Bob and I were Ma and Pa on our Handcart Trek re-enactment. The youth are our children and the adults our aunt and uncles.
Christina on top of Independance Rock, Wyoming.
Christina, Bob, and Sandra
Walking down from Independance Rock. As you can see, it is very windy today.
Our family with our handcart ready to go.
Bob standing watch over the handcart. We were asked to pack our limit of 17 pounds in buckets to make it easier to load and unload.
Trying to keep up with the fast pace going up the trail. Lots of wind, heat, and sand! We had 378 people in our trek.
Our family getting ready to trek back into Martins Cove. We are at our camp site which is 3 miles away.
Monuments in the Cove erected to remember the pioneers and rescuers.
Baby Robert resting in the handcart.
The youth choir singing during a devotional in the Dan Jones Cove. Christina is in the front row in braides.
Standing in view of Devils Gate. We did walk down to the Sweet Water River to play in it for awhile. It was so nice. By the time we walked back to camp, we had probably walked over 13 miles! My feet and back are so sore!
Standing in front of the monument "Remember" in the Rocky Ridge Hollow.
At the end of the devotional at the Hollow, the youth choir sang the song "Come, Come Ye Saints". As they sang people slowly got up and quietly left through out the song. I was one of them asked to represent those who died along the trail. It was such s touching, emotional time!
Monument for the common grave of the 13 people +2 who died crossing the Rocky Ridge in the Willie handcart company. A marker with the names of those who died.
Bob and I were Ma and Pa on our Handcart Trek re-enactment. The youth are our children and the adults our aunt and uncles.
Christina on top of Independance Rock, Wyoming.
Christina, Bob, and Sandra
Walking down from Independance Rock. As you can see, it is very windy today.
Our family with our handcart ready to go.
Bob standing watch over the handcart. We were asked to pack our limit of 17 pounds in buckets to make it easier to load and unload.
Trying to keep up with the fast pace going up the trail. Lots of wind, heat, and sand! We had 378 people in our trek.
Our family getting ready to trek back into Martins Cove. We are at our camp site which is 3 miles away.
Monuments in the Cove erected to remember the pioneers and rescuers.
Baby Robert resting in the handcart.
The youth choir singing during a devotional in the Dan Jones Cove. Christina is in the front row in braides.
Standing in view of Devils Gate. We did walk down to the Sweet Water River to play in it for awhile. It was so nice. By the time we walked back to camp, we had probably walked over 13 miles! My feet and back are so sore!
Standing in front of the monument "Remember" in the Rocky Ridge Hollow.
At the end of the devotional at the Hollow, the youth choir sang the song "Come, Come Ye Saints". As they sang people slowly got up and quietly left through out the song. I was one of them asked to represent those who died along the trail. It was such s touching, emotional time!
Monument for the common grave of the 13 people +2 who died crossing the Rocky Ridge in the Willie handcart company. A marker with the names of those who died.
2 comments:
I am told we need to start volunteering now if we want to be a part of our ward trek. I think it is amazing that modern day mormons are willing to put themselves in the situations that old time mormons faced so that we can have a better understanding of what it was like for them. Way to go thta is not an easy thing but I do here VERY REWARDING!!
WOW! That looks like it was a really neat experience. It took me a minute to realize the baby was fake. Ha ha.
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