The Trail to the Bus Washed Out Before He Could Get Back Home
Once Chris decided to go home, he set out to take the trail from Bus 142 to the main park entrance. Chris soon discovered the Teklanika River was overflowing with glacier melt and was completely uncrossable, so he turned back intending to wait until the water would decreased. Unfortunately, Chris did not realize that there was another way across the river. If he had traveled upstream, he would have seen better options ahead. Had he been a more experienced hiker, he would have also known to try to traverse the river in the morning, which is when the waters reach their lowest point.
