Saturday, mom, Justin and I drove over to Glenn's Ferry to watch the Three Island Crossing. Every year on the second Saturday in August they reenact the river crossing that the pioneers went through traveling on the Oregon Trail. It was pretty amazing. It's hard to think of just what it took to be a pioneer. Even today with all of our technology it's still very dangerous. There were volunteer members from the Coast Guard and Elmore County Sheriff's office on the river on jet ski's in case anything happened, and Idaho Power even reduces the water flow to the river so it's not moving as fast when they cross.
While we were sitting in the park having our huckleberry ice cream we sat next to a children's author, Kay Winters, from Pennsylvania who was traveling the Oregon Trail with her husband researching for her next book, Voices of the Oregon Trail, aimed at 9-12 years old. She said it will be written from the perspective of 4 children from different families in a wagon party and their experiences on the trail. It was really interesting to get to talk to her and hear about the different places they had been already. She's also written some younger children's books and if you email her she'll send you a signed and personalized book plate for your book. 
2 comments:
That is so neat!!! I love remebering the effort and love the pioneers had in their faith keeping journey in obedience to our Father in Heaven. Oh and you need to go to Ashland, it is a amazing, both of you would love it!!
I don't know when we are going to be able to come. the money well ran dry after the South Dakota trip. But we both decided that a trip to Idaho was going to be at the top of our list.
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