This shows part of the Pioneer people pulling their handcarts. Most were in families of 8-12 people with Ma's and Pa's.
This shows Becky Phelps leading the walking in this section!
This is what it looked like with kids pulling the handcarts with their family gear in it. Looks like Ma and Pa are walking behind.
Here is our 2nd Counselor in the Bishopric, Chris & Stephanie Walker. They were Ma and Pa for a small group. (The semi brought in the handcarts and they then had to be assembled the day before the trek.) They look happy and so in love! I think this was before the Trek started!
This is Connie & Wayne George (my sister and brother-in-law). Wayne is one of the Young Men Counselors in our Stake that helped plan and organize it all. I think they look cold! Look at that awesome Arizona sunset!
I find this next photo very interesting...modern world TENTS with pioneer clothing and handcart.
After the bulk of the hiking, they had planned activities for the youth. These activities gave them a chance to see what life was like in the "Pioneer Days" and how to build team work (work together as a family). Some were very spiritual and some just fun!
The trek lasted from 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday to about noon on Saturday. When Curtis got home, all he wanted was a shower! I would have hated being dirty so long. One thing Curtis mentioned was that all the boys started noticing how beautiful the girls were without any makeup. They could actually see their real face! -- even if they were in bonnets and dirt. A big thanks goes to all who helped this event...Curtis said it was fabulous!
3 comments:
it's so great to see pics from the trek since we weren't allowed to take our camera. can i pull a couple off your post to use on my blog?
and fyi- that pic of chris and me was at the end of the trek as we were getting the carts loaded into the semi.
what an awesome experience! i would go again in a minute.
that's so awesome! I went on one when I was a youth with my grandparents stake in Luna, NM. It was rough, but the experience was like none other. We slept in the open night air the first night and then under tarps. A couple of nights we slept by the camp fire with warm rocks wrapped in a blanket in the bottom of our sleeping bags to keep warm. It sounds like they all had a great time. Wish I could do it again.
Cayla thought it was so neat to see Bishop up there. And I think it was your son? Not sure on that one, she just mentioned another family member of yours that had to take a sick kid from her family home. This is Cays second Trek within a year. Even though they did the same things she had diffrent feelins and experiances at them. Thanks for sharing the pics.
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