text:  It runs from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah, a distance of about 1,300 miles. Now, under normal circumstances today, a person making that trip, well, they can do it in one or two days, depending on how well they hold up, sitting in a car or riding on an airplane. When the pioneers made that journey, it could take upward of three months. And there were no rest areas or restaurants or hotels along the way in which to refresh.