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More hikers get into trouble seeking Chris McCandless' bus i

Postby andrewbish » Sat 29 Jun, 2013 5:43 am

http://m.heraldsun.com.au/travel/travel ... 6671729855

I must admit that I would also like to visit the bus one day.
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Re: More hikers get into trouble seeking Chris McCandless' b

Postby michael_p » Sat 29 Jun, 2013 10:00 am

andrewbish wrote:I must admit that I would also like to visit the bus one day.

I have to agree. You can hear the song of the siren just thinking about it.
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Re: More hikers get into trouble seeking Chris McCandless' b

Postby andrewbish » Sat 29 Jun, 2013 12:20 pm

Nice one, Michael.

I think this song from the movie, by Eddie Vedder, captures the spirit pretty well too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32Js2Ef5Ojg
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Re: More hikers get into trouble seeking Chris McCandless' b

Postby Travis22 » Sun 30 Jun, 2013 12:48 am

Ok since we are doing this, clearly this one must be mentioned as its it indeed the greatest song from the soundtrack :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8NPNKZ9jB0

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Re: More hikers get into trouble seeking Chris McCandless' b

Postby anne3 » Sun 30 Jun, 2013 7:10 am

Ok if you're doing fav music I am doing fav quote

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Re: More hikers get into trouble seeking Chris McCandless' b

Postby matagi » Sun 30 Jun, 2013 9:16 am

I don't understand the desire to visit a derelict bus, but I find this theory on McCandless' death quite interesting

http://www.christophermccandless.info/R ... wild5.html
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