California

Pros: beautiful, a lot to do and see
Cons: expensive

I have lived in California for most of my life. I live in the Bay Area, about 45 minutes east of San Francisco.

The weather is for the most part very nice, though Southern California has warmer weather.

What I like the best about...

Pros: A beautiful hike, few people, easiest hike of a 14k summit in CA
Cons: Cold, high altitude

White mountain is one of 15 summits in California
over 14,000 feet. Along with Shasta it is the only
other 14,000+ mountain in California outside of the
Sierra...

Pros: Beautiful lake, great fishing
Cons: Roads icy in the winter

PINECREST AREA is located on Highway 108.
This road is closed in the winter past the small
town of Strawberry, but it is open to Pinecrest
and Dodge Ridge Ski resort. The towns of
...

Pros: A great place to visit on vacation - many solar items sold
Cons: A bit expensive

Real Goods offers a real solar experience.
They are located at 13771 South Highway 101
on the eastern side of the road. You will see
the signs as you drive up the 101....

Pros: Scenic, lots to do (almost too much)
Cons: Can be expensive (food, transportation, lodging)

I was born and raised in Southern California and I must say that it is a wonderful to live and raise a family. It's also a great place to visit. The only drawback to going to California is that it is so big you really have to make a theme for your trip....

Pros: Beautiful, skiing
Cons: none

Lake Tahoe is a great place to visit during the winter holidays. It can be pretty cold at times but the snow and the winter scenery makes it all worthwhile. The lake is so pure and clean and it just takes your breath away. The golf courses are great...

Pros: A spiritual holiday experience, great dose of culture & history, ultra-exclusive, nothing like it in the United States, period
Cons: Gotta win the lottery, expensive, bad weather can wreak havoc with travel in/out of Yosemite, can't buy your way to the head of the line, bubba.

You can’t enjoy the most exclusive, elaborate and richly historical high Sierra holiday feast by simply flipping down your credit card. The Bracebridge Dinner performed at Yosemite’s Ahwahnee hotel uses a lottery system to insure that everyone, rich and...

Pros: Big, close to lots of things, and lots of things to do.
Cons: So many things, it is hard to find it all

Sacramento.
The city of Sacramento has quite a bit to offer. Whenever I bring up the subject of California most people either think of the heat and wonder how anyone could live there. Others wonder why anyone would live there because it is so...

Pros: life never stops
Cons: smog isnt the greatest

I lived in California for 18 years and I would give anything to go back! My husband is in the military and we move around alot. We have lived in fairbanks Alaska, San antonio Texas, and Columbia South Carolina, but nothing can compare to southern...

Pros: The snow, the magical feeling, Heavenly ski resort
Cons: Still searching

Tahoe. More specifically, South Lake Tahoe. What a great place to visit. There's fun in the summer or the winter and even in between. I'm going to focus more on the winter for right now, the summer will be in an upcoming review. I recently spent a...

Pros: UC campus, fairly good academic programs, nice town most of the time.
Cons: See above for a partial list.

I'm now in my third year here at UCSC, and I am beginning to dislike this place, to say the least.

The Santa Cruz campus is, possibly, the lowest rated in the UC system, I'd imagine. It certainly does not inspire the same sort of interest that...

Pros: Great state with the best beaches, businesses (agribusiness, Internet-based companies, IPOs, etc)
Cons: Valley Fever is not a celebrity cause yet...Every one should know about its stings...From the governor to the homeless.

Review Topic:  Practical Information

Here is a little secret I am sharing with you, native Californians or new comers because I care about your health. Valley Fever, medically known as Coccidioidomycocis, is a fact of life in...

Pros: Surreal landscape
Cons: Not many places to stay besides camping

I went hiking in Death Valley for 5 days. We were on a group trip organized by REI - we camped outside for four nights in April. We went early in the year to avoid the possibility of it getting extremely hot.

Death Valley has a landscape...

Pros: Nice weather almost all of the time
Cons: Can get expensive

As I write this I have lived in Southern California for 3 years now so I am not a tourist anymore. I did however visit San Diego many times as a tourist before I moved here.
There is so much to do and see in Southern California. You can visit...

Pros: Small town outside of the influence of California'a Bay Area
Cons: Hot in the summer

This small beautiful town is situated about two
hours (1 hour 45 minutes on a good day) north
of San Francisco along the 101 Freeway.
Hopland is about 40 to 45 minutes north of
...