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Show Pioneer trek scheduled for Young Adults August 14-18 Young adults are being invited to experience the challenges faced by the pioneers in a special section of Brigham Young University's Pioneer Trek Aug. 14-18. The section of the - popular program has been planned to help commemorate the sesquicentennial of the LDS Church. Participants, Par-ticipants, ages 18 through 30, will form a handcart company to hike in the mountains east of Provo for four-and-a-half days of pioneer trials and fun. "Pioneer Trek helps the participants to appreciate ap-preciate the struggles of the pioneers -physically, emotionally and spiritually," said Keven Hanson, director of the program, which was begun six years ago as part of the BYU Wilderness Adventures program. Groups of 10 persons are assigned to each 500-pound 500-pound handcart for the trip, through the mountains moun-tains to the base camp. One day at the base camp is devoted to old-fashioned old-fashioned fun and a dinner featuring a turkey steamed at the camp site. 'Treks are held all through the summer by Wilderness Adventures, but most are aimed at younger groups of teenagers. The Aug. 14-18 trek, the last of the year, is geared to older participants par-ticipants who want to become familiar with ' some of the twals faced by their ancestors. Those interested in signing up for the Pioneer Trek can contact the BYU Department of Conferences and , Workshops at 378-3556. The trek costs $70 and includes food and transportation tran-sportation to and from BYU to the trek's jum-ping-off point.. |
