What an adventure I had. The Parley's 7th Ward, my singles ward, went on a pioneer trek. We did a rather "short" trek in comparison to the youth but that was just fine with me. We left on Friday August 1st and got home Saturday evening the 2nd. We trekked a total of 11 miles with 6 miles being walked the first day. I would say the first day was by far the hardest. There were a lot of hills to walk up. That alone would have been difficult but adding a couple hundred pounds with the handcart (think of the handcart plus all of our gear) made the task even more difficult. They saved the last hill for the best part although I didn't admit that it was the "best" part until it was over. We did what was called the "women's pull". For those of you that have never been on a trek this is the time when the men leave and the women pull in silence. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done. It was to represent when the saints were approached by the US government to fight in the Mexican American war. The men and their older sons only had moments to go before they were to leave their families. The women had to keep moving. Wow. What a humbling experience. It was the hardest for us physically but the men had a hard time with it emotionally. They told us we were inspiring. Hope you enjoy the pictures. You can click on the picture to enlarge.
"My Family"
Dana and Shannon
Taking a rest
A Pioneer Game
Showing off the bloomers.
Here we are. We made it!!!!
1 comments:
That's a really big cart. That is awesome that you got to experience that. Love the outfits :) You wear the pioneer look well. Thanks for the pics.
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