Donner Lake

Early last spring the mail about the annual Donner Lake triathlon. When I set the school I was fearless and excited lying in bed that night I knew the preparation would be both physically challenging and mentally drained but I had a month to prepare myself. And I was determined the week after school was out on May 21, 2016 my family and I went up to our family cabin which we affectionately call the lake house. Driving up to Donner Lake I was filled with excitement knowing that this summer I was going

that was on the way to the western U.S., for those reasons in 1846, had a tragic loss of 34 settlers due to many tragic events. This group was led by George Donner, which was elected the leader of this group on 19 July 1846, this group inherited his name, called the Donner Party. The Donner Party consisted of the families of George Donner, his brother Jacob

wiped as well. Reeds ended up falling to his knees and Snyder also fell. Reeds got up threw his knife into the river and went to the dying man. He kneeled next to him, and according to some people Snyder 's last words to Reed where “I am to blame”. Reed had to be punished for killing Snyder. Some men suggested that Reed should get shot for doing what he did. Ms Reed and Eddy didn’t want this. So they came up with a compromise. Reeds was to get kicked out the company without any firearms. The next

expansion was that of the Donner Party. This group of pioneers, due to false information and bad judgment, became stranded on the Sierra Nevada mountain during the winter of 1846 and were forced to turn to cannibalism to survive. In the spring of 1846 a group of 87 people would leave their homes and head west in the hope and promise of free land. This group of 87 individuals would later be known as the infamous “Donner Party” (McGill). The Donner Party consisted of the Donner family and the Reed family

Donner Party Tragedy On a journey to a better life in California, the infamous Donner party, met sorrow at every turn. Before their journey began, they encountered a shortcut discovered by Hastings. Like any other normal person, they decided to take the easier route that unfortunately led to tragedy. There were many key elements leading to the misfortune of this group. From the beginning of their journey, the Donner party made mistakes. First of all, at the time of the party’s departure there

Ordeal by Hunger: The Story of The Donner Party Ordeal by Hunger is a true story that shows the struggles that the Donner Party had to go through trying to reach California. They were just one of many wagon trains that were migrating to California. Some of the migrants were trying to find a better life, and get rich. Others were already rich, but wanted a nice place to stay at. Many people had heard how great California was. They migrated by wagons pulled by oxen, and traveled about 30 miles per

Survival? Cannibalism? Suffering? In the year of 1846, during the spring time an assembly of people headed West to California, leaving their places in Springfield, Illinois. Money wealthy George and Jacob Donner, who were brothers, piloted the group. Deciding on a path to take, they chose an uncharted route, with their chances, that was allegedly “to be shorter”, to reach their destination in California, detouring them from their original plans. Therefore, the group led by the brothers faced rigid

The Donner Party Forty-six survivors out of an original 87, reached California starving, tired, and traumatized for life from the experience they had just been through. A year of suffering was spent on a time that was thought to have been only a few months of easy traveling on a shortcut routed by a man named Lance Hatings. The journey began on May 12th from Springfield Illinois. A train of nine wagons, filled with members of the Donner and Reed families, set out in hopes of

way to justify questionable actions in times of despair for many years. Following the advice, the Donner Party did whatever they could to survive. Stuck in a snowstorm, the group is believed to have reverted back to animalistic ways, and devoured each other to survive. While no one knows the truth of that fateful winter, many agree that cannibalism was their main form of survival. Though the Donner Party’s travels were not well documented and many details remain controversial, it is evident that

Desperation can push people to do things they normally wouldn’t such as lying, stealing, or eating your family. The Donner Party in particular knows the woes of desperation all too well. The Donner Party consisted of 89 Illinoisans who started their journey to California in April of 1846. The expedition was led by two wealthy brothers named George and Jacob Donner. Initially, the group followed reliable trail to follow a supposedly shorter route given to them by the young and unethical lawyer named