Stampede Trail

their ride together, he discovers that Alex is actually quite insightful and educated, but lacks equipment – an ax, snowshoes, waterproof boots, a compass, a large enough rife, more food - necessary for his journey. Alex planned to follow the Stampede Trail en route towards Mt. McKinley, but is advised by Gallien to reconsider and even offers to take

This only calls to attention another one of Chris’ shortcoming which was in the knowledge and inability to get a proper map of the Stampede Trail. With a map of Stampede Trail Chris would’ve been able to survive his adventure by either starting a big fire to alert firefighters or go some distance from the river to a cable which spanned the river to the other side where Chris could have been on the road

the setting of the story. Krakauer uses great description and imagery from the very start of the novel. Especially when describing Alaska and the Stampede Trail, Chris’s place of death, Krakauer uses great detail as he describes the “icy stream whose waters are opaque with glacial till” (Krakauer 11). After this beautiful description of the trail, Krakauer cuts to the sight of the late Chris McCandless and describes how “Virtually no fat remained on the body, and the muscles had withered significantly”

In Into the Wild, Christopher McCandless (man) tried to exist as one with nature but finds through his journeys that nature is a force that will test men relentlessly, especially men who are unprepared. Nature is one of the world’s greatest marvels. McCandless understood that and chose nature over civilization. He believed civilization was a plague and there was only one way to cure that plague. That was to become one with nature . The background information of this essay will explore the need

day life of going to work and having a family wasn’t for him, so instead he decided after he graduated from Emory University to trek to the western United States with only his car and a little money. McCandless planned a solo adventure through stampede trail near Fairbanks Alaska, but before this he met lots of different people and went to many different places in the west. When McCandless told these people of his plan of a solo adventure in Alaska, they told him that he was crazy for doing such a

Betsy Rodriguez Mrs. Robinson AP English and Composition Reading Response Journals for “Into the Wild” Journal # 1 29, July 2016 The first scene starts off with Gallien driving four miles picking up a hitchhiker that was shivering on the side of the road asking to be taken to to the unmarked wilderness in Alaska. The guy would say his last name as though he was trying to hide something. Gallien impeditilly thought that McCandless was just another delusional visitor to the Alaskan Frontier. When

same. He wrote in his journal “Happiness only real when shared.” By the time Christopher McCandless found the true meaning and purpose in his life it was already too late. There was no way Chris was going to be able to make it out alive of the Stampede Trail. The last note Chris wrote said, “I have had a happy life and thank the Lord. Goodbye and may God bless all!” Chris died happy and at peace with his life in the place he enjoyed the most. Chris McCandless died knowing what truly mattered in life

Unified Seclusion Paper #3: Comparison and Contrast Emily Rigby Amidst the dense and desolate forests of the Stampede Trail, located in Alaska, lies an abandoned bus. In this decaying automobile lies a blue sleeping bag, containing much greater than what initially appears to be simply an unshaven beard and a pair of dark, sleep-deprived eyes, shaded temporarily by resting lids and a tangled mess of lashes. Instead, here lies an adventurous mind that would no longer have the capability to wander,

Acquaintances Everyday our species interacts with each other. We make new friends, enemies, acquaintances, and families. Sometimes these people impact your life greatly and other times they are simply unimportant part of your life. When having a unique personality, like Chris McCandless, becoming friends is hard but many acquaintances can be made. After reading Into the Wild and understanding his life, many people can be thought of who would have benefited Chris if he got to know them. These

Christopher McCandless was an intelligent, idealistic young man who believed that being in solitude with nature is the best way to live life. In May 1990, McCandless graduates from Emory University and decides to travel on the road during the summer. In June 1990, McCandless unexpectedly wrote a note stating that he will never return to his parents. As a result, McCandless hitchhiked in hopes of traveling the United States and completely starting a new life. However, migrating was not so convenient