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Historic Highway 99 Association of California
After doing a bit more research and speaking with other groups, I have decided to move forward with my plan to create a new Highway 99…
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Historic 99 Association?
I’ve been doing a bit of thinking lately regarding a 99 association here in California. I can’t seem to find one that exists. There are ones…
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Featured Image – 10/29/2020 – Magic Mountain Train Station
Back in the 1970’s, long before it was known as “Six Flags Magic Mountain”, it was simply known as “Magic Mountain” and had an area known…
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Featured Image – 10/7/2020
In addition to my license plate for my Honda CBR650FA, I have added a frame for the Ridge Route. In time, I hope to be able…
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Featured Image – 9/17/2020
A look back to happier times in the San Gabriel Mountains. Taken on August 22, 2009, just a few days before the Station Fire started. Over…
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A request for Visitors
I know this is a bit of a different post, but I am asking for a bit of help with the website. As this site has…
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New Page – Fire Resources
With all the fires going on, it is important to get your information from the right sources. I’ve found that going to the agencies actively involved…
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New Instagram Account
So far, my foray into social media has been just Twitter. I have used the account, partly as a means to promote the site, but also…
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Fire near Lake Hughes – Updated 8/24/2020
It seems that our fire season is going strong this year, which is unfortunate considering everything else going on. This cause of this fire, known as…
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Featured Image – 7/27/2020
Sunrise Highway is a very scenic roadway east of San Diego. Shown here is an old alignment of the roadway, bypassed in the late 1950’s. The…
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Old US 101 in San Diego
A reader, Mike Evans, recently contacted me regarding curb stamps along old US 101 near Middletown in San Diego. He found something which, to be honest,…
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Transit Tracker
While not specifically a real-time tracker, this neat website has a clickable map where you can locate transit vehicles, get next stop information (though not time),…