Walking Through
Donner Summit History
9 walks and 1 hike along with all the stories that go with them. Hear about The Blue Goose, Native Americans on Donner Summit, petroglyphs, metates, cupules, grinding rocks, the first locomotive over Donner Summit, turkeys, when Lake Angela ran out of water, Van Norden Dam, Charlie Chaplin on Donner Summit, snowsheds, Tunnel 6, the first bicycle over Donner Summit, tourit visits in the 19th Century, the Sierra Juniper....
218 pages of Donner Summit history stories; Hundreds of pictures, both historic and contemporary; and the maps needed for the walks. Read more about Walking Through Donner Summit History
$25, tax and shipping included.
Extraordinary Crossings of Donner Summit
Walking ThroughDonner Summit History
222 pages of stories about people and Donner Summit: pictures, stories, historical quotes. Read more about Extraordinary Crossings.
$25, tax and shipping included.
You can also purchase these books at the Donner Summit Historical Society at the blinking light in "downtown" Soda Springs or at the Soda Springs general store. You can also mail a check to tge DSGS at P.O. 1 Norden, CA 95724