![]() ![]() We have a saying here in Southeast Alaska: “If you aren’t having fun, you’re dressed wrong.” It rains here…a lot. I’ve been told the film adaptation of the book portrays him as a hero, however I refuse to watch it, so if you think otherwise, let me know in the comments below!) There’s a reason that Alaskan house entryways tend to look like this: (Not a glorified hero such as “Alexander Supertramp” styled himself. And let me tell you, anybody who does that will quickly be condemned by long-term Alaskans as mentally unstable. McCandless chose to leave the boots behind. He was offered a pair of boots by a local man who picked up the boy hitchhiker. ![]() Chris McCandless believed himself to be on a journey to find himself by throwing off the oppression of society which included rejecting material items including maps, money, and any helpful outdoor gear. They may not be the most stylish boots in the world, but they will keep you warm, dry, and comfortable. ![]() Upon your arrival, I can guarantee that the first local to which you divulge your desire to tramp out into the Alaskan wilderness will either hand you a pair of Xtratuf boots, or direct you to the nearest store where you should acquire a pair. Thank you for supporting this blog!) I don’t go anywhere in the Alaskan wilderness without my Xtratufs! (*affiliate link- if you purchase a book through this link I’ll earn a few cents at no extra cost to you. However, as the inexperienced continue to come to Alaska and try their mettle against the great outdoors, please let me give you some pointers that might just save you from becoming Krakauer’s next subject. At least, not alone, not without local knowledge, and not without the know-how. Strangely, and in my mind, morbidly, so many tourists have attempted to follow the footsteps of the unfortunate “Supertramp” to the bus where his body was found that the Forest Service has had to move the bus to a safer, more easily accessible location! While this is a literary inspired location blog, just this once, I wish to discourage you from attempting a visit to a literary inspired location! The bus made famous by Krakauer’s book. Four months later his body was found by a hunter in an abandoned bus-turned hunting shelter. Namely, wearing white sneakers and then acting surprised to find mud on the Alaskan rain forest trails! This annual performance of visitors to the Alaskan wilderness always reminds me of Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, a case study into the death of a young man who tramped into Alaska’s wilds over-confident, unprepared, and inexperienced. The tourist season has started in Alaska, and that means the cruise ship passengers are up to their usual yearly antics. ![]()
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