We the BuckHunters first decided to bring Charbonneau and his wife along. We thought that they would be a great addition to the corps. Without them, we would not be able to understand what the Indians would be saying. Even if the translating was bad, it would be better than nothing.

   Mackenzie agreed that they would be of great value to the BuckHunters. "I say we bring them along." I stated, confident with my decision. "It would be a great pleasure bringing them with us, they will be well placed in our expedition." We knew Sacagawea was pregnant and it would be an issue, but her help would be extraordinary.

   Lewis and Clark did take both of them along to help out in the end. They were a great contribution to the exploration, as well as a big help with the Indians. 

   Though we had a little trouble deciding if they should come along, Lewis and Clark decided easily, though both of the groups chose to take Charbonneau and his wife along.

    We the BuckHunters needed to decide whether we were going to conquer the Sioux and Arikaras Indians. Ally and I said " We should Not conquer them!" Kyle, Emilio, and Captain Cody said "Yes, Lets go fight!"
     To me, the decision that our corps of discovery made was the incorrect decision. I don't think it was the right decision because there is a possibility that we could loose everything that is important and that we need to complete this journey.
     The Mandan tribe decided not to attack the Sioux and Arikara Indians. When they made that decision some of the men were furious and because they wanted to seek revenge on them for killing the men that belong to us.
     Lewis and Clark decided not go attack them either because they had respect for the Mandans and wanted to be able to stay with them for the rest of the cold winter that lay ahead of them.
     Lewis, Clark, and the Mandan Indians decided not to go and fight the Sioux and the Arikara Indians along their hard journey. When we made the decision of whether to go or not Ally and I were correct.

   We the BuckHunters decided that we would take the Missouri River. It was an easy decision non-the-less. Emilio, Captain for the day, and we both agreed on what we should do. It seemed like the best choice.
    I thought about it for a bit, where would we end up if we went down the Yellowstone River? I had to think a bit, the Hidatsa' did say that it was shorter route. In the end however, the Missouri would be better.
    Lewis and Clark did not take the Yellowstone River. The Missouri DID turn out to be a better choice for their expedition, seeing as they took it instead of the Yellowstone River.
    The difference between our decision and Lewis and Clarks decision is we took no time to say we were going to take the Missouri but they compared both rivers before going.

    Today started off on something that we never would have imagined; we were chased by a huge brown grizzly bear. Not only did that happen, a big gust of wind came and one of our pirogues tipped over. Our first instinct was to jump in and save all our belongings. We had to decide whether we would follow our instinct and save our belongings or not. We didn't have much time to decide though.
     Our corps made the decision of following our first instinct and jumped into the river and save our belongings. We made this decision because without those belongings it would be tough to survive for the rest of this journey.
      On the Lewis and Clark journey they decided to send the ones that could swim to jump in and save as much as they could while the others stayed on shore .
     Our decision and Lewis and Clarks decision were very similar because they had Sacagawea jump in and save important supplies, but it was also different because Lewis and Clark stayed on shore.

    We the Buckhunters have reached The Great Falls. We have two rivers to go through and they both have their challenges. The north one is very deep and the south one is very rapid.
     Our future depends on what river we take. Our decision is to take the north river because the south river might take us to far down stream. Our choice might be the wisest. 
     We have ran into rain and we are starting to become weary and angry. As we push on, we come a bank that is slippery. Windsor slipped off and we don't know what to do. My opinion is that we should throw the rope down to Windsor.
     The drop is over 90 feet down and he is caught on a branch. We decide to throw a rope down and use all of our man power to pull him up. Lewis and Clark decided to have him cut a hole in the side of the hill to put his foot in. 
     Our choice that we chose was the best route because of the flow of the water and it was the safest. Lewis and Clark chose the more rapid stream to the south and the had problems later on down the stream. 

  We the BuckHunters decided that we would take the North portage over the South portage. Even though, we knew that the South could be shorter, the South could be more dangerous.
     For me the decision was a little tougher. I had to think a little. Winter was coming after all. Wouldn't it be faster if we took the south? Captain Mackenzie ruled me out though, saying we would take the North portage. I kept quiet, knowing that we could not argue with the captain.
     Lewis and Clark decided to take the South portage, it was shorter but they stated that it was more dangerous than the North. 25 miles in total were traveled.
     The difference between our decisions was that Lewis and Clark chose the South portage but the BuckHunters' decided to take the North portage by Captain Mackenzie's orders.

  We the BuckHunters have reached the end of the Portage. We now had a big challenge ahead of us, the mountains. To get across the mountains we would need horses. We called the Shoshone Tribe and asked to buy some of their horses. Chief Cameahwait, which we now had discovered was Sacagweas brother, said "You can have the 20 horses that you want but, the price went up. We want pistols, knives, and some of your ammunition." Would we trade our
pistols, knives, and our ammunition?
      We decided to keep our weapons and the horses that we have now because who knows what was laying ahead of us. We thought this decision was necessary because not everyone needs a horse. We also thought that if we needed to we could double up so that there are two people on a horse.
      Lewis and Clark made a different decision. They decided to sell their weapons to the Shoshone Indians for their horses.
       The decisions that we made was different because Lewis and Clark traded their weapons for the horses, when our Corps decided to keep our weapons and the few horses they had.

  We the Buckhunters have made it to the Pacific Ocean! We are going to try to decide where to set up camp on the shore. Everybody is extremely tired. The Indians are very tired too. We decided to set up the fort and call it Fort Clatsop. We named our fort after the Clatsop Indians that helped us make it there. We caught the Indians stealing goods from us.On our way home we needed another canoe.We asked the Indians for a canoe, but they said "NO!" We then asked them why? Their response was " A lot of payment".
  We needed the canoe badly so we thought and thought. We then decided to steal the canoe when the Indians were sleeping.
  I think we should steal it because we might need to trade or keep the items that they want. I know it is wrong to steal but we need the canoe to get home.
  Lewis and Clark stole the canoe. They needed it for the long journey home and for when they were on the water route. They also stole it because they could hold more stuff on the way home. The canoe they stole was able to hold 10,000 pounds.
  We said steal the canoe and that is what Lewis and Clark did. They had most of the same reasons as us. One big reason they stole it was because the Indians stole 6 elk from them.

   Today is May 19, 1805 and our trip today to the Pacific Ocean was delayed until eight am this morning. We were delayed by thick fog. We had to pull upstream most of the way. 
  There was an abundance beaver today. Seaman jumped off board and swam to the beaver. The beaver dived so Seaman followed him. Seaman bit the beaver in the neck, but the beaver bit  Seaman in his leg. When the beaver bit him he lost a lot of blood.
   Our decision was to save Seaman because he is our dog and Lewis would be upset about putting Seaman out of his misery. We well tear off some clothing to wrap around Seaman's leg. We will also keep a close eye on him.
     My thoughts and feelings were to save him and give him a lot of attention. I honestly would not like for anyone to put Seaman out of his misery.
   Our decision and Lewis and Clark's decision were the same we both wanted to save Seaman.