Weathering is the principal process that acts upon the earthâs primary minerals to form the smaller and finer particles that we call âsoil.â Maui County is an excellent place to observe the effects of weathering since it contains both slightly weathered and highly weathered soils.
The Conestoga wagon was built with its floor curved upward to prevent the contents from tipping and shifting. Including its tongue, the average Conestoga wagon was 18 feet long, 11 feet high, and 4 feet in width.
Begin with the wagon box. The box of a Conestoga wagon is also called a Yankee bed. The Yankee bed consists of an open-topped arrangement of wooden planks or boards. Set up a large board for the bottom, about 10 to 12 feet in length and around 4 feet wide. A true Conestoga would be about twice this size.