I’m sorry English is not my first dialect, I am having trouble understanding what the structure(?) of this sentence pertains to? I can not understand how I am supposed to absorb it?

I think exactly the same thing, at the time I wanted to leave this world and when I discovered Chris and his story, I lived again and I changed my point of view on life 😀 I I feel like Chris is part of me, even if I never knew him, I really got attached to him and I sometimes cry when looking at these photos, Chris in all of our hearts forever ❤️

Omg he is so kind

@@ritepu the world needs more great people like him it would be a lot better place :)

@@sammiller6934 yeah, and it starts with ourselves. We become to one of that great people

To be fair, for being so underprepared he did make a pretty good go of it. Surviving even a couple months with minimal gear like he did is impressive. And he would have made it out too had he taken the time to understand his environment better. When you live in a northern climate it's common sense that a river is going to swell up as warmer temperatures melt all the snow and ice. Had Chris understood this he could have timed his trip better. Leaving a month or two earlier than he did and hiking out in May-June probably would have saved his life. Alternatively he could have gone in late summer and hiked out before winter. He was young and naive, part of me wishes he had garnered a little more life experience before attempting this journey as it probably would have turned out better for him. Or maybe it would have caused him to simply loose his adventurous spirit and end up like all the rest of us. Is it tragic that such a young soul was lost so needlessly? Most of us would say yes. But at the end of the day, Chris died doing what made him happy. "Happiness is only real when shared." The thoughts of a trapped and dying man. But his happiness was real, he wouldn't have been out there if it wasn't. And in the end, through his diary and photographs, he did share his happiness with all of us who admire his story. Rest in Peace Chris.

Sadly the bus has been removed June 2020

+Mark Hazleton beautiful! i totally understand what youre saying! I travelled to hawaii and australia, totally alone, in search for something. to find myself maybe, to gain a better understanding of myself and my abilities. but in the end, I felt so alone, and even more lost. I would do (and still do) camping trips in the vast wilderness of northern ontario (canada), and those we the happiest, hardest, saddest, most intense days of my life. But in the end, I just felt lonely. we go out into nature in search of ourselves, to heal our wounds, but in the end, happiness is only real when shared, and its so true! I love your spirit and your soul, and I hope to find like minded people (like you) to do these things with. alaska is my dream as well, but i need to up my outdoor skills more! thank you for sharing your story, I love hearing things like that from like minded people! :)

Kelly Applegath i like so much what you said and I agree with each words, I watched into the wild more than 8times, I'm reading the book and really I'm living with him in that bus , I don't know if I agree with him or not but I want to thank him about what he did, salut..

@@kellygurl5 This is an old, yet fascinating (to me anyways) comment. I have not traveled much, but I think about it constantly...and wonder if I will feel more centered and at peace, Or, as you found ..less at peace and lonely. I guess we need to appreciate where we are, and what we have, and then venture out from there with that in mind. This reminded me of an epic, well documented, solo motorcycle trip to Alaska I read about. In the end the guy confessed that the more beautiful the scenery got..the more lonely he felt. Anyway I like your comment :)

He's dead, no one will ever see him again

@@mole-py4bb Sadly the bus has been removed June 2020

Ya no kidding. I was an infantryman serving at ft wainwright. I was there when this video was made, a month away from deploying to Afghanistan. That place is not for amateurs or tourists.

H Pierce thank you. I appreciate this so much. So many people don't understand what the adventure was all about.

Nobody cares about your opinion on who and who isn't shallow minded. My Psychology degree says that people who point out who they deem to be shallow minded are the ones who are indeed shallow.

@@vinnyavalanche you can shove your psychology degree in your grown @ss up smart ass.

He didn't want to die and he didn't achieve a great feat of exploration. He was just foolish. Nothing admirable.

@@gothicwestern who are you to say what I find admirable? I’m trying to figure out where you get to decide that for me.... 🙄 He got to do exactly what he wanted to do. Many people wanna do it every day but they don’t. Rather, they stay in their tiny lives and see nothing. While he lived it, he loved it. Otherwise, he’d have gone home. Duh.

I've been accompanied the history of many solo travelers... fortunately, internet provides this opportunity for us. What I perceive (and the travellers) is what you just said... in one moment they are so alone and sad, that the travel lost it's pourpose. The major true is: the happiness is only true when shared. It's epic only if you have a friend to see. Alexander Supertramp perceived it too, but god didin't give him a chance to do the things in a different way... that's the sad side of this history. R.I.P. Chris.

Not everyone is the same

When I worked in the California Conservation Corps (CCC), I saw the most beautiful images and landscapes and wildlife of my life. TRUTH, is that I was very sad I was experiencing these sightings without a loved one to witness it with me.

Sadly the bus has been removed June 2020

He didn't intend on anything...he just wanted to live wild.....for better or worse he did exactly that

What was Chris like back then from your perspective?

@@Aussieduderivs1 Kinda hard to explain. Chris moved to Annandale with his family, I think, in 1974. That would make him 6 and me 9 years old. I sort of remember, but can't really explain, but he seemed to have strong opinions about things. I sort of recall talking with him, and there were certain things that he felt a certain way about. He was smart. I remember one day we were playing tag, and I was chasing him. He was smaller than than me, but it was kind of hard to catch him. So, I just ran and followed him around casually to wear him down and get him out of breath. Well, he kept running and running, and I ran out of breath and fell on the ground. And he was still running around. I was thinking like Wow - he can run forever! We were pretty good friends while we were both in elementary school. Once I went to junior high, we stopped hanging around - no real reason why. I recall when I was a young adult, I was reading the newspaper about the local sports of the high school that we went to, and they were talking about the high school track team. I was thinking that Chris was probably on the team. When I read the article, I found out that he was the captain of the track team at Woodson High School. LOL - I wasn't surprised! I also remember one time I got him to ride bicycles with me about a mile away from our houses to a park with sidewalk trails and little bridges - Truro Park. We were gone for about an hour or so. We rode back to Chris's house, and his Mom came outside. She was upset and asked him where he was. He quietly said that he was at a park. He didn't lie. She told him to get in the house right now, and that he was in big trouble. I remember the look on his face - and it wasn't good. I went home thinking that his parents were real strict (stricter than mine). She said something about letting his father know, but that was pretty much it. I never asked him what happened later on that day. Another time, I was in his house, and Chris, his sister, and I were playing in the living room. They told me that I had to be real quiet and only whisper, not talk. So we whispered. I asked why. Chris said that his Dad was home. I said, oh he's sleeping? No, he's not sleeping, but he's home. That was kinda strange.

Dude sounds like him

+1958yankeefan interesting, I never thought about that! maybe because our lives are too easy now, and so we need to push ourselves in order to feel alive. animals fight for survival every single day, and dont need to do such daring things outside of that, because their drive for survival IS daring and adventurous. we live very comfortably and easily in our homes, with food in our fridges and cars to get us places. we have no room for adventure and thrill, so thus, we create it by doing such daring things. in search for truth and excitement.

Your comment is very irrational

Franny Camper I figured the same thing. I'm sure commenters were telling him how they feel...

I disagree

Alex Super 300 dollars for food and what not on the way back

He found happiness and had a great life, just because it wouldn't make you happy doesn't mean it wouldn't make others happy, he lived free.

Are you vegan? If not, bugger off

@@Diclofenac_ we should all go vegan it's better for the planet and for you.