Write a paragraph describing the events of a day's journey on a pioneer trail. Remember that this is your story. Imagine that you are writing this to your friends and family back home. Make it personal while including appropriate details.

How are you today mother? Has father bought you the horse I've asked to be a present for your birthday? Mother today's journey in the Oregon Trail was so far the hardest I ever experience. We are now crossing the Rocky Mountains when one-third of our group was killed by Native Americans when they have tried to raid our wagon in the end part of our convoy. I myself was wounded because of the arrow hits my left shoulder while we're fighting the Natives. I asked the captain of the military officers with us if we can turned back and he said if we return backed east in large numbers we will be prone to another ambush and we are also halfway of our journey better to continue than to turned back. He also said that he will order 2 men to return bringing our letters with them. I love you mother.