Happy Trails Caravan Company

Happy Trails is a small caravan company operating in NCR territory in 2281.
==Background==
Happy Trails is based in Sac-Town, north of Shady Sands, and does most of its business with New Reno and on the road to Salt Lake City. They regularly face competition from other established companies like the Crimson Caravan for trade.Jed Masterson: "Hang on - ain't you the one that wiped out the Crimson Caravan's Vegas branch not too long ago? Ought to thank you for that - knocking McLafferty out of the running gives Happy Trails a market to expand into."(Jed Masterson's dialogue)Jed Masterson: "Wait a minute, I recognize you. Yeah... you're Alice McLafferty's rising star, ain't you? You sure you want to be here? McLafferty's non-competes are pretty rigid."(Jed Masterson's dialogue)
After several seasons of bad trading, and since the loss of contact with New Canaan in 2281,The Courier: "Tell me about Happy Trails Caravan Company."Jed Masterson: "We're a smaller company out of Sac-Town, up in the northern part of the NCR. We run some business through New Reno, there on the 'Little Loop.' Had a nice run to Salt Lake City, too - but then we lost contact with New Canaan, and that went all to hell."(Jed Masterson's dialogue) the company is in dire financial straits and is preparing to launch an expedition to New Canaan via Zion Canyon in order to reconnect with the Mormons there.The Courier: "You don't know what happened to their mission?"Jed Masterson: "Nope - hence this caravan. If we don't make contact with the New Canaanites, Happy Trails might as well just shrivel up and die."(Jed Masterson's dialogue) The only viable route to Salt Lake City is through Zion Canyon via the Mormon mission. They cannot take Interstate 80 there due to the lack of NCR Rangers keeping the raiders at bay, and they cannot take the Ogden route because they would lose more in traveling expenses than they would make.The Courier: "Why can't you get to Salt Lake City?"Jed Masterson: "Without New Canaan's mission in Zion, the only ways to Salt Lake City are down the old I-80 or up through Ogden. The highway's too risky - NCR's rangers are so busy here in the Mojave they don't have the manpower to keep the raiders off. Ogden's just too far - we'd lose more in travel expenses than we'd ever earn."(Jed Masterson's dialogue)The Courier: "It sounds like Happy Trails isn't in the best financial shape."Jed Masterson: "[SUCCEEDED] You ain't wrong. Losing the Salt Lake City run really stung us. If we can't re-establish contact with this run, we'll be in real trouble."(Jed Masterson's dialogue)
==Notes==
* The caravan members are "ghost" characters, marked essential so that they cannot be attacked or receive damage from the Courier in any way while waiting in the northern passage. If shot, struck, or any method of injury is attempted, they will not recoil from it or acknowledge it.
* They cannot be pickpocketed in the northern passage either.
* Depending on the outcome of the war for Zion, Happy Trails either finds new success and good fortune after the White Legs were driven out, or the Sorrows's evacuation and the White Legs' unchecked aggression ends up causing Happy Trails to go bankrupt.
==Appearances==
Happy Trails Caravan Company is mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas, and appears in its add-on Honest Hearts.
==Gallery==
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==References==
Category:Post-War businesses
Category:Honest Hearts factions
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