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 – 1/19/15

Normal fault in Cretaceous turbidite deposits in the La Jolla Shores area.
Normal fault in Cretaceous turbidite deposits in the La Jolla Shores area.

Image of the Week – 1/11/15

Border Monument at the San Ysidro crossing.
Border Monument at the San Ysidro crossing.

HWY99MN Officially Retired

After having this license plate, HWY99MN, since around 2004, it was time to retire the plate. I had planned to keep it but found it was going to be too problematic to convert it to a motorcycle plate and reassign it to one of my bikes. I have since replaced the plate with two better options for US 6 and US 99. So, on Monday, December 22, I turned my plate in to the DMV and surrendered interest in it. It was fun while it lasted.

My old license plate.
My old license plate.

Image of the Week – 12/26/14

Photo of the Week  – 12/26

City signage for former State 274 in the Clairemont area of San Diego.
City signage for former State 274 in the Clairemont area of San Diego.

Image of the Week – 12/21/14

Late 1950's view of the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) at the Long Beach Freeway (I-710) with the original signage and route numbers.
Late 1950’s view of the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) at the Long Beach Freeway (I-710) with the original signage and route numbers.