Michael F Ballard
@socalregion.bsky.social
Official Bluesky account for the Southern California Regional Rocks and Roads website. Geology, History Highways, Railroads, Rollercoasters, and more. https://socalregion.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
September 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Original track from Colossus at #SixFlags #MagicMountain now used as soil embankments. #scvhistory #sfmm @sixflags.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Original track from Colossus at #SixFlags #MagicMountain now used as soil embankments. #scvhistory #sfmm @sixflags.bsky.social
State 52 - San Clemente Canyon Freeway. This would have ran in the middle of the canyon but thanks to efforts partially spearheaded by Marion Bear, it runs where it does today. #Activism and #Perseverance works. #sandiego @calltoactivism.bsky.social @streetsblogca.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
State 52 - San Clemente Canyon Freeway. This would have ran in the middle of the canyon but thanks to efforts partially spearheaded by Marion Bear, it runs where it does today. #Activism and #Perseverance works. #sandiego @calltoactivism.bsky.social @streetsblogca.bsky.social
April 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
March 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
March 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Old signage at the 10/215 interchange (WB), since replaced. You could still see the place where US 395 and State 18 shields existed. #sanbernardino #history #caltrans #roads
February 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Old signage at the 10/215 interchange (WB), since replaced. You could still see the place where US 395 and State 18 shields existed. #sanbernardino #history #caltrans #roads
Not the best resolution, but I thought I'd share this photo I found in a "clickbait" article on parks from 2024. It shows Freefall still in place at #SFMM, which was removed in 2008. The last time I rode it was prior to the construction of Riddler's Revenge, a great B&M stand-up coaster. #coaster
February 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Old cartoon with accurate mileage for points along US 101 during the period. #US101 #history #cartoon #losangeles #sandiego
January 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Old cartoon with accurate mileage for points along US 101 during the period. #US101 #history #cartoon #losangeles #sandiego
A possible mistake made many years ago. 1930 seems the correct year. Working on finding out more. Thoughts? On old US 80 near Descanso, California. #US80 #oldroad #roads #history #california
January 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A possible mistake made many years ago. 1930 seems the correct year. Working on finding out more. Thoughts? On old US 80 near Descanso, California. #US80 #oldroad #roads #history #california
December 29, 2024 at 1:08 AM
December 28, 2024 at 11:53 PM