78: Doom of the Donner Party: Hasting's Cutoff

Emileigh and Morgan embark on a journey on the Oregon Trail in 1846 following the Donner Party. This first episode will cover the Donner Party's trek towards California and what decisions that were made that resulted in them to end up in a desperate situation.    Link to current pictures of the campsites: https://www.stormbound.org/donner-party/   Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/donner-party https://softschools.com/timelines/donner_party_timeline/444/ https://www.donnerpartydiary.com/survivor.html https://www.donnerpartydiary.com/members.html https://tahoetrailguide.com/donner-party-history-series-introduction/ The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown