This was pretty cool for the girls. Some had never tied a quilt before. There were 3 boys including Travis. One tied quits because he had really bad blisters and the other one did manual labor outside with the Senior Missionaries.
Since we didn't participate in Rocky Ridge, we were bused around the mountain to the campsite at Rock Creek Hollow. For those of you who don't know the story of Rocky Ridge/ Rock Creek Hollow I will fill you in.
The pioneers in the Willie Handcart Company did Rocky Ridge in the dead of winter and 13 had died do to exposure and exhaustion. Rock Creek Hollow is where the mass grave of 13 were buried. One of these men William James was the great great Grandfather of one of our Trekkers. She was able to participate and the see when her great great Grandfather was buried. Two men in the company who dug the grave and buried these Saints, died 2 days later due to exhaustion. They were buried up around the hollow in 2 unmarked graves.
This stone was along the path to where the 2 men were buried. They were part of the 2nd rescue party.
Next are a few picture of what our group endured during Rocky Ridge. There was a few mud bogs that the carts had to pass through. The BLM owns the land and they had some serious rules that we had to follow.
After these brave Young Men and our Bishop pulled the carts through they had to continue to hike in these clothes and shoes. The mud was like a badge of honor!
Last is a video of the first and second company coming in from Rocky Ridge. They were very excited to be back! Hope you enjoyed day 2. Tomorrow will be Martin's Cove.
Since we didn't participate in Rocky Ridge, we were bused around the mountain to the campsite at Rock Creek Hollow. For those of you who don't know the story of Rocky Ridge/ Rock Creek Hollow I will fill you in.
The pioneers in the Willie Handcart Company did Rocky Ridge in the dead of winter and 13 had died do to exposure and exhaustion. Rock Creek Hollow is where the mass grave of 13 were buried. One of these men William James was the great great Grandfather of one of our Trekkers. She was able to participate and the see when her great great Grandfather was buried. Two men in the company who dug the grave and buried these Saints, died 2 days later due to exhaustion. They were buried up around the hollow in 2 unmarked graves.
This stone was along the path to where the 2 men were buried. They were part of the 2nd rescue party.
Next are a few picture of what our group endured during Rocky Ridge. There was a few mud bogs that the carts had to pass through. The BLM owns the land and they had some serious rules that we had to follow.
After these brave Young Men and our Bishop pulled the carts through they had to continue to hike in these clothes and shoes. The mud was like a badge of honor!Last is a video of the first and second company coming in from Rocky Ridge. They were very excited to be back! Hope you enjoyed day 2. Tomorrow will be Martin's Cove.
2 comments:
Great post Ann, this day I didn't have many pictures for my blog.... Can I use some of yours?
What a great day it was at Rock Creek Hollow... thanks for encouraging me and Jim to walk alone down to the sites. It was a very sweet time for us.
Hugs!!!
Ahh seeing pictures of the Trek reminds me of when I went. It was a great experience! Glad you guys were able to do it!
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