedy, due to Jon Krakauer's book "Into the Wild," and Sean Penn's screen adaptation of the text. It's not that uncommon for folks to come to Alaska in search of something whether it be nature, an authentic experience, adventure,or some solitude. For folks seeking all four, McCandless has become somewhat of a role model. Martha already wrote about the the bus where McCandless died as a potentially popular destination, and the debate between locals about whether or not to remove it. It seems "wayward travelers" have been living out their Alaskan fantasies and using the bus as a sort of pilgrimage.

But now you can visit the bus by dog team in the middle of winter. What's more, you can learn to mush your own team there. Can you think of anything more "authentically" Alaskan?

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Stories, North America, United States, Transportation, Ecotourism

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