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Chris McCandless was born on February 12th, 1968. He was born in El Segundo, California.
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Chris was a very smart student. He was in advanced classes. He was the captain for his school's cross-country team.
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Chris started college.
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He graduated with a Bachelor's degree, double majoring in history and anthropology.
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Arrives at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada.
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Chris is forced to leave his car due to the damage done by a flash flood. He then had to survive on foot for the rest of his adventure.
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Chris reaches the Colorado River and walks south through the desert until he arrives in Topock, Arizona. He buys a second hand canoe.
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Chris started his journey. He started from Enderlin, North Dakota to Fairbanks, Alaska.
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He was last seen by Jim Gallien, a south central Alaskan electrician.
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Chris killed a moose and was so proud of it that he took a picture of it. He spent days trying to preserve the meat. He didn't contain the meat correctly which lead to the meat being infested with vermin.
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This was apparently the last day he wrote in his journal. It was titled "Beautiful Blueberries". He tore the final page of Louis L'Armour's memoir, Education of a Wandering Man.
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His body was found in his sleeping bag, on the bus where he stayed in by a local hunter, Butch Killian. Chris had been dead for a couple of weeks prior to the finding of his body. His remains were weighed and his remains weighed around 66lbs. The official cause of death was starvation.
