It does not get much better than this. See the Outback USA Facebook Page for a few more photos while I find time to compose formal blog entries.
December 19th, 2022 Please check out Part 1 and P art 2 of this Wonderful Trip as well! –The Mormon Handcart Pioneers I have devoted an entire section to this part of our history. Please visit all the links and checkout the very high-resolution photo gallery. “Let them come on foot with handcarts or wheelbarrows; let them gird up their loins and walk through and nothing shall hinder or stay them.” -Brigham Young The toughest Pioneer Trail people of all were those of the Mormon Handcart Companies. Unlike the
The carts were pulled from Iowa City, Iowa , a distance of 1,300 miles, or from Florence (Omaha), Nebraska which was 1,030 miles. Each cart carried 400 to 500 pounds of foodstuffs, bedding, clothing, and cooking utensils, and needed two able-bodied people to pull it. Five people were assigned to each cart. Adults could take only 17 pounds of baggage, and children were allowed 10 pounds each. Families with small children traveled in covered or family carts which had stronger axles made of iron.