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Volume 075-2 - April 2021 (8 pages)
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NCHS Bulletin April 2021
The 2020 group carried tribute cards with them. Each card had a name, description, and most had pictures of the original group. At the end Bob,
Jennifer, Tim, and Elke walked in silence through the people assembled to welcome them and placed the cards at Johnson’s Ranch, completing their
tribute to the Forlorn Hope of 1846.
intense and gritty.” That sounds mild. It was dark when
they got into camp.
Many people had been tracking the 2020 Reprise on
their electronic devices, but updates stopped when Bob
lost his tracker and cell phone near the Camp of Death.
He went back. The cell phone did not turn up, but the
tracker was sitting on the snow. Bob saw this as a sign
reflecting: “I sensed Franklin Graves [a member of
the original Forlorn Hope who died at what would be
called the Camp of Death] whispering to me, “I'll keep
the phone for future communications, but you take the
tracker and carry on with your journey.” Bob has not
mentioned any communications yet.
Bob’s description of the climb out of the canyon is best
simply quoted here:
“The most daunting portion of the Expedition loomed before us. We began our ascent
up the “steep climb” which measures 1.5
miles, at a 40% slope and nearly 2,000’ of
elevation gain. We tried to find a rhythm, a
few steps digging our toes into the moist dirt
followed by a brief rest to catch our breath. It
was exhilarating to be done. We were exhausted, dripping in sweat. And dumbfounded. How could Forlorn Hope possibly have
done this, exhausted, broken, no equipment,
famished? Our awe for their tenacity, determination and grit grew yet again.”
Then it was on to the conclusion at Johnson’s Ranch in
Wheatland. The trekkers arrived at 3:47 PM on Sunday, December 20th, where about thirty people were
gathered to greet them. They had completed the 100
plus mile journey in five days. The same journey had
taken the original Forlorn Hope group thirty-three days
with a loss of ten who had started the rescue mission
on December 16, 1846.