We arrived at Alcove Springs. It was a beautiful site. It was a long trip! It took us six days to go one hundred sixty six miles. It won't be as bad as the next trip. It would have taken less time if people who can't control their animals would have waited for the people that can control their animals. It is hard for some to steer and keep their animals going. We had to drop our trunk that holds our clothes because it was too heavy. We put the clothes in a bag and threw them on the cow. So that lightened the load a lot and gave us more space. It was sad to see it left there sitting in the tall grass beside the wagon tracks. That trunk had been in my family for years. When we got halfway, which took about three days, we had to cross the
