Map of Day 5 hike, 15.9 miles
Hot chocolate on the river bank - Hampshire Rocks State Campground


Hampshire Rocks campsite - Aug. 31, 2010


Moon over Donner Pass Rd., CA


Nevada and Placer County line, Donner Pass Rd., CA


Soda Springs Post Office - Food drop


Meadows near Lake Van Norden as seen from Old Donner Summit Rd.


Rest spot off Old Donner Summit Rd.


View overlooking South Yuba River Valley


Old Donner Summit Rd. between Soda Springs and Sugar Bowl


Central Pacific RR locomotives


Double-decker box cars on the Central Pacific


 Freight headed back East


Old Donner Summit Rd. crossing the Central Pacific RR tracks


Chair lift towers for the Sugar Bowl ski resort


Approaching Sugar Bowl Rd., CA


Sugar Bowl Rd. (elev. 7,000 ft.)


Lake Mary, Nevada County, CA


Power lines along Lake Mary's west shore


Entrance to Pacific Crest Trail off Old Donner Summit Rd.


Pacific Crest trailhead off Old Donner Summit Rd.


Scree slope on Pacific Crest Trail heading north towards Donner Pass


Granite outcropping above trail


Headed towards Mexico on Pacific Crest Trail, Lake Angela in distance


View west over Lake Mary and Lake Van Norden


Power grid running south of Rte. 80


Backtracking to Old Donner Summit Rd.


Approaching Donner Summit