On the Road
(Ch. 1-3)
(Ch. 1-3)
This electrician drives Chris to the Stampede Trail and gives him a pair of rubber boots after noticing his pack is way too light.
Who is Jim Gallien?
Chris abandons his yellow Datsun in Lake Mead after it is damaged by this sudden weather event.
What is a flash flood?
$100 Prompt: This author of The Call of the Wild and White Fang inspired Chris's dream of Alaska, even though he spent very little time there himself.
Who is Jack London?
Meaning friendly, pleasant, and easy to get along with, this word starts with "A" and describes someone like Wayne Westerberg.
What is amiable (or congenial/convivial)?
Chris abandons his real name and asks people to call him by this pseudonym.
What is Alexander Supertramp?
After abandoning his car, Chris burns this in the desert.
What is money/cash?
Chris loved the work of this 19th-century Russian author who wrote War and Peace and gave up his wealth later in life to live simply.
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
This word refers to a long, meandering journey or pilgrimage on foot, much like Chris’s travels across North America.
What is peregrination?
Before leaving Atlanta, Chris donates his remaining $24,000 college fund to this charitable organization.
What is OXFAM America?
Chris flips burgers at a branch of this fast-food chain in Bullhead City, Arizona.
What is McDonald's?
Chris was deeply inspired by this American author who famously lived in a cabin by a pond for two years and wrote Walden.
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
Describes a practice of extreme self-denial and austere living, giving up material comforts for spiritual goals.
What is asceticism?
This man from Carthage, South Dakota, employs Chris for a time.
What is this man's name, and what crime was he eventually arrested for?
Who is Wayne Westerberg?
What is Piracy?
While working in Arizona, coworkers noted Chris always refused to wear these, leading to a distinct odor.
What are socks?
Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson belonged to this 19th-century American philosophical movement that celebrated nature, self-reliance, and individuality.
What is Transcendentalism?
A steep slope or long cliff formed by erosion or faulting, commonly seen in desert and mountain landscapes.
What is an escarpment?
Bus 142 sits near this river, which later swells and prevents Chris from returning to safety.
What is the Teklanika River?
Chris uses a second-hand canoe to paddle all the way down the Colorado River into this country.
What is Mexico?
This American author wrote Civil Disobedience, an essay arguing that individuals should not permit governments to overrule their conscience, which heavily shaped Chris’s political views.
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
This subarctic forest biome dominated by evergreen conifers covers much of inland Alaska and Canada.
What is the taiga?