I was playing Oregon Trail with the 2G guys names, and decided
to
add some story lines in there. Here is my fictional 2G Oregon Trail
log.
--- This is the story of what
happens when 2G is out on tour in the middle of nowhere and What-Ev
dumps
them...again. Almost like the Oregon Trail, the boys find themselves
just
trying to survive in the old desert.
April 1, 2002
All the 2G boys were dumped in the desert with 18 oxen, 25 sets
of
clothing, 1,980 bullets (for hunting, of course), boards and cloth
(they
build a makeshift covered wagon), 3 wagon wheels, 3 wagon axles, 3
wagon
tongues, a guitar, 2,000 pounds of food, and $302.00. They hope itd be
for publicity.
QT was head of the wagon and decides to continue.
April 3, 2002
A wagon tongue broke but Doug was able to be replace it from
supplies with his handy dandy tire skills.
April 5, 2002
The boys had a wagon wheel break but were able to replace it
from
supplies.
April 8, 2002
They have reached the Kansas River Crossing.
QT decides to continue, choosing to caulk the wagon and float
it
across the river. Chad is quite strongly attatched to Dougs leg, out of
fear.
April 9, 2002
The boys had a wagon tongue break but were able to fix
it.
April 12, 2002
The boys had a wagon wheel break but were able to fix it.
An ox is sick. Chad consoles him and sings him Every Minute, Every
Hour-repeatedly.
QT decides to rest the wagon for 7 days so Chad will knock it
off
and the ox will get some rest.
April 19, 2002
QT decides to continue.
April 21, 2002
Severe storm. Jerry pulls out the guitar, tunes it, and sings
Kumbaya.
April 22, 2002
The boys have reached the Big Blue River Crossing.
They decide to continue.
QT chose to caulk the wagon and float it across the
river.
April 27, 2002
An ox died.
QT decides to continue. Chad refuses to move until the ox has a
proper burial. Mickey threatens to do a drive-by on his ass. Chad
moves.
April 28, 2002
The boys had a wagon tongue break but were able to replace it
from
supplies.
April 30, 2002
They have reached Fort Kearney.
QT decides to continue.
May 1, 2002
QT found some wild fruit.
May 4, 2002
QT took the wrong trail. Mickey takes the reigns, drives for 17
hours, and winds up back where they were the first time.
May 17, 2002
Mickey has the measles.
QT decides to rest for 9 days.
May 25, 2002
Mickey is well again.
QT decides to rest for 9 days, just in case.
June 4, 2002
QT decides to continue.
June 5, 2002
They guys have reached Chimney Rock.
QTs never heard of it, so he decides to continue. Doug says
hes
no fun. He wants to see the sights!
June 9, 2002
They have reached Fort Laramie.
QT decides to continue, thefort is 100 years old and
abandoned.
QT decides to hunt. Mickey steals the gun away and brings back
50
pounds from hunting, an elk. He claims to have caught it with his bare
hands. Jerry spots the bullet holes, and Mickey changes his story to
catching it with his teeth of steel.
June 10, 2002
QT decides to hunt.
The boys brought back 56 pounds of food from hunting.
June 11, 2002
QT decides to continue.
June 13, 2002
Mickey has a broken arm.
Mickey complains of a sore arm from benchpressing Doug, so QT
decides to rest for 9 days.
June 23, 2002
QT needs some hunting done. Doug brings back
250 pounds of food from hunting. He has already eaten the majority by
the
time he shows the boys. QT pouts.
June 24, 2002
More hunting.
Chad brought back 0 pounds of food from hunting. That bunny
looked so innocent! Mickey gives him the evil eye.
June 26, 2002
QT decides to continue.
June 30, 2002
The boys lost 17 pounds of perishable food due to
spoilage.
July 1, 2002
Bad water.
July 2, 2002
Bad water. The boys beg Doug to stop taking baths in the water
so
often, unless he begins to reak again.
July 6, 2002
No grass for the oxen.
July 7, 2002
No grass for the oxen. Chad tries to demonstrate that they can
eat
dirt so they wont starve. He gets a mouthfull of sand. Mickey laughs
uncontrolably.
July 9, 2002
The boys lost 5 pounds of perishable food due to
spoilage.
QT, the leader, decides more hunting has to be done. He demands
Jerry do it.
He brought back 28 pounds of food from hunting. He really did use his
hands. Mickey just mumbles something about his own guns.
July 10, 2002
QT decides to continue.
July 12, 2002
No water.
July 13, 2002
Bad water.
Mickeys broken arm is well again.
July 14, 2002
Chad found some wild fruit.
July 15, 2002
Doug was bitten by a snake.
QT took the wrong trail.
He decides to rest for 9 days, for Dougs sake.
July 17, 2002
QT decides to hunt.
They brought back 54 pounds of food from hunting.
July 18, 2002
QT decides to rest for 9 days, so Doug is sure to get
better.
July 23, 2002
Doug is well again.
July 25, 2002
Time to hunt.
QT brought back 4 pounds of food from hunting. A bunch of fish,
probably.
July 26, 2002
QT decides to continue.
July 29, 2002
No water.
July 30, 2002
No water.
July 31, 2002
They have reached South Pass.
They traded 48 bullets with a hobo for 30 pounds of food. If a
hobo had that much food to trade, they arent doing good.
QT decides to continue.
QT decides to take the trail to the Green River
Crossing.
August 1, 2002
No water.
August 3, 2002
No water.
August 4, 2002
QT decides to hunt, yet again.
Mickey brought back 250 pounds of food from hunting. A big
buffalo! The boys enjoy buffalo jerky (quickly prepared specially)
around
a starry nights campfire. Doug tells ghost stories. Mickey falls
asleep
of boredom, Chad is scared out of his pants.
August 5, 2002
Chad decides to hunt.
He brought back 1 pound of food from hunting. A sunbaked
squirrel.
August 6, 2002
QT decides to continue.
August 9, 2002
Mickey has cholera (Hey, it was in the game).
No water.
QT decides to rest for 9 days, scared for Mickeys health. The
boys give him plenty of water from the supply. Chad cries. Mickey
reassures all he is fine.
August 13, 2002
Chad traded $3.00 for 20 pounds of food with a secret
source.
August 18, 2002
Mickey is well again. The boys all jump for joy, and go
swimming
in a nearby lake. Doug must be reminded repeatedly to keep his trunks
on.
August 19, 2002
QT decides to continue.
August 21, 2002
Chad has a fever. Doug stays by his side.
They have reached the Green River Crossing.
QT decides to rest for 9 days. Chad falls asleep
peacefully.
August 29, 2002
Mickey traded 69 bullets for 30 pounds of food. Okay, he shot a
30
pound elk, but he thought of it as giving it 69 bullets...
August 31, 2002
Chad is well again.
QT decides to continue.
He chose to take a ferry across the river.
September 1, 2002
Doug decides to hunt. He sees visions of Chinese food dancing
in
his head.
This helps him bring back 250 pounds of food from
hunting.
September 2, 2002
QT decides to hunt.
Doug brought back 250 more pounds of food from
hunting.
September 3, 2002
QT decides to continue.
September 5, 2002
An ox is sick.
QT decides to continue.
September 7, 2002
Mickey decides to change the pace to grueling to give this
crappy
survival game some edge.
September 10, 2002
Jerry has the measles.
QT decides to rest for 9 days.
September 16, 2002
QT decides to hunt.
Mickey, QT, and Doug brought back 250 pounds of food from
hunting.
September 17, 2002
Doug decides to hunt.
He brought back 80 pounds of food.
September 18, 2002
Jerry is well again. Chad hugs him. The boys swim yet again, to
celebrate good health.
Doug decides to hunt.
He brought back 250 pounds of food from hunting.
September 19, 2002
Five growing boys eat a lot! Hunting is a never-ending
task.
They all went out and brought back 136 pounds of food from
hunting.
September 21, 2002
Chad somehow remembers Mickeys birthday. He sings to him and
gives him a dreamcatcher he made out of twigs and string. Mickey thanks
him. The boys are stunned he could keep track of the days. They were
all
lost.
September 22, 2002
They have reached Soda Springs.
They swim again, for six hours. Chad refuses to stop splashing
Mickey. Mickey chases after Chad. Chad runs.
September 25, 2002
The boys have come across a place called Fort Hall, but decide
it
would be best if they found a way out of the prarie lands and desert.
They
decide to continue.
September 26, 2002
Jerry found 2 sets of clothing, 3 wagon wheels, 2 wagon axles,
and
1 wagon tongue in an abandoned wagon.
September 27, 2002
The guys lost 91 pounds of perishable food due to
spoilage.
October 3, 2002
They have reached the Snake River Crossing.
Before continuing, Mickey catches 12 snakes in his hands and
puts
them in Chads bed as payback for the splashing. Chad catches him, and
sleeps with Doug in fear.
QT chose to caulk the wagon and float it across the
river.
October 4, 2002
Heavy fog.
October 9, 2002
An ox died. Chad mourns.
2G has reached Fort Boise.
Mickey breaks in. It is abandoned.
October 10, 2002
No water.
October 11, 2002
Bad water.
October 12, 2002
No water.
October 13, 2002
No water.
October 16, 2002
No water.
The boys are all in poor condition because of the lack of
water.
They have reached Grande Ronde in the Blue Mountains.
They decided to continue,
and decide to take the trail to The Dalles to get some
water.
October 19, 2002
Mickey is sick with typhoid fever. All the other boys are
better.
Heavy fog.
QT decides to rest for 9 days.
October 28, 2002
Doug decides to hunt.
He brought back 104 pounds of food from hunting.
October 29, 2002
Mickey is well again. He has been sick many times, but is no
wimp.
He decides to continue, and Chad decides to hunt.
He brought back 2 pounds of food from hunting.
October 30, 2002
QT decides to continue.
November 1, 2002
Rough trail.
November 2, 2002
The boys have reached The Dalles.
They decide to continue.
Mickey decides to raft down the Columbia River, and makes it to
the Willamette Valley. They all arrived in fair health. Tom and Liz are
there with a search crew. They miss the boys and What-Evs sales have
dropped without them. They welcome them back with a 1-month vacation.
The
boys are not reluctant to return home!