Alaska

Into the Wild Places Carthage, South Dakota - where Westerberg gave Alex a job Sioux Falls - where Westerberg served a four-month sentence for selling illegal boxes that unscrambled satellite-television transmissions, allowing people to watch encrypted cable programming without paying for it. With Westerberg in Sioux Falls, there was no work at the grain elevator so Alex resumed his nomadic existence. Annandale, Virginia - where Alex grew up Mojave Desert - where the endangered wildflower is found Lake Mead - where Bud Walsh and his group were tallying the endangered wildflower when Alex's car was spotted Stampede trail - where the abandoned bus was in Alaska Colorado - where Walt's kids from his first marriage live Iron Mountain, Michigan - where Billie grew-up