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Humor: Travel

by Jack M

Created on: July 15, 2009   Last Updated: October 05, 2011

The Origin of the Colfax Crew

"Why do we have to go to Canada?" Margie complained as she reached the third hour of her driving shift. The British Columbian countryside, that was surprisingly similar to her home in Colfax, California, scrolled by at a sluggish pace. "Of all the places to go on our road trip and you guys pick Canada. You know about the boxes right?" she continued.

Pat rolled his eyes as he came out of the back and sat down at the table. "They don't put people in boxes, just because you saw Cube and found out it was filmed in Canada doesn't mean it actually happens." She frowned.

"Besides where else can we hunt moose and get free health benefits." Jack cut in as he stashed the last of the guns. All together He, Pat and Clay had hidden a small arsenal in the RV. A 30-06 mounted with a military grade 12x scope, a modernized M1 GARAND, a pump action 12-gauge shotgun, a glock-18 with three extended magazines, an M1911 .45 magnum, and a .38 special along with more ammunition than one man could carry were all hidden beneath the floorboards and inside the walls of the motor home.

Margie sighed from behind the steering wheel, "So this is more of just a testosterone filled hunting trip than anything else?"

Clay felt the need to interject, "If it were just a hunting trip do you think we would have brought Alicia?"

"We brought Alicia?" asked Troy from the passenger seat. "How did you convince her to come to Canada?"

Pat and Jack grinned and exchanged glances, "It wasn't that hard," said Jack. Meanwhile, in the storage compartment below the bedroom, Alicia struggled without result at the chains that bound her.

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The countryside had long since changed to dense forest, the road now just a light dirt path. The group of five had grown silent, a rarity for them, as the canopy of trees cast an ominous shadow that seemed to press down upon its residents with malevolent intent.

"I say we get out and stretch our legs," said Troy as he carefully searched the darkness outside.


"I'll second that..." said Clay who didn't really need to stretch his legs but just wanted to escape the awkwardness of the silent motor home. Margie pulled off to the side of the path then into a clearing of trees and the five of them piled out of the vehicle.


"Why don't we just camp out here?" she said.


"We're supposed to be lost in the BC wilderness before we camp out." said Pat.


"Does anyone actually know where we are?" Margie asked.


"Well, while you guys set up camp Me-n-Pat-n-Jack are

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