California
Destinations
California presents one of the most diverse set of holiday venues
of any destination in the world. Here, we divide the state up regionally,
between the coastal areas, the mountains, the expansive southeastern
deserts, and the locals'-secrent Delta region. |
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COASTAL CALIFORNIA |
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The
San Francisco Bay Area |
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The City by the Bay anchors a region that includes
California's most well-known wine country, some
stunning coastline, and all the cultural heritage
you would expect of one of America's great cities.
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The
City of San Francisco
Napa and Sonoma Valley Wine Country |
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The
South Coast |
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In less than 100 years, Southern California has
grown from a far-off desert region with no water
into a high-paced cosmopolitan megalopolis. Here
can be found many of the iconic images that people
around the world associate with California. |
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Orange County (The O.C.) |
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THE MOUNTAINS |
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The
High Sierra |
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Pushed skyward by California's massive techtonic
movements, and eroded over the millenia by ice and
water, the Sierra Nevada mountain's granite peaks
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Yosemite National
Park
Sequoia - Kings Canyon
Lake Tahoe |
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THE DESERT |
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For many, the word desert conjures little in the
way of positive imagery. And, while it is true that
much of the Mojave Desert is a vast expanse of barren
territory, through which most people are happy to
pass without leaving the Interstates, there are
places where the beauty of the Mojave Desert equals
and even surpasses that of any place in California.
Death Valley
is one of them. |
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Other Worthwhile Destinations: |
Joshua Tree
Lake Isabella
Mojave National Preserve |
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