Pg 71 "why would anyone planning to 'live off the land for a few months' forget the number one rule of scouting, prepare. Why would a Would son scare his parents and family such permanent and confusing pain? There were a lot more people who thought Chris was a reckless idiot, but there were also a lot of people who didn't think Chris was? a reckless idiot, but instead thought Chris was very smart and brave for what he did Chris met many people during his travels and was able to truly touch their hearts and change their lives forever. Wayne Westerberg, Jon Krakauer, Walt McCandless, Billie McCandless, Carine McCandless, Charlie, Ronald Franz and Jan Burres were among them Chris knew these people in life or met them in his travels Chris definitely had an impact in the. lives of all these people and these people would probably not call Chris a reckless idiot, but rather would call Chris intelligent and courageous. One of the people Chris met during his travels that really had an impact on him was Ronald Franz. Franz was an eighty year old veteran who lived in Salton City.,