Joannie has quite a collection of pilgrim figures (and a couple of Indians in honor of our own heritage!) which she displays in November.  A few of them came from Oregon.

To Be A Pilgrim

He who would valiant be ’gainst all disaster,
Let him in constancy follow the Master.
There’s no discouragement shall make him once relent
His first avowed intent to be a pilgrim.

Who so beset him round with dismal stories
Do but themselves confound – his strength the more is.
No foes shall stay his might; though he with giants fight,
He will make good his right to be a pilgrim.

Since, Lord, Thou dost defend us with Thy Spirit,
We know we at the end, shall life inherit.
Then fancies flee away! I’ll fear not what men say,
I’ll labor night and day to be a pilgrim.

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But, if it had been up to me, I am afraid we would still be in living an English village, happily attending St. Swithin’s C of E down the street. I’m just not highly adventurous when a lot of discomfort is involved. Not that I’m proud of that, and I do have a heart full of gratitude for the adventurers.