Donners Pass, CA [OC] 5248x2952gavstah t1_ixf6ka7 wrote
Not to be pedantic, but it’s actually "Donner Pass". Source: I used to live there.
Speadraser t1_ixfbzmc wrote
Previously known as Stephens Pass. From the contribution of the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party.
Bodie_The_Dog t1_ixif5eb wrote
Let's not forget nearby Roller Pass, from the Roller family!
Speadraser t1_ixifajp wrote
This is the way.
Bodie_The_Dog t1_ixix1l6 wrote
Yes! Higher altitude, but much easier to cross in wagons.
NovelCandid t1_ixfdw2f wrote
Holy Crap! Ghosts are on Reddit?
canijustreddit t1_ixfelbr wrote
Something about mountains and passes, if they are a persons name people seem to default to the possessive form
blastradii t1_ixh3bre wrote
Why’d you leave such a beautiful place? Please don’t say you moved to a place like Bakersfield or something
BilliousN t1_ixi7tbr wrote
He got hungry
blastradii t1_ixi7zp9 wrote
Lol. And now he lives among the zombies in Bakersfield.
crank1000 t1_ixj7p0g wrote
I’d guess because the cost of living is insane and there are like 6 businesses, all of which pay close to minimum wage. It’s also insanely over populated in the summer, filled with obnoxious gaper tourists who can’t drive, park, or even just be a courteous human being.
blastradii t1_ixjgtvn wrote
What’s a gaper tourist?
crank1000 t1_ixjidy9 wrote
It’s a skier thing, but I’m just referring to the kind of people that visit donner in general.
http://www.insightunr.com/2018/01/24/skiing-how-to-avoid-being-a-gaper/
Forthe49ers t1_ixfy1ml wrote
Yeah just as you often hear people say Sierras when it only Sierra
huskers2468 t1_ixh4t84 wrote
Wouldn't that be the same as the Rockies?
It's the Rocky Mountains, but short hand is Rockies. Just like The Sierra Nevada Mountains, can be shortened to The Sierras.
>Almost as soon as the range’s name was formalized, it began being called by its nickname, the Sierras. Joaquin Miller, the author and frontiersman, wrote “Songs of the Sierras” in 1871. Later, he wrote at least four more celebrated works devoted to California’s most notable mountains, all using the “Sierras” in the title.
https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Sierra-vs-Sierras-Nevada-California-mountains-16325112.php
Bodie_The_Dog t1_ixifh8e wrote
Nopers. Sierra Nevada is a Spanish phrase, already plural, translating to "snowy mountains." So when you tack an "s" on the end you're saying "mountainss." Even old timers got it wrong.
huskers2468 t1_ixkj8o2 wrote
Interesting, so Sierra itself is plural in it's native language. I wonder if there are more examples of this.
Yunoluvmi t1_ixggljp wrote
I don’t know why this gets under my skin as much as it does but it does to most locals as well so at least I’m not alone.
Source: Live in June Lake.
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