Questions and Answers
What did the Rangers find beneath the yellow tarp?
Alex's old yellow Datsun.
List three things they found inside the vehicle.
A football, a set of jumper cables, and the keys to the vehicle's ignition.
What did another ranger do five days later?
Another ranger returned to the abandoned vehicle, managed to jump-start it, and drove it out to the National Park Service maintenance yard at Temple Bar.
Why was there nowhere to move the vehicle?
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What happened to the vehicle's battery?
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How did McCandless document his events?
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What did McCandless set out to do on July 10th?
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Where did McCandless travel for the next two months?
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Who did Chris accept a ride from next?
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Where did Chris work for the next eleven days?
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What book does Jan Burres notice Chris referencing?
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What does Chris use the book to do?
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What did Alex send Jan Burres and her boyfriend Bob for the next two years?
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Where did McCandless lose his way on the canoe?
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What did McCandless eventually do with the canoe?
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When had he last spoken to another person?
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What had Chris been surviving off of?
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Who caught Chris on his way back to the United States?
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What did Chris do with his money when he entered and left a city?
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Study Notes
Discovery of the Vehicle
- Rangers discovered a yellow Datsun belonging to Alex McCandless under a yellow tarp.
- Found inside the vehicle were a football, jumper cables, and ignition keys in the glove compartment.
Vehicle Status and Recovery
- Five days post-discovery, a ranger jump-started the Datsun and took it to the National Park Service maintenance yard at Temple Bar.
- The vehicle could not be moved due to rising water levels, creating a full-blown river as the only exit route.
McCandless's Attempts and Documentation
- Shortly after discovering the Datsun, McCandless attempted to start the car, draining the battery in the process.
- He recorded his experiences in a journal-snapshot album, which he left with Wayne Westerberg for safekeeping before heading to Alaska.
Journey and Experiences
- On July 10, McCandless began hiking around Lake Mead and spent the subsequent two months traveling across the western United States.
- Accepted a ride from a man known as Crazy Ernie, who offered him a job on a ranch in northern California.
Ranch Work and Connections
- McCandless worked at the ranch for eleven days, where he was noted by Jan Burres for referencing a book on plant identification.
- This book helped him identify edible plants for survival.
Correspondence and Canoeing Journey
- For two years, McCandless sent postcards to Jan Burres and Bob, a couple he met during his travels.
- While canoeing below the Morelos Dam, he encountered a maze of canals where he often lost his way.
Wilderness Survival and Isolation
- On January 16, he abandoned the canoe on a dune grass hummock and walked along the deserted beach.
- He had not interacted with anyone for thirty-six days, surviving on five pounds of rice and marine life sourced from the sea.
Encounters and Money Management
- Caught by immigration authorities while re-entering the U.S. without identification, he spent a night in custody and created a story to be released.
- Developed a strategy of burying his money before entering a city, recovering it when leaving.
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Explore the pivotal moments from Christopher McCandless's adventure as documented in his experiences with a yellow Datsun. This quiz covers the details of the vehicle discovery, recovery attempts, and McCandless's travels across the U.S. Join us to delve into the compelling story behind his journey and the choices he made.