Several years ago, our family decided to visit some of the pioneer history sites in Wyoming. You can read about them here! We wanted to see at least two places. The Willie handcart sight, called Rocky Ridge. And Martin‘s Cove, a sight where many of the pioneers lost their lives. We were already going to Yellowstone on this trip, so we thought
-what the hay?
In order to get from the Willie handcart site to Martin‘s Cove, you travel many miles through the middle of Wyoming. Nothing but sage brush and a few rolling hills. (Not that sage brush and rolling hills aren’t beautiful in their own way. But we’re talking kids, who have been in the car for hours.) The kids were tired of being in the car and said things like, “This is boring!” and “How soon are we going to be there?” I would tell them, “This is an adventure!” And remind them that we were going 60 miles per hour and the pioneers went about 15 miles per day. “Wow!” they would say. They found things to keep them busy while in the van and when we arrived at the sites, I believe they did have an adventure.
When we were at the Willie site, we borrowed a handcart and took it for down the dirt road. We all took a turn pushing and pulling. Emily fell in a gopher hole in the road, that she couldn’t see because she was pushing behind the cart. Whoops! Alex’s favorite part about the whole trip was, as we were leaving Martin‘s Cove a dog chased our van for about a half mile and stayed up with us, even though my darlin was going pretty fast. Funny! Great memories, great adventures! And a new appreciation for the pioneers!
Like I always say, take a trip! Happy Family History Friday! Love, Joy