'morning, Mike, Chris, Tim...yes this journal is on a Facebook page, I'll try to save it somehow. I wonder if the lady had a fountain pen? It is notable that she didn't complain about all the inconvenience, having to wash clothes with a bucket and wash board, and cook. Apparently back then you'd have people camping at parks along the way...she mentions Hannibal, MO, where you cross the Mississippi, getting acquainted with many other travelers.
New wheels, cool, the ones you had I thought looked unusual.