Teklanika River

Body of Chris McCandless found in abandoned Alaskan bus

In September 1992, Chris McCandless’s body was discovered in an abandoned bus in Denali National Park, Alaska. McCandless, an enthusiastic adventurer, donated all his savings to Oxfam in 1990 to live as a nomad across North America. He hitchhiked to Alaska in April 1992, last seen alive by an electrician who drove him to a trailhead. Jim Gallien, the driver,…