"Alaska, Alaska? Or city Alaska?"

Chris: No, man. Alaska, Alaska. I'm gonna be all the way out there, all the way fucking out there. Just on my own. You know, no fucking watch, no map, no axe, no nothing. No nothing. Just be out there. Just be out there in it. You know, big mountains, rivers, sky, game. Just be out there in it, you know? In the wild.
Wayne: In the wild. ?
Chris: Just wild!
Wayne: Yeah. What are you doing when we're there? Now you're in the wild, what are we doing?
Chris: You're just living, man. You're just there, in that moment, in that special place and time.

Since I was young I ve been fascinated by Alaska, its vast open space, its isolationism, its over whelming beauty and adventure. It seems like the perfect place to escape to for self reflection I guess its kind of a generic thought, since there have been thousands of lost souls who have traveled to Alaska in order to find truth or themselves. But Alaska I guess is also a metaphor for me. It symbolizes an abstract place where I can go to escape, to be on my ownm and only worry about myself. Human relationships have always been tough because there is a fear of getting hurt , of letting someone into the depths of your soul and mind. Your most secretive thoughts are exposed and your vulnerabilities are revealed. So I think its easier to put up a wall and to only let people in a little bit.

Its no way to live though, to be so selfish as to not let yourself feel love, to not let others be loved by you. Its not fair to friends and family to have them not experience your true self.... "but what is the most painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let the person know how you feel.”