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Crossing Donner Pass October 25, 2023

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William Bowen

William Bowen

9 ай бұрын

My wife Kathy and I decided to take the old Donner Pass highway over the Sierra Nevada, instead of Interstate 80. We did not realize that the main highway was closed because of snow and ice, and chain control was in effect. I have included the unedited iPhone video captured during the drive.
The most interesting section for some viewers may be found beginning at 9:05 in the video where we come upon an elderly man who had somehow flipped his car on the road. A Good Samaritan was already on scene in a pickup truck, so we continued driving.
It was a memorable trip.

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@rustypugh123
@rustypugh123 9 ай бұрын
I stopped driving trucks in 1989, but I’ll never forget my rite of passage when I was new. I crossed Donner pass at night in the snow. No chains.
@Endtime12
@Endtime12 9 ай бұрын
Me too 1986
@ker4all
@ker4all 9 ай бұрын
Breath taking, what a beautiful drive! Thanks for sharing , it brings back great memories.
@NBZW
@NBZW 9 ай бұрын
LOL, Big deal, I crossed old Donner Summit in December 1947 at 13 years old driving a 1939 Cadillac, that’s how we learned too drive.
@butchs6099
@butchs6099 9 ай бұрын
Only once was over Donner, down the west slope and it was on I-80. Snow banks were 8-10 feet high and the road was clear. No jake brake, pulling a liquid one whole tanker. Other company trucks with wiggle wagons were going by me a little too fast with their brakes smoking. My dad had run it many times on the old road. Beautiful country, nice memories.
@user-bs1zo6tr2g
@user-bs1zo6tr2g 7 ай бұрын
This was amazing to watch. Thank you. I would love to drive this maybe without the snow. Love your commentary.
@LELEPUK
@LELEPUK 9 ай бұрын
Thank you, that was an exciting snow drift with you. This message comes from Stuttgart, Germany. I look forward to more trips in the future.
@sylviarosario6503
@sylviarosario6503 9 ай бұрын
Just watching this video gives me anxiety🫣😢
@Retired88M
@Retired88M 9 ай бұрын
I stay at an air b n b back in June just about across the street from the boat launch at Donner Lake and Donner Pass Road was closed . Wanted to drive over it but had to take the I-80 detour around it. They said it was being repaired from an avalanche/rock slide that happened in the spring thaw. Thanks for the memories
@lindascharf70
@lindascharf70 8 ай бұрын
I have been over this Pass several times. It is a beautiful Pass. A little scary in the winter, but oh so beautiful!!!
@MR-puffnstuff
@MR-puffnstuff 9 ай бұрын
Very pretty and chilly from up north east.
@jamespayton8072
@jamespayton8072 9 ай бұрын
thanks james sacramento
@jc7052
@jc7052 9 ай бұрын
Been down that road many times,beautiful !
@cv41vf151
@cv41vf151 9 ай бұрын
Great video. I watched it twice normal speed…..very exciting that way.
@woohu2u2
@woohu2u2 9 ай бұрын
Thats the old road from Donner Lake up to Norden.
@mrblanche
@mrblanche 9 ай бұрын
How fast were you going? My wife used to do accident reviews for truck drivers. She said the one thing she never heard was, "Dang, I wish I'd been going faster when that happened." But the problem is that people almost always drive too fast for conditions in bad weather.
@greographer
@greographer 9 ай бұрын
About 20 to 25 mph
@Mike-ms8uq
@Mike-ms8uq 9 ай бұрын
What pickup truck are you using in this video
@oOgy172
@oOgy172 7 ай бұрын
@@Mike-ms8uqSounds like a Toyota hybrid suv
@SteveGraves10
@SteveGraves10 9 ай бұрын
Wow. Glad I don't live in the snowy part of the country any longer. I can hack this from inside a warm cozy house, but I'd rather not drive in it ever again...
@ralphaverill2001
@ralphaverill2001 9 ай бұрын
Drove across Donner Pass many times in the 1970's, only once during a heavy snowfall. Thinking of the Donner Party the whole time, I never did that again.
@ClandestineHerald
@ClandestineHerald 8 ай бұрын
Awesome bro.
@Klapauzius-369
@Klapauzius-369 9 ай бұрын
Thank you for your work. :O)
@criticaltheories5222
@criticaltheories5222 9 ай бұрын
I was expecting to see people eating each other........smh
@lawrencewiddis2447
@lawrencewiddis2447 9 ай бұрын
California here I come, right back where I started from. Where bowers of flowers…
@jh748
@jh748 9 ай бұрын
The diversity of CA's landscape is unequalled in any other state.
@thedorescott1649
@thedorescott1649 8 ай бұрын
This is great can you tell about some of what we seeing an the highway. 👍👍💛
@Ro6entX
@Ro6entX 9 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t be too worried about going through Donner pass during snow by myself but only if went there as a passenger and there was lot of BBQ sauce in the back.
@zuzanazahorcakova3869
@zuzanazahorcakova3869 9 ай бұрын
videjko je prenadherne,mate krasnu zimu a predvianocnu atmosferu,no u nas uz zimi pomali niesu ,ale pametam si taketo krasne pocasie,perfekne,kludna jazda v plnej nadhere snehu
@Bonegrit
@Bonegrit 9 ай бұрын
Nice Video enjoyed watching it .😄
@jh748
@jh748 9 ай бұрын
Use to drive Sacramento to Reno every day as OTR. Be on your best behavior, take your time, always alert, anticipate the highway and road conditions and Conner is your friend.
@kenrobinson889
@kenrobinson889 9 ай бұрын
Yes a tad bit on the fast side for conditions I'd say . All it takes is one slick spot and you could be meeting your maker . I've seen that so many times during my career . I am retired now but have driven thousands and thousands of miles on slick , ice and snow covered roads . If the driver wasn't on a down hill slope with those curves I might say it was a little on the slow side , at least for me . There's a whole lot to know and understand about driving one of those big rigs . A lot of drivers never learn before it's too late .
@rayphillips332
@rayphillips332 9 ай бұрын
If I were driving I'd be thinking about if something happened I'd want not to be cold so I'd be driving really slow so that I wouldnt crash so I wouldnt be cold and in the elements so think of that when your driving in the snow .
@greographer
@greographer 9 ай бұрын
I was driving slowly. The wide angle lens on the iPhone makes it appear that we are moving fast.
@Babeck
@Babeck 9 ай бұрын
Smooth ride.
@k.williamelliott7969
@k.williamelliott7969 9 ай бұрын
Beautiful and white knuckle scary at the same time...
@clubmike2910
@clubmike2910 9 ай бұрын
I see you brought along some extra people in your car, hmmm...good thinking Donner Pass you know.
@jaxcell
@jaxcell 9 ай бұрын
Snacks for later
@nakamuraiwao
@nakamuraiwao 9 ай бұрын
Nice ride along!
@family77866
@family77866 9 ай бұрын
I hope you brought friends for dinner 🫣
@jamescooley5744
@jamescooley5744 9 ай бұрын
King Snow has returned to his throne.
@elmerfrejoles98
@elmerfrejoles98 9 ай бұрын
Bring some that snow here in the Philippines, please. Thanks.
@barry3565
@barry3565 9 ай бұрын
Donna pass... Infamous place ! Watch out !
@kurtjensen7264
@kurtjensen7264 9 ай бұрын
You should’ve tried it back in the 70s before they fixed up the road. It’s twice as straight. And wider. And there were so many accidents when it was snowing you always made sure you filled up the tank before you left Lake Tahoe. Or you fueled up before you started up the pass. Because you might have to sit in the car for four hours with the motor. Running to stay warm.
@steverudder3321
@steverudder3321 9 ай бұрын
This retired trucker is just itchin' to take a road trip. Wish I could afford the gas!⛽️
@donaldbrown7252
@donaldbrown7252 9 ай бұрын
there is always one of those!
@rosyebbasta3441
@rosyebbasta3441 9 ай бұрын
25 ottobre con la neve? 😳 Che luogo è? Qui nel sud Italia, oggi è il 6 novembre, ma le temperature sono di giugno.
@user-uq3zt5bj7g
@user-uq3zt5bj7g 9 ай бұрын
@speedy423
@speedy423 9 ай бұрын
Ice and snow, take it slow.
@runswithwolf7498
@runswithwolf7498 9 ай бұрын
Beautiful and dangerous
@thatmichiganguy
@thatmichiganguy 8 ай бұрын
Colorado or California
@Betonrg
@Betonrg 5 ай бұрын
California
@grizzleypeak
@grizzleypeak 9 ай бұрын
I take only my tastiest looking friends on snow trips to Donner Summit... You just never know.....
@larrylebowski8386
@larrylebowski8386 9 ай бұрын
Looks so dangerous. Did you have to chain up? Looks like the ski resorts are gonna be opening soon.
@rickdozier3609
@rickdozier3609 9 ай бұрын
use to live right there.
@dchawk81
@dchawk81 9 ай бұрын
Not sure why the Donner party had to eat each other. This doesn't look that bad.
@walterdzukola2420
@walterdzukola2420 9 ай бұрын
There WERE NO ROADS, and/or CARS & TRUCKS IN THOSE DAYS !!!! I lived and worked just west of the Donner Memorial-I have seen & lived in up to fourteen feet of snow in that area - - - it was not horses and oxen & canvas covered wagons !!!! I have viewed more than my share of blood & death while I lived there, and it was NOT just in the history books !!!!
@dchawk81
@dchawk81 9 ай бұрын
@@walterdzukola2420 surely they could have called Uber
@rmalus10297
@rmalus10297 8 ай бұрын
​@walterdzukola2420 you don't catch sarcasm, do you?
@hereisyourmusic30
@hereisyourmusic30 9 ай бұрын
9:16 oh man 😵
@marciacapell1541
@marciacapell1541 9 ай бұрын
Thats dangerous 😮
@gbrown3020
@gbrown3020 9 ай бұрын
So there was a little snow.
@joycedudzinski9415
@joycedudzinski9415 9 ай бұрын
Drove 18 wheeler on Donner. Curves, downgrades will get you.
@moonsapling
@moonsapling 9 ай бұрын
What vehicle and tires did you do this with? Great footage :)
@greographer
@greographer 9 ай бұрын
Regular all weather tires on a Toyota 2021 Venza.
@Howrider65
@Howrider65 9 ай бұрын
Kind of an early snow fall.
@ernestcabrera7166
@ernestcabrera7166 9 ай бұрын
Donner pass
@TexasTough.
@TexasTough. 9 ай бұрын
Why'd you pass it
@ernestfortier
@ernestfortier 9 ай бұрын
If the guy behind you wanted to pass, why didn’t you let him. If he does and you don’t yield it could put both of you in danger.
@avalon1rae
@avalon1rae 9 ай бұрын
Global warming 😂😅😊. Thank you for sharing.
@sanuhazrokkalan
@sanuhazrokkalan 8 ай бұрын
I am pakistani, if any one inviting me to cross this grate donner pass i accept this inviting with thanx.
@warrenwills3251
@warrenwills3251 9 ай бұрын
BBQ weather
@BradFalck-mn3pc
@BradFalck-mn3pc 9 ай бұрын
The most closed highway in North America bar none , Even Canada keeps their mountain passes open more.....
@user-nv4wu7hc3f
@user-nv4wu7hc3f 4 ай бұрын
😢😮 miserable 😢 😪 😫 Donner pass
@xlilften3056
@xlilften3056 9 ай бұрын
PSA do not stop in the middle of the fucking road - truck driver
@ericvonp
@ericvonp 9 ай бұрын
I think your supposed to eat somebody
@TheMediterraneanwave
@TheMediterraneanwave 9 ай бұрын
I love watching the snowfall that has just started.
@Blackbeard70
@Blackbeard70 9 ай бұрын
What are we Driving?
@user-cm4tv9uj4r
@user-cm4tv9uj4r 9 ай бұрын
목소리 안 내면 유로 트럭 게임 인줄 알겠다😂😂😂👍
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