California's Sierra Nevada mountains are the state's ... The most tragic chapter occurred in 1847 when The Donner Party, a group of 87 explorers were headed through Truckee on the California ...

was snowbound with 236 passengers and crew in the Sierra Nevada. Some with a flair for the melodramatic styled the passengers another Donner Party. In retrospect, there was a similarity between ...

Here, you'll find a great stone pedestal commemorating the Donner Party, the legendary pioneers who fell victim to the harsh Sierra Nevada winter of 1846 to 1847. The party (originally consisting ...

Snowdrifts stranded the vehicle in the Sierra Nevada in January 1952 ... “This dog did rescues of small planes that crashed on Donner Pass as the lead dog of the sled that brought the doctor ...