Daniel Smith embarked upon the trail within the Apple II computer game, under the guidance of fifth grader Jordan Welch of Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1992.
August 12, 1843
Day 1
Today we set off on our two-thousand-mile journey to the fertile Willamette Valley at the Oregon Trail’s terminus. Our Lord Jordan guides my hand along this venture, and I trust He will keep us safe until we reach salvation. I take with me my family members; my wife Emily, and my children Mary, Jeb, and Abby. Although they are good Christian names, the Lord has decided to change them. My wife apparently will now be called Pizza. And my children are now named, Butt, Shredder, and KenGriffeyJr. Despite my misgivings my patient wife reassures me that the Lord doth move in mysterious ways. He also went ahead and renamed me DorkNutZ, but I care not if it gets us to Providence.