did the donner party cross the salt flats in utah?

TThe rocket of Jim and Tobin Yehle blasts off at the Utah Rocket Club's Hellfire 2012, an annua

Some of the rockets are somewhat less serious in their design than others at the Utah Rocket Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Jerry Hughes,left, Jack Blair and A J Jensen ready Jerry Hughes' rocket 'The Aces High&quo Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Ron Weigel works on the electronics that measures the altitude of the rocket and deploys its p Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune The thirteen foot tall 110pound rocket, 'Aces High' waits on the launching pad at th Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune The 'Aces High' blasts off at the Utah Rocket Club's Hellfire 2012, an annual rocket Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Tire tracks left on the salt flats by an unknown driver, despite the numerous signs Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake TribuneĪn instant after ignition the 'Aces High' blows up at the Utah Rocket Club's Hellfir Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Tire tracks on the slat flats despite the numerous signs warning motorists to stay o Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Tire tracks left by unknown drivers were not hard to see on the slat flats on Friday Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune

One of the numerous signs warning motorists to stay off the salt flats near the Bonn Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Tourists enjoy walking on the flooded salt flats beyond one of the numerous signs wa Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune

Did the donner party cross the salt flats in utah?