Depends on where along the "Trail of Tears" this takes place, at the beginning or at the end? Or somewhere along the way. The landscapes through which they passed were vast... desolation was their destination. I agree with "Enforcer" that they were probably not on horses, they weren't exactly ripped from their beds in the middle of the night. An excellent (if not a bit dry) book on the Cherokee (of which I am part; my grandfather being pure Cherokee) is, of course, "Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation" by John Ehle (pronounced e-lee, like in Robert E. Lee)