Chris McCandless Journey from Into the Wild

  • Chris McCandles's Birth

  • Chris Leaves Emory University

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    Timespan of Chris's Journey

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    Chris stays in Detrital Wash, Arizona

    Chris arrives In Lake Mead Recreation Area and abandons all his car and most of his belongings due to a flood. On July 10th, after rounding up his few possesions, he leaves Detrital Wash to hike around Lake Mead.
  • Chris meets Jan and Bob Burres.

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    Chris's encounter with Wayne Westerberg.

    While Hitchhiking, he meeets Wayne Westerberg in Montana. Hitchhikes a couple of days with Westerberg. They later go their seperate ways, but a few days later, Chris shows up in Carthage to work for Wayne W. When Chris leaves, he gives Westerberg a copy of Tolstoy's War andd Peace.
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    Chris goes to Mexico and the Leaves Las Vegas

    He arrives Colorado river to the gulf of California. He goes 400 Miles south across the Mexican border. December 2, He reaches the Morello's Dam in Mexico at the Mexican border. Duck Hunters in El Golfo de Santa Clara and he hauls a Canoe with him tothe top of a desolate plateau. Stays for 10 days. Jan 18, He was caught by immigrion Authorities while trying to slip back into America. Feb. 24, Arrives in Detrital Wash again, and then treks to Las Vegas. He leaves a few days later
  • Chris arrives in Bullhead City, Arizona

    Chris Hitchhikes down US Highway 101 into California and lands in Bullhead City, Arizona in October.
  • Meeting of Ron Franz

  • Chris enters Fairbanks Alaska

  • Chris Makes the 100 Day Mark

  • The assumption date when Chris Died

    112 after he entered the wild