Family
The name of Chris's mom and dad
Walt and Billy McCandless
The man who was like a grandfather to Chris
Ron Franz
The Stampede Trail
What Chris makes with Ron Franz
A leather belt with significant images from Chris's journey
The number on the front of the Fairbanks bus on the Stampede Trail
142
Who was Chris's only close family member?
Carine, his sister
Chris worked for this person in Carthage, South Dakota
Wayne Westerberg
An abandoned, burned-down Navy air base where people live; there is also a flea market
How the police learned Chris's real name
From the SOS note he signed and left taped to the bus
Where did Chris grow up?
Annandale Virginia
Which family member found out about Chris's death first?
Sam McCandless, Chris's half-brother
The last person to see Chris alive
Jim Gallien
Where the Datsun gets abandoned and Chris abandons his remaining possessions.
Detrital Wash
What Chris describes as "one of the greatest tragedies of my life"
Killing the moose
The name of the magazine where Krakauer's article first appeared
Outside
The time in his life when Chris discovered his father's secret?
The summer between high school graduation and beginning college
Jan Burress
Where Chris worked at McDonald's and spent a few months
Bullhead City, Arizona
The destination of Chris's canoe trip down the Colorado River.
Mexico
The color and make of the car Chris drove
A yellow Datsun
What is the name of Chris and Carine's dog?
Buckley (Buck)
Somewhat crazy man who gave Chris a place to live when he worked in Bullhead City
Charlie
Where did Chris go to college?
Emory University
Ending world hunger
Name one thing Jim Gallien gave to Chris before he walked off to the Stampede Trail
Acceptable answers: boots, or two grilled cheese and tuna sandwiches and corn chips, or his phone number