Work on the pipelines continue. I was working the day they set the Man Cave over the “Christmas tree”, where all the pipes hook onto the well. Maybe that was good because it sounded nerve-wracking! They continued laying pipe down across the creek and again, I was at work.
Then, I was around when Vernon hauled one of the big tires down to be a stock tank.
I did let Vernon drive it through all the gates just so I didn’t tear down any gateposts! Brandon maneuvered around and drug it off the trailer.
Though we’d planned to be farther, the pump out in the badlands that waters our cows and other ranchers too quit working. That jumped immediately to the top of the priority list. No water is serious news. Thankfully, Daniel and Brandon managed to replace the pump and get it going today. Vernon made an early (and long) round trip to Billings for more pipe and supplies. Pipeline work will resume tomorrow!
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Choctaw Trail of Tears Journey: 140,788 steps/ 70 miles/ 15% complete.
We have reached Jackson, Mississippi. Our postcard is The Chisha Foka Multi-Use Trail, a 10-mile paved path that runs through historic Choctaw homelands. Named in honor of the Choctaw town that stood where the city of Jackson is today, Chisha Foka (chee-sha-foe-ka) translates to “among the post oaks.” Today, trail users can enjoy the recreational opportunities and the trees, wildflowers, and wildlife of this protected greenspace in Ridgeland, Mississippi.
Find me here!
Lots of interesting things going on there… if anyone is interested, we have been marking the 200th Anniversary of the Erie Canal here in NYS. A beautiful replica of a Canal Boat was built here in Buffalo, and is now journeying the Canal, stopping at a Canal Town everynight. Much to learn about our native Americans as well.
Those tires are so big. I’ll bet they are hard to handle…
Thanks for sharing the info on your Trail of Tears walk. That is very interesting.
And Jaxon growing up so fast! Where do the years go?