IMAGES
OF SNOW MOUNTAIN PASSAGE
The Humboldt Sink still looks
much as it did a hundred and fifty years ago, an arid
and relentless spread of mineral residue. I took this
photo on one of my trips into western Nevada, to revisit
the route of James Reed and the wagon party.
Click
on any of the tiles above to see the full-size image along
with James Houston's commentary.
MAPS
FROM SNOW MOUNTAIN PASSAGE
(These are large images and may take a long time to download.)
1. Map
of the United States.
2.
Map of first half of the trip of the Donner Party.
3. Map
of second half of the trip of
the Donner Party.