This is such a great photograph taken last fall, that I thought might be inspiring for the first day of the year, but alas malfunctions you did not receive notification on New Years Day..  For me I am looking forward 2026, since previous post was about Tanner Ranch, that consumed a lot of my energy in 2025, which I will repost.  Onward ho.

I hope to revive cemetery tours, I have an interesting one scoped out for Lassen Cemetery. I am also open to suggestions.

Lastly, I thank you for your patience about the daily notification glitch. I struggled for nearly week to resolve it. My knowledge of the inner workings of plugins and so forth has a lot to be desired. But we made it. I will blame it on the recent earthquakes, that changed the settings!

Tim

I am still working on the daily notification  glitch, I am hoping this will go through.

Tim

I do not know the technical difficulty. I receive the daily notifications, while the majority does not.

It is Christmas Eve, and what better way to take a moment to relax with this picturesque postcard of Butte Lake. The lake situated in the northeast corner of Lassen Volcanic National Park and is accessible from Highway 44 with a turn off to a dirt road, of about six miles. Because it is off the beaten path, there are no crowds and it does not feel like you are in a national park. If you never been there, or has it been a long time since you last visited, you might want to include in next summer’s list of places to go and see.

Tim

Today brings a smile to my  face, for it marks at least one turning point of the winter season, even though it takes a few weeks to actually see it progress.  One of the things I dread about winter are the short daylight hours and now knowing that the pendulum will start working its way to bring more daylight. Actually, for those serious folks, on December 15, the sunset locally starts to get later, by a minute on that date. However, the sunrise keeps getting later, and does not reverse the trend until January 9.

Around these parts, historically the coldest and snowiest months are just ahead in January and February. Nearly all the record breaking snowfalls occur in mid-January. For those interested in forthcoming storms and especially the snow conditions I recommend The Tahoe Daily Snow.

Tim

This is the last of 1960 color negatives. The good news hopefully I will  have scan of color slides from the 1940s to the early 1980s that will preview beginning of January 2026.

Tim

This is will be ongoing search for 2026. No documented information has surfaced so far. Individuals consulted have sketchy recollection or peripheral knowledge. Who knows may be some one will share this post to a person that could enlighten us.

Tim

Another year, another milestone. For those that has just tuned in, it was on this date, I made my debut at Susanville’s Riverside Hospital.  I am grateful, that my lifespan is longer than the Riverside that was built in 1921 and torn down in 1969. As tradition continues, this is my day off. 

Tim

Back by a somewhat popular demand are the calendars.  As usual there are always an interesting mix historic photographs. Among those featured are Susanville Logging, 1951; Baxter Creek Siphon, 1936; Hilke Piper, 1931; Lassen Monument, 1959; Cinder Cone, 1939 to name a few.

One has three options to purchase calendars:

1) Locally, you can purchase them at Margie’s Book Nook.

2) You can purchase direct online by clicking  here

3) You can also email me to place your order, and it will be sent with an invoice.

Important Notice: There are only 50 calendars available, and once sold out that is it.