Donner Lake Pins and Buttons

1846 Donner Party Tragedy - 87 pioneers moved west to settle in the California Territory. In their attempt to cross the treacherous Sierra Nevada Mountains, they became snowbound and trapped in the mountains. Supplies dwindled, people died of exposure, and in a couple cases murder. Soon their food supplies were gone, they began eating shoe leather, Ox hide, and livestock bones. Soon that was gone, then came the grisly decision to eat their dead. Of the 87 members of this party only 48 were rescued.

A day in nature

A great hiking, camping, outdoors, nature design about Donner Lake California. Colorful sunset vibe with lake landscape.

Map of Donner Lake. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under the Open Database License (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Donner Lake California. Calm sunset vibe on a lake.

Donner Ski Ranch Lake Tahoe USA

Donner Ski Ranch Lake Tahoe USA

Tahoe, California

Donner Lake- Tahoe, California