If you're unfamiliar with the tale of the Donner Party over the winder of 1845-1846, why not look it up on the web, or heaven forbid, check out your local library?  I'm sure your librarian would be delighted to point you in the right direction (if the librarian isn't helpful, using the Dewey Decimal system, try in the 978.#### section of the library.)

While not an "X" marks the spot, we're in the general area of the Donner Party's ill-fated crossing.	Lovely neck of the woods, though, eh?  (Mmmm, neck...)