Couple keeps trail riding tradition alive with custom-made covered wagon
Mon, 07/25/2016 - 5:13am
Pulled by two mules, Darwin Young and his wife Betty enjoy their covered wagon at trail rides across the state. When Darwin decided that he wanted an original covered wagon he realized that the best way to get one would be to have his very own custom made. (Ville Platte Gazette photo by Bruce Campbell)
Before steamboats began providing a way of transportation and railroads stretched across the United States into the West, it was the covered wagon that provided individuals with the opportunity to explore, settle, and transport goods to the portion of this country that had yet to be completely po
