This happens to be one of a few annual posts that I repeat. I enjoy this  interesting editorial from the Lassen Advocate of June 21, 1929.  Take the paper’s advice and go exploring, no matter where you reside.

Know Your Country

If you were wondering what to do with your weekends this summer, have you ever given any thought to the fact that you don’t know your own county and the wonderful lake and mountain country immediately contiguous.

Within a few hours of Susanville there are numerous beautiful lakes as well as some beautiful streams and excellent camping spots.

How many have been to Drakesbad and to the top of Mount Lassen? How many have been to the ice caves near Eagle Lake and Wilson Lake?

There are many trips that can be taken from Susanville in the morning returning the same evening and traversing in the meantime a lot of new country that you have never seen before. Beauty spots near a mountain stream with clear sparkingly water are numerous where one may have their picnic lunch.

Try and see your own neck of the woods this summer. You will find many a pleasant day in store for you.

Tim

On my New Year’s Eve post, I made the commitment for a 2025 Calendar. Of course, photograph selections are challenging, especially since I like the portrait style, Those photographs are more difficult to locate. Without further adieu . . .there are some  photographs that appear promising, but that eventually go into the reject pile. Today’s featured photograph is one of them. It is an interesting concept of an aerial view of Susanville with Lassen Peak in the background. The problem is that its lack clarity, thus would not reproduce well.

By the way, if you have a photograph you want to submit, please contact me. I also accept current color photographs for the cover. See Dow Wells below.

Tim

The following is an excerpt from article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times on February 11, 2024.

“In parts of California and much of the Great Basin, land owners have declared war on pinyon pines and juniper trees, clearing them from rangelands with chains, bulldozers, saws and herbicides. At the same time, the trees are drawing increasing interest as a source of renewable energy — such as in California’s Lassen County, where 150,000 tons of the trees are fed into the Honey Lake Power Plant each year to generate energy for customers including San Diego Gas & Electric.”

Tim