June 1990: Christopher McCandless, an ambitious and smart young man, leaves home with a note to his parents saying that he will be spending the summer travelling in his Datsun.
July 10th, 1990: McCandless’s car is abandoned after a flash flood traps it in Nevada. He goes on foot for the rest of the way. His car was discovered some years later and was used second-hand for years.
July-August 1990: Hitchhikes from Nevada to Montana before meeting Wayne Westerberg and settles with him for some time before setting out again. He sends his friend letters in his journeys along the way. He begins a journal in which he talks only in 3rd person. He includes pictures and often sends these entries to Westerberg.
December 2nd, 1990: McCandless sneaks into
July 10th, 1990: McCandless’s car is abandoned after a flash flood traps it in Nevada. He goes on foot for the rest of the way. His car was discovered some years later and was used second-hand for years.
July-August 1990: Hitchhikes from Nevada to Montana before meeting Wayne Westerberg and settles with him for some time before setting out again. He sends his friend letters in his journeys along the way. He begins a journal in which he talks only in 3rd person. He includes pictures and often sends these entries to Westerberg.
December 2nd, 1990: McCandless sneaks into