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		<title>New History Video</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Historic Highway 99 Association of California is starting a new series on the history of US 99, historic sites along the way, and information about the Association. Join them on their YouTube Channel &#8211; @highway99 &#8211; to learn more. Their first video is on The Grapevine. Historic Highway 99 Association of California YouTube Channel]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 12/4/2020</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2020 00:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[US 99 parallels the Southern Pacific Railroad for a significant portion of its journey across the Great Central Valley. At times, it has to cross those tracks. Many of those crossings were the site of collisions, mostly by people trying to beat the train. They also slowed traffic down quite a bit. In a statewide &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-12-4-2020/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 12/4/2020</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>US 99 Tour Extension</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 23:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It has taken a while, but I have finally extended my Virtual Tour of US 99, again. This extension adds another 40 miles to the tour, bringing the northern terminus to just south of Tulare, California. A friend of mine helped getting some of the photos as well. In time, I will extend the tour &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/us-99-tour-extension/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">US 99 Tour Extension</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 12/23/2019</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 02:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here at Grapevine, a small section of concrete is visible adjacent to the southbound lanes of I-5. This is a section of former US 99. A small color difference can be noticed between the two lanes that are visible. This difference is due to age. The lanes to the left were constructed in 1932 when &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-12-23-2019/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 12/23/2019</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ridgecrest &#8211; Part 2 Now Online</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2019 21:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part 2 of my Ridgecrest earthquake field trip is now online. This time, I also won&#8217;t forget to add a link!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ridgecrest &#8211; Part 1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2019 02:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finally posting the photos from my August 22, 2019 Ridgecrest trip. Part 1, which covers the fault rupture, is finally up. Part 2, which will cover the problems in Poison Canyon and Trona, are coming soon!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 8/14/2019</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 23:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kern County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Railroads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Pacific]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Completed in 1876, this loop still stands as an engineering marvel and a unique way of keeping the grade steady while climbing over the Tehachapi Mountains between Bakersfield and Mojave.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Earthquake UPDATES &#8211; Mw 7.1 near Ridgecrest</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 05:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[District 6]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well, that was strong! I felt it here in San Diego. First time I felt my building sway and it shook for a while. USGS is now reporting the quake as a Mw 7.1, which is 11 times larger than the one yesterday. This, assuming a larger one doesn&#8217;t happen, has also been deemed the &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/earthquake-updates/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Earthquake UPDATES &#8211; Mw 7.1 near Ridgecrest</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>M 6.4 near Searles Lake, CA</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 18:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At 10:33 am this morning, July 4, 2019, there was a Mw 6.4 earthquake centered a few miles northeast of Ridgecrest, California. The focus of the earthquake was mid-range in depth, about 10.7 km deep. So far, there have been numerous aftershocks ranging up to M 4.7 in size at the time of this writing. &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/m-6-4-near-searles-lake-ca/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">M 6.4 near Searles Lake, CA</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/adopt-a-highway-cleanup/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well, it has been a while but I finally made it back up to Grapevine Canyon for a more formal cleanup. I, and two others, cleaned up the upper and lower water stops along I-5 in Grapevine Canyon on Saturday, June 29, 2019. We filled nine bags and found many interesting items including a printer/copier. &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/adopt-a-highway-cleanup/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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