Nebraska
Lone Tree and Spring Ranche
The Mormon Trail led along the north side of the Platte River through Nebraska. Their trail led across the quicksand of the Loup River and past Lone Tree, a single giant cottonwood at what is now Central City. Although their maps were usually inaccurate and their guides often inadequate, the travelers were optimistic about their adventures. The Mormon travelers left messages at the log cabin at Spring Ranche for those who would come after them, and scratched their initials into the trunk of the single cottonwood tree at Lone Tree.
A typical day for the travelers of the wagon trains would start at day break. They would rest at noon and stop in the late afternoon to form a circle for the night. The hunters of the day went out on horseback to find fresh meat. The cooks would prepare supper, the drovers herded the stock into the middle of the circle for protection and milked the cows. The next day on the trail the milk that had not been drunk was churned into butter by the constant motion of the wagons. They would cover the distance of about ten miles a day.
The next stop is Grand Island Nebraska. The distance from Central City to Grand Island is 32 miles. Your jogging distance is 16 miles. We will meet you there!
Central City 
Grand Island 32 miles
Fitness
Reminder!
To improve or maintain your fitness level the frequency of exercising, or the number of times you exercise in a week, should be a minimum of 3 times a week. Exercising three times a week is necessary to make your heart, lungs, and muscles work better.
Fitness concepts review
Warm-up and cool-down
Taking your pulse
Heart rate
Aerobic endurance
Frequency of exercise
Before students participate in the jogging, their medical
status should be reviewed. Health problems should be
considered prior to participation in any physical
activity.
Nebraska
Platte River History Jog
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Atkinson
Fremont
Columbus
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Grand
Island
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Lexington
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Gothenburg
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Osh
Kosh
Bridgeport
Scottsbluff
Morrill
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