As those who study maps figured out, we made a u turn today. Although i thought for hours about this, it was an easy decision. I am not exactly one for quitting, but this isn 't quitting, it's doing the right thing. So, we are on the Donner party trail after all, i.e. the one on the right of the blog photo. The Donners should have been so wise. We will head bacl home in a few days, when i will order Donner's wheelchair, take him swimming, check in with his vet, and let him met some dogs. He is meeting few on this trip. In the meantime, he is adjust to his situation, but i have to work hard to keep his spirit up.
As for me, i am getting used to the routine. I am working through the break-in period and find the evening's routine easier, but still equivalent to an intense twi hour workout at the gym. The problem is that these tasks i go through require muscles we don't use at home, unless you have a Defender parked in your living room and have to set up your entire house every night.
My guess is that after we return home we will alternate between some local camping and taking Donner swimming. If there is one thing he enjoys more than anything, it's his swimming. And my original plan this year was to stay local, until the Donner party trail popped into my head. Besides, the two of us have already driven the Donner Party Trail without knowing it, so we are missing nothing. But it sure was fun researching the whole story. I think i should write up a guide for traveling the trail by car since there is nothing out there about that, at least that is accurate.
Our plan is to stay here two days and move on. But since it is supposed to rain here on Wednesday, i may try to stay an extra day. Incidentally, there are about 150 sites in this camp, but only three tenters. The Softening of America.
Ed and Donner
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