A group of about 30 people left Odessa on Thursday, July 29, and arrived at the Adam-ondi-Ahman site south of Jameson at around 9:30 in the morning. From that point forward they were on foot in what Bishop Joshua Boswell described as a "Pioneer Trek."
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Bishop Boswell, leader of their congregation, said the group aimed to replicate (on a much smaller scale) the 1840-1850 journey of the Mormon Pioneer Trail. The Trail began in Nauvoo, Illinois, crossed Iowa, connected with the Great Platte River Road at the Missouri River, and ended near the Great Salt Lake in Utah — an 1,100 mile excursion. Their own journey was about seven miles long and had a lot fewer hardships and a lot more amenities, Bishop Boswell said, including two vehicles trailing the walkers for safety’s sake. They are pictured taking a dinner break at the Jameson City Park. They would end up at Mary Dale Inn later Thursday. On Friday they planned to engage in pioneer games, like hatchet throws and three-legged races. Along the way several historical buffs in the group lectured on persons and points of interest. Thursday’s subject was Jonathan Browning of Browning Rifles. Browning was a member of the 1842 Mormon church, Bishop Boswell said. The group is pictured around their "chuck wagons". [Staff Photo/TLH]