Several months ago, while having lunch at the Lassen Ale Works, Margaret, a co-owner, was excited to see me, they had found an old menu, but was not sure whether it was associated with the Pioneer. I assured her it was, and I remembered back in the 1960s. Of course, her staff, thought that something from the 1960s was an ancient relic. Do I dare mention, the first car I ever owned and still own, is a 1964 Triumph?
Then, to the other extreme, take the case of my grandfather, John Tanner. He was born in 1882, near the original Soldier Bridge. At that time, there was no Standish, Litchfield or Wendel. That segment of the Honey Lake Valley was a very rural outpost.