12/29/2025
A hike through the snow at Donner Lake in Tahoe today. The scenery was beautiful, with the entire landscape coated in a blanket of fresh snow.
Despite the beauty, Donner Lake is known for the tragic tale of the Donner Party. The Donner Party were a group of migrants from the East that were traveling to California in search of a better life. However, in 1846, they became trapped in the heavy snow, leading to many of the members losing their lives in the mountains due to starvation.
Today, the area serves as a way to connect with the great outdoors, while memorializing the Donner Party.