Chris's Inspiration
The name for the philosophy of favoring being independent and self-reliant.
What is individualism?
Chris McCandless's body was found inside this.
What is an abandoned bus he named the Magic Bus?
What Chris did with his money when he abandoned his car in the Mojave Desert.
What is burned it?
The name Chris gave himself when he began his adventure.
What is Alexander Supertramp?
This author shared Chris' philosophical views and like McCandless even spent time living in the wild in a cabin he'd built. He wrote such works as Walden and Civil Disobedience.
What is Henry David Thoreau?
This is the national park Chris was right outside of in Alaska.
Where is Denali National Park?
This is the river Chris crossed to walk into the bush and was unable to cross back over to leave.
What is the Teklanika?
This is where McCandless became stuck when he paddled down the Colorado River.
Gave Chris a place to stay and a job in Carthage.
Who is Wayne Westerberg?
This author inspired McCandless with his tales of living in the Alaskan wild and his desires for living a wild, adventurous life. He wrote such novels as Call of the Wild, White Fang and To Build a Fire. One of Chris' final notes claimed this author was "King".
Who is Jack London?
This is the trail Chris followed into the Alaskan bush.
What is the Stampede Trail?
How Chris met his demise.
What is toxic mold on wild potato seeds?
Name of place in California where thousands of people spend the winter for free--but without water or electricity; also the home of Salvation Mountain.
What is Slab City or The Slabs?
Chris admired this author for his rejection of materialism and his embrace of simple living. He wrote such works as War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
The state Chris nearly ended up settling down in.
Where is South Dakota?
If he had only known about this, Chris could have crossed the River easily in July, when he was still strong.
What is the cable and basket over the gorge?
Reason Chris abandoned his car near Lake Mead.
What is, it had been stuck in a flash flood, and Chris drained the battery trying to start it?
This religious old man taught him leather-working, offered to send him to college, and wanted to adopt Chris as his unofficial grandson. When he learned that Chris had died, he lost all faith in God.
Who was Ronald Franz?
This 19th century philosophy champions individualism, self-reliance, and the inherent goodness of humanity and nature
What is transcendentalism?
This is the company Chris worked for and the state he worked for them in while he was traveling.
What is McDonalds in Nevada?
This is the name of the mountain Jon Krakauer climbed during his visit to Alaska.
What is the Devil's Thumb?