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[pct-l] Donner Party
Wayne wrote:
<He is Larry Donner, (many
times great) nephew of George Donner who led the
Donner Party to its
unfortunate fate in the Northern Sierras.>
Wayne, cool story. Just make sure you bring lots of
food if you go hiking with him.
Squatch
www.walkpct.com
--- Wayne Kraft <waynekraft@verizon.net> wrote:
> The PCTA sticker in my truck's back window
> engendered a conversation this
> morning with a guy doing some landscape work in my
> neighbor's yard. He was
> interested in the trail and had done some hiking in
> his life. In the middle
> of our conversation we introduced ourselves. He is
> Larry Donner, (many
> times great) nephew of George Donner who led the
> Donner Party to its
> unfortunate fate in the Northern Sierras. (Larry's
> direct ancestor luckily
> remained behind in Minnesota.) Seems a contingent
> of the Donner clan will
> be reuniting this summer at Donner Lake after (way,
> way after) the snow
> clears.
>
> Wayne Kraft
>
>
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