Tracing the forgotten path of the first wagon train to cross the Sierra

This was the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party, the first European Americans to cross the Sierra Nevada with wagons. All 52 ...
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Tahoe's Top-Secret Private Lake Offers Solitude And Superb Trout Fishing In California By Reservation Only

The Tahoe region is surrounded by a wilderness of granite peaks and glistening lakes. One of those hidden gems is a small, ...

History buffs reenact Stephens, Townsend, Murphy historical journey

History Expeditions members travel horseback to reenact the Stephens, Townsend, Murphy 1844 journey across the Sierra ...

Set out for the ‘Lost Sierras,’ one of California’s most untamed terrains

A writer in the 1930s coined the term ‘Lost Sierras’ for this rugged part of the northernmost Sierra Nevadas.
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Man found dead in apparent drowning at California’s Donner Lake

The body of a man reported missing in an apparent drowning at Donner Lake was located and recovered Friday afternoon, authorities said. Officers had been searching since their 12:10 p.m. call of a ...