News & Updates
The latest updates from SoCalRegion.com, including highways, geology, history, recreation, photography and other topics from across Southern California.
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Featured Image – 12/11/2018
This is a section of abandoned roadway, paved in 1919, within Grapevine Canyon, near PM 8.0 on the east side of the canyon. This section was…
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US 6 on US 6
In mid-October, I went on a road trip, part of which covered a section of US 6. It was the first time I had taken US…
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Updates
There have been a few things going on as of late which have taken me away from working on the site. I have a backlog of…
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Server problems, for now
Well, I hoped the new server wouldn’t have problems, but it does seem to at times during periods of heavy traffic. It isn’t that big a…
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Fire in Grapevine Canyon, Kern County
It would seem that both ends of the Central Valley are having issues. Yesterday, a fire broke out along I-5 in Grapevine Canyon, known by Kern…
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A bit of historical trash
A while back, my husband and I went on a cleanup of my section of I-5 in Grapevine Canyon. While cleaning at the upper watering hole…
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SoCalRegion is moving
This site will be moving to a different host in the next week or so. Outages may occur during the move and pages may have errors.…
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Mt Wilson Observatory Geology Talk
Lectures On Saturday, June 16, at 5:30 pm Mount Wilson Observatory will be hosting a talk by Dr. Tanya Atwater, professor emeritus of geology at UC…
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US 99 – Tipton to Tulare
In doing some research recently, I found an original section of US 99 from Tipton to Tulare. It had been a while since I looked at…
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US 466 Tour Expansion
After a long hiatus, my US 466 tour is getting expanded. I recently went on a motorcycle trip covering the roadway and most of the old…
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New San Diego County Wine Tasting Room
Congratulations to Malcom, Nancy and Michael Gray on the grand opening of their new wine tasting room and production facility in San Marcos! Twin Oaks Valley…