some historical musuem, and yes, it does have the idea of eagerness to be there, since crossing the plains and continental diveide, to get to california, or oregon, took 6 months.. from the rail head (terminus) of ST Louis. and a lot could go wrong. flooded rivers, broken axles, disease, to get there with bells on, was to have an uneventful trip.

We'll be there in September with bells on.. (not in March , half dead, and worse, like the Donner party, an unspoken thought!)


my other obsession