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Was born in California but moved to Virginia at a very young age and moved closed to D.C. for his fathers job.
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He went to college because his parents thought it was the best thing for him. Chris, still trying to figure out what his purpose was, dreaded college.
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At this point, he has abandoned the car and begins to hitchhike
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Chris meets Wayne in South Dakota, still going by Alex, who offers Chris a job.
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Shortly after Chris donates twenty thousand dollars to OXFAM he heads west and abandons the car Arizona.
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Chris then heads for Mexico, he succesfully crosses into Mexico but gets caught on his way back into the US.
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Chris stops in Carthage before departing to Alaska, However, he gets stopped by Franz who only delays Chris' journey to Alaska. Franz treated Chris like a grandson, teaching him some tinkering tips.
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Chris, tired from the road, gets a trailer and a job at a local McDonalds. May- December 1991
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Chris leaves Franz and heads for San Diego, but later returns to Franz and Franz drives him as far as Colorado
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His first 6 weeks in the bush he does fine with hunting and living off potatoes. However, he begins to starve and panic by leaving a not and later dies of starvation and his body is uncovered 19 days later from some hikers by coincidence.
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Chris begins hitchhiking again and after a very difficult journey makes it to fairbanks
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After hitching another ride he arrives where has longed to be ever since he left
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After crossing a river on the trail he runs into a bus along the trail and finds out that it has been inhabited already
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He has been in the bush for some time now, he is now, however, unable to eat the potatoes or the seeds and is beginning to starve.