Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865 is Sarah Raymond HerndonÕs famous journal of her familyÕs heartbreaking but inspiring trek across the Great Plains towards the Rocky Mountains in a wagon-train as the US Civil War is coming to an end. 24-year old HerndonÕs colorful travelogue, written on the trail, is both an important historical document and a suspenseful, absorbing read.