a beautiful place, a tragic past....
Stopped above Donner Lake today for this view of the west end of the lake. I can never cross Donner Pass without thinking a little about the tragedy that resulted in it's current name.
A small excerpt from Wikipedia,
"In early November 1846 the Donner Party found the route blocked by snow and was forced to spend the winter on the east side of the mountains. Of the 81 emigrants, only 45 survived to reach California; some of them resorting to cannibalism to survive."
Donner Pass today:
Donner Pass - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Pass
The story of the Donner Party:
Donner Party - Wikipedia
a beautiful place, a tragic past....
Stopped above Donner Lake today for this view of the west end of the lake. I can never cross Donner Pass without thinking a little about the tragedy that resulted in it's current name.
A small excerpt from Wikipedia,
"In early November 1846 the Donner Party found the route blocked by snow and was forced to spend the winter on the east side of the mountains. Of the 81 emigrants, only 45 survived to reach California; some of them resorting to cannibalism to survive."
Donner Pass today:
Donner Pass - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Pass
The story of the Donner Party:
Donner Party - Wikipedia