From: spammenottsauve@home.com   
      
   Every five years or so someone organises a re-enactment ride of the North-West   
   Mounted Police's   
   Great March West, which began on July 7, 1874 at Fort Dufferin, Manitoba and   
   ended at Fort Edmonton   
   for one original group and in the building of Fort Macleod for the other   
   larger group.   
      
   Clumps from EVERY original group take part; Metis, whites and Plains Indians.   
   This is one heck of a   
   long trek, covering about 900 miles one way. Originally a group of NWMP turned   
   around a rode back to   
   Manitoba, too. Darned near 2000 miles for a round trip on horse back, with no   
   guarantee whatsoever   
   that there wasn't a grizzly death awaiting them just over the horizon!   
      
   Though our ancestors were generally small of stature, they had hearts that are   
   hard to measure. Of   
   all our nations' historic achievements I count those who came West as the most   
   courageous and   
   determined. My hat comes off in salute!   
   --   
   Todd   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)