Pyramid Hills Road is a five-mile rural highway located in the namesake Pyramid Hills of Kings County. Pyramid Hills Road begins at York Avenue near the former Lemoore Road stage station of Dudley and terminates to the east at California State Route 33 in the Kettleman Plains. The Pyramid Hills are a short mountain range which is a component of the larger Reef Ridge. The hills are named due to how they resemble Egyptian Pyramids during summer months. The Lemoore Road from Cottonwood Pass turned northeast through McClure Valley where it passed Dudley at Deadman Gap. Deadman Gap was closed sometime near the end of World War II when the Union Oil Company constructed a large well. Modern Pyramid Hills Road was constructed to the south near Dagany Gap as a replacement access road. Part 1; the history of Pyramid Hills Road The Pyramid Hills are a short mountain range located in Kings County. This specific range spans from approximately Californi...
See Canyon Road is a six-mile rural highway located in the Irish Hills in San Luis Obispo County. The northern terminus of See Canyon Road is located at Prefumo Canyon Road whereas the southern terminus is at San Luis Bay Drive. See Canyon is named after Kentucky settler Joseph See who homesteaded in the area circa 1860. See Canyon since 1916 has become associated with apple orchards as the coastal weather is conducive for growing them. Part 1; the history of See Canyon Road See Canyon is located in the Irish Hills (formerly San Luis Hills) southwest of the city of San Luis Obispo. The period of Mexican Alta California the area was known as San Miguelito Canyon and was a reference to Rancho San Miguelito. Rancho San Miguelito was granted by Alta California Governor to Miguel Avila in 1842. Much of the Rancho lands comprised the coastline of San Luis Obispo Bay. Governor Pio Pico would extend Avila's grant in 1846 amid the conflict in...