Well here is our "Family". We started with a rhyming or nickname name game to get to know each other...Deara Kira, Fortney Courtney, King Tutt, Miguel on the Trail, Rah Rah Pa, La De Da Ma, Zach Attack, Happy Gabby, and Reigna Layna. One of our "sons" not pictured arrived the next morning after recovering from an illness...Josh. He never really got a nickname attached. After loading our handcarts, we hit the trail for a twelve mile journey that would take us up and down small hills, along dusty trails, around corn, wheat, potato, and onion fields. With about a mile and a half to go, the men were separated from the women to be a part of the Mormon Batallion while the women pulled the carts by themselves up a hill that was very sandy. This is a significant highlight that is heartwrenching on the part of both the men and women. At the conclusion of the day, a meal of soup and rolls at 10:30 pm and the camp was quickly prepared to bed down for the night. Sleeping under the stars was not to difficult as tired as everyone was, but the aches and pains some were suffering with and the allergies that others had, made for less than ideal rest.
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