California

Reasons to visit California

1. Three drive-through redwood trees along Highway 101 between Laytonville and Klamath.
2. A herd of 400 buffalo on Catalina Island.
3. 700 wineries (and counting), according to Wine Spectator's 2000 California wine guide.
4. Some 20,000 gray whales that pass our shores every December - April.
5. Buck Owens' Crystal Palace museum and concert hall in Bakersfield.
6. Cactus King Nursery, Encinitas, the largest retail cactus nursery on the West Coast.
7. Amusement and theme parks for kids of all ages.
8. 21 shiny locomotives on exhibit at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.
9. 120 miles of horseback riding trails in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.
10. Tien Hau Temple in San Francisco, the oldest Chinese temple in the U.S.
11. More than 4,000 windmills in San Gorgonio Pass.
12. 21 historic missions.
13. St. Helena, western home of the Culinary Institute of America.
14. 90 types of mammals in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, including 10 kinds of bats.
15. 160 rooms and more than 10,000 windows in San Jose's Winchester Mystery House.
16. 45 snow resorts offering downhill and cross country skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, and more.
17. World's tallest living tree (367.5 feet).
18. 2, 425 feet of falling water at Yosemite Falls, the longest drop in the United States.
19. Huntington Beach, 8.5 miles of uninterrupted strands of pristine beach.
20. 20 million acres of National Forest and 50 significant wilderness areas for backpacking.