Chris/Cory/Trey: Chris McCandless Journey

  • Emory University

    Emory University
    Chris McCandless graduates from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    Lake Mead National Recreation Area
    Chris McCandless is forced to abandon his car alongside Lake Mead and continues on foot.
  • Willow Creek

    Chris is picked up by Jan Burres and Bob near Willow Creek.
  • Morelos Dam/Mexico border

    Morelos Dam/Mexico border
    Chris paddles his canoe through the floodgates, sneaking into Mexico.
  • El Golfo de Santa Clara

    El Golfo de Santa Clara
    Chris leaves his canoe on the dune grass and continues his journey on foot northward.
  • Detrital Wash

    Chris McCandless returns to Detrital Wash to reclaim some items that he burried near the lake.
  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas
    Chris leaves Las Vegas after working there for a few weeks. He stops keeping his journal until he arrives in Alaska
  • Salton City, California

    Salton City, California
    Chris is picked up by Ronald Franz and taken back to his camp.
  • Interstate 70, Grand Junction

    Interstate 70, Grand Junction
    Ronald Franz leaves Chris alongside Interstate 70 near Grand Junction. Chris continues north.
  • Last recorded sighting of Chris

    Last recorded sighting of Chris
    Jim Gallien gives Chris a ride into the Alaskan wilderness along the Stampede Trail. At this point Chris calls himself Alexander Supertramp.