More on Gear
Since many have been asking, a bit more about our gear. Below are photos of a typical "set up" for an Expedition member's gear for our journey. Although each team…
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December 4, 2020
Food for Thought
The Forlorn Hope Expedition brings two diverse universes together: ultra-distance runners and historical pundits; the latter have been asking for more details about the Expedition itself. Here's a look into…
November 30, 2020
In Search of Johnson’s Ranch
If you were to travel to Wheatland today in search of the original Johnson’s Ranch site, you’d be hard-pressed to find anything that resembled that location, considering that in 1846…
November 30, 2020
Q&A Expedition Team
Lead by Bill Oudegeest Q1: Examples of inconsistencies among sources? A: Example #1 - Sun December 20th: Sinclair (Eddy’s journal) reports 8 miles travelled this day. Reed’s diary reports 4…
November 9, 2020
Greatest Endurance Feat in History
By Bill Oudegeest, Donner Summit Historical Society On December 16th, presuming the weather cooperates, four extreme athletes will leave Donner Lake on snowshoes to cross the Sierra in a reprise…
November 6, 2020
The Snowshoe Party Becomes the Forlorn Hope
By Bill Oudegeest, Donner Summit Historical Society Life was clearly untenable at Donner Lake for the Donner Party in the winter of 1846-47. They were trapped in the snow. They…
November 3, 2020
Our “Why”
2020 will be remembered as the most pivotal year in our lives. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought worldwide disruption, it opened new paths otherwise not journeyed. I shall be…
November 2, 2020
Forlorn Hope Expedition
By Bill Oudegeest, Donner Summit Historical Society When you match an affinity for endorphins with an affinity for history you might get an interesting activity and a compelling story. That’s…
November 1, 2020