Christopher McCandless

I really think Chris knew that the likelihood of him surviving Alaska was slim, from what he told Wayne Westerberg he seems to have realized he didn't have a very good chance, ... You think? I don't. I really believe it was just the other way round. That he was aware of the fact that he was taking ...

I do not believe there is a question about Chris's belief in a higher power, for he mentions God in his letter to Ron Franz, whom we now know as Russell Fritz, a man who, in part, recognized Chris' philosophy about living. It's all around us, but so many of us choose not to see it. We're so hung up ...

But did he live in those two years after graduating from Emory? This is the higher question, and the answer is a resounding "yes." So many of us choose to slowly die, to watch the world pass by before we pass away. Live, people, live.

Some photographs spark an immediate response. The shot Chris took on Aug. 1, 1992 of the sun drowning in the sea of trees overlooking the Sushana is such a photograph. Knowing he died 17 days later, I was struck by its symbolism. And, so, I quickly penned a haiku. Sushana I fade into trees Sunset by...