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The Fortitude of Our Pioneer Ancestors

Our mailbox is across a grassy patch and around a corner from our house. The grass is nice and soft, and in good weather, I often walk to get the mail in my bare feet. A couple of weeks ago, we had a cold rainy spell, and I went out anyway, not realizing just how cold that grass was going to be. By the time I hit the concrete in front of the mailbox, I was in serious pain. My feet were so cold, I could hardly stand it. I grabbed the mail and dashed back as quickly as I … Continue reading →

Take A Handcart Trek

For the outdoors family a handcart trek can be a fun family adventure. During the 1800’s thousands of people traveled west in wagon trains and handcart companies. Your family can have the chance to reenact the handcart experience. In Wyoming, between Casper and Rawlings and near Independence Rock, is the Mormon Handcart Visitors Center. It lies along part of the original Oregon Trail. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has handcarts that the public can use at no cost. Families can take a handcart and pull it along the trail, getting a taste of what the handcart pioneers … Continue reading →