[pct-l] Donner Party

[yetifan at yahoo.com (Scott Herriott)]

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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