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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 3/15/2023</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Santa Ana wind event in January 2026 cleared the air after a storm, revealing some impressive vistas. Here, you can see snow-capped Mt San Gorgonio in the San Bernardino Mountain, about 90 miles away from the University City area of San Diego at sunset. The hills in the middle-ground are near San Marcos.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 2/24/2026</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Viper is a rollercoaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It held the record for the most inversions (7) for a long time after it was built in 1990. It is the last of the great Arrow Dynamics Custom Looping Coasters. Viper still thrills enthusiasts today. Six Flags Magic Mountain Tips and Tricks]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 12/21/2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Heavy rain storms in late 2025 produced some interesting views along the 15 in the Mojave Desert. Normally dry, Ivanpah Lake and Roach Lake were filled, along with even Jean Lake further on. It was quite surreal seeing the 15 in this way.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Archives &#8211; 1953</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[San Diego&#8217;s Mission Valley has changed quite a bit over the last century. It has gone from farms to condos. Dairys to grocery stores. Dirt roads to major freeways. In 1947, the first iteration of the current State 163 / I-8 interchange was completed as shown here. Left on and offramps were the order of &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/from-the-archives-1953/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">From the Archives &#8211; 1953</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 10/17/2022</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Clairemont]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Shown here, I-805 (upper) crosses the 52 freeway (lower) at San Clemente Canyon. Built in 1972, it formed the eastern terminus of the 52 for many years. In 1987, was extended to Convoy St. I-805 also follows the former boundary between the San Diego Mission Lands (east) and San Diego Pueblo Lands (west). This becomes &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-10-17-2022/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 10/17/2022</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 8/21/2022</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 02:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hidden below I-5 just north of Valencia Blvd next to a drainage basin, a bit of US 99 history remains in Santa Clarita, California. A culvert, dating to 1929, has survived through an expressway upgrade in 1949, freeway construction in 1967, bridge replacement construction in 2001, and current widening work in 2022. How much longer &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-8-21-2022/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 8/21/2022</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 5/31/2022</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 23:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Greenspot Road bridge, locally known as the &#8220;Erector Set Bridge&#8221; has an interesting history. It was originally built in 1912 located near Victorville at the Mojave Narrows. In 1932, the bridge was dismantled and replaced with a wider span for US Highway 66. In 1933, San Bernardino County purchased a portion of the span &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-5-31-2022/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 5/31/2022</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>From the Archives &#8211; 1923</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2022 22:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Ridge Route on US 99 between Castaic and Gorman was a very twisty roadway when it first opened. All told, there was about 39,600 degrees of curvature over the approximately 30-mile route, enough to go in 110 circles. The state gradually worked to alleviate this headache by straightening curves whenever possible. Some curves were &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/from-the-archives-1923/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">From the Archives &#8211; 1923</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>From the Archives &#8211; 1935</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 01:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Beaumont]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 1936, US 60 was realigned between Moreno Valley and Beaumont. This realignment took the highway off of the Jackrabbit Trail and put it on a new alignment through the Badlands. This is the same alignment State 60 follows today. This photo from 1935 shows the immense cuts and fills that were necessary for even &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/from-the-archives-1935/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">From the Archives &#8211; 1935</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 12/4/2021</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2021 19:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From the Archives &#8211; 1959 A lot has changed in southern Orange County since 1959. Gone are most of the orange groves and wide-open spaces. Today, this view is very different but a surprising amount of what is seen does remain. This photo, taken in 1959, shows the US 101 freeway and the original alignment &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-12-4-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 12/4/2021</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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