Andrea Lattanzio
'46 International Harvester K-5 | Into the Wild
Few days ago I posted my latest diorama Into the Wild from the movie of the same name written, co-produced, and directed by Sean Penn. Main subject of the diorama was the Magic Bus, here in plain sight.
The bus, found out by the main charcter of the story Chris Mccandless in the Alaska wilderness, became his home for almost 4 months.
After hiking along the snow-covered ‘Stampede Trail’, McCandless discovered the old Fairbanks Bus 142, a 1946 International Harvester K-5 that was one of several that had been outfitted as shelters for a construction crew repairing the trail in the early 1960s.
When the mine that used the trail closed in the 1970s the buses were removed, all apart from Bus 142 which – thanks to a broken axle – was left behind in the wilderness. Already fitted with beds and a wood burning stove, it became McCandless’s new home. Unluckily Chris' story ended in that bus.
Rght in these days they talk about the Bus again, due to the fact five Italian tourists were rescued last Saturday from Stampede Trail as they made their way back from visiting the bus. Alaska State Troopers and volunteers from the Tri-Valley Fire Department were called to an area about 2 miles from the bus Saturday around 8 a.m. First responders reached the group by snowmachine.
Thanks for stopping by.
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'46 International Harvester K-5 | Into the Wild
Few days ago I posted my latest diorama Into the Wild from the movie of the same name written, co-produced, and directed by Sean Penn. Main subject of the diorama was the Magic Bus, here in plain sight.
The bus, found out by the main charcter of the story Chris Mccandless in the Alaska wilderness, became his home for almost 4 months.
After hiking along the snow-covered ‘Stampede Trail’, McCandless discovered the old Fairbanks Bus 142, a 1946 International Harvester K-5 that was one of several that had been outfitted as shelters for a construction crew repairing the trail in the early 1960s.
When the mine that used the trail closed in the 1970s the buses were removed, all apart from Bus 142 which – thanks to a broken axle – was left behind in the wilderness. Already fitted with beds and a wood burning stove, it became McCandless’s new home. Unluckily Chris' story ended in that bus.
Rght in these days they talk about the Bus again, due to the fact five Italian tourists were rescued last Saturday from Stampede Trail as they made their way back from visiting the bus. Alaska State Troopers and volunteers from the Tri-Valley Fire Department were called to an area about 2 miles from the bus Saturday around 8 a.m. First responders reached the group by snowmachine.
Thanks for stopping by.
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