> Dragging this back to Glorantha, it is probably even
> farther distances (in time) to various amenities in
> much of the world. Back when boats, horses and wagons
> were the normal ways to travel, even I find it hard to
> imagine just how long it took to get to towns out
> west. But apparently the drive to own your own land
> is so great that it was worth it to many thousand
> settlers. Dragon Pass resettlement was probably much
> the same.
This is spot-on. My great-grandfather traveled to Oklahoma in a
covered wagon to homestead. My great-great grandfather (different
side of the family) went by horse from Virginia to Colorado to settle.
Jeff