California

California Ecological Origin: Golden Bear: Forgotten Landscapes of California

Heritage Turkeys in California

• California Farmers Markets

• Leona Valley
• Mendocino County
• Calaveras County. Southern Sierra foothills. Sonora is also nearby.
• Northern Sierras

• Big Sur
• Portola State Park
• Lake Pardee
• Lake Tahoe
• Leonard Lake
• Redwood National Park
• Ventana Wilderness
• Dipsea Trail

• South Bay Getaway: Winter Waterfalls
• Falling for Falls
• Abbey of New Clairvaux in Vina
  • "California monastery offers respite from busy world." USA Today July 20, 2005.
• RedwoodsMonastery in Whitethorn

Cities

Southern California

• Arcadia
• Alhambra
• Anaheim
• Costa Mesa
• Garden Grove
• Irvine
• Los Angeles
• Monterey Park
• Newport Beach
• Occidental
• Pasadena
• Redondo Beach
• Riverside
• San Diego
• Santa Ana
• Santa Monica
• Tehachapi

Central Coast

• Los Osos
• Morro Bay
• Nipomo
• Ojai
• San Luis Obispo
• Santa Barbara
• Santa Maria

Northern California

• San Francisco
• East Bay
  • Alameda
  • Albany
  • Antioch
  • Benicia
  • Berkeley
  • Brentwood
  • Concord
  • Dublin
  • El Cerrito
  • Emeryville
  • Fairfield
  • Fremont
  • Hayward
  • Hercules
  • Kensington
  • Lafayette
  • Livermore
  • Martinez
  • Newark
  • Oakland
  • Orinda
  • Pittsburg
  • Pleasanton
  • Richmond
  • San Leandro
  • San Ramon
  • Union City
  • Vacaville
  • Vallejo
  • Walnut Creek
• Peninsula
  • Belmont
  • Burlingame
  • Cupertino
  • Daly City
  • Foster City
  • Half Moon Bay
  • Los Altos
  • Menlo Park
  • Millbrae
  • Mountain View
  • Pacifica
  • Palo Alto
  • Pescadero
  • Redwood City
  • San Bruno
  • San Carlos
  • San Mateo
  • Santa Clara
  • South San Francisco
  • Sunnyvale
• San Jose
  • Alviso
  • Campbell
  • Gilroy
  • Los Gatos
  • Milpitas
  • Morgan Hill
  • Pleasant Hill
  • Saratoga
• Marin County
  • Larkspur
  • Mill Valley
  • Novato
  • San Rafael
• Napa Valley
  • Napa
• Sonoma County (Sonoma Valley)
  • Healdsburg
  • Petaluma
  • Rohnert Park
  • Santa Rosa
• Monterey
  • Big Sur
  • Santa Cruz
  • Scotts Valley
  • Watsonville
• Clear Lake
• Modesto
• Wilbur Springs
• Williams
• Yolo County
  • Winters

Delta

• Isleton
• Sacramento

Northstate

• Chico
• Redding
• Shasta Lake

North Coast

• Arcata
• Crescent City
• Eureka
• Klamath

Road Trips

Fall Foliage in California: "Driving inland from the North Coast, Eureka to Redding, is gorgeous," Taggart said. "The pines pop with the deep red leaves of poison oak vines." Other Sunset magazine recommendations for seeing fall color in California: June Lake Loop in the Eastern Sierra; aspen trees in Carson Pass and Hope Valley along state 88 south of Tahoe; Highway 395 from Lee Vining south to Tom's Place; big leaf and vine maple trees along the Avenue of the Giants and Redwood National Park; sycamores in the Southern California coastal canyons; and black oaks in Yosemite Valley." (I think I got this from the San Jose Mercury News travel section.)

State Route 139

• 143 miles
• Susanville to Oregon state line

Via America's Quietest Routes:

This remote route skirts around the beautiful blue Eagle Lake, before cutting through the Modoc National Forest. It’s a great starting point for hikes around the rugged volcanic landscape of north eastern California.

What to see:

• Eagle Lake
• Modoc National Forest
• Lava Beds National Monument