California: “Swimmin’ Pools and Movie Stars”
Yes, California is the home of Hollywood and all the glitz and glam that goes along with that. For many, this is all they think of when they hear the word.
But there is so much more to California than what makes it onto the screen. Go into the desert and you will discover strange landscapes populated with Dr. Seuss-like trees. Or the lowest, hottest place below sea level: Death Valley, where cracked earth and a searing sun make you wonder how any flora or fauna can survive here at all.
Sandwiched between California’s dramatic ocean coastlines and deserts you’ll discover giant redwoods and sequoia trees that dwarf visitors and turn us all into tree-huggers.
And speaking of tree-huggers, this is where hippies led a cultural revolution at the corner of Haight and Ashbury in San Francisco. But and even after the tie-dyed shirts were exchanged for 3-piece suits in Silicon Valley, a laid-back culture still survives here in Surf City and the one and only Venice Beach boardwalk.
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