Monday, June 30

This morning at camp, we had a general meeting where the children chose a wagon master, who will make the decisions for the train. They chose Lydia, who made the decisions on the order the wagons are placed in the train, how fast to travel, and where to park the wagons at night. After a short loop with a steep hill down and a hard pull up the other side, we headed over to the BLM Interpretive site for lunch and then the placement of an Oregon-California Trails Association trail marker. Wyoming OCTA Chapter President Pinky Ellis and member Tom Rea gave a short talk about the importance of preserving the trail and the contribution the students can make to that goal. We then headed down the road, getting into camp as a storm started rolling in. The kids got their tents up, but when the wind came up, several of them went down. We called in some of the experienced wagon train crew to provide assistance to get everything back up quickly. We had only wind, with no rain.

Today the Dreamers all seem to be getting more acclimated. It is clear that several of them have formed bonds and friendships already. They clearly like the animals. Kenedy and Olivia have definitely become friends as they work with the mules Livee is driving. Because it was windy in camp tonight, we did not have our planned diary readings. But we had a campfire where Rachel made us some popcorn in the dutch oven.

--Candy