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| INTO THE WILD by Jon Krakauer |
| "In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter..." |
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| Check out these Alaskan WEBCAMS (maybe you should put on your coat first!) |
| Read the accounts of some groups of students who made the trip to Alaska to visit the Stampede Trail and Fairbanks Bus #142 -- Back to the Wild and A Man Made Cold by the Universe |
| Check out the Denali National Park website and see some great photos from TerraGalleria |
| Jon Krakauer more info |
| Holly Figueroa, a singer songwriter, captured her feelings about Chris McCandless's adventure in the song "Dream in Red." Read the lyrics and listen to the song. |
| Read Jon Krakauer's 1993 article from Outside Online Magazine that started it all: Death of an Innocent |
| Read an interview with Jon Krakauer about his amazing experiences and why he identifies with Chris McCandless |
| Jon Krakauer responds to some readers' questions |
| This is an interesting sermon given by a minister in which he discusses the choices made by Chris McCandless and his connections to Henry David Thoreau |
| Letters to Outside Magazine after Krakauer's article appeared |
| Learn more about McCandless's influences: Henry David Thoreau, Jack London, and Leo Tolstoy |
| Find interesting facts about one of the other adventurers Krakauer talks about in the book: Everett Ruess |
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| And here's another song by Ellis Paul called "The Ballad of Chris McCandless." You can listen to some of it at Amazon. |
| Also, a folk duo that goes by the name Harrod and Funck, has written a song about Chris called "Walk Into the Wild." You can read the lyrics and download the song here at a fansite/blog. (go to 05/15/05) |