高中三年级英语(人教版)全一册 Unit 6 Reading

　　GOING WEST

　　In the spring of 1845, my father read a book about California. This account of the wonderful land beyond the Rocky Mountains gave him the idea to move there. Less than half a year later we packed all our things onto a wagon and left our farm. It was not easy to decide what to take and what to leave behind. By the middle of October we set off for our journey across the continent: a journey of about a year, across more than 2,500 miles. We traveled with many other families. Most wagons were drawn by oxen, but ours had a team of horses.

　　We traveled through four states and decided to spend the winter before moving on. In the spring we continued our journey westward. Our first destination was Indian Creek in Kansas., which was then the frontier.-This Was the meeting place for people moving to the west. April 12, 1846, was chosen as the day when all should be ready to start. We left traveling with a group of 45 wagons.