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Graduation
In May 1990 Chris McCandless graduated from Emory University. He tells his parents that he is going to leave and trsvel in his car -
abandons car
On July 10 Chris abandons his car because it is damaged b a flash flood so he puts his belongings in his backpack and sets off on foot -
parent drive to Atlanta
in August Chris McCandles parents drive to Atlanta to find out his apartment has been vacent for 5 weeks -
chris get a ticket in California
on August 10 Chris McCandless got a ticket for hitch hiking and the unpaid ticket went to his parents -
canoes on Colorado rivwe
from October to November 1990 Chris canoed on the Colorado river while passing through many places -
bus a canoe
Chris reaches the Colorado River in California then he travels south to Arizona where he buys a second hand canoe -
realizes he wont reach Gulf of California
Chris realizes he won't reach his destination so he meets a duck hunter who drives him there -
camps at Grand Canyon
He camps at the bottom of the Grand Canon with a young German couple -
Arrives in Bullhead City, Arizona
Arrives in Arizona and he works for McDonalds for 2 months and lives in a RV overseen by a man named Charlie -
Meets Ronald Franz
Chris McCandless meets Ronald Franz while he is hitch hiking in California -
pitches his tent
He pitches his tent on frozen ground and he is near the Stampede trail -
picked up by ruck driver
while Chris was hitch hiking he was picked up by a truck driver Jim Gallien who gave a 3 hour ride to the stampede trail -
finds a old bus
Chris finds a bus beside the Sushana River and he decides to live their for a little bit and take advantage of its comfort and he names the bus " Magic Bus" -
kills a moose
He kills a moose and takes a picture with its carcass -
He dies
After 100 days in the wild Chris dies in the bus inside his sleeping bag that his mother had given him when he was young
