What Were The Roads Like?

Tuesday, January 18, 1859.—Brother Lay harnessed his horses to a sleigh and took Mary [Loughborough], Edson, and myself over the logway and over the bad going ten miles to the plank road. The road is very bad and rough. John [Loughborough] followed us with the horses and wagon. We feel very thankful for the easy conveyance over the bad road. Sister Lay went with her husband for the ride. After we struck the plank, we had a good road all the way to Grand Rapids [Michigan]. I am so weary and lame through riding I cannot move without suffering pain. ^{5MS 5, 1859.}LASW 113.6

Monday, March 2, 1868.—We arose between four and five o’clock. Ate breakfast before six and were on our way before seven. The wind increased, blowing the snow into the road until we could see no track. We knew we were in danger of freezing, and after we had gone five miles we turned back. In doing so we faced the wind and must have frozen if we had not used blankets to cover us and taken our seats in the bottom of the sleigh, our backs to the wind. It seemed a long time before we were again under shelter. Rested all forenoon. In the afternoon wrote ten pages. ^{6MS 14, 1868.}LASW 114.1