Travel for Pioneers (1700's)

Transportation was a problem the pioneers couldn't get around.
Everytime they needed something done fast this dilemma held them down.
In the 1700's you could say transportation was pretty s@#$ty
No matter what trail you went through it didnt connect to a major city.
Ben Franklin went on a quick run. Quick, huh, not really.
It took him 9 days to go from boston to phily.
he went by sailboat, rowboat, horses in stalls,
despite this combination he couldn get there fast at all.

Roads were to dusty in the summer, too muddy in the winter.
And if you came around the fall trees were in the center.
When travelers were set to leave they prayed with their family before the departed.
It took the Declaration of Independence 29 days to reached Charleston after the party on the 4th had started.
Coastwise traffic was slow & undependable though cheap and pleasant for a couple years.
This is what traffic was like in the days of the pioneers.