Emigrant Trail hikes offered

Staff Reports

Emigrant Trail hikes are offered twice a month through Oct. 10. Cost is $25 per person. Part of the proceeds benefit the Douglas County Historical Society's Trail to the Promised Land exhibit.

The next hike on July 12 follows Devil's Ladder from Carson Pass. Rope and chain marks remain on the trees where the wagons were hoisted up Devils Ladder and grooves in the rocks are still visible. Information, 782-2893.

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.

Carson Valley native Laurie Hickey discusses the Emigrant Trail, 7 p.m. July 9, at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 1477 Highway 395, Gardnerville. Admission is $3 or free for historical society members. The museum and Main Street Book Store are open before and after the one-hour lecture.

Information, 782-2555.