The USA's most populous state is practically a country unto itself, divided between green north and arid south. Highlights: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, San Diego, Napa/Sonoma wine country, Disneyland, redwood country, skiing, driving the Pacific Coast Highway, and lots more.
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A little over four hours northeast of San Francisco, in the little known and aptly named Lost Sierra (hidden between the larger Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges, the name coined at the time when Pony Express riders galloped through Northern California to deliver the mail). Fitting then, that this is the only dude ranch in the Golden State that allows its guests to go faster than a walk on a horse – riders hitting the trail and breathing in fresh mountain air scented by the pine, fir and cedar…
Read more…David Vives/Pexels Coming in ninth on the top ten list is a Los Angeles sign - but not the famous one that spells HOLLYWOOD. This landmark identifies Beverly Hills (above), the affluent Los Angeles neighborhood that’s associated with lavish estates owned by celebrities; the 40-foot emblem we see today in the linear Beverly Gardens Park is actually a replica of one built in 1907. During spring and summer, a beautiful pond in front of the letters comes alive with blooming lilies, making for the…
Read more…Carol Highsmith Nestled in Southern California's Santa Ynez Valley, a 45-minute drive north of Santa Barbara and a bit over two hours from Los Angeles, this small town of just over 6,100 offers visitors a unique blend of nature and culture. One of Solvang's top attractions is its unique Danish, which you can explore by strolling its charming streets. Founded in 1911 by Danish immigrants, and its downtown remodeled in the 1940s to reflect that country's architectural heritage, Solvang has a…
Read more…Wallpaper Flare The Golden State is a bonanza for lovers of nature and the great outdoors, and in addition to natural beauty, its most stunning freshwater reservoir lakes usually offer a plethora of activities and amenities - swimming, boating, fishing, and various other pursuits on the lands surrounding them. And here's a round-up of some of the state's most popular with visitors from near and far: read post
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Great ideas and info. Do you think it is better to Do it yourself or sign up for a tour group? We'll have enough to have our own group.
Haven't done a formal write up on the San Diego or north SD coast yet but have spent a lot of time there over the years. My sister has lived in the area for close to 40 years, from Escondido to IB, so a lot of our trips that way tend to be family visits. I need to go there just to tour, without the family obs, and get some more flavor. We have two reports on the site, one for the SD Railroad museum in Campo, and our most popular page on the site (seriously, has more hits that any other page by far) is our Fields of Dreams report on Petco Park.
Way back when, before it was mainly a tourist destination, I used to work with the flower fields people and the Nurseryland (is it still there?) at that exit in Carlsbad back when I was a wholesale nursery salesman fresh out of college.
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