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Chris reaches the Stampede Trail with the help of Jim Gallien, who picks him up on the road and drives him the rest of the way from Fairbanks. He tries to convince Chris that entering the Alaskan Bush with as little food and supplies he has is a stupid but chris doesn’t listen. He finally gets to his destination and discovers an abandoned bus in the middle of the forest that will serve as his home for the remaining two to three months of his life. Chris survives off the land successfully until the very end of his life, when he can't cross a raging river to go back to civilization, he goes back into the wild. It's estimated that Christopher McCandless died on August 18, 1992.

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He meets a man named Gaylord Stuckey he gave him a ride from Lizard hot springs to Fairbanks and they spent 3 days together. Chris opens up and tell him about his family and trip. They bond and Gaylord buys Chris rice and take him to the university of Alaska to study plants for his trip.

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Chris returns again to Wayne where he introduces him to his girl and mother, he comes over and has dinner. He then says bye for the last time and leaves once again for Alaska.

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Ron drops chris off to continue his trip after buying him some equipment. They promised each other they would see each other again but unfortunately that was the last time they were together.

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He’s staying at a nudist camp stop referred to as the “Oh My God Hot Springs”. He meets this old man named Ron Franz they become good friends and hangout a lot. Ron is the one that taught him how to make the belt he descriptive his travels on. Ron takes Chris to San Diego because he was looking for work but after an unsuccessful attempt to get work Ron picked him back up.

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He comes back to Jan and Bob where he stays with them for a bit and sees what they call the “slabs”.

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When he gets here he gets a job at McDonald’s where he is always being told to wear socks. Here he gets an I.D and makes a bank account but after awhile he quits, packs his things and leaves the city to continue traveling.

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He makes it to Los Angeles he wants to get an I.D and make money but after being isolated for so long and alone being back in society makes him uncomfortable so he leaves again.

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When his attempt to reach the sea fails he gets a ride with duck hunters and they drop him off here where he rides his canoe to the gulf of California but a storm hits which took him out to sea but with the luck that Chris has he makes it back shore.

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Since he had no identification and knew he would get denied entry he snuck himself through the dam and paddled into Mexico without being seen.

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He buys a raft/canoe to paddle all the way down to the gulf of California but it doesn’t quite go that way for him.

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He gets a ride here to needles where he then goes to the Colorado river.

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He meet up with Wayne where he started working at a grain barn or farm and worked there until he had enough money to continue his trip. He promised to keep in touch with him once he left.

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Where he meet Wayne Westerberg who he would later on be employed by and become really close friends.

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This is where Jan and Bob saw Chris walking and offered him a ride. He spent a week with them and once he departed from where they were he kept in touch with them. He also found out from them that he was considered a leathertramp since he traveled by foot.

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He arrived at Lake Mead but it rained causing his car motor to get wet and not start up again. He had to leave his beloved Datsun behind and gather the things he needed and set off on foot, leaving 25 pounds of rice and only taking 10.

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Emory University, Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA, USA

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Emory University, Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA, USA

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Emory University, Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA, USA

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After graduating high school he attended Emory and graduated with an almost 4.0. His parents were left with the impression that he would keep studying and go to Harvard. Instead he donated all his money to a charity to end hunger. He then packs everything up and leaves to start his trip.

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Where he grew up with a younger sister named Carina. His parents would fight a lot. His dad worked for NASA but then retired and started his own business with his wife Billie. Chris and Carina had to depend on each other a lot while growing up.