Emigrant Trail hikes offered

Staff Reports

Emigrant Trail hikes are offered twice a month through Oct. 10.

The July 25 hike is to Emigrant Valley below West Pass.

There is a lot of uphill hiking with scenery of blooming wild flowers, snow-capped peaks and mountain lakes, so bring a camera.

Hikers meet at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the Kirkwood Inn parking lot. The hike takes approximately five hours.

The Carson River Route of the Emigrant Trail was the most traveled route during the early years of the California Gold Rush.

In 1850, an estimated 50,000 emigrants traveled through Carson Valley over Carson and West passes on the way to the promised land.

Cost is $25 per person. Part of the proceeds benefit the Douglas County Historical Society's Trail to the Promised Land exhibit.

Information, Laurie Hickey, 782-2893.