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Christmas with the Donner Party

December 25, 2020 Frank X. Mullen 0

In 1846, a group of families, including dozens of children, spent December stranded in deep snow during one of the deadliest winters ever recorded in the Sierra Nevada. Even there, entrapped and on the edge […]

Athletes trace lost Donner Party trail

December 15, 2020 Frank X. Mullen 0

A team of athlete-researchers from Northern California plans to retrace the route of members of the doomed Donner Party who made a break for safety while stranded in the Sierra Nevada during the terrible winter […]

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This is a great article by Craig Downer really brings out the real truth about the plight of one of our most precious national treasures yes… Read more

This is a great article by Craig Downer really brings out the real truth about the plight of one of our most precious national treasures yes my friend you are absolutely right in bring to light the importance of the wild horses being aloud to roam freely the absolute necessity for them to be out there for the sake of our ecosystem which they play a major roll in keeping it healthy Craig is doing a Herculean job on educating the population as to the importance of the horses in keeping a healthy ecosystem essential to all wild life and Mother Earth itself. People should take a tour and see what land erosion looks like after decades of grazing cattle take a trip to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Africa see the vast deserts there that were once fertile lands see how the grazing animals such as sheep & cattle have denatured these once fertile lands is this what we want to leave behind for future generations????

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