Alone in the wild.

[Paul Smith]

Oh i know Dave, good god i was in Armley (Leeds) the other day, i know how he feels!

 

Jail for a day?

[David Humphries]

A book (or the film version of it) that might be of interest (and based on a true story) and along a vaguely similar theme is "into the Wild" by Jon Krakenauer (i think it's spellt somethign like that).

 

 

 

I'd agree, both book & film are very good indeed.

 

 

Chris McCandless certainly had an adventure & got to give his dream a good shot.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LAuzT_x8Ek]YouTube - Into the Wild - Trailer[/ame]

 

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[Mr Ed]

I'd agree, both book & film are very good indeed.

 

 

Chris McCandless certainly had an adventure & got to give his dream a good shot.

 

 

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And died of starvation.

[David Humphries]

And died of starvation.

 

 

Brought on by poisoning.

 

 

 

Sadly under prepared, for the harsh reality.

 

Interesting character & life story all the same.

 

 

 

 

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[Stuart A-C]

I think eddie veddor did the soundtrack??? he did an album into the wild, awsome.

[Chris Sheppard]

Brought on by poisoning.

 

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By getting the indian potato confused with the other one. you can eat and eat and eat but there's something in the poison that stops you taking anything in from your food and in essence you starve (or somehting along those lines)

 

We're hopefully heading out to Alaska next year and were hoping to go to see the "magic Bus" but apparenlty it got vandalised and they've made it harder to get there now.

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[skyhuck]

I'd agree, both book & film are very good indeed.

 

 

Chris McCandless certainly had an adventure & got to give his dream a good shot.

 

 

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Great film!! BUT a real upsetting.

[Mike Hill]

By getting the indian potato confused with the other one. you can eat and eat and eat but there's something in the poison that stops you taking anything in from your food and in essence you starve (or somehting along those lines)

 

We're hopefully heading out to Alaska next year and were hoping to go to see the "magic Bus" but apparenlty it got vandalised and they've made it harder to get there now.

 

I walked into see the Bus in 2004.

 

Its a little bit hard to find during the summer as its above the Track and hidden by Willows and Alders.

 

I think the guy was in need of help before he went into the Bush with a small Rifle,home made sleeping bag and a bag of Rice.

 

If you do go and have a look,made sure you have a bug net for your head and some Bear Spray or a companion with a Firearm.The Mozzies in there are almost unbearable.Or if you walk in there in the Autum the Bugs won't be so bad.

 

The area that the Bus is situated in is a parcel of Public land that enters Denali national park.So there are quite a few Bears in that area.There are beautiful veiws of Mount Denali on some parts of the walk in.

[skyhuck]

You really have LIVED Mike!!!!!!!!

[Mike Hill]

You really have LIVED Mike!!!!!!!!

 

Well.I nearly pooed my trousers when I was in there as well.....

 

I went to see the Bus and thought that I would camp the night in my Tent there.But it just felt weird.

 

A few miles away on the way out I decided to spend the night.There was alot of Bear sign,dung,Paw prints etc.So I put my food in a Tree,pitched my tent and tried to sleep.It got cold and I was huddled in my sleeping bag dosing when the tent began to shake....

 

I opened my eyes and there was a black dot on the side of the tent,like a Bears snout.I grabbed my gun ready to fire through the side of the tent and yelled "XXXXX Off".

 

A Squirrel had climbed onto my Tent and having a bit of a Disco.....