Trails

of turns I safely passed some riders and then started to trail brake. Oh my GOODNESS, everything from YCRS came back to me. I got behind a friend and I can tell how he braked in a straight line and have very slow corner speed. On the way back down I got in front of him and, I trailed brake all through the mountains. At the gas station my friend told me he was scared I was going to crash because I was on the brakes, I told him that trail braking you have to be…

Three events leading up to the trail of tears were the treaty of Ghent, the Cherokee Appeal in 1830 and the Treaty of New Echota . First off the treaty of Ghent which ended the war of 1812 was a peace treaty between the US and England. The war of 1812 happened because England did not want the US to be trading with France because England was also at war with France. England was harassing US naval vessels and kidnapping sailors and forcing them to fight in England's military. They also passed laws…

Crossfire Trail Author: Louis L’Amour Charles Rodney had been broken down, forced to work and was beaten constantly for the last year. This last beating killed him. One of his good friends Rafe Caradec was on the ship when he was dying. He had Rafe to promise him to keep his ranch on his land in Wyoming safe and take care of his wife, Ann Rodney. Rafe promised him. Rafe went and traveled to his ranch in Wyoming. He went into the town’s saloon near his land and made a toast to Charles…

Moccasin Trail In this book there is this guy named Jim Keath who used to listen to his uncle's stories about him being a mountain man. So he decides to run away and follow his uncle's footsteps In today's world lots of People run away from home especially teenagers. He goes to live a life like a mountain man with other white men. BUt he gets attacked by a grizzly bear and they leave him behind. then he gets taken in by these crow Indians and they nurse him back to health. He later adapts to…

related to me, since I was called away, by our leader and Tim. Among other things it included three mountain passes, Kearsarge pass at 11, 823 feet, Glen Pass 11,978 feet, and Baxter Pass 12,300 feet. And a loop backpacking trail of almost thirty miles. (See our leader’s trail map.) With eighteen in the group, the adults were Tim, our leader, Steve, Jim A. and Gale. Some of the daughters were, Amy, Heather, Lori Miles, Sheila, Christie, and Christine. After a long day’s hike and spectacular…

My wife got me this diary to log our ways on the Oregon trail. I have decided to go to Oregon for more land, the cities are just too crowded for us. We have a three year old daughter that would not be able to make it because she is so young and can barely talk. We couldn't risk her falling under the wheel, so we are leaving her with my father. It will also be easier for our ways by resource reasons. We have a piano that we would be taking if we had someone to teach to so we are selling it…

He decides to invite a couple of his friends to a hiking trail named Castle Rock near Big Bear Lake. So he decided to call Rigo, Alex and Melissa, some old friends from Jr high, they all agreed to take part in the hike since it was a perfect day to be out. They planned out their entire day throughout a 15 minute phone call. Right after the call ended they began to gather their belongings. They all met up at the beginning of the hiking trail which was by a cabin near the lake. “Let’s…

The leaves crunched under my black converse as I walked through the nature trail. It was a crisp fall day, too cold for short sleeves, but too warm for a heavy coat. It was Sunday afternoon, and I was trying to escape my duties at home by telling my mom I needed to get outside on such a beautiful day. I sat down on the bridge and looked down at the shining river. The water was twenty feet below me and looked about fifteen to twenty feet deep. The large trees surrounding the river had just…

night’s sleep, and the next day, they were ready to hike in the Santa Cruz mountains. Brynn was driving, and April and Iris were in the backseat. Jamming along to the music blasting in the car, Brynn drove out to a hiking trail. They put on their hiking shoes and walked up to the trail.…

The trail of tears was were they moved all of the indians on this trail. The main indians that they talked about moving on this trail is the chippewa indian they were moved from georgia to west of the mississippi during the trip many of the old people died because it was to hard for them to keep warm on the cold trail. When they were moved out of georgia they were transported by the military. Most indians tried…