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Christipher McCandless was born
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Chris's family moves to annadale, Virginia
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Chris's College Career
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On the Road
Chris decides to leave right after he finishes college and doesnt even say anything to his parents and family but telling them in a letter how he did in school -
"Alex Supertramp"
Took the nick name of Alex -
Jan Burres
Alex hitched with Jan Burres in NC -
Mr. Westerberg
Alex hitches a ride from Wayne Westerberg, in South Dakota. Wayne offers Alex a job, working at his grain elevator in Carthage -
Across the Border
Alex goes across the border in a kayak, He tried to paddle to the Gulf Coast, but the coast is blocked by swamps. Some Mexicans give him a ride to the Coast in the back of their truck, and he spends a long time there, exploring all of the places in the area. -
Arriving at BullHead city
Chris arrives in Bullhead City, Arizona, where he settles down in a trailer and starts his job at McDonald's flipping burgers. -
A Grandfather Figure
Alex set up camp outside Salton City, California. When hitch-hiking into town for supplies, he was picked up by Ronald Franz, an eighty year old man. -
Back to Wayne
Alex, being a hobo who would hop trains and was able to get close to Franz's house again, calls franz and askes him to pick him up. Franz picks up Alex and drives him as far as Grand Junction, Colorado. Alex arrives three days later in Carthage, South Dakota, and resumes work for Wayne, who is now out of prison. -
Alaska!
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Meeting Jim
While Alex is hitch hiking he meets Jim, they instantly become friends and Jim is entrigued by the young man who is venturing out into the wilderness. -
Bus?
Alex finds an abandoned bus in the woods of the hicking trail he is on -
SOS!
Alex leaves a note on the bus saying he needs help -
Alex finally passes away