Nebraska Wanderfreunde Trailblazers
Start Location Lansky's Restaurant Lansky's Restaurant 712-329-5400 Hours of Operation Lansky's Restaurant hours are: Ask at the counter for "the box." Earliest Start Time Earliest start time 11:00 am. For your safety, plan to finish by dusk. This YRE open every day except for New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Award and Fees
The "A" award for this YRE is a pin depicting a deer.  $6.00 -- "A" Award + credit. $3.00 Patch without credit.
Center patch is no charge if all six patches obtained.
This patch will be mailed to you when we receive all six start cards.
This patch is one of a group of patches featuring transportation that helped shape the area's history. These patches, when placed together, form a "wheel." If you collect all six of these patches, the center of the wheel, which features NWFT's mascot, the "little guy," is free of charge. You can find these patches at our regular 2011 events or the following Year Rounds:
The Mormon Church members were driven from New York, Ohio, Missouri and Illinois. It took them four months to cross Iowa, due to severe weather and axle-deep mud. While crossing Iowa, the Mormons were begged to give assistance in the Mexican American War. Five hundred men gathered near Council Bluffs and marched to California. They left their loved ones on the plains and embarked on one of the longest military marches in American History. These men helped develop cities in the west, like San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. While the men were away, it was the women and children who migrated to Utah, using handcarts instead of wagons. 3,000 Mormons traveled across the country en masse in a highly organized fashion, making this a very unique migration.
Payment should be made by check
payable to: Stipulations With registration for this
event, the participant accepts the guidelines for AVA Volkssport
events, agrees to observe the principles of good sportsmanship,
and will not litter. At the start of each walk each person must
obtain a Start Card (with the exception mentioned above) which
must be carried throughout the walk and must be filled out with
the participants's name and address. The card is to be validated
at the Control Point(s). Walkers missing a control point may
be refused credit. All Start Cards are the property of the Nebraska
Wanderfreunde Trailblazers and should be turned in at the completion
of the walk. Eligibility All ages are welcome. Children
under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Trail Rating/Description Trail is 10 kilometers (6.2
miles) in length and is rated 2. Restrooms available at the
Start/Finish and near the Dodge House (see your map). Refreshments
may be purchased at Lansky's Restaurant - the menu is extensive
and inexpensive. Other points along the trail also allow for
food and drink purchase. Abraham Lincoln In August 1859 Abraham Lincoln
traveled up what is Oakland Avenue on Council Bluffs to the overlook
at the top. He met with Civil War General Grenville M. Dodge
to survey the Missouri River valley. The Lincoln Monument commemorates
Lincoln's visit to Council Bluffs. During his three day visit
they (Lincoln and Dodge) decided that Council Bluffs was to be
the eastern terminus of the nation's first transcontinental railroad.
In 1911 the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) sponsored
the monument's construction. It also includes two gas torches
which burn continuously. Originally there were seven electric
globes. These were replaced in 1963 with two gas torches. Pets on leash are allowed except
inside buildings. Service animals are welcome anywhere, of course.
Please be prepared to meet the needs of your companion. Groups If you have a large group or
club which would like to walk this event, please give the Nebraska
Wanderfreunde Trailblazers advance notice so that plans can be
made to greet and help you with registration. Elsewhere on the Web Directions From West and North: From East and South: Disclaimer The Nebraska Wanderfreunde
Trailblazers, sponsors of this event, and Lansky's Restaurant
are not liable for accidents, thefts, and/or material damage.
Every effort has been made to make this a safe, enjoyable, and
memorable event. Contact Jim
& Sheila 712-323-5874 |
10K or 5K,
Y1099
City
Streets, some hills. Many historical landmarks, historic and
picturesque cemetery. Walk where Abraham Lincoln once walked!
Child strollers are OK on this walk, but not suitable for wheelchairs.
Pets