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Make a point of visiting the Donner Summit Historical Society’s info-packed museum, 21501 Donner Pass Road, Soda Springs. With luck, you’ll find Norm Sayler minding the museum, offering ...
Pack a picnic lunch (or purchase lunch at Donner Ski Ranch), fire up the old Tin Lizzie and go explore California’s old Lincoln Highway!
Donner Pass is considered to be “the most important historical square mile in California and maybe the entire Western United States,” according to the Donner Summit Historical Society.
The Donner Party. Thousands of people migrated from the Midwest to California through the pass, with the tragic events that happened to a large group of travelers in October 1846 gaining national ...
Whiteout driving conditions on the Donner Summit Pass along Interstate 80 near Truckee, California. An atmospheric river caused these conditions on Thursday briefly halted traffic in both ...
A n upside-down U.S. flag has been hung from a granite wall at Donner Summit near Truckee, California. The flag, which is considered a distress signal, was placed at an elevation of nearly 7,000 ...
Summit Camp, the largest 19th century Chinese railroad camp in California, ... Summit Camp is located along Donner Pass Road, just past the Donner Summit Bridge.
Donner Pass Road, running over the famous Donner Summit and highlighted by the panoramic Rainbow Bridge west of Lake Tahoe, has been closed multiple times over the past year.
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Trucks were held at the Nevada-California border due to a truck fire at the Donner Summit. Chains are still required eastbound from Kingvale to Truckee I-80 and westbound from Truckee to Rainbow ...
Donner Pass Road, running over the famous Donner Summit and highlighted by the panoramic Rainbow Bridge west of Lake Tahoe, has been closed multiple times over the past year.