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Discover a romantic getaway for couples and families at places to stay in California. Make reservations at inexpensive 5-star luxury resorts, economy 4-star comfortable hotels, discount 3-star comfortable inns, budget 2-star convenient lodges, and cheap 1-star motels in California. This is where you can find rooms available for rental of lodging accommodations in California. Search for lodging by city in California, where you can shop and compare prices. |
California, state in the western United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean. The third largest state in the Union, California covers an area of great physical diversity in which uplands dominate the landscape. The mountains, hills, ridges, and peaks of California flank the coastline, rise to nearly 4600 m (15,000 ft) in the towering Sierra Nevada, encircle the great fertile basin of the Central Valley, and separate the desert into innumerable basins. |
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California lies in the Pacific coast region of the United States. To the north is Oregon, with a border of 215 miles (346 kilometers). The longest part of its eastern border, 610 miles (982 kilometers), is shared with Nevada. To the southeast the Colorado River separates California from Arizona. In the south the international boundary between California and Mexico stretches for 140 miles (225 kilometers). On the west California borders the Pacific Ocean for 840 miles (1,351 kilometers). The state's greatest length is the 780 miles (1,255 kilometers) down its center. The greatest width is 365 miles (587 kilometers)--from the coast of Santa Barbara County east to the Colorado River. The narrowest east-west distance is 150 miles (241 kilometers), near the Mexican border.
California is an outdoor recreation paradise. The state's size and tremendous diversity create an array of outdoor recreation opportunities that may be unmatched in North America. Due to the temperate climate throughout much of the state, these activities are often available year round. Some of the most popular activities available include hiking, backpacking, fishing, swimming, surfing, windsurfing, boating, kayaking, rafting, sailing, surfing, mountain climbing, camping, scenic driving, mountain biking, riding motorcycles and ATVs, bird-watching, and wildlife viewing. Winter brings deep snow to the mountains and opportunities for world class downhill skiing and snowboarding, as well as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. The Golden State’ of California has it all: snow-capped mountains, vast deserts, lush forests and long stretches of golden beach. The most populous State in the USA, California can be divided into 12 tourist regions: the Central Coast, Los Angeles County, Orange County, the North Coast, San Diego County, the San Francisco Bay Area, Shasta Cascade, Gold Country, the Central Valley, the High Sierra, the Deserts and the Inland Empire. Known as ‘the Middle Kingdom’, the Central Coast extends from the Bay Area to Los Angeles County, along the Pacific coast and to the vineyards of the valleys around Santa Barbara. The Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur are tranquil areas of great natural beauty with some of the most scenic drives in the country. No trip to California is complete without a visit to the second-biggest city in the USA: Los Angeles, the ‘City of Angels’.
California's most defining and well-known feature is its Pacific Ocean coastline. Extending from its southern border with Mexico all the way to Oregon, the state's magnificent 1,264-mile coast undergoes an amazing transformation from one end to the other. The Sierra Nevada mountains and surrounding hills are laced with rushing rivers luring whitewater rafters, trout-filled lakes, and vast forests of pine, fir and giant sequoia. Lake Tahoe offers alpine splendor and endless outdoor recreation opportunities for hiking, boating, mountain biking, and golf. In winter, Lake Tahoe offer the greatest concentration of alpine and cross-country ski resorts in North America. Can't find it? Try a search with the power of Google: | ||||||||||
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This document was derived fully or in part from the California article on Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia.
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