Donner Camp National Historical Landmark Truckee California Photograph by Jeffrey Sward

Donner Camp National Historical Landmark Truckee California Photograph by Jeffrey Sward

Donner Camp at Alder Creek. Note tree trunk. The snow level during the winter of 1846-47 was seventeen feet. The tree shown was felled above the snow line, which is seventeen feet above ground level. (donc20a)

Donner Camp National Historical Landmark, Alder Creek

Truckee, California.

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