Salt Lake City man crosses Iowa on Mormon Trail trek

GRINELL, Iowa — A Salt Lake City, Utah, man is slowly making his way across Iowa on

foot. Lynn Cleland, a Mormon, is walking back to his home and pulling a

217-pound cart.

\"This is a replica of an 1856 handcart that's exactly as Brigham

Young specified with no metal on it except for the hoops on the wheels

and the hubs,\" said Cleland, who goes by the nickname Doc.

He passed through Grinnell Monday after starting his journey last

Tuesday in Iowa City. The 59-year-old Cleland says he's making the trip

on the old Mormon Trail in honor of his grandmother, Sarah Goode

Marshall, who was one of almost 3,000 hardcart pioneers that traveled

on foot from Iowa City to Salt Lake City between 1856 and 1860. He's

hoping the adventure will end up on TV.