Kris Capps, kcapps@newsminer.com Jun 18, 2020 Jun 18, 2020 Updated Jul 30, 2020 The state of Alaska moved a notorious tourist attraction — often known just as "the bus" — from the Stampede ...

The abandoned vehicle that sat 25 miles west of the Parks Highway on Stampede Trail, known as “Bus 142,” or the “Magic Bus,” was popularized by John Krakauer’s 1996 book “Into the Wild,” and Sean Penn ...

The unmoved vehicle became home to McCandless after hitchhiking to the Stampede Trail in 1992. He discovered the abandoned bus and stayed for three months before attempting to return to civilization.