"Trucking Today", Day 30, Monday, June 28,1976, Adams Horse Farm, Medford, NJ....28.9mi

There were Wild Day Lilies lining the road sides as we were traveling I would pick a few when we were at water stops and put them on both sides of the wagon. I always remember "G"  and the Wagon Train when the lilies are in bloom.
This was G's last day pulling the wagon.

"Trucking Today"

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Journal Entry : Day 30,  Monday June 28,1976, Adams Horse Farm, Medford, N.J...28.9mi

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 Today we are not on the 'Train"
               Most wagons will be towed and and horses trucked today.

  We are trucking Breezy & Thunder after going to where "G" was buried and setting up a small cross.  We also put a small cross of horse shoe nails on the tree at the road side.

Then we loaded the horses and we took off – On the way we had a blowout on the trailer.  Frank Howard towed the RI wagon for us.

                               Stan Bashura's Journal Entry:

CT Wagon Train Journal entry for Monday, June 28th, 1976.

We woke up rather late this morning.  Everyone is exhausted and stressed out from all the recent events.  It is another hot and humid morning like so many other's in the past 2 weeks.  Geri, Bev, Duke and I fed, watered and groomed Jack and Colonel.  They are looking much better today after a good days rest.  Geri's horse, Gretchen, is doing better too. As we headed for breakfast we talked about all the issues the past couple days and whether or not we were going to do the "Train" today, or truck the horses to the next encampment.  We were still very upset and concerned about the Rhode Island Wagon losing their spare team horse yesterday, and wondered how soon all the other sick horses would be getting better.  We agreed that the Bicentennial Wagon Train had to continue on, but we also knew that the Wagon Train probably could not hold up to another devastating blow like that.  We talked with many of the other Wagoneers and riders at breakfast, and many felt the same way we did.  We already knew the R.I Wagon was going to truck today as we expected after what happened. So, after breakfast, we decided to be on the safe side and truck our horses and Wagon to the next encampment which is Adam's Horse Farm in Medford, NJ.  A distance of 29 miles.  Most of the other Wagons decided to truck as well.  We are all hoping for a much better day tomorrow!