In April 1992, Chris McCandless set out on a perilous journey into Alaska's harsh wilderness, ... He arrived at the Stampede Trail without even a map of the area.

Hikers looking for a new route can try out the recently improved Brandt Trail, a 1-mile hiking path next to Wall Park off Sloop Road in McCandless. Brandt Trail is an easy-to-moderate walk, with ...

The sister of Chris McCandless, the hiker whose two-year odyssey across America and into the Alaskan wilderness was immortalized in the bestselling book "Into the Wild," says his expedition was ...

Chris McCandless, center of “Into the Wild,” against the bus, ... The hodgepodge book was published in 1983, shortly after I hiked the southern Appalachian Trail.