PILGRIMAGES TO STAMPEDE TRAIL: The Reports (Choice #4)

It is hard to say what Chris's reaction would be to the actions of these individuals. I could see him feeling honoured that people were paying attention to him and interested in his story enough to see the type of enviroment that he lived in and the impact that he had in the life of some individuals. Although, I could also see Chris getting angry and not wanting anyone to find out about his miserable and unsuccessful journey into the wild. For some reason I think Chris may have wanted people to know about his story, I think he wrote things down and took pictures to show others, "because true hapiness is only shared".

With people visiting the bus and the site becoming more popular, the overall preservation of the bus would be poor. For example, in Kasey's trip to the bus he finds smashed windows and the suitcase torn apart and other peices of the bus that had been vandalized. With more people knowing where the bus is there is a higher chance of it getting vandalized by people who didn't agree with what chris did, or just random vandals.

From visiting the shrine people get the experience of seeing what Chris saw. They got a better understanding of his surroundings, and get to see more than what was shown in the movie. For example in one video it shows a scratching into the ceiling of the bus that said; " the best things in life are free". They also get to see things like the plaque that Walt and Billie left as well as other poems written in marker along the sides of the bus.

My overall reactions to these videos kind of changed my judgement towards Chris, after seeing the positive impact he gave to the lives of many individuals I was able to see others point of view towards Chris. A lot of people seen him as great inspiration and decided to travel into the wild as well - but they left well prepared. although I still don't agree that Chris was courageous, I think it's wonderful that he was able to have such an great impact on others.