#Into the wild book map license#

It also says that he has gone out for berries and will return soon. note tied to the busвЂ™s antenna declaring that its occupant, Christopher J. They decided not to go inside it because a frighteningly bad smell is emanating from it. In September 1992, three moose hunters cross the Teklanika River in their trucks and encounter two other people who have already discovered the bus. The bus was bought and converted as workersвЂ™ house in Fairbanks but after the construction project was abandoned due to lack of funds it was being used as shelter for hunters and campers. The narrator describes the history of an abandoned school bus in a remote area of the Stampede Trail in Denali National Park. Convinced that Alex will leave the park and come as soon as he faces real hardship, he drops Alex at the edge of the park near the Stampede Trail. Gallien insists that Alex take a pair of his work boots and some extra food for his lunch. In return for the ride, Alex gives Gallien his spare possessions, including less than a dollar in change and a plastic comb.

Gallien also notices that AlexвЂ™s gun isnвЂ™t powerful enough to kill big animals. The narrator - Jon Krakauer - points out that this is typical of Alex. He insists that heвЂ™ll be fine out there in the forest.

#Into the wild book map license#

Gallien asks Alex about his hunting license as the young man is carrying a rifle, but Alex says he doesnвЂ™t care about the governmentвЂ™s rules. Alex discloses his plans to stay in Denali National Park for a couple of months but Gallien feels that the 24-year-old is underprepared for the several monthsвЂ™ stay. Jim Gallien, an electrician, picks up a teenage hitchhiker, Alex, outside Fairbanks in Alaska.