Into the Wild

Author/Guide: Jon Krakauer

Why a Booktrail?

1992: The true story of a man who walked deep inside the Alaskan wilderness and who never returned

ISBN: 978-0330453677
Genre: Biography/memoirs, Travelogue

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What you need to know before your trail

This is the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man, who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months later.

What leads some people to explore the outer limits of self, leave civilization behind and seek enlightenment through solitude and contact with nature?

Locations

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Travel Guide

There are so many locations in this book and so many trails it’s impossible to even list them here! However there are two parts to this journey. The first one starts in and around the USA and the second takes place in Alaska state. Love Books Group, BookTrail Ambassador tells more:

USA

His first stop is ‘Lake Mead’ recreational area in Nevada (Image 1). Unfortunately he experiences flash flood in the area, and he is forced to abandon his car. He then hitchhikes to California’s Lake Tahoe (image 2) and continues his hike to the Cascade mountain, Willow Creek, and reaches Arizona.

He travels between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and eventually hitchhikes to Grand Canyon, back to Vegas and the returns to Grand Junction Colorado to start saving for the journey ahead”

Alaska

Finally, he reaches Alaska on April 1992, and makes an official start of his hike. He spends a couple of days in the town buying essential gear, and sending post cards to his friends, and yet none to his family. He finally enters the ‘Stampede Trail’, and sets up his tent on the frozen ground. Image 3, and Image 4 This really is the most exciting moment for him, and as you read on you can feel his emotions (even though book has been written by another person, author has done a really good job to describe what Chris might be feeling/thinking at those moments). The true adventure really begins here, in an exciting and a tragic way. I don’t really want to spoil too much for blog readers, so I’ll end it here.