Into The Wild Test

Chris McCandless travelled throughout the United States including South Dakota, California, Colorado, Arizona, Mexico, Virginia and most importantly, Alaska during the 1980s-90s.

Grew up in the metro Washington area as the son of Billie and Walt. He had many full and half siblings but was closest with his younger sister Carine. After graduating high school and college as a golden boy, Chris donated 24,000 dollars of his scholarship and quietly began camping and hiking out West, with very little possessions. He died of poisoning/starvation in the Alaskan wilderness after a 4 month camping stunt there.

Farmer in South Dakota that befriended Chris in his early travelling years. Because Chris worked for him, Wayne was able to identify Chris when he was dead with his social security number.

Truck driver in Alaska that gave Chris a lift to his final resting place. This man was very concerned that Chris would not survive his brush with nature and so he gave Chris his boots and lunch.

Nomad with her boyfriend Bob, she was a good friend of Chris' and mothered him as much as she could. They kept in touch via postcards.

Elderly man that met Chris while giving the boy a ride to a common shanty town. The two became extremely close and spent a few months living together. He instructed Chris in the art of leather-making. This man was terribly upset when Chris left him.

First comparison to McCandless. Experimented to see if it was possible to live completely dependent from modern technology. Committed suicide after 30 years of this lifestyle.

Second comparison to McCandless. Excellent climber that went a little crazy and completed a suicide mission by climbing Mount Denali with little gear.

Third comparison to McCandless. Texan that moved to Fairbanks in the seventies. Went to Alaska to take wildlife pictures for a summer, but did not arrange for returning transportation and died in the wilderness. Spacey guy.

Wilderness explorer likened to McCandless. Born in 1934. Unknown cause of his death. Adopted the moniker "Nemo".

April 28th, 1992

The Lake Mead National Recreation Center

He realized he would not be paid

Billie and Walt hired a private investigator who only found that Chris had donated all his money to OXFAM America.

He attempted to kayak through the canals, then spent a night in prison for his lack of ID. He had to capitulate his revolver.

Chris worked at McDonald's. He had a bank account and used his real name, however, he did not bathe or wear socks and remained distant from his fellow employees.

A man named Charlie who squatted in trailers.

Chris moved to "the Slabs" with Jan and Bob

Chris next met Ron Frantz while he was traveling to Oh-My-God Hotsprings.

Chris returned to South Dakota and his friend Wayne Westerberg and his girlfriend Gail Borah.

The three women came to an agreement stating that Chris had abstained from sexual relations and also that although he mostly kept to himself, Chris was very amiable in a crowd.

He wanted to settle down and live his idealistic life while penning a book about his travels.

Each had difficult relationships with his father. Chris was upset with his father because of a family secret discovered his junior year of college. Walt had continued his dalliance with Marcia after he had left with Billie and even fathered another child after Chris was born.

Berries, rose hips, squirrel, grouse, duck, goose, porcupine, and moose.

Some believe he ate potato seeds, which are mildly poisonous. Others say he confused the two plants the wild sweet pea and the wild potato. The author believes that Chris began eating the potato roots which were poisonous enough to make him starve.

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