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Donner Party Tracker: Alder Creek Site

BUILDING SHELTERS: The Donner Party--Early November 1846

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.

PLACES: Donner Summit Railroad Tunnel with Graffiti

How would you like to walk (safely) in a nearby railroad tunnel that has walls covered with artistic graffiti? Read on.

PLACES: Sand Harbor near Incline Village, NV

Visitors do not generally expect to encounter a dramatic, south-sea-island-like beach at 6,200 feet in elevation, but Lake Tahoe has one.
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PLACES: The Stones at Chambers Ldg & Thunderbird Lodge

Years ago as a stonemason apprentice I didn't think of stonework as one of man's most enduring monuments, like the pyramids.