'Into The Wild' bus removed from Alaska wilderness
There&#x27;s an interesting piece called &quot;Chris McCandless from an Alaska Park Ranger’s Perspective&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;nmge.gmu.edu&#x2F;textandcommunity&#x2F;2006&#x2F;Peter_Christian_Response.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;nmge.gmu.edu&#x2F;textandcommunity&#x2F;2006&#x2F;Peter_Christian_Re...</a><p>&quot;Some like McCandless, show up in Alaska, unprepared, unskilled and unwilling to take
the time to learn the skills they need to be successful. These quickly get in trouble and
either die by bears, by drowning, by freezing or they are rescued by park rangers or other
rescue personnel–but often, not before risking their lives and&#x2F;or spending a lot of
government money on helicopters and overtime.
When you consider McCandless from my perspective, you quickly see that what he did
wasn’t even particularly daring, just stupid, tragic and inconsiderate. First off, he spent
very little time learning how to actually live in the wild. He arrived at the Stampede Trail
without even a map of the area. If he had a good map he could have walked out of his 
predicament using one of several routes that could have been successful.&quot;