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Christopher McCandless graduates from Emory College
Graduated with excellent grades with a gpa of 3.72 -
Parents last heard from Chris
Chris left everyone and everything and set out on the road, he didnt tell anyone he was leaving. -
Christopher Abanded all of his belongings
Burned his money, left his datsun, and left rice, change, and a guitar behind in his car. -
Chris drove his Datsun west
Chris drove directly west, but shortly had to abandon his car, because of a flash flood. -
Aqquired the name Alex Supertramp
Gave himself the name Alex Supertramp, never went by his real name Christopher McCandless again. -
Alex hitched a ride from Jan Burres
Christopher McCandless hitches a ride from Jan Burres from Northern California to South Dakota -
Alex hitches a ride from Wayne Westerburg
Alex hitches a ride from Wayne in South Dakota where he is offered a job and takes it becuase he is in need of money. -
Alex leaves for Mexico
Alex decides to leave when his closest friend Wayne Westerburg is taken to jail. -
Alex adventures to the Gulf Coast
Alex goes to the mexico and trys to go into the gulf with his kayak but that is blocked, so he heads back to America. -
Alex gets caught by immigration
Alex gets caught by immigration and is forced to give up his hand gun, and let him back into america. -
Franz takes Alex to Carthrage
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Alex arrives in Arizona
Gets a job, to get off the raod for a bit, after many months Alex sends a postcard to Jan Burres -
Alex leaves Arizona
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Alex makes his last stop before heading to Alaska
He makes one last stop in Carthrage -
Alex meets Franz
Alex meets an old man named franz who treats him like his own grandson. -
Alex leaves Franz and heads for Sandiago
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Alex arrives in Firbanks, Alaska
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Alex hitches a ride from Galian
Alex hitches a ride to his final destination the stampede trail -
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Alex lives in the wild
From this time he finds an old bus, and he kiils his own moose, and has survived for 6 weeks. -
Alex dies from starvation
Alex dies from starvation, and his body is found 16 days later -
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Alex has a downfall
He does well living off the land before he eats a patato root that slowely kills him
