All posts by Michael F Ballard

Michael F Ballard is the author and administrator of the Southern California Regional Rocks and Roads website, https://socalregion.com, since 1995. I have been studying the geology and highway history throughout southern California for most of my life. I am also the President of the Ridge Route Preservation Organization. Founder of the Historic Highway 99 Association of California, https://historic99.org .

Image of the Week – 4/9/2017

I-8 at Laguna Summit, looking east. This will be my newest section of Adopt-A-Highway in the near future.

US 6 Tour goes east!

It has been a while since I’ve added to my US 6 tour. For quite some time, it “only” went to Tonopah, Nevada. While that town makes for a good end point, it left quite a bit of very interesting and scenic highway out of the tour. US 6 across Nevada is one of the emptiest highways in the lower 48 states. It gives travelers and geologists alike a very good cross section of the Great Basin as well as a look at the mining past of Nevada. With that in mind, my US 6 tour now extends to the Utah / Nevada State Line, covering approximately 620 miles of roadway.

Take your time and enjoy the tour!

Virtual Tour of US 6 Introduction

Image of the Week – 4/2/2017

Hiking to the Bridge to Nowhere with my husband while in a wetsuit

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner

Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner train has a really good site with lots of information at:

http://www.pacificsurfliner.com/

Image of the Week – 3/26/2017

Taylor St at US 80 (Now I-8) in 1960, looking east