Yes, we did.  We added a new canine to the clan.  We've found that as far as doggies go, two is a good number--a mini-pack--and our pack...

I hate writing these types of posts.   And yet I can't seem to move on until I do.   Because even though they're not human, even tho...

Captain Tanner told us what to expect in Zion--lush green grass (you could walk barefooted!), plentiful food, shade trees, and he even pro...

It was an icky morning.   Every one of us was wet.  If we were filthy before, we were downright rank now.  But we knew we were arriving in...

Along the trail were planned vignettes, little scenes to help us more fully understand pioneer hardships.  There was the complaining co...

We started our day very early, much earlier than any of us would have liked. Most families shivered from the rain that soaked them during th...

At our Ma/Pa training, we role-played the shake down we were to do with our new children. Put a hand on each shoulder, look meaningfully in...

We began trekking that first day sometime in the afternoon. Without a watch or phone, I can’t really be more specific than that. We all a...

An LDS church youth group from Walla Walla pulled and pushed handcarts through Bing Canyon in Eastern Washington. They wore some semblan...