Since Monday we have been driving north to Seattle, passing through Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon and finally Washington State. It reminds me once again how beautiful, vast, and varied our nation is. It also reminds me what an extraordinary accomplishment is was for some 300,000 of our ancestors to travel the Oregon trail from Missouri to the West Coast over five or six months, most of them walking the whole way. It is the sort of epic journey not likely to be repeated until some of our descendants first seriously attempt to colonize other planets.
One wonders at the level of endurance, and the level of faith, such people displayed. It really is extraordinary what humans can do with enough motivation, or desperation.
>>> By the way, there won’t be any new posts for the next 10 days or so, while we are aboard ship in Alaska. I’m sure the huge floating malls that some people travel on have internet access, but our little 80 passenger ship doesn’t, for which I give profound thanks.
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