Ridge Route Update

Representatives from the Ridge Route Preservation Organization, including myself, recently met with a few people from the Angeles National Forest regarding the Ridge Route. A summary of the meeting can be found on the ridgeroute.org site – http://www.ridgeroute.org/june-2019-update/ .

Geologic Report

In January, I was asked to do some research regarding the potential for a landslide on the Ridge Route near Templin Highway. I thought it would be a good opportunity to get some practice writing a geologic report. While I’m not a professional geologist, I still find it a lot of fun to do . I added a copy of the report on this site, available for download. I would love to hear feedback from any other geologists out there.

Ridge Route Geology Study – Preliminary

Featured Image – 3/30/2019

Old US 60 / 70 in Chuckwalla Valley between Desert Center and Blythe.

Site Update – HTTPS

This site is changing to https instead of http. I’m hoping that the changes I have made to the files are working properly and will redirect to the https version of the site. If you’re experiencing trouble, please let us know.

Featured Image – 12/11/2018

Original paving in Grapevine Canyon

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 bypassed in 1933 by a newer alignment of US 99.

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