Into The Wild

By egmurphy

  • Chris McCandless graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia

  • Donated 25,000 dollars of savings to OXFAM

  • Arrived in Lake Mead National Recreation Area

  • Flash flood in Lake Mead, Chris thought his car was broken

  • Chris set out to hike around Lake Mead

  • Accepted a ride from "Crazy Ernie"

  • Chris' parents didn't know where he was

  • All letters sent from Chris's parents to him, were to be held until this date

  • Ticketed for hitchhiking

  • Chris's car was found abandoned on the south shore of Lake Mead

  • Chris left Carthage, South Dakota

  • Caught a ride into Needles, California

  • Reached the Morelos Dam and the Mexican border.

  • Gets to Wellteco Canal by raft

  • Chris tries to get to open seas in his raft

  • Gets caught in a storm in sea

  • Left his raft in El Golfo de Santa Clara

  • Tried to live in average society but felt uncomfortable and returned to the road

  • Reuturned to Deterial Wash, buried his backpack

  • Hitchhiked to Las Vegas

  • Left Vegas and returned to the road once again

  • Arrives in Bullhead City

    Chris spent a lot of time here, he opened up a bank account and got a job.

  • Meets Ronald Franz in Salton City

  • Chris turned 24

  • Living in the streets of San Diego

  • Chris is in Seattle, Washington

  • Heard from Wayne Westerberg about a job waiting for him in Carthage

  • Franz drops Chris off in Grand Junction, Colorado

  • Chris arrived in Fairbanks, Alaska

  • Chris McCandless wrote Wayne Westerberg a letter

  • Chris first started on the Stampede Trail

  • Chris's mom thought that she heard him

  • Chris's body was found in the bus

  • Carine, Chris's sister, found out he was dead

  • Chris' story came out in the paper

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