Wow- it is not easy to push/pull an empty handcart much less a full one. Especially the morning after a lot of rain.
We decided to try taking 2 carts- which was plenty for our group of 14 (6 adults and 8 children.) 3 miles doesn't usually take 3 hours to walk but it did with handcarts!
Here a few photos of the end of our trip. I need to get a few more from Jeri and off of my phone (if they turned out) from the beginning. It was a good bonding experience and we were all good and tired afterwards.
It was interesting how they had you start by going through some water so that your feet were wet from the very beginning. Jenna wasn't too thrilled about this and rode in the handcart over the first "river" crossing but she got over that. Guess her new tennis shoes are broken in now.
Along the trail there were stops (which were sometimes needed in order to catch our breath) and they had stories and quotes about people who took the journey and about their experiences. I can not imagine going through such trials.
For some reason I didn't get any photos of Spencer. Probably because he was usually ahead of me. He was a real trooper and helped Michael pull the handcart most of the way. Up some really tough hills.
Here is one of the easier hills- no mud, just trees along the path. It was really pretty.
By the end of the trip we were proud of how well we all did. We were all tired and dirty and glad that we had started our time in Nauvoo with the handcart trek. The older kids worked really hard, and the younger kids were good sports too. There was very little complaining.
We would definitely recommend this to anyone who visits.
2 comments:
WOW what a great way to have the family work together. It looked like you all have a great time.
oh how fun. I would have loved to trek through the mud with everyone! It was fun to see all the pictures. Glad you all did so well and got to have that experience together! Those are memories you (and the kids) will always remember.
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