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Comment on Sunday, July 27, 2008 – Council Bluffs, IA/Mound City, MO by Wilma Diesen

Wilma Diesen — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:13:53 +0000

Thanks for the mention. I’m really enjoying “traveling” with you on this trek.

Wilma

Comment on LIVE GPS TRACKING INFORMATION by john willis

john willis — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:23:29 +0000

Based on your schedule you should be in St. Joseph Missouri tommorrow. While you are there try and visit the pony express museum. Ephraim Hanks ,a member of company B, later in his life ran a pony express station in Utah. A number of latter day saints were involved in the pony express either as station masters or riders. These include among others. Henry Faust great grandfather of James E. Faust of the first presidency and Porter Rockwell
Ephraim Hanks was kind of the Forrest Gump of his time as he shows up at all sorts of important events in Mormon and western History, the battalion march, the pony express and the rescue of the Handcart companies. ( He was the first person from Salt Lake to find one of the companies) unlike Forrrest Gump he was a smart man.

Comment on Sunday, July 6, 2008 – Creston, Iowa by Brad Larson

Brad Larson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:42:40 +0000

Thanks so much for the journal entries. We will be “watching” you with great interest. We’re rallying some family troops (Capt. Jefferson Hunt descendents) here in Arizona and hope to join you at some point. Wish I could be with you the whole time (likely slow you down terribly), but will enjoy reading your entries. The Larson’s.

Comment on Friday, July 4, 2008 – Mt. Pisgah, Iowa by Valiant Jones

Valiant Jones — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:57:15 +0000

It was an honor to be with Kevin to initiate this hike. He has been the heart and inspiration of our MB reenacting group in Michigan since it started about 5 or 6 years ago. His efforts have helped me raise my own boys into fine young men. I felt we needed to be with him for the start of the trek, if only for moral support. I didn’t realize how much physical support these three young men, now 18, would be! They work hard all day organizing and setting up equipment to prepare the reenacting gear and for any who want to join. I encourage anyone who can to join the hike. It will be a memorable experience.

Comment on Sunday, July 6, 2008 – Creston, Iowa by Jeana Place

Jeana Place — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:33:28 +0000

Good luck with those blisters, Ebenezer. Hope all of you had a wonderful Sabbath and got rested up.

While you were tending to blisters I baked a cherry pie from the cherries we got off your tree. It was very good!

Take care and keep trekking.

Comment on Dear Gentle Reader by Chrys Reynolds

Chrys Reynolds — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:00:10 +0000

“Denny” (Phoebe???)

Could you please give me the names — with their trail names — of all those whom we met on Friday, July 4th, at Mt. Pisgah, and what their roles are with the trek. I am writing a lengthy journal entry from that day and I want it to be as accurate as possible. (I promise to e-mail you a copy when it is done, and would be grateful for any corrections!)

We all thought that our afternoon with your group was a great way to celebrate Independence Day and our grandchildren were much more interested in what they did there than in the fireworks that night back in Ames!

Thanks again for all you’re doing. Our family will be following your march with great interest. Chrys Reynolds