Wilderness survival has always been an interest of mine. From reading books such as the My Side of the Mountain series by Jean Craighead-George and Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, to actually having been an active boy scout and having gone camping and hiking very often with family and friends. That is why for the third marking period I plan to read the 1996 wilderness survival biography Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. It’s about the journey of a man named Christopher McCandless who, almost immediately after graduating college, hitch-hiked to Alaska where he attempted to survive on his own and with minimal supplies, forcing him to rely on what he could salvage from the wilderness around him. By reading this book I hope to gain more practical knowledge about what to and what not to do when trying to survive, as well as insight into what would actually cause someone to almost out of nowhere leave the life they know, and attempt to live on their own in the wild.
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