"I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." - Jack London
A memorial to those pioneers who ventured over the Tehachapi Pass. Donated by the Calaveras Cement Company, Tehachapi, California, March 1993