Chapter 15

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Spacious California was the topic of Chapter 15, which if by now you don't know this is where Crescent city is located. With that said, if you don't know that I do suggest you start back and my very first post and read them all again.

Moving on though, I would like to talk about the differences with Crescent City and other main areas of California; starting with the southern areas of the state. Southern California is known for its sunshine, "It never rains in southern California" is a statement made by many, but yet is not even close to the truth. Although, the amount of rain received in the southern portion of California compared to that of Crescent City is significantly less. Also in the southern portion of California, many are familiar with the desert portions. These desert portions can become extremely hot during the day, triple digits, where Crescent City does not come close to those temperatures. Many of the kids in Crescent City get excited if a day hits mid 70s (F) because it is so rare.

As you move further up the state, San Francisco/Sacramento area, you start to get somewhat closer to what life in Crescent City is like. Although the bay area is much more diverse than Crescent City, climate-wise it is similar to Crescent City due to the rain and fog. The mountain areas recieve snow, where as Crescent City is usually not cold enough for it to snow, but when it is the snow does not last long on the ground.

Snowy Mountain Road in California (source:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Snow_on_the_mountains_of_Southern_California.jpg/800px-Snow_on_the_mountains_of_Southern_California.jpg)

Vegetation also varies between Crescent City and much of the state, redwoods are the dominating vegetation in Crescent City. Lowland southern California and eat of the Sierra Nevada-Cascade range sage, creosote bush and chaparral are the main vegetation and the high elevations have pine, fir, hemlock-fir and the great sequoia. The central valley and valleys on the coast Rnages are grassland, where as the Santa Barbara-Monterey bay and around the central valley is mixed open forests of live oak and pines. North of Monterey Bay is where the redwoods begin to tower over the land.

There are a variety of things that make each location within California unique, that is what I love most about this state. Hopefully this has given you a small look at how diverse California is and just because you may live in California, it does not necessarily mean you have experienced all California has to offer because each area of the state has something new and different then the others.

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