McCandless practiced reducing property dependence, self-sufficiency, and nonconformity. Chris McCandless took a transcendental trip to Alaska in 1992, which led to his unfortunate demise. Around the month of his death, in August, McCandless began to realize that being alone in nature, self-sufficient, and detached from society did not make him happy. His highlighted passages from Leo Tolstoy's Family Happiness point to this same notion. Chris McCandless' journey is something you can reflect on to see how you might live the transcendendalist lifestyle, but how much does it impact your life.