One of the highlights of the trek was the four days the Dow and Lynne Wilson family joined us near Maricopa, Arizona. Having opted to participate as “Cooke’s Cadre --- they hiked with all the period accoutrements, slept in 1846 tents, and cooked their own meals over the fire with replica army issue camp kettles.
Bright and early Christmas morning, (just after we finished talking with our son Brian, who was on a mission in Mongolia) the Wilson family drove up to our rendez-vous point in their Toyota Highlander. We were amazed as we watched all ten of them pile out of the car and wondered how they fit!
In this episode Lynne Wilson was kind enough to share her memories with us and the significance of the Battalion Story to American History. You’ll also hear Peter Guilbert, who was with us along that stretch, share his memories of hiking on those days.
Note: This was the first interview we did - and have learned much about audio recording since then.
