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Torrance, CA
Chris was born -
Annandale, VA
Christopher McCandless grew up in the Annandale. His father was an engineer at NASA until him and his wife, Billie, decided to break away and build up their own business from nothing. The business they created to lead to stress and time not spent with Chris and his sister, Carine. This is believed to be the cause of Chris's lack of contact with his family during his trip -
Emory University
Chris graduated high school in Virginia and moved to Georgia to attend Emory University. The last time Chris's family ever saw him was at his college graduation ceremony and later the graduation party. The next day, Chris took off in his yellow Datsun and headed west. -
Detrital Wash, AZ
Lake Mead National Recreation Area is where Chris pulled into the desert and later abandoned his car after a flash flood. Before the flood, Chris camped here for a few weeks after burning his money. -
Colorado River to Mexico
Chris buys a boat and sails down the Colorado River to Mexico where he then heads further west into California. -
Lake Mead
Chris returns to Lake Mead to get his stuff he abandoned with his Datsun -
Chris Meets the Burress
Chris meets a couple who will later become some of his closest companions. Jan Burress spots him and offers him a ride. They later provide food and transportation to him. -
Salton City, CA
Chris meets Franz -
Coachella, CA to Grand Junction, Colorado
Chris calls Franz and asks for a ride to Grand Junction -
Carthage, SD
Chris leaves Wayne Westenburg and his company to head north to Alaska -
Fairbanks, Alaska
Chris arrived here to begin his hike into the wilderness -
Fairbanks,Alaska
Chris found the bus that he would live in and later die in -
Stampede Trail/ Teklanika River
Chris tries to leave the bus/ Stampede Trail but sadly fails due to flooding in the Teklanika River -
The bus
Chris heads back to the bus after failing to leave. -
Stampede Trail/ the bus
Chris dies from what many believe to be starvation in August of 1992