Hikers can experience the drama of the emigrant journey across the Sierra Nevada mountains without reliving the dangers October 9 & 10 courtesy of the 18th Annual Donner Party Hike.
One hundred and sixty-three years ago this week, members of the Donner Party had reached the Truckee River and were heading west toward the Sierra crest separating them from Sutter's Fort in mid-California at present-day Sacramento.
One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, the members of the Donner Party were hunkered down in their snowbound shelters and doing their best to survive over Christmas.
One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, the members of the Donner Party were hunkered down in their two survival encampments, one at Truckee Lake (now Donner Lake) and one in the Alder Creek Valley.
One hundred and sixty-three years ago this week, members of the Donner Party were busy building shelters at both Donner Lake and in the Alder Creek Valley north of present-day Truckee.
One hundred and sixty-three years ago this week, members of the Donner Party were slowly making their way westward out of the Truckee Meadows (Reno) area.
One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, members of the Donner Party were hustling along the Humboldt River in Nevada in their desperate rush to reach California before winter overtook them.
One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, members of the Donner Party were traveling west along the Humboldt River in present-day Nevada as fast as they could.
