SUNDANCE 12 OPEN-WATER KAYAK AND, FOLLOWED BY THE RIVER POLICE, PADDLES DOWNRIVER EVENTUALLY ALL THE WAY INTO MEXICO. THERE HIS KAYAK IS LOST IN A SANDSTORM AND HE CROSSES BACK INTO THE UNITED STATES. UNABLE TO EASILY HITCHHIKE, HE STARTS TRAVELING VIA FREIGHT TRAIN TO LOS ANGELES . NOT LONG AFTER