Into the Wild by Keaghan Mahaffey

April 28th, 1992

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Jim Gallien leaves McCandless on the Stampede Trail.

February 12th, 1968

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Chris McCandless was born.

May 12th, 1990

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Chris graduates from Emory University, in Atlanta.

July 6th, 1990

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Chris McCandless left behind his car and his remaining personal items. He began to set up camp near Lake Mead National Recreation Center.

Late July 1990

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A guy named "Crazy Ernie" picked Chris up, and offered him a job at a ranch.

August 1990

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By this time, McCandless's parents had not heard from him since June, so they went to Atlanta. There, they found his apartment empty and learned he had moved out in late June.

August 1990

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Jan Burres and her boyfriend Bob picked up Chris, who was hitch hiking off of U.S. highway 101.

August 10th, 1990

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McCandless was ticketed near Willow Creek. When the officer asked for his permanent address, he had none, so he gave his parents' address instead. A few weeks later, the unpaid ticket showed up in their mailbox.

September 10th, 1990

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Wayne Westerberg spotted a hitchhiker who introduced himself as "Alex" and decided to pick him up. Wayne brought Alex to a friend's place, where they all shared a big homemade dinner.

October 1990

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Ranger Bud Walsh found Chris McCandless's abandoned, plate-less car with most of Chris's belongings still inside.

October 28th 1990

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Chris rode with a random truck driver to the Colorado River.

December 2nd, 1990

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McCandless arrived at the Morelos Dam and the Mexican border.

January 18th, 1991

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McCandless was back at the U.S. border, and had to stay the night in custody due to lack of identification.

January 16th, 1991

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Chris left his aluminum canoe southeast of El Golfo de Santa Clara after deciding it was no longer useful.

Early February, 1991

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While camping at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Chris met a German couple, Thomas and Karin, who had given him a ride. At this point in his adventure, Chris noted in his journal he had lost 25 pounds.

February 24, 1991

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After going back to Detrital Wash to dig up his Virginia license plates and some buried belongings, McCandless hitchhiked to Las Vegas and got a job at an Italian restaurant.

May 10th, 1991

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On this day, Chris McCandless left Las Vegas and got on the road again.

October 1991

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Chris got a job at a McDonalds in Bullhead City, Arizona. While Chris is in Arizona he lived in an abandoned trailer.

December, 1991

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In late November Chris sent a letter to Jan Burres, and later moved in with Jan in Slab City after leaving Bullhead.

January 1992

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Near Salton Sea, Chris met Ronald Franz, an eighty-year-old man, while hitchhiking. Franz then drove Chris to his final destination.

April 23rd, 1992

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At a public campground close to the Liard River, Chris encountered Gaylord Stuckey, who later offered him a ride to Fairbanks, Alaska.

May 1st, 1992

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Chris found bus 142 on this day near the Sushana River and wrote "Magic Bus Day" in his journal.

June 9th, 1992

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Chris proudly posed for a photo with a moose he had killed, but his joy turned to disappointment when he failed to preserve the meat properly, leading to maggot infestation. Chris had to dispose of the moose.

August 12th, 1992

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On this day, Chris wrote his very last journal entry, which said, "Beautiful Blueberries".

August 18th, 1992

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It is believed that Chris died on this day, 112 days after he ventured into the wilderness.

September 16th, 1992

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A group of moose hunters/hikers discovered Chris McCandless's body inside Fairbanks transit bus 142.

August 1992

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Chris taped a SOS note on the bus door.

August 5th, 1992

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August 5th, was Chris's 100th day in the wilderness.

July 30th, 1992

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Chris wrote in his journal, "Extremely weak. Fault of pot. Seed. Much trouble just to stand up. Starving, Great jeopardy."

January 13th, 1996

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Jon Krakauer published the infamous book, "Into The Wild."