into the wild

Taking off

• After Chris graduated college, he decided to go out on his own.
• He wasn't very close to his family, except for his sister and dog.
• He took his 1982 Datsun out to California from Atlanta.
• He traveled remotely light, little cash, clothes, and food.

lake mead

• Chris couldn't get his car to start after a flood killed it
• He left the car and some belongings at Lake Mead
• He took off on foot from there

Gulf of California

• Chris bought a canoe in Arizona
• He wanted to paddle to the Gulf of California
• He got stuck in canals in Mexico
• Duck hunters helped him get to the Gulf

Bullhead City

• Chris settled in Bullhead City for a while
• He got a job at McDonalds
• He traveled to the Slabs to help a friend at a swap meet
• He wouldn't accept most offerings from people, even clothes

Salton City

• Chris came to Salton City, a desert like town 
• He met Ronald Franz
• The two became very close
• Ron asked to adopt Chris as his grandson

Alaska

• Chris arrived in Alaska in April 1992
• He learned more about the forest before going into it
• He found an abandon bus, and made camp there
• He killed animals and collected berries for food

End of the road

• McCandless lived over 100 days in the wild
• He lived a happy life
• He wrote about all of his accomplishments in a journal
• His final moment was taking a happy picture 
• He died of starvation inside of the bus

Friends of Chris

• Chris made lots of friends along the way
• Wayne Westburg, a farmer from South Dakota
• Ronald Franz, an old man from Salton City
• Jan and Bob Burres, a couple who sold Knick-Knacks at flea markets

Actions

• Chris made some risky decisions
• Chris died because he wasn't all that prepared for Alaska
• He made a poor choice not taking much money with him

My opinion

• I think Chris was a good man
• I bet he regrets not telling his family goodbye 
• He deserves some honor for accomplishing what he did

sources

• All of my information is out of the book
• Images are from google images