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August Presentation
On August 3, 2021 at 6 pm, the Historic Highway 99 Association of California will have a guest speaker. Please join Historian Evan Decker; President of…
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Featured Image – 6/24/2021
San Diego has a somewhat unique distinction compared to other California cities. You cannot travel north from San Diego, by freeway, without going underneath an arch…
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July Presentation
On July 6, 2021 at 6 pm, I will be giving a presentation for the Historic Highway 99 Association of California on the history of US…
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Bicycling Guide – Caltrans District 9
Caltrans District 9 – Covering Mono and Inyo Counties as well as a portion of Kern County, has come out with a new bicycling map which…
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Geology Phone App
There is a very cool phone app I have been using for a while. It is called “Rockd” and has access to geological maps and information…
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Featured Image – 5/21/2021
From the Archives – This map of the Lake Elsinore area comes to us from San Diego County dating from November 1883. At the time, Elsinore…
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June Highway Presentation
On June 1, 2021 at 6 pm, I will be giving a Zoom presentation for the Historic Highway 99 Association of California on US 99 in…
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Finding Old Highways Presentation
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, I hosted a Zoom presentation for the Historic Highway 99 Association of California on the topic of finding old highways. This…
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Earthquake Information
Felt an earthquake? Want to know where it was and how big? Follow the links below to get up-to-date information from the USGS and the California…
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Featured Image – 5/5/2021
This photo shows the I-10 / I-215 interchange in San Bernardino, California as it existed in 1958. At the time, those numbers didn’t quite exist. Back…
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May 4 Presentation UPDATE
In trying to fix a problem with the meeting scheduling, all of the people who signed up for the May 4 meeting have been deleted. If…
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May Presentation
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 6 pm, I will hosting a presentation via Zoom on tips and tricks to finding old highways. Information on bridges,…