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On the trail again with Clark Bar
The fall after I graduated from
high school, my dad and I set out on
a journey across America, which we
coined "Oregon Trail '99." There
were a few technical glitches, like the
original Oregon Trail didn't start in
Marietta, Ga., and, oh yeah, the ma
jority of the original trail isn't locat
ed next to a major freeway.
But hey, that didn't stop the Joneses.
It might have been the longest route we
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could have taken, but there's nothing
like the joy of seeing real wagon ruts. Of
course, you can only truly
appreciate things like this after previous
family vacations have failed to locate
what you were looking for off the beat
en path, but that's beside the point.
1 was quick to assign my dad the
nickname "Clark Bar," while he snug
gled to find a pun with the word
Lewis in it. We called home from a
pay phone after a long day of driving
and announced to my mother that
she could be Sacajawea, but she did
n't seem too keen on joining the fun.
Marissa Jones
Cry me a river
And fun it was — the pure excitement
of going to college, especially in a far
away land. I mean, some of my friends
didn't even know where Oregon was on
the map, which is really just a sad com
ment on our educational systems, but
once again is beside the point.
My dad dropped me off, bought
me some tools and a combination
lock, patted me on my head and left
town. I was free. I was on my own. I
sat on my bed and cried, and we're
not talking tears of joy.
What in the world was I thinking?
What ever had inspired me to move
to a state on the other side of the
country where 1 didn't know
anybody? (The answer to that ques
tion has long been under debate, but
the humor of the fighting duck mas
cot might have played a larger role
than many think.)
It's not really fun eating by yourself,
and it's definitely not fun to be on the
outside of every inside joke. You try re
ally hard to remember that Beaverton
is outside of Portland, but you just
think it sounds like the perfect place for
Oregon State, so you confuse it with
Corvallis. You pronounce the cities'
names wrong, such as Tigard, which
you seemed to think was the British
spelling of Tigger. Yeah, that pretty
much sums up my first week at the
University, along with answering con
stant questions such as "Do you know
OutKast?;" "Where is your accent?;"
and "Did you grow up in a trailer?"
It's been five quick years, and right
when I think I have a handle on
everything, it's time to go again. I've
got friends, an Oregon atlas and
hundreds of pictures to remember
everything that has happened. Un
fortunately, I'm crying again, but not
for the same reasons. (Allergies
mostly.) But in truth, because it real
ly is time to go.
My mom says college is the best
time of your life. Is it true? Sure, feels
like it right now, but I suppose that re
mains to be seen. In the meantime,
Clark Bar and Sacajawea will help me
load up the wagon and find a new
campsite. But, Dad, this time we're *
sticking to the freeways.
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SHAKRA
continued from page 15B
live in tall trees and spend days with
the purple-haired girl. I wish to take
time to be with all those whom I had
to pass along the way and pluck each
a tune on my mandolin.
Perhaps these words will linger a
while longer, as ashen sage smoke
swimming amongst the places where
I once existed, leaving traces of who
1 once was. Perhaps some will
remember. Once a writer. Once
a student. Once a journalist. Once
a friend.
Thich Nhat Hanh wrote, "Tomor
row I will continue to be. But you will
have to be very attentive to see me. I
will be a flower, or a leaf. I will be in
these forms and I will say hello to
you. If you are attentive enough, you
will recognize me, and you may greet
me. I will be very happy."
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HOCKADAY
continued from page 17B
positive they're going to take me with
the 18th-overall pick. I hope you
know where you're going, and I hope
that all your hard work paid off.
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Good luck on draff day. I now ride
off into the sunset, headed east to go
to the West.
Happy trails, /all.
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