To get a sense of the western expansion, we discussed the journey made by pioneers and the impact of expansion/annexation on indigenous residents of the land. A tragically famed pioneering tale is that of the Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party. It was a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Today, the "Donner Pass" on interstate 80 just east of Sacramento, CA is named for them.