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Information on attractions, accommodations, and dining in California -
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I have lived in California on two different occasions and enjoyed both of them tremendously. I lived in the small town of Glendora in the south and near Monterey in the north. While there I traveled the state from the desert to the Pacific and from the redwoods to Mexico and loved every place I visited. I'm sure you will love California as a vacation destination also.
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Visitor Information
California Division of Tourism
P.O. Box 1499, Department, TIA
Sacramento, CA 95812
1-800-862-2543, fax 916-322-3402
http://www.gocalif.ca.gov.
State of California; 1-800-862-2543. Available 24 hours a day.
One of the best ways to get good travel information is to check with folks who know a lot about the area in which you plan to visit. I recommend that after you get the general information you are seeking about California, you check with Allexperts for specific information about the places you plan to visit. It is a great site!
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Books,
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Travel
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Behavior and customs vary greatly from country to country. We
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Climate and Weather
Information
For climate information on California, click on Climatologies
and then click on the map to find California.
Getting There and Around and Driving Information
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Visit the Transit Rider
website for all of the information you will need to get around in several
California cities without having to do your own driving.
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Parks and Recreation Areas
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Big Sur has to be one of the finest examples of the land
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Redwood National and State Parks are home to some of the world's
tallest trees: old-growth coast redwoods. They can live to be 2000 years old and
grow to over 300 feet tall. The parks' mosaic of habitats include prairie/oak
woodlands, mighty rivers and streams, and 37 miles of pristine Pacific
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Yosemite National Park
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that is filled with waterfalls, meadows, and forests that include groves of
giant sequoias, the world's largest living things. Highlights of the park
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ancient giant sequoias; Glacier Point's (summer-fall) spectacular view of
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Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. Ranging from
1500' to 14,494' in elevation, these adjoining parks protect immense mountains,
deep canyons, huge trees, and stunningly diverse habitats. The Generals Highway
climbs over 5000 feet from chaparral and oak-studded foothills to the
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon share miles of boundary and are managed as one park.
Sequoia was the second national park designated in this country.
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Medieval
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Some
Favorites in California
Humboldt Redwoods
- Perhaps one of the best places in California to get back to nature.
Joshua Tree National Park was a
favorite of mine long before it became a national park.
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