Expedition Alaska: A Missing Person | Van Life Alaska
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- Our Expedition North past the Arctic Circle to the Arctic Ocean and the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska - our adventure continues in our Winnebago Revel 4x4 Vans. We left our backcountry boondocking spot in Petersville, Alaska and enjoyed a dinner together in civilization at The 49th State Brewing Company. After dinner, we set out to our boondocking spot, down the Stampede Trail, the location where Chris McCandless went missing in his adventure in Alaska. Our plans included doing some 4x4 off roading the following day down backcountry trails. Instead, we found ourselves in the middle of an Alaskan Missing Person Mystery. A woman had been missing for a few days and a two year old child she had been caring for was discovered locked in her car, down the Stampede Trail, about 6 miles. It was originally reported the child was her grandchild but it wasn't, she was caring for it while the mom was at work. The child had no injuries but the missing woman, Mary Dawn Wilson, has disappeared. Her clothing was found a mile in the opposite direction of where her car was found and you can see from the drone footage at the end of our video, that trail goes off into nowhere. Mary would have known that.
From the appearance of her car when it was removed from the trail, it's easy to assume it wasn't Mary Dawn Wilson who drove the car down the Stampede Trail.
Where is Mary Wilson today? Did someone harm her and leave the child locked in the car?
These were all thoughts our group had that night as we did our best to lighten the mood for the rest of our adventure. The weather was clearing and we were facing wildfires and road closures ahead on adventure North. Next stop, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Oh that's a sad case. I'm sure the fire 🔥 comforted everyone. 👍🇨🇦😎📷💘
Thank you Marian. sad for sure :(
Another great addition to the other videos!
Thank you! Have a wonderful week guys!
You kids are amazing,you talk about moose,saw one in the wild in Colorado, that was cool,can't wait to get there and see bears ,from a distance 🤣be safe kids❤️
Always better from a distance! Have a great week Miles!
Seems like it's always an adventure and always fun traveling with others. Hi Ember!!! Cheers 😘🥂😘
Thank you! We all had fun including Ember with her new friends! Have a wonderful week!
Here for it supporting 🥇
Thank you! Have a wonderful week!
Hello. I am enjoying your adventures so much. Thanks for sharing them.
I missed Ember but maybe I blinked or drifted off while watching. This episode was understandably a little different and with a somber note. Safe travels.
Definitely a different feel. She was there playing with her pack! Have a great week!
What a beautiful adventure. You guys are awesome. Take care and be safe.
Thank you Gary. Have a wonderful week!
Wow, you took me into the middle of Alaska! Thank you for sharing your exceptional moments with us! Lots of love to the whole group and espescially to you 3 organizers....
Best regards from Switzerland, and hopefully we can join you on a trip to Alaska. Philipp
Glad you enjoyed the adventure! We would love to have you along sometime! Have a wonderful week Phillipp.
Thanks again for sharing your adventures, lots of love to the 3 of you and have a save trip.
Grtz from the Netherlands
Thank you Remco. Have a wonderful week!
Stopping at the local tourist towns help the local economy. I bought a hooded rain coat for 19.99 with a coupon in Juneau. It was only good while there and useless in So. California. Twenty years later I still have it hanging in my garage refusing to donate it.
We agree with that 100% Miles. We did a lot of stops just to help support the locals and always try to support small businesses.
Another awesome video young lady!
Well the wheels on the trip keep rollin along to capture my imagination of our great North!! Thanks for sharing everyone 😀
We are glad you are enjoying the adventures Patti.
Chris McCandless was a total badass. Much respect!
Absolutely! Have a wonderful week!
May the memory of Mary dawn sanders be a blessing forever
Thank you Angela.
This was another great video. Love that you had another raffle. Congratulations to the person who won. That’s a nice prize. I love your prizes. Great idea! Sad to hear a man died and so sorry Mary Wilson can’t be found and her child was left in her with it locked. I hope they will find her. Hopefully alive. But it almost never heads up that way. But we can all hope and be positive. I loved watching you build a fire and have fun. It was nice to see. Can’t wait until next week. Hope you have great Labor Day and week!
Thank you Sherri. We are glad you found the video interesting. We hope you had a great Labor Day also ❤️
You just give us the chills! We were camping in DNP at Savage River the 11th & 12th, (Mary Wilson's missing date.)And headed through Healy on our way to an RV rally with RVing to Alaska Gary and Stacey. We were watching for you guys and maybe seen your caravan but didn't know you were doing a meet up. We were in Alaska for 9 weeks with our Grand Design Reflection 303rls fifthwheel. It is so much fun watching your videos now that we know a lot more about your state! We love it!!
Bummer we are so sorry we missed y’all. Probably crossed at some point unless we were down a trail when y’all hit the parks. We are glad you had a good experience up here nonetheless!
Sad that it’s raining while making the trip to Denali. But glad you are making this trip with your meetup. It’s fun telling campfire stories by the campfire. We used to do it a lot when we went camping. Can’t wait until I hear more about the the missing person from Alaska. I love mysteries. I read them a lot. Going to go back and watch the video.
Thank you Sherri. Some of the best stories are campfire stories! We hope you have a wonderful week!
Hi guys,
Beautiful video as usual. Wow no moose that's very unusual, hell I can remember not being able to go out my front door because a bull moose was in my driveway.
I think the building of the camp fire was the highlight...it's good to hear everyone laughing...
Everyone looks cold, was it that cold where you were?
Shame about Mary...
Stay safe and have fun
James
Happy Labor Day James. Glad you enjoyed this one. The weather was pretty chilly there for sure (mostly for the southerners 😂). We hope you are doing well!
Looks like a great adventure....Pray for Mary 🙏
Thank you Michael. Have a great week!
Another great video. Life is truly an adventure ❤
Thank you Joey. Have a great week!
Alaska looks very much to the south of Chile,but here we don't have Bears neither Moose,looking forward for new videos,stay safe!👍
Thank you George. Have a wonderful week!
Sometimes adventures crossover with reality. Glad the little one is safe, and hoping the mystery of Mary Dawn will be solved. To all stay safe, Peace and Calm. 👍🏻😎🇨🇦
Thank you Gerald. Have a wonderful week!
Just finished Into the Wild. Prayers to Mary Wilson’s family.
Such a great movie! Have a wonderful week Brad!
@@WingsandWheelsAlaska have not seen movie yet. Have great week also.
Interior Alaska got record amounts of snow last winter and I have noticed there are a lot fewer Moose since then...
I love it envious wish I was there god bless
Someday! We hope you have a wonderful week!
When I was in Alaska, we couldn’t even see Denali from Talkeetna, & the one moose I saw, was in the Eagle River area.
Very very hit and miss. Denali is very rare to see, but moose, we normally see them everywhere!
Good morning, another great video production. I'm going to pray for Mary Dawn Wilson, just maybe she'll be found. Do you have any update on the two year old? I'll also pray for better weather for all the folks that are in AK. Wishing you a great week. Stay happy, healthy and safe. Virtual hugs for all.
The 2 year old was checked out at the hospital then returned to her mom, there hasn’t been an update for a couple of months
Thank you Mr. Bill. as mentioned below the Child was uninjured and returned to family. We hope you have a wonderful week!
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Great video. Amazing country as usual. A bit freaky with the missing persons. As for what happened to her? Maybe she went out looking for something and had an accident of some kind..or she drove out there ..met someone who was waiting for her and they left. The second one is worse, for leaving a child behind :( love to you all. Live confidently and peacefully
Thank you John. Have a wonderful week!
It's easy to see how people like McCandless could be seduced by the landscapes and vast expanses of the magnificent Alaskan wilderness, and why others would follow in his footsteps in their own attempt to find those pieces of their personal puzzle that remain elusive and beyond their grasp within the confines of society. There have been times in my life when my own journey has taken me afield into the harsh reality of a nature that remains unmerciful to those lacking the preparations required to stave off the difficulties and obstacles one inevitably finds laid in their path. I suspect that is the case for most of us if we choose to truly examine our lives. Have we not all faced our McCandless moment?
I find it somewhat comical hearing Jim announce that Denali is to the left, only to see nothing but clouds. That was also the case for Mount Rainier in the Puget Sound. So many people would visit the park only to see nothing but clouds. This particular adventure for you must have been challenging for you knowing what the view should look like had the view not been obstructed.
It's incredible that you were able to bring all of those Revel people together and have such a memorable trip showing off your dynamic and breathtaking State. It has been said that community is everything and that isolation can adversely impact those who need those connections even when they think they don't. It should come as no surprise that McCandless penned the words, "Happiness is only real when shared" just before losing his battle with the wild.
The comments about shopping were poignant given the self-imposed limitations Revelers find themselves living within. Spatial constraints of one's living space. I would imagine this to be a significant challenge for some as they tend to be collectors in one form or another. For me, I am challenged by my persistent desire to buy more coats/jackets. I have no idea why that's the case, but it's something I'm aware of and when entering a store I have to force myself to NOT buy another jacket! I can see how some would buy stickers because it seems to be a thing with your community to put stickers on your vehicles. I'm not sure why it's a thing, but it definitely appears to be a thing. The handpainted hat you bought was cool, admittedly.
Your diesel prices are a dollar more there than they are here in Missouri. I'm of the opinion that it still shouldn't be more than $3 a gallon. I'm glad you were able to find a "cheaper" price on your trip though. The 49th State Brewing Company seems to be a great place to stop and eat. What I saw in the video clips looked amazing. I'd certainly take a Hefeweissen if they had it. The shot of the song "Guaranteed" from the Into The Wild soundtrack was fitting given the shots of the bus that looked like the one McCandless occupied at the end of his life.
The Missing Person case that you stumbled upon does point out the fact that people go missing all the time and no one knows why. Have you ever seen any of the "Missing 411" films by David Paulides? If not, you ought to scope them out. They'll make you think and question what's going on.
I loved the drone shots there at the end of the video. Fantastic job you two!
We are all facing our own "find me moments" for sure. We definitely enjoy our time away from society and testing ourselves in the face of adversity. We love the peacefullness of seclusion. We tried and tried to give them the views of Denali but the weather just did not work in our favor for views. The benefit of that though was the lack of mosquitos which was really really nice.
Little trinkets are always of value in such a small space... we do have way too many hats though 😂. The bus at 49th state is the one they used in the movie. the real one is up in Fairbanks now at a museum. We will have to check out those films. Sounds interesting for sure! We love a good mystery. Have a wonderful week Brian!
Raining on that guys parade with that $500 fine remark. 😅
Glad you enjoyed it Ron. Have a great week!
CIAO FROM ITALY
Thank you!
I was working on a house in Anderson not four down the road from there when she went missing and they found the boy in the car . And I’ve been all they way back to the bus back before they took it out with my off road truck a long time ago and had to drive across the river with a smaller Jeep down river from me because it helped the water go around the Jeep with me being up river
When you have a big crowd animals will be scarce.
For the most part yes, but moose are pretty common along the roadways which is what was surprising. We knew we wouldn’t see much around our camps.
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Thank you Yaya!
Steve Keel 🙏
Thank you.
Has Mary Wilson been found yet?
No. Still an unsolved mystery.
I hear Fairbanks is kind of cool….
I think next week may include Fairbanks and a familiar friend!
@@WingsandWheelsAlaska ha ha. Strange folks in Fairbanks!
Mary killed herself I suspect. Good video,
That is a possibility but lack of body and having child with is questionable. Yes a bear could have gotten there before the searchers but there would have been signs. Such a sad situation.
Was Chris mccandless death a mystery? I thought he starved to death.
He did starve to death and that is well documented. How he let himself get trapped without proper resources is a mystery though .
It would be hard to say with the wildlife you folks have, pray for the child and mary
The child was uninsured and safe thank goodness. All the circumstances just seemed odd for her disappearance. Something got her very turned around since the trail is pretty obvious on which way she came in to get where she was. Why wander in the opposite direction of safety? We may never know.
Have a wonderful week!
I think a bear got her.
It is very possible that is what happened.