Gazing out my window in the rear of the airplane, I watched the brown, barren ground sliding by beneath us. Judy and I were on our way to the Pacific coast to take a train ride north from California to our final destination in Oregon.
As we flew over the mountains, I couldn’t help but think of the pioneers and adventurous individuals who had traveled this way. Sleeping on the ground in improvised shelters in all kinds of weather for three or even five months! Those were hardy people. It always amazes me that now we make that same trip in a little over three hours from Kansas City to Oakland, Calif.
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