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Daniel George (Dan) Whitaker Journals

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April 1997

• April 21, 1997 -- Location: Washington, Nebraska Danny online.
• April 22, 1997 -- Location: Elkhorn River Crossing - 986 miles left, Nebraska Second day.
• April 23, 1997 -- Location: Elkhorn River Crossing - 986 miles left, Nebraska Mud and broken collarbone.
• April 24, 1997 -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska Flags and a broken tongue.
• April 25, 1997 -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska Bucking horse and Sweetie.
• April 26, 1997 -- Location: Columbus, Nebraska Tooth-ache and Mexican food.
• April 27, 1997 -- Location: Columbus, Nebraska Rest.
• April 28, 1997 -- Location: Monroe, Nebraska Barn dancing.
• April 29, 1997 -- Location: Genoa, Nebraska Bad weather...
• April 30, 1997 -- Location: Fullerton, Nebraska Horse hurt. Sleeping in trouble.

 

May 1997

• May 1, 1997 -- Handcarts, horses, and plumbing.
• May 2, 1997 -- Location: Chapman, Nebraska A birthday, knitting, tornado watch, and a sick horse.
• May 3, 1997 -- Location: Grand Island (Sturh Museum), Nebraska Louie still sick; original ruts; playing games.
• May 5, 1997 -- Location: Wood River, Nebraska Horse bolting and barbed wire.
• May 6, 1997 -- Location: Gibbon, Nebraska Gibbon greeting.
• May 7, 1997 -- Location: Kearney - 810 miles left, Nebraska Pancake flipping, walking, and joining the southern train.
• May 8, 1997 -- Location: Elm Creek, Nebraska Marbles, llamas, and "duck, duck, goose, goose."
• May 9, 1997 -- Location: Overton, Nebraska Walking and ticks.
• May 10, 1997 -- Location: Lexington, Nebraska Grass burning.
• May 12, 1997 -- Location: Cozad, Nebraska To Cozad
• May 13, 1997 -- To Gothenburg
• May 14, 1997 -- Location: Gothenburg, Nebraska A rest day. Organizing.
• May 15, 1997 -- Location: Brady, Nebraska Traveled to Brady. Sweetie injured.
• May 16, 1997 -- Location: Maxwell, Nebraska A big day. Another horse accident.
• May 17, 1997 -- Location: North Platte, Nebraska A short day. Push-ups.
• May 19, 1997 -- Location: Hershey, Nebraska Swimming in the Platte and ticks.
• May 20, 1997 -- Location: Sutherland, Nebraska Graveside services, sand ruts, and pie.
• May 21, 1997 -- Location: Paxton, Nebraska Sand hills, cameras, and the Jazz.
• May 23, 1997 -- Location: Lemoyne, Nebraska Sand and turtle.
• May 24, 1997 -- Location: Ash Hollow (Lewellen) - 633 miles left, Nebraska Deep sand accident, tipping over, and talking til midnight.
• May 26, 1997 -- Location: Oshkosh, Nebraska Buffalo meat tastes like chicken.
• May 27, 1997 -- Location: Lisco, Nebraska Snoring...
• May 29, 1997 -- Location: Bridgeport, Nebraska Filming, roping contest, and a horse accident.
• May 30, 1997 -- Location: Bayard, Nebraska Half-way rock.
• May 31, 1997 -- Location: Scottsbluff - 541 miles left, Nebraska Peace pipe and a couple dollar pizzas.

 

June 1997

• June 2, 1997 -- Location: Mitchell, Nebraska Rain, scones, rain, movie, more rain.
• June 3, 1997 -- Location: Henry, Nebraska Ripped overalls.
• June 4, 1997 -- Location: Torrington, Wyoming More rest days from now on.
• June 5, 1997 -- Location: Fort John/Laramie - 508 m. left, Wyoming Pass on the buffalo meat. Tick.
• June 6, 1997 -- Location: Fort John/Laramie - 508 m. left, Wyoming Eight hours vrs six weeks...
• June 7, 1997 -- Location: Guernsey, Wyoming Taking a dip.
• June 8, 1997 -- Location: Guernsey, Wyoming Rodeo!
• June 9, 1997 -- Location: Glendo, Wyoming Thirty miles and sore mule shoulders.
• June 10, 1997 -- Location: Douglas, Wyoming Singing for 30 miles.
• June 11, 1997 -- Location: Ayres Natural Bridge State Park, Wyoming Dehydrated.
• June 12, 1997 -- Location: Glenrock, Wyoming Over 5000 feet.
• June 13, 1997 -- Location: Casper, Wyoming Bad luck clutch.
• June 14, 1997 -- Location: Casper, Wyoming Dance and cracking a bull whip.
• June 15, 1997 -- Location: Casper, Wyoming Dads
• June 16, 1997 -- Location: Willow Springs, Wyoming Camp in the middle of nowhere.
• June 16, 1997 -- Location: Willow Springs, Wyoming At the end of the day.
• June 17, 1997 -- Location: Independence Rock - 314 miles left, Wyoming Tar, rattlesnakes, horse hurt.
• June 17, 1997 -- Location: Independence Rock - 314 miles left, Wyoming About noon.
• June 18, 1997 -- Location: Martin's Cove - 302 miles left, Wyoming Sleeping bags, signs, singing, and s'mores.
• June 19, 1997 -- Location: Martin's Cove - 302 miles left, Wyoming Socks that stink in the night.
• June 20, 1997 -- Location: Split Rock, Wyoming Sleepin' till the mules come home.
• June 21, 1997 -- Location: Jeffrey City, Wyoming Original ruts, rattlesnake, and a rodeo planned.
• June 23, 1997 -- Location: Sweetwater Station, Wyoming Wagons, walking, horny toads, and original ruts.
• June 24, 1997 -- Location: Silver Creek, Wyoming The middle of nowhere.
• June 25, 1997 -- Location: Rock Creek, Wyoming Hanging out to dry.
• June 26, 1997 -- Location: Rock Creek, Wyoming Missed Rocky Ridge, but not swimming.
• June 27, 1997 -- Location: Pacific Springs, Wyoming Geography lesson.
• June 28, 1997 -- Location: Pacific Springs, Wyoming Pioneers and peanut buttter?
• June 30, 1997 -- Location: Farson, Wyoming Sleeping out in a cowboy bedroll.

 

July 1997

• July 1, 1997 -- Location: Farson, Wyoming
• July 2, 1997 -- Location: Farson, Wyoming Polka - yech.
• July 3, 1997 -- Location: Farson, Wyoming Rock Springs, shopping, and street dancing.
• July 4, 1997 -- Location: Simpson's Hollow, Wyoming Simpson's Hollow?
• July 5, 1997 -- Location: Green River Crossing, Wyoming Late start and Little America.
• July 6, 1997 -- Location: Green River Crossing, Wyoming Ferrying across the river.
• July 7, 1997 -- Location: Granger, Wyoming Swamp man.
• July 8, 1997 -- Location: Miller Station, Wyoming River crossing!
• July 9, 1997 -- Location: Fort Bridger - 96 miles left, Wyoming Selling prairie diamonds and used horseshoes.
• July 10, 1997 -- Location: Fort Bridger - 96 miles left, Wyoming Day off.
• July 11, 1997 -- Location: Piedmont, Wyoming Thrown in creek.
• July 12, 1997 -- Location: Bear River - 63 miles left, Wyoming Sick.
• July 14, 1997 -- Location: Yellow Creek, Wyoming Birthday party and frosting.
• July 15, 1997 -- Location: Castle Rock Camp, Utah Meadow lark, Cache cave, selling a horseshoe, and out of the saddle - oops.
• July 16, 1997 -- Location: Henefer, Utah Bat caves and crowd surfing.
• July 17, 1997 -- Location: Henefer, Utah Messing around today.
• July 18, 1997 -- Location: East Canyon State Park, Utah Walking - and the last time in a sagebrush field.
• July 21, 1997 -- Location: Birch Springs, Utah Helicopter and ticks.
• July 22, 1997 -- Location: Salt Lake Valley (the right place), Utah Happy and sad
• July 23, 1997 -- Location: Salt Lake Valley (the right place), Utah Popsicles and lemonade
• July 24, 1997 -- Location: Salt Lake Valley (the right place), Utah Signing off.