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# Rediscovering the Golden State

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- [GIS to the Rescue: Stimulating an Urban Renaissance with Thriving Residential Communities](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/gis-to-the-rescue-stimulating-an-urban-renaissance-with-thriving-residential-communities/) - It doesn’t seem to add up: vacant or underutilized office space in a city with a severe housing shortage. But these are two major problems that are slowing recovery and progress in our cities and preventing Los Angeles from realizing its true potential. Enter problem-solver John Hart. Working under the direction of Jing Liu, in
- [What a Difference a Year Makes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/what-a-difference-a-year-makes/) - Extreme weather whiplash continues to reshape our lives and landscapes. Nature demanded our attention again as autumn slogged into winter and spring 2025-26, proving the difference a year can make when wild and stubborn weather anomalies force landscapes and people to repeatedly adjust and recover, while we all look toward an uncertain future. Are these
- [Lonewolf Thunderhorse Captures Capricious Lightning](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/lonewolf-thunderhorse-captures-capricious-lightning/) - It’s been revered, worshiped, and feared for centuries, thoroughly researched by stellar scientists, and altering landscapes across our state and around our world more than you might think. Because lightning accentuates many of the weather patterns covered in our previous website stories (such as our sporadic summer monsoon), we’re giving it more respect and attention
- [Fire in the Redwoods](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/fire-in-the-redwoods/) - They’ve lived for thousands of years. They’re the tallest and largest trees on Earth. And now these majestic giants are burning. Follow me as I guide you through California’s endemic redwood forests to learn how they might recover—or perish—following unprecedented wildfires. Fire has been our friend for millennia. Humans have enjoyed the benefits of
- [Flash Flood! … From Texas to California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/flash-flood-from-texas-to-california/) - As the death toll rises to more than 130 and scores are still missing in the July 4, 2025 Texas flash flood, at least three questions haunt us: Why did this happen, how could it have been prevented, and could it happen in California? Made for Flash Floods Some basic knowledge of the region’s geography
- [Big Ag Vs. Small Regenerative Farming](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/big-ag-vs-small-regenerative-farming/) - Join us on this field trip into the heart of Central Valley agriculture as we visit two contrasting farms: a small regenerative family farm and then one of the largest agribusinesses in California. We will learn about sustainable farming traditions and the latest cutting-edge scientific research and technologies that power big agriculture. We all require
- [Geoengineering and Climate Intervention: Jet Trails and Radar and Cloud Seeding, Oh My!](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/geoengineering-and-climate-intervention-jet-trails-and-radar-and-cloud-seeding-oh-my/) - Our world is flooded with conflicting special interests pushing contradictory ideas and perspectives fueled by social media. So, you can’t blame folks for getting confused when trying to understand some of the mysterious phenomena that surround us. Because it’s happened before and will likely happen again somewhere, it doesn’t take much imagination to suspect how
- [Rent Pressure in L.A](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/rent-pressure-in-l-a/) - Rob Rent and Income Dynamics in Los Angeles: Spatiotemporal Trends, 2000–2022 By: Svetlana Babaeva We’re thrilled to once again showcase the impressive work of a GIS student from Santa Monica College! This time, we spotlight the exceptional talents of Svetlana Babaeva, whose dedication and analytical skill shine through in her latest project. Svetlana has taken on
- [Wells, Crops, and Crisis](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/wells-crops-and-crisis/) - Exploring the Spatial Relationships Between Groundwater Depletion, Crops and Landcover in Tulare County, CA. At Rediscovering the Golden State: California Geography, one of our missions is to feature the impactful work of students who apply geographic thought and analysis to pressing California issues. We're proud to present Jason Runnels, a dedicated student from Santa Monica
- [Cal Naturalists Invade Yosemite](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/cal-naturalists-invade-yosemite/) - Follow our UC California Naturalists experiential learning adventures through and around Yosemite National Park for one week as we explore and research natural history within some of the most spectacular landscapes on Earth. I will play the role of student and occasional teacher during our intense daily dawn-evening action-packed learning experiences from April 12-18, 2025,
- [Cataclysmic Aftermath Landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/cataclysmic-aftermath-landscapes/) - Most of you have already seen the inconceivable destruction on local news and social media. After surveying post-fire landscapes from Malibu to Pacific Palisades, and from Eaton Canyon to Altadena, I am sharing images that help summarize the extent of devastation just about a month after the conflagrations. The two previous stories on this website
- [Making Sense of our Apocalyptic Firestorms](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/making-sense-of-our-apocalyptic-firestorms/) - This week represents the line between the “before times” and “after times” In Los Angeles County and perhaps California. It is not hyperbole; it’s the new reality. Southern California will never be the same. And everyone finally understands that, no matter where or who you are, no person or community is immune to the ravages
- [October Temperature Extremes in a Climate of Change](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/october-temperature-extremes-in-a-climate-of-change/) - Another round of record-setting weather patterns swept across California as September yielded to October, 2024. In page one of this story, we follow these atmospheric anomalies and investigate their causes. Then, in page two, we explore (highlighting a recent National Weather Service workshop) how climate change looms in the background, creating a challenging atmosphere of
- [Precipitation Extremes in a Bipolar California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/precipitation-extremes-in-a-bipolar-california/) - How can one state simultaneously experience more than two months of soaking storms and floods AND desiccating drought and wildfires? Here’s a story about stubborn weather patterns that divided California in half and refused to budge. Part Two (see page 2) explores recent research from the scientists who are trying to explain these recurring weather
- [Atmospheric Rivers Keep on Flowing](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/atmospheric-rivers-keep-on-flowing/) - Atmospheric River (AR) has become so popularized in the media, it is now a household term that is sometimes misused and misunderstood. This story tracks the historic atmospheric river events of early February 2024 as they developed and then swept through California. We reviewed the science behind ARs in previous stories on this website, particularly
- [Simpler Solar Solutions](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/simpler-solar-solutions/) - Advancing technologies have drastically boosted efficiency and cut costs over the years to make solar energy far more affordable, practical, and irresistible across the Golden State. But our developments and investments in giant, cutting-edge solar “farms” that harvest, concentrate, and then distribute energy to millions of distant users has unintended consequences. These developments have encouraged
- [The Heat is On](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/the-heat-is-on/) - How hot is it? Not to be outdone by record-breaking heat across the globe, several California regions shattered long-standing all-time high temperature records during this July, 2024. Many inland communities and populations who seemed prepared for another hot summer were overwhelmed by the intensity and duration of the historic heatwaves that scorched neighborhoods and ecosystems
- [Navigating El Niño, 2023-2024](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/navigating-el-nino-2023-2024/) - You’ve probably heard that strong and potentially historic El Niño conditions have developed in the Pacific as we enter our 2023-2024 winter storm season. But will nature perform as expected? We will only know several months after this November story is posted. During El Niño years, the trade winds weaken, allowing warm ocean waters
- [Celebrating the Summer Solstice California Style](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/celebrating-the-summer-solstice-california-style/) - Let’s explore two dissimilar celebrations during just one weekend after the summer solstice in two very different Californias that are only 100 miles apart. We often refer to the astounding diversity of natural and human landscapes that help define the Golden State; here is another reminder of our unparalleled variety of microclimates and cultural climates.
- [Storm Chasing in the California Desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/storm-chasing-in-the-california-desert/) - When temperatures rise during early summer, residents of the desert and mountain Southwest U.S. begin anticipating the arrival of their annual monsoon season. (1) Welcome to our first in a series of three stories about California’s contrasting and sometimes puzzling weather patterns in 2021. As sun angles increase and days grow longer, searing heat begins
- [Twisters Versus Marine Layers](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/twisters-versus-marine-layers/) - When spring progresses toward summer, we can count on two highly disparate yet occasionally connected weather patterns to develop: severe weather with violent tornadoes in the Great Plains and Midwest versus thick marine layers along the California coast. They represent completely opposite weather patterns and air masses that appear in two different places at the
- [Changes Along California’s Southern Border](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/changes-along-californias-southern-border/) - In Chapters 7 and 8, we examine ongoing developments and controversies regarding legal and illegal immigration and border crossings. We include a photo from several years ago showing our border between Calexico and Mexicali. We also examined troubles with pollution in the New River that crosses the border there. Regardless of how you think the
- [Japanese History and Sustainable Farms in the Sierra Nevada Foothills](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/japanese-history-and-sustainable-farms-in-the-sierra-nevada-foothills/) - Within our publication and web site, you will occasionally see stories inspired by presentations and field activities offered during professional conferences that include the AAG, APCG, and CGS. Here, we take you on a field trip organized by the California Geographical Society when we met in 2018 at Cosumnes River College in Elk Grove, just
- [Comparing Sequent Occupance in Mediterranean Landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/california-and-spain-comparing-sequent-occupance-in-mediterranean-landscapes/) - Throughout this project and publication, we have recognized California’s powerful connections to the world. Are we and our landscapes truly unique or are we more alike when compared with places and cultures so distant? What lessons can we learn from these comparisons and contrasts? It is easy to note our differences with Indonesia and Greenland,
- [African American History and Culture in California Landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/african-american-history-and-culture-in-california-landscapes/) - There is a long list of traditional African American neighborhoods that were well established in California by the mid-1900s when institutional segregation was declared unconstitutional. As with many other ethnic groups in the state, migrations from around the country and world filled these neighborhoods, while geographic expansions of African American families were thwarted by lingering
- [California Meets Southeast Asia](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/california-meets-southeast-asia/) - How might our environment influence our mental and physical well-being and performance? The sometimes mysterious power of place and space reminds us that the natural and built environments that surround us exert great influence over our brains and bodies. Our successes and failures in fields such as planning and architecture, and our efforts to build
- [Nocturnal Urban Geography in Sacramento](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/nocturnal-urban-geography-in-sacramento/) - After the sun sets over our urban centers, new moods and atmospheres emerge that help transfigure perceptions of urban landscapes. Particularly on weekdays, workers in business, technology, government, and related services may dominate in the office buildings, flooding the streets during their lunch hours. After sunset, these workers may return home or stay in the
- [Little Saigon](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/little-saigon/) - Fleeing a hostile communist regime that would take control there, waves of refugees flooded out of South Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 1975. Many poured into the U.S. with thousands temporarily settling at Camp Pendleton near Oceanside. This military base happens to border Orange County, which was then considered to be staunchly conservative,
- [Welcome to Tijuana: Caravans, Computers, Carnivals, and Controversy](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/welcome-to-tijuana-caravans-computers-carnivals-and-controversy/) - We have often noted how California’s physical and human geography extends far beyond our state’s borders. This is particularly true when we examine our natural landscapes and the processes that have formed them; they adhere to and follow no political boundaries. Our state’s transparent boundaries may also be evident in our human landscapes and among
- [Bill Bowen Maps California’s Many Faces](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bill-bowen-maps-californias-many-faces/) - In this story that has necessarily expanded with unfortunate current events, you are invited to compare the following maps that illustrate how education, ethnicity, and politics combine to mold the human geography of our state. Our population of about 40 million people has had no ethnic majority for many years. Sailing through 2020, Hispanic Californians
- [Cultural Tour of Los Angeles: Eat Your Way through L.A.](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/cultural-tour-of-los-angeles-eat-your-way-through-l-a/) - A few decades ago, demographic data began to reveal how California was becoming the most culturally diverse state and Los Angeles the most culturally diverse metropolitan area in the history of the world. Before you dismiss these as overstatements, examine the statistics; we highlight these facts especially in Chapters 7 and 8 of our publication,
- [Mapping L.A.’s Melting Pot Restaurants](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/mapping-l-a-s-melting-pot-restaurants/) - Our continued celebration of California’s unequaled cultural diversity directs us back to the ethnic restaurants of Los Angeles. Here, we are proud to share the extraordinary work of one of Dr. Jing Liu’s best students: engineer and mapmaker Javier Soliz. Javi used some cutting-edge geospatial techniques from Jing’s class to organize otherwise complicated data into
- [Evolving Diversity Redraws our Political Maps](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/evolving-diversity-redraws-our-political-maps/) - California has a long-established political geography history that has surprised and puzzled pundits and alternately frustrated and delighted liberals and conservatives on all sides of the spectrum. More recently, the state has gained a general reputation as a bastion of progressive and Democratic dominance. But it hasn’t always been that way and the current political
- [Connecting Yesterday’s Redlining to Today’s Gentrification and Displacement](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/connecting-yesterdays-redlining-to-todays-gentrification-and-displacement/) - Connections between redlining, segregation, gentrification, displacement, migration, and affordable housing continue to dominate our research about how old boundaries may still separate our neighborhoods and how our urban areas can better serve and nurture all of their residents and workers. Skyrocketing housing prices have further energized these debates. You can see why we have addressed
- [Excavating History in our Hoods](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/excavating-history-in-our-hoods/) - Stereotyping often allows us to confirm our preconceived, superficial notions about people and places. It requires little work or investigation and is even encouraged within our misinformed social media cultures that are dominated by abbreviated tweets and texts. It also traps people and our perceptions of places into boxes that can’t be escaped, allowing us
- [E-scooters Remake Urban Transportation in California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/e-scooters-remake-urban-transportation-in-california/) - This project and this web site have necessarily highlighted the profound impacts of an accelerating technological revolution on the Golden State’s people and landscapes. From geospatial technologies to e-commerce distribution centers, new technologies continue to make radical changes in the ways and the locations where we carry out our daily activities. The latest example erupted
- [Where Have California’s Camels Gone?](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/where-have-californias-camels-gone/) - We’ve seen how the overpopulation of introduced mules and wild horses have overgrazed and even decimated some wildland and rangeland habitats in California. But did you know that camels originated in North America millions of years ago, migrated, and then disappeared here during the last glacial advance only about 15,000 years ago? Humans reintroduced them
- [Defining “Big Ag”](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/defining-big-ag/) - In our Chapter Nine: Primary Industries and Rural Landscapes, we examine the many types of farms that have helped make California’s approximately $60 billion dollar agricultural industry second to none for several decades. The state also celebrates an incredibly diverse farming industry from small family farms and community supported agriculture to some of the largest corporate
- [Patterson Welcomes E-commerce to the Exurbs](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/patterson-welcomes-e-commerce-to-the-exurbs/) - In this publication and on this web site, we have examined how storage and distribution centers fueled by e-commerce technologies have been transforming landscapes out in the exurbs. These new centers continue to erupt where open land is less expensive than near the cities, but still conveniently close to consuming populations and the transportation corridors
- [Tracking Historic Weather Whiplash in the Winter of 2023](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tracking-historic-weather-whiplash-in-the-winter-of-2023/) - Welcome to California’s latest wild swings in peculiar and occasionally cataclysmic weather patterns, brought to you by the winter of 2023. This story is part of our continuing expansion and exploration into California’s weather and climate, an ongoing project anchored by our comprehensive publication that will follow. In this guide, we track a soggy saga
- [Finding STEAM in our Summer Skies](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/finding-steam-in-our-summer-skies/) - Nature conducted another round of spectacular scientific exhibitions and experiments in the atmosphere above California last summer. When such aesthetic skies are on display, we are given opportunities to incorporate the “A” for Arts into more traditional STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) research and disciplines. We are also motivated to explore the science behind
- [Remnants of Kay Drift Away](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/remnants-of-kay-drift-away/) - This is an abbreviated final obituary to follow up on Rob O’Keefe’s earlier essay (see adjacent story) about tropical system Kay’s historic impact on California. As forecast by the National Weather Service, she skimmed along the central Baja coast as a hurricane and continued spinning toward San Diego as a weakening but distinctly organized tropical
- [Are Yet More Weather Records About to Fall?](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/another-weather-record-to-fall/) - Just this past week, a monstrous heat wave broke temperature records in many parts of the state -- especially in the Bay Area and several Central Valley cities. And if you have been watching the weather around Los Angeles and points south today, you know something even more unusual is going on. Perhaps you thought
- [Unprecedented Drought, Heat, and Fire Repeat in the West, 2021](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/unprecedented-drought-heat-and-fire-repeat-in-the-west-2021/) - It has become an unfortunate and disturbing annual Golden State dance during the last several years. Severe drought plagues the majority of the state, followed by extended record heat waves, followed by record catastrophic wildfires, followed by our analysis of the latest apocalypse on this web site. We now watch the unimaginable become reality: 2021
- [All The Hills Are Brown and The Sky Is Blue ...](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/all-the-hills-are-brown-and-the-sky-is-blue/) - While it is nice having warm, clear weather in January, the California sunshine that fuels this weather is a doubled-edged sword for the Golden State. As they say, all sunshine makes a desert.
- [California Burning, 2020](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/california-burning-2020/) - A few months ago, in the spring of 2020, we shared stories about our oddly inverted 2019-2020 rainy season and the longer-term climate changes impacting California. As we slid into what started as routinely stagnant and unremarkable summer weather patterns, we hoped to turn our attention toward the diversity of stories that combine to make
- [But it's a dry heat ...](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/but-its-a-dry-heat/) - According to the National Weather Service, on 08/16/2020, the weather station at Furnace Creek in Death Valley recorded a temperature of 130°F (54.4 °C). That is probably the hottest verifiable temperature ever measured on the surface of the Earth. But is it the hottest temperature to ever occur on the planet? Probably not. More on
- [Climate Change in California: Questions and Answers](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/climate-change-in-california-questions-and-answers/) - The COVID-19 pandemic reminded us of the disturbing problems that have developed in our relationships with nature within and beyond our state. We are also reminded how our responses and suggested solutions to these scientific problems must be data driven and evidence based, or we will cultivate big trouble and a lot of suffering. Even
- [Chasing the Desert Superbloom, 2023](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chasing-the-desert-superbloom-2023/) - Our last two stories illustrated how the storms of 2023 left lasting imprints across our Golden State. Here, we compare and contrast landscapes around Anza Borrego and the Antelope Valley to see if the deserts of southeastern California experienced spring superblooms comparable to some coastal slopes and inland valleys. Classic extreme orographic precipitation and
- [Now There Is No Denying Our World Is Getting Hotter](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/there-is-no-denying-our-world-is-getting-hotter/) - California presently holds the world record surface temperature of 56.7°C (134°F) measured in Death Valley way back in 1913. But as you will come to learn in this article, such outlaying superlative figures (or facts) are essentially meaningless if devoid of context. Recently, news stories have circulated showing that a series of days in July
- [Hilary Makes Weather History in Southern California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/hilary-makes-weather-history-in-southern-california/) - Here is a different story about the tropical storm that made national news and will live long in California history. Hurricane Hilary was exceptional only for the path it took and its fast pace. Otherwise, this could have been just another example of the major hurricanes that form off the southwest coast of Mexico from
- [Offshore Autumn: From Diablos to Santa Anas](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/offshore-autumn-from-diablos-to-santa-anas/) - Autumn usually blows into California bringing dramatic pressure, wind, and geographic role reversals. Prevailing sea (onshore) breezes that dominated through summer are interrupted by land (offshore) breezes that occasionally build into violent gusty gales. This wind reversal suddenly leaves coastal regions on the leeward or downwind sides of our major mountain barriers. Moist marine air
- [Blowin’ in the Wind](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/blowin-in-the-wind/) - Wind is all around us, constantly playing an essential role in life across California and on Earth. But what is wind and what forces are responsible for moving the tons of air that become gentle beneficial breezes or destructive deadly windstorms? Why are our transitions between seasons so frequently punctuated by windy periods? It’s invisible,
- [Cars: Driving and Dividing California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/cars-driving-and-dividing-california/) - Whether Californians have learned to love or hate them, embrace, or reject them, cars have dominated California lives and livelihoods for more than a century. They’ve shaped our state’s cultures and human (and some natural) landscapes in ways that we too often take for granted. This story recalls how we celebrated our car culture until
- [Making More Waves, 2023-2024](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/making-more-waves-2023-2024/) - Several of our previous website stories (such as Surfing CalifornIA and Natural History of a Grain of Sand) illustrated how ocean waves have impacted and shaped our Golden State’s coastlines. Last year’s record storms generated monster waves that devastated beach infrastructures up and down the coast, particularly around Monterey Bay (see our story, Tracking Historic
- [Zion vs Yosemite: the Science behind the Splendor](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/zion-vs-yosemite-the-science-behind-the-splendor/) - Spectacular Sierra Nevada canyons, such as Yosemite and Kings, and the magnificent high desert canyons sliced found found in Zion national Park motivate and challenge us to learn more about the natural history of our dynamic planet.
- [What does it take to produce a fantastic Superbloom?](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/what-does-it-take-to-produce-a-superbloom/) - The vibrant and colorful wildflowers that blanket California's hills and valleys this time of year are a magnificent sight to behold. But not every year is a "superbloom" year. Superblooms create an explosion of blossoms, producing a breathtaking display of nature's beauty that can transform the normally tan and brown hills into scenes reminiscent of
- [Our Sky Dome as Museum and Laboratory](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/our-sky-dome-as-museum-and-laboratory/) - Constantly evolving atmospheric performances are on display and calling out to us across our Golden State. This time, we demonstrate how one person can use photography to show the magic that erupts when art, atmospheric science, and landscape appreciation are blended together. About the Photographer Matt Wright has been chronicling California since he borrowed his father’s
- [Surfing CalifornIA](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/surfing-california/) - Though it didn’t originate here, surfing has inspired countless publications, movies, videos, songs, and works of art that have propagated across the globe from the Golden State. Surfing has helped define California cultures for more than 50 years, at least in image. Did you know that surfing is our official state sport? And if you’ve
- [Bicycle Fever Reshapes California’s Urban Landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bicycle-fever-reshapes-californias-urban-landscapes/) - Bicycle friendly communities are spreading across California for many good reasons, exploding our car culture stereotypes and connecting us to our diverse neighborhoods. Peddling Positive Pedaling A few decades ago, I started biking more frequently on our streets, rather than limiting my rides to the obligatory designated (and iconic) routes, such as over and around
- [Weather Science Behind the Firestorms](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/weather-science-behind-the-firestorms/) - Experiencing autumn’s Santa Ana winds in southern California (and similar winds in northern California with names such as Diablo) and the occasional wildfires they fan would leave any curious person yearning to learn more about them. Here is a quick summary of the science behind these events along with some supporting images. If you want
- [The "Morel" of the Story ...](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/the-morel-of-the-story/) - Perhaps the greatest aspect of the discipline of geography is that it is limited only by your imagination. You can explore any subject or phenomenon on the face of the Earth, geographically, provided you can provide logical and reasoned discussion about its site and/or situation. That leaves you a lot of latitude for exploring what
- [Gimme Shelter!](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/gimme-shelter/) - We live in exciting times, times when geospatial technologies are helping us to ponder, explore, understand, and even solve complicated, multi-faceted problems. At colleges across the Golden State, like Santa Monica College, students are learning and putting into practice GIS (Geographic Information Systems) concepts and techniques to investigate those quandaries. One topic of concern that
- [Did the Road to Freedom End in California?](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/did-the-road-to-freedom-end-in-california/) - People have been searching for and often finding better living and working conditions in California since Native Americans migrated and then settled here thousands of years ago. This helps explain why California was once home to some of the largest numbers of Native Americans in what is now the U.S. It also helps us understand
- [Reopening California: Lessons from our Historic Coronavirus War](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/reopening-california-lessons-from-our-historic-coronavirus-war/) - End of Summer, 2021 UpdateIn late July, 2021, just more than a month after we posted this “last” COVID-19 story, we were required to add an unfortunate update: California (and the nation) was headed in the wrong coronavirus direction again. As you read (below) about the lasting effects of the pandemic, note the positive trends
- [Feeling Winter in July, California Style](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/feeling-winter-in-july-california-style/) - While inland California baked and burned, why was the weather relatively cold and foggy along the immediate coast during early-to-mid summer, 2021? San Francisco and most other locations on the central and northern California coast have earned their reputations: it’s often cold in and out of the water through the middle of summer. This June
- [Natural History of a Grain of Sand](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/natural-history-of-a-grain-of-sand/) - While strolling along a California beach, stream, or riverbed, or plodding over a sand dune, you may not realize that there is a captivating world of natural history at your feet. But, there it is in the sand, calling out to you, waiting to reveal its story. Join us as we plunge into evolving natural
- [Badlands In a New York Minute?](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/badlands-in-a-new-york-minute/) - When it comes to erosional landforms, badlands are the speed demons of geomorphology.
- [Adventures of a Water Drop, California Style](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/adventures-of-a-water-drop-california-style/) - Forward: An Autobiographical Synopsis Let me introduce myself. I am a California water drop. I condensed from billions of water vapor molecules in the air above the North Pacific Ocean to become embedded in the clouds that evolved into a large storm system. Through alternating ups and downs, and freeze and thaw cycles, I was
- [Norway vs. California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/norway-vs-california/) - Every year or so, we attempt to compare and contrast a place on our Earth that is distant and different from California. In each case, as we examine these seemingly disparate places more closely, we recognize how complex natural and human systems and cycles tie us together in ways that may not be apparent on
- [Discovering Ventura's Main Street](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/discovering-venturas-main-street/) - Many people who know California will tell you that Ventura is north of Los Angeles. Their perceptions are further examples of how a state with such an unusual shape can play geographic tricks on all of us. Like so many landmarks within the west-east trending Transverse Ranges, Ventura is west of L.A. As you check
- [A Shrinking Middle Class Segregates California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/a-shrinking-middle-class-segregates-california/) - An article published by 24/7 Wall Street in late February, 2018 outlined the growing disparities between rich and poor and the continuing shrinking of the middle class in America from 2007-2016. Among U.S. states with the greatest middle class decline, California ranked 9th, where the share of income made by the upper 20% grew much faster than
- [Got Salmon? Why We Should Save the Fish](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/got-salmon-why-we-should-save-the-fish/) - One of our October 26, 2017 APCG field trips included a visit to the Feather River Fish Hatchery, one of the roughly twenty California Department of Fish and Wildlife hatcheries. As we toured the facility, we were lucky to witness their staff extracting eggs and milt from Chinook salmon that had returned to the Feather
- [Solving the Historic California Firestorms Puzzle](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/solving-the-historic-california-firestorms-puzzle/) - It has been a little over a week since several conflagrations spread terror and destruction across California. Despite conflicting and sometimes erroneous statements in the news, there is little mystery about how and why these fires grew to be such infernos. We invite you to join us down this trail of discovery as we guide
- [Nearly the Worst Disaster in California History?](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/nearly-the-worst-disaster-in-california-history/) - It was more like a Hollywood movie than a true story. The crisis began on February 7, 2017. Weeks of repeated atmospheric rivers drove drenching rains over northern and central California that had mercifully ended one of the longest and widespread droughts in California history. Reservoirs filled in record time. But there was a problem
- [Amazon and e-commerce: New Jobs and Economies Transform Landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/amazon-and-e-commerce-new-jobs-and-economies-transform-landscapes/) - In previous editions of our publication, we considered the impact that big box superstores and California Indian casinos were having on the state’s economies and landscapes. They particularly stand out on the urban fringe of towns and cities, the exurbs that offer cheap land for development, but are still within convenient distances to customers and
- [Deadly Firestorms That Ravaged Santa Rosa and California’s Wine Country](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/deadly-firestorms-that-ravaged-santa-rosa-and-californias-wine-country/) - At the time of this posting, fires have again erupted in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. Happening with such regularity in the southern part of the state that, through dreaded, they have come to be expected. But the fires that terrorized neighborhoods in Northern California two months ago were different. They happened in an area
- [Vista’s Annual Strawberry Festival](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/vistas-annual-strawberry-festival/) - trawberry festivals are annual events where traditional agriculture and popular cultures have been converging in southern and central California cities that continue to celebrate and exploit their sweet berry legacies. As of 2018, there were at least nine different annual strawberry festivals in the state, mostly in late April and May, peaking near the end
- [Geologic History in Sierra Nevada Gold Country](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/geologic-history-in-sierra-nevada-gold-country/) - By the 1980s, scientists’ had gained a clearer understanding of the role of plate tectonics in distributing rock formations and Earth resources across the globe, especially along past and present plate boundaries. In nearly every region throughout California, you can find evidence in the rocks and landscapes of dynamic plate boundaries that have shifted during
- [Searching for Autumn Colors in the Eastern Sierra Nevada](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/searching-for-autumn-colors-in-the-eastern-sierra-nevada/) - Individual regions of California offer unique beauty, stories, and lessons in geography that can rival entire states, particularly where two regions commingle. One example is where the eastern Sierra Nevada abruptly plunges down into the Basin and Range toward Nevada. Here, you can escape into remote landscapes and isolated traditional cultures on the other side
- [Chasing Earthquakes and Tsunami in Humboldt County and the Northwest Coast](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chasing-earthquakes-and-tsunami-in-humboldt-county-and-the-northwest-coast/) - There is a region in California that experiences more frequent damaging earthquakes and tsunami than anywhere on the U.S. West Coast outside Alaska. It is a region where subduction is still active and catastrophic earthquakes over 8 magnitude are capable of producing tsunami up to 15m (45 feet) high. Entire strips of coastline and even
- [Extreme Gentrification?](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/extreme-gentrification/) - In our publication, we have examined how California’s wild economic roller coaster can quickly create individual and geographic winners and losers. Likewise, the economic and geographic distances between the wealthy and working classes have also become more noticeable as the middle class has shrunk during the last few decades. These trends have fueled astonishing transformations
- [New Technologies For Understanding Seismic Risks](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/new-technologies-help-us-understand-seismic-risks/) - Chapter 3 of Rediscovering the Golden State covers our modern geologic features, including a survey of the state’s major faults and the seismic risks they represent. Recent research on the San Andreas Fault often overshadows the seismic risks from smaller faults that are located under or adjacent to our major urban areas. Here is a
- [Forest Management, Fires, Urban Renewal, and a Life of Purpose](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/what-do-forest-management-fires-urban-renewal-and-a-life-of-purpose-have-in-common/) - Perhaps the most rewarding aspect of working as a college instructor is watching your students’ progress. They are hopefully gathering the necessary knowledge and skills for survival and success, but they (and we) are also benefiting as they learn to live a life of purpose. In this case we introduce you to Parker Jean, who recently
- [Desert Quakes and Ancient Lakes: Geopostcards from Searles Valley](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/desert-quakes-and-ancient-lakes-geopostcards-from-searles-valley/) - In early July 2019, a series of powerful earthquakes fractured the desert, generating violent seismic waves that eventually rippled across the state and dissipated into California’s distant cities. A secluded outpost was suddenly thrust on to the global stage. Within seconds, the forces of nature had reaffirmed the common ground between California’s most dissimilar landscapes
- [COVID-free Spaces in Pandemic Places: Coping with COVID-19 across California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/covid-free-spaces-in-pandemic-places-coping-with-covid-19-across-california/) - As the COVID-19 pandemic peaks again in the fall and drags on into winter, 2020, it is our duty to provide this update, our latest attempt to make a positive contribution during such a pivotal and painful year in California history. This story is dedicated to the thousands of Californians (approaching 18,000 by November and
- [NASA Uses Science and Technology to Display Awesome Weather Images](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/nasa-uses-science-and-technology-to-display-awesome-weather-images/) - By late September, 2020, NASA had built some remarkable images (using the latest remote sensing technologies) displaying how our biomass in California was burning into the atmosphere. They show West Coast smoke plumes as they were steered by surrounding pressure and wind systems and transported east. We must share these colorful images from that three
- [COVID-19 Update: Divisions Resurface in the Golden State](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/covid-19-update-divisions-resurface-in-the-golden-state/) - During the past six weeks, California has arguably changed faster than at any time in history. We started with what seemed to be a concerted effort to eliminate the invader so that we might return to “normal”. But an ominous reality has set in. Now, two months into the lock down, our combined reactions to
- [Measuring Climate Trends in California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/measuring-climate-trends-in-california/) - In the spring of 2020, National Weather Service Senior Meteorologist Todd Hall presented a statistical analysis of reliable weather records across southern California from the late 1800s and early 1900s to recent years. Todd shared a wealth of recorded weather data with educators at this college workshop. Though weather stations and observations must adhere to
- [Great Volcanoes of Northern California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/great-volcanoes-of-northern-california/) - Devastating earthquakes, floods, droughts, fires, and now a deadly virus: nature has thrown her share of disasters our way over the years. But there is one potential catastrophe that hasn’t received much attention lately. You don’t have to look too far to notice how volcanic eruptions have left their marks on southern and northern parts
- [Another Bizarre California Rainy Season: 2019-2020](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/another-bizarre-california-rainy-season-2019-2020/) - During the last ten years, many regions in California have experienced record-breaking extremes that have included some of the wettest and driest years on record. The 2019-2020 rainy season marked another extraordinary chapter in the increasingly strange weather patterns that have puzzled and often plagued Californians in recent years. We will first lead you toward
- [COVID-19 Attacks California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/godzilla-19-attacks-california/) - An ominous, somewhat Orwellian electronic road sign loomed over us: “Stay calm, Stay informed, Stay safe.” For the two decades since this project began, we’ve analyzed scores of earthquakes, floods, fires, droughts, civil unrest, riots, and recessions that have left trails of death and destruction as they reshaped the Golden State. Even for us natives
- [Hurricanes in California?](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/hurricanes-in-california/) - Hurricane Dorian, after battering the Bahamas on Tuesday (09/03/19), has today pivoted to threaten the Carolinas. Though downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 2 storm, Dorian still has sustained winds of 105 mph. One person in the U.S. has now been confirmed killed by the dangerous and unpredictable cyclone. Many more deaths have
- [Over California: The Inland Empire](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/over-california-the-inland-empire/) - As our travel schedules allow, this blog will explore the state via photographs in concise yet informative articles designed to stir curiosity, prompt questions and initiate dialog. Looking at the state from the air, as many new arrivals and tourists do, we can see aspects of the landscape that might not be evident at the
- [Finding California’s Geographic Center](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/finding-californias-geographic-center/) - Where is the geographic center of this strangely-shaped state? This geographic trivia has been debated for decades in California. Though it may have no practical significance, various communities have tried to claim it and even measure it. You can get an approximation by using a solid cutout map of the state and trying to balance
- [Two Californias?](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/two-californias-together-we-rise-succeed-divided-we-fall-fail/) - In many ways, the two Californias reflect larger-scale divisions that have become apparent across our nation in recent years. Regardless of our politics, we can all appreciate how oversimplified media coverage of issues and events has painted our country into two entrenched camps with many labels. They have been referred to as red (Republican) versus
- [External Processes Denude Northwest California Landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/external-processes-denude-northwest-california-landscapes/) - Our previous field trip around Humboldt Bay focused on the internal or endogenic (tectonic) processes that are building initial landscapes in northwest California. Here, we turn our attention to the external or exogenic processes that shape sequential landscapes. These denudational processes include mass movement and the work of running water to erode, transport, and deposit
- [Mercury Pollution in the Cache Creek Watershed, Northern California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/mercury-pollution-in-the-cache-creek-watershed-northern-california/) - Mercury is a dangerous neurotoxin that has accumulated in the world’s ecosystems and waterways. The primary mercury pollution sources globally are gold mining activities and coal combustion. In California, it has accumulated in waterways and organisms surrounding gold and mercury mines, mostly in rural areas, though it has also infiltrated into urban landscapes such as
- [“Place is security, space is freedom.”](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/place-is-security-space-is-freedom/) - This quote from Tuan’s work “Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience,” is perhaps more relevant today than it was when written in the late 1970s. Political and social upheavals, combined with an increasingly interdependent global economy, have in many ways redefined the sense of place. Site, situation and experience all remain important considerations for
- [Who is the Tallest in the West?](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/who-is-the-tallest-in-the-west/) - In our updated 2018 4th edition, we survey skylines of the state’s major central business districts. The limited extent of these prime locations with the most expensive space gives rise to the tallest office towers and more recent mixed-use buildings. The densest concentrations of economic and other human activities are found at these locations and so
- [Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/juan-rodriguez-cabrillo/) - In recent decades there rightly has been critical reexamination of the legacy of Columbus and the European explorers who followed him. The clash of cultures between the Old World and the New World was, at times, barbaric and brutal. There can be no denial that the Native Americans suffered extreme degradation at the hands of
- [The Geography of Education for Profit](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/the-geography-of-education-for-profit/) - Californians are scrambling to gain educational experiences and credentials, investments that will bring long-term rewards that include a better chance to compete, an open window to the world, and more freedom to choose a life of purpose. The two Californias we have recognized throughout this project are often defined by the gaps between the educated
- [Martian Georphology?](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/martian-georphology/) - In celebration of NASA & JPL’s success yesterday with touchdown of the InSight lander on Mars, we offer up the “Mars-like” topography of California’s Colorado Desert. This arm of the Sonoran Desert is one of the most barren environments in the state. With annual precipitation totals averaging from 3-5 inches in many places, the Colorado
- [Several Wildfires Erupt Across the Golden State](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/several-wildfires-erupt-across-the-golden-state/) - Several large and fast moving fires, stoked by heavy winds and fueled by dry conditions have erupted across California causing the destruction of homes, and business as well as forcing the evacuations of thousands of residents. In southern California two fires are menacing the Conejo Valley and Thousand Oaks, the community that was just rocked

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- [Purchase the Book](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/purchase-the-book/) - O'Keefe Rediscovering the Golden State: California Geography, 4th Edition Available as a full color eTextbook through our Wiley Student Choice Program. TRY (FREE for 14 days), or RENT: www.wileystudentchoice.com.
- [Our Team](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/about/our-team/) - William Selby is a native Californian who has explored, researched, and worked in every corner of the Golden State. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in geography and the earth sciences from California State University, Fullerton and San Francisco State University. William started his professional career in private industry and as a high school science
- [About](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/about/) - California has always been a land of legendary extremes. Stories abound of its incredible natural beauty, its enormous wealth and diversity of natural resources and landscapes. Such stories have been handed down within Native American cultures and then recorded since the first Spanish explorers and settlers arrived here centuries ago. The people of California, both
- [Death Valley](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/death-valley/) - Death Valley recently knocked El Azizia, Libya from the top spot for the highest temperature ever recorded after discrepancies surfaced in how the Libyan data was collected. Irrespective of whether Death Valley is first or second as a world hot spot, there is no question that this sun-baked corner of California has one of the
- [Gold Rock Ranch](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/gold-rock-ranch/) - Gold Rock Ranch is a weather station located about 20 miles NNW of Yuma, AZ . Like many of the other weather stations east of the Peninsular Ranges and south of the Mojave, this location sees a summer spike in precipitation. The rainfall totals here are not very significant in any month. This corner of
- [Transverse Ranges](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/transverse-ranges/) - The Transverse Ranges get their name from the peculiar way they jog across the grain of almost all the other major mountain ranges in the state. The vast majority of the Golden State's mountains generally run in a southeast to northwest orientation. As you might suspect, many of California's fault lines also share this alignment.
- [Sierra Nevada](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/sierra-nevada-4/) - For sheer grandeur and superlatives, it is hard to compete with the Sierra Nevada. The "Range of Light," as Ansel Adams so aptly nicknamed them, cover over 39,000 square miles or about the same amount of real estate as Virginia. In that space you will find the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States (Mt.
- [Basin and Range](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/basin-and-range-2/) - California's portion of the Basin and Range province takes its name from a series of basins (valley-like depressions) and surrounding mountain peaks (ranges). The basins are actually not true valleys at all. Tectonic forces, not water, are the primary agents shaping this landscape. Another name for this juxtaposition of landscape features is horst and graben
- [Chapters](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/) - The chapters of the text are arranged as follows: Chapter 1 is an introduction and exploration of both the physical and human geography of the state. Physical geography (Earth Science) is the focus of Chapters 2 through 6. Chapters 7 to 11 detail the complex and diverse human interactions and influences to be found in
- [Chapter 1: Getting to Know the Golden State](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/chapter-1-getting-to-know-the-golden-state/) - Sweeping clockwise around the Golden State we will explore the physiographic regions of California starting in the northwest and ending on the central coast. After closing the grand circle, we will look at the Central Valley. It is good to keep in mind that overlap is common between these somewhat arbitrary delineations of the state,
- [Northwest-Klamath](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/northwest-klamath/) - California's Northwest-Klamath region is an area of thick forests, steep mountains, narrow valleys and few people. Some of the highest precipitation totals in the state, over 100 inches per annum, have been recorded in the mountains here just a few miles from the coast. The population in this remote region is scattered about in small
- [South Coast and Peninsular Ranges](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/south-coast-and-peninsular-ranges/) - It may have been Carey McWilliams who, in his seminal publication "Southern California: An Island on the Land" said that "Southern California is California only more so." Indeed, what America is to the world and what California is to America, so Southern California is to the rest of the Golden State; a legendary place that
- [Santa Monica](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/santa-monica-2/) - Virtually all California's coastal cities have and extremely mild climate that shows very little difference in the seasonal temperature ranges. Highs and lows in the winter are but a few degrees less than in summer. Temperature -wise, one argue that "night" is Santa Monica's "winter." Santa Monica's monthly precipitation totals show much more variability. Again,
- [Chapter 12: Applying Geographic Concepts to Explore California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/chapter-12-applying-geographic-concepts-to-explore-california/) - Solving Current Problems and Plotting the Future Throughout this book, we have explored and examined a wealth of diverse natural and human landscapes in this state. We have seen how the natural forces, people, and events that shape California’s landscapes are connected in profound ways and are always changing. In this chapter, we will put
- [Chapter 5: Biogeography, Distribution of Plants & Animals](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/chapter-5-biogeography-distribution-of-plants-animals/) - A Breathtaking Assemblage of Living Organisms Chapter 5 explores California’s astounding variety of biotic communities with their diverse collections of plants and animals. The living laboratory we call California is so enormous and biologically diverse that the study of it poses some problems. Where do we start? How do we organize our study? How do
- [Palm Springs](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/palm-springs/) - Palm Springs is located at the extreme northwestern edge of the Colorado or Low Desert. Climatically, but not biologically, it is an extension of the Sonoran Desert that extends deep into Arizona and northern Mexico. Palm Springs experiences very hot summers with the mercury often reaching above 110⁰F. Winters are mild by comparison and the
- [Lancaster](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/lancaster/) - Lancaster is situated in the western reaches of the Mojave Desert at an elevation of just over 2,000 ft. While this part of the Mojave does get quite hot in summer, it does not usually reach the searing temperatures of the lower Colorado desert or even the lower elevations of the Mojave further east. Lancaster
- [Needles](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/needles/) - Some geographers place Needles in the Mojave. Others denote it as being in the northernmost reaches of the Colorado Desert. It is safe to surmise that it exhibits characteristics of both, especially culturally and historically. But climatically speaking, Needles clearly belongs in the Colorado Desert. With an annual average precipitation total of just under 4
- [Morro Bay](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/morro-bay/) - The Central Coast village of Morro Bay typifies the cool Mediterranean (CSbn) climate. Advection fogs blanket the coast in all seasons, especially in spring and summer. The fog has both insulating and cooling properties. In winter, Morro Bay sees few nights below freezing in the winter. The relative warmth of the ocean keeps frost at
- [Truckee](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/truckee/) - When most people think of typical California weather Truckee seldom comes to mind. Truckee is one of the snowiest places in California and ranks as one of the snowiest locations in the contiguous United States as well. This small city located along the Interstate 80 corridor in the Northern Sierra Nevada Mountains, averages over 200
- [Ukiah](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/ukiah/) - With relatively low mountains to the west, Ukiah receives ample precipitation from Pacific storms despite being situated in an inland valley. Unlike other inland locations farther south and east, the season of drought in Ukiah is a bit shorter but still pronounced. Temperatures remain moderate year round in Ukiah but summer does produce a number
- [Cascade Range](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/cascade-range/) - The Cascade Range runs from British Columbia in the north to a terminus that merges gracefulling with the Sierra Nevada south of Mt. Lassen in northern California. The California Cascades are drier and not as thickly forested as their northern counterparts. But they are just as lofty. Mt. Shasta tops out at 14,179, second only
- [Coast Ranges - North](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/coast-ranges-north/) - The coast ranges north of the Bay Area are much like their counterparts to the south. The main difference is that the mountains here grow taller and their slopes grow wetter as one moves north. The coastal population of this region is also much smaller and more spread out. Besides Eureka, there are no medium
- [Coast Ranges - South](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/coast-ranges-south/) - South of the Bay Area and north of the Transverse Ranges, the mountains that form this physiographic region are low but rugged. In places like Big Sur, the mountains truly seem to leap out of the sea and into the clouds. Farther south, the golden hues of the grasslands and open woodlands give one a
- [Colorado Desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/colorado-desert/) - The Colorado or "low" desert is a westward extension of the Sonoran Desert. This is a sub-tropical desert with very high summer temperatures, a nearly frost-free winter and a hyper-arid climate year round. Nonetheless, the Colorado Desert is host to an amazing array of flora and fauna as well as an ever expanding human footprint.
- [Mojave Desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/mojave-desert/) - When most Americans think of the word "desert" they might envision camels and sand dunes. But the desert they are probably most familiar with is the Mojave, even if they don't recognize it as such. The Mojave is one of the most filmed and photographed arid landscapes on the planet. Situated between the fantasy playground
- [Modoc Plateau](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/modoc-plateau/) - The Modoc Plateau is a large volcanic tableland in the northeast corner of the state. Most of the ares sits at an elevation of between 4,000 and 6,000 feet. The bulk of the plateau is composed of ancient lava flows and volcanic tuff dating back between 10 and 2 million years ago during the Tertiary
- [Central Valley](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/central-valley/) - California's Central Valley is one of the largest geographic provinces in the state. It stretches some 400 miles from north to south and is more than 60 miles wide in places. The more than 18,000 square miles that make up the Great Central Valley are home to some of the most valuable and productive farmland
- [Chapter 9: Primary Industries and Rural Landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/chapter-9-primary-industries-and-rural-landscapes/) - Introducing California’s Economic Activities and Human Landscapes Economic geography is the study of how people make their living and how their economic systems are spatially related and connected. Another definition includes the spatial variation of activities related to producing, exchanging, and consuming goods and services. Once again, you can see how our approach in geography is different
- [Chapter 11: California’s Urban Landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/chapter-11-californias-urban-landscapes/) - Celebrating Our Cultural, Economic, and Political Centers A multitude of dynamic forces and processes continue to create dramatic change in California’s cities. These processes are often complicated and interconnected, but it is possible to understand them and even anticipate how they will change our urban landscapes. They include human population and behavior, economic, and political
- [Chapter 8: Ethnic Groups, Cultures and Lifestyles](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/chapter-8-ethnicity-culture-and-lifestyle/) - Defining Our Experiment, Facing Our Challenge Understanding California’s human landscapes (human imprints on the land) requires knowledge of the people who built them. Because modern California populations have become remarkably complex, defining and categorizing the state’s people is a difficult and fascinating task. Ethnicity refers to the combination of a people’s racial ancestry (physical characteristics) and culture ( customs, language,
- [Chapter 7: Population and Migration](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/chapter-7-population-and-migration/) - Introducing Human Landscapes and Cultures: Experiments in Progress The focus of the first half of this book was on natural processes and the physical landscapes they have produced. You have discovered how California’s natural landscapes provide clues to the dynamic natural processes that have been at work long before people arrived in the state. Likewise,
- [Chapter 6: Hydrology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/chapter-6-hydrology/) - Limited Water Resources Demand Our Attention An understanding of California’s complex hydrology requires some combined knowledge of how geology, geomorphology, climate, and plant communities interact to produce the state’s natural waterscapes. Humans increasingly impact and exploit these water resources. Therefore, we must also use the expertise of engineers and chemists to help us distribute quality
- [Chapter 4: California’s Weather and Climate](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/chapter-4-californias-weather-and-climate/) - Opening a Laboratory Full of Weather Mysteries Can you find another place on Earth the size of California displaying such diversity of climates? Depending on the classification system used you may find examples similar to nearly every major climate group, except for tropical climates, somewhere in California. We could devote this entire book to California’s weather events
- [Chapter 3: Modern Geology and Geomorphology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/chapter-3-modern-geology-and-geomorphology/) - California’s Recent, Current, and Future Physical Landscapes In this chapter, we will explore the modern topographic features (geomorphology) of California and some of the more recent and current geologic processes that continue to shape them. This is the nebulous area where the geologic history that left ancient rocks and landscapes behind gradually yields to the
- [Chapter 2: Geologic History and Processes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/chapter-2-geologic-history-and-processes/) - Modern Earth Resources Are Clues to California’s Past We are reminded every time a California earthquake adds elevation to another mountain or a landslide rips apart another hillside slope that dynamic and sometimes violent geologic processes are shaping California. Each individual geologic event seems dramatic, but each event is a fleeting moment in California’s geologic
- [Chapter 10: California’s Modern Advanced Economies](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/chapters/chapter-10-californias-modern-advanced-economies/) - Diverse Industries Shape America’s Most Powerful Economy In the previous chapter, we surveyed the state’s primary industries and the people, natural resources, rural landscapes, and trends associated with them. In this chapter, we examine the evolution, geographic distribution, impacts, and trends of more advanced industries in California. Here we will recognize the diversity of modern
- [Yosemite Park Headquarters](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/yosemite-park-headquarters/) - Yosemite National Park varies in elevation from a few thousand feet in the western foothills to over 13,000 feet at the Sierra crest. The weather station that recorded data for this climograph is located at just over 4,000 ft. Summers in Yosemite Valley are warm to hot but not usually oppressive. Winters are fairly mild
- [Woodland Hills](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/woodland-hills/) - Woodland Hills is within the city limits of Los Angeles and the weather station at Pierce College is approximately 25 miles from downtown. But the climate changes perceptibly in that short distance. Summers are much warmer in Woodland Hills than they are in downtown L.A. The highest temperature recorded within the city limits was measured
- [White Mountain (Barcroft Station)](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/white-mountain-barcroft-station/) - Most of the extreme climates of California are found either along the eastern edge of the state or at high elevation. The Barcroft Station in the White Mountains is in both these categories. Located at almost 12,500 ft. above sea-level near the Nevada border, Barcroft Station is a highland climate that experiences harsh conditions year-round.
- [Susanville](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/susanville/) - Susanville’s relatively high elevation and northerly position in the state mean winters are crisp and summers not as hot as might be expected in this desert-like environment. Annually and diurnally, the temperature swings are much greater in this inland city than anyplace on the coast or even in the Central Valley. Poised on the edge
- [San Jose](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/san-jose/) - San Jose is about 50 miles from San Francisco and sits in an inland location at the foot of the Bay Area. This fact of its geography is duly reflected in its climate. Overall, San Jose has a larger annual and diurnal range of temperatures than does San Francisco. The Santa Cruz Mountains to the west
- [San Francisco](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/san-francisco/) - For its size, San Francisco demonstrates a remarkable variety of climates. Depending on where you travel in the city and what time of year it is, you might experience a multitude of different weather conditions. This is primarily due to the fact that San Francisco is bounded by water on three sides, making it strongly
- [San Diego](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/san-diego/) - San Diego prides itself in being “America’s Finest City” and part of that reputation stems from its climate. San Diego’s climate consistently ranks among the most agreeable in the nation. Throughout the downtown area and along the beaches, San Diego boasts sunny, warm weather year round.San Diego is, however, an arid city. It receives less
- [Sacramento](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/sacramento-2/) - California’s Great Central Valley may look unchanging to the uncritical eye due to developments and agriculture. But the climate of this huge region does subtly and slowly change as one moves farther north, though not as drastically if one traveled the same distance east to west across the state. Near Sacramento, the higher latitude and
- [Riverside](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/riverside/) - Riverside generally shares the same balmy, semi-arid climate of Los Angeles. But owing to its location farther inland, Riverside exhibits a wider range of temperatures and receives nearly a 1/3 less precipitation than does downtown L.A. The maritime influences that help keep L.A. warm in winter and cool in the summer have less of an effect
- [Redding](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/redding/) - According to the National Climatic Data Center, Redding is the sunniest city in California with an 88% annual average of sunshine. This means that the sun is projected to shine at some point during the day, on average, in almost 9 out of every ten days. That beats out some other California cities with sunny
- [Los Angeles](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/los-angeles/) - So much has been written about the climate of Los Angeles that it is sometimes difficult to know where to begin. Untold millions have flocked to this city precisely for its agreeable and predictable climate. But owing to its size and the surrounding terrain, one must be careful to lump the entire region into one
- [Fresno](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/fresno/) - Fresno, like many communities in the San Joaquin Valley, has an semi-arid climate with hot summers and mild winters. Fresno receives about twice the average annual precipitation as Bakersfield and a little more than half of what falls on Sacramento. The overwhelming majority of Fresno’s precipitation falls as rain from December through April. Snow flurries
- [Eureka](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/eureka-3/) - All along the California coast the Pacific Ocean is a strong factor in the climate. But it is in the northernmost sections of coast that the marine influence is perhaps most strongly felt. The ocean's mean temperature here is cooler than it is farther to the south. In the higher latitudes of the state, there
- [Crescent City](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/crescent-city/) - Crescent City is one of the rainiest places in all of California. Not far from here in the coastal mountains, average annual precipitation totals of over 100 inches per year have been recorded. The city itself averages an impressive 70 inches annually. But even here in the rainy north, a seasonal pattern of precipitation is
- [Bodie](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bodie-2/) - Located in high windswept mountains just to the east of the Sierra Nevada, Bodie possesses one of the harshest climates in all of California. Though summer days can be relatively warm, freezing temperatures can occur in Bodie in any month of the year. Even in July, the warmest month, Bodie’s average minimum temperature is just
- [Bishop](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bishop/) - Located at the head of Owens Valley, Bishop is an arid city located in the rainshadow of the Sierra Nevada. An average of just over 5 inches of rain falls in Bishop each year. Yet only a few miles to the west nearly 4 times that amount will fall, mostly as snow, on the towering
- [Big Bear Lake](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/big-bear-lake-2/) - The mountainous terrain of California crafts the climate in a myriad of ways. Big Bear Lake provides a perfect example. Located only a couple hours drive from downtown Los Angeles, its elevation both insulates it from hot summer temperatures and subjects it to winter chills. On days when the L.A. Basin and Inland Empire swelter, the
- [Bakersfield](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bakersfield/) - While the vast majority of California’s desert acreage is found the south and east of the Sierra, Transverse and Peninsular Ranges, the climate of the southern San Joaquin Valley meets the criteria for a desert. With average annual precipitation of under 6 inches and above freezing average temperatures year round, Bakersfield meets the requirements of
- [Alturas](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/alturas/) - Located in the extreme northeastern portion of the state and far away from marine influences, Alturas provides one of the best examples of a continental climate to be found in California. The difference in temperatures between summer and winter is fairly drastic in this region. Winters are cold and frosts can linger into late spring.
- [Happy Camp Ranger Station](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/happy-camp-ranger-station/) - Happy Camp is at approximately the same latitude as Crescent City but is located about 35 miles inland over the coastal mountains. There is a noticeable difference in the climate of these two towns. Happy camp receives far less precipitation than its coastal counterpart. Much more of what does fall from the sky now comes
- [Contact](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/contact/) - In a state as large and diverse as California, it is impossible to include everything. We welcome your feedback, comments and suggestions to help us improve our site and better serve those with a passion for learning about the geography of the Golden State.

## Post Grid

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## Galleries

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## Draw Attention

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## Galleries

- [Autumn Colors](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/autumn-colors/)
- [South Coast and Peninsular Ranges](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/south-coast-and-peninsular-ranges/)
- [Coast Ranges - North](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/coast-ranges-north/)
- [Central Valley](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/central-valley/)
- [Transverse Ranges](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/transverse-ranges/)
- [Modoc Plateau](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/modoc-plateau/)
- [Cascade Range](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/cascade-range/)
- [Northwest-Klamath](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/northwest-klamath/)
- [e-Scooters](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/e-scooters/)
- [Coast Ranges - South](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/coast-ranges-south/)
- [Test Gallery](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/test-gallery/)
- [Colorado Desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/colorado-desert/)
- [Mojave Desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/mojave-desert/)
- [Japanese History and Sustainable Farming in the Sierra Nevada Foothills](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/japanese-history-and-sustainable-farming-in-the-sierra-nevada-foothills/)
- [Comparing Sequent Landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/comparing-sequent-landscapes/)
- [Chasing Earthquakes-Tsunamis](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/chasing-earthquakes-tsunamis/)
- [Little Saigon](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/little-saigon/)
- [Solving California's Firestorms](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/solving-californias-firestorms/)
- [African American SoCal](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/african-american-socal/)
- [Main Street Ventura](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/main-street-ventura/)
- [Geologic History - Sierra Gold](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/geologic-history-sierra-gold/)
- [Vista Strawberry Festival](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/vista-strawberry-festival/)
- [Extreme Gentrifucation](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/extreme-gentrifucation/)
- [Tijuana Border Controversy](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/03012019-tijuanabordercontroversy/)
- [Patterson e-Commerce](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_gallery/07202018-pattersonecommerce/)

## Albums

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## Gallery tags

- [Mt. Baldy](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/mt-baldy/)
- [Bolsa Chica](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/bolsa-chica/)
- [skatboard](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/skatboard/)
- [Venice](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/venice/)
- [Simi Valley](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/simi-valley/)
- [Rocky Peak](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/rocky-peak/)
- [Santa Barbara](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/santa-barbara/)
- [Knapp Castle](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/knapp-castle/)
- [January](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/january/)
- [Central Coast](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/central-coast/)
- [wildlife](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/wildlife/)
- [March](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/march/)
- [Florida](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/florida/)
- [2018](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/2018/)
- [coastal](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/coastal/)
- [beach](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/beach/)
- [Refugio](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/refugio/)
- [Gavitota](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/gavitota/)
- [vulcanism](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/vulcanism/)
- [Lassen National Park](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/lassen-national-park/)
- [February](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/february/)
- [Badlands](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/badlands/)
- [rrural](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/rrural/)
- [primary](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/primary/)
- [gardner cattle](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/gardner-cattle/)
- [South Coast and Peninsualr Ranges](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/south-coast-and-peninsualr-ranges/)
- [Chapter 9](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/chapter-9/)
- [San Diego](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/san-diego/)
- [Chapter 11](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/chapter-11/)
- [Chapter 10](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/chapter-10/)
- [USA](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/usa/)
- [and Sequoia National Parks](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/and-sequoia-national-parks/)
- [Mojave Desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/mojave-desert/)
- [Colrado Desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/colrado-desert/)
- [tufa](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/tufa/)
- [devils postpile national monument](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/devils-postpile-national-monument/)
- [devils postpile](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/devils-postpile-2/)
- [columnar basalt](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/columnar-basalt/)
- [Summit Lake South](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/summit-lake-south/)
- [Lassen Nartional Park](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/lassen-nartional-park/)
- [Lassen](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/lassen/)
- [Devil's Postpile](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/devils-postpile/)
- [snow](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/snow/)
- [slot canyons](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/slot-canyons/)
- [palms](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/palms/)
- [mecca hills](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/mecca-hills/)
- [low desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/low-desert/)
- [cabin](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/cabin/)
- [Thousand Palms Oasis](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/thousand-palms-oasis/)
- [Kyle](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/kyle/)
- [Emily](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/emily/)
- [sagauro](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/sagauro/)
- [colorado desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/colorado-desert/)
- [Carnegia gigantea](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/carnegia-gigantea/)
- [nature photography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/nature-photography/)
- [hiking](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/hiking/)
- [camping](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/camping/)
- [volcanic plug](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/volcanic-plug/)
- [morro bay](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/morro-bay/)
- [coatal california](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/coatal-california/)
- [Napa](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/napa/)
- [redwoods](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/redwoods/)
- [north coast](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/north-coast/)
- [Northern California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/northern-california/)
- [flowers](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/flowers/)
- [NorCal](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/norcal/)
- [CGS](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/cgs/)
- [joshua tree](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/joshua-tree/)
- [Thanksgiving](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/thanksgiving/)
- [desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/desert/)
- [Nevada](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/nevada/)
- [November](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/november/)
- [Arizona](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/arizona/)
- [2016](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/2016/)
- [telescope peak](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/telescope-peak/)
- [serenity](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/serenity/)
- [saltpan](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/saltpan/)
- [remote](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/remote/)
- [racetack playa](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/racetack-playa/)
- [playa](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/playa/)
- [moving stones](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/moving-stones/)
- [moving rocks](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/moving-rocks/)
- [meditation](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/meditation/)
- [geomorphology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/geomorphology/)
- [discharge playa](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/discharge-playa/)
- [death valley](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/death-valley/)
- [california geography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/california-geography/)
- [adventure](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/adventure/)
- [United States](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/united-states/)
- [Lone Pine](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/lone-pine/)
- [Big Pine](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/big-pine/)
- [Selby](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/selby/)
- [RDTGS](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/rdtgs/)
- [Bill](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/bill/)
- [William Selby](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/william-selby/)
- [Geography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/geography/)
- [California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/california/)
- [tsunami](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/tsunami/)
- [subduction](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/subduction/)
- [seismology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/seismology/)
- [earthquake](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/earthquake/)
- [Arcata](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/arcata/)
- [firestorms](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/firestorms/)
- [fire ecology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/fire-ecology/)
- [plate tectonics](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/plate-tectonics/)
- [gold](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/gold/)
- [Mother Lode](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/mother-lode/)
- [lifestyles](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/lifestyles/)
- [immigration](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/immigration/)
- [rural](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/rural/)
- [urban](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/urban/)
- [culture](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/culture/)
- [climate](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/climate/)
- [geology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/geology/)
- [applied geography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/applied-geography/)
- [physical geography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/physical-geography/)
- [human geography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/human-geography/)
- [agriculture](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/agriculture/)
- [economy](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/economy/)
- [e-commerce](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/e-commerce/)
- [politics](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/politics/)
- [border](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/border/)
- [Tijuana](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/tijuana/)
- [Mexico](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/mexico/)

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## Tags

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- [earthquake](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/earthquake/)
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- [geomorphology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/geomorphology/)
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- [Sonoran Desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/sonoran-desert/)
- [Colorado Desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/colorado-desert/)
- [Chuckwalla Mountains](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/chuckwalla-mountains/)
- [metropolitan](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/metropolitan/)
- [Sacamento](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/sacamento/)
- [Woolsey Fire](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/woolsey-fire/)
- [camels](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/camels/)
- [Colorado River](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/colorado-river/)
- [fisheries](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/fisheries/)
- [salmon](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/salmon/)
- [restoration](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/restoration/)
- [Feather River](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/feather-river/)
- [skyscraper](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/skyscraper/)
- [urban](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/urban/)
- [San Francisco](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/san-francisco/)
- [Vietnamese](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/vietnamese/)
- [gentrification](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/gentrification/)
- [real estate](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/real-estate/)
- [development](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/development/)
- [Los Angeles](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/los-angeles/)
- [Silverlake](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/silverlake/)
- [Tijuana](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/tijuana/)
- [San Ysidro](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/san-ysidro/)
- [For profit college](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/for-profit-college/)
- [higher education](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/higher-education/)
- [student debt](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/student-debt/)
- [Spain](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/spain/)
- [Mediterranean](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/mediterranean/)
- [landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/landscapes/)
- [election](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/election/)
- [red vs. blue](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/red-vs-blue/)
- [plate tectonics](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/plate-tectonics/)
- [rock formations](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/rock-formations/)
- [Sierra Nevada](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/sierra-nevada/)
- [African-American](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/african-american/)
- [cultural landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/cultural-landscapes/)
- [farming](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/farming/)
- [sustainable](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/sustainable/)
- [Japanese](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/japanese/)
- [endogenic procesess](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/endogenic-procesess/)
- [techtonic boundaries](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/techtonic-boundaries/)
- [e-commerce](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/e-commerce/)
- [Amazon](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/amazon/)
- [redwoods](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/redwoods/)
- [mendocino](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/mendocino/)
- [forestry](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/forestry/)
- [philosophy](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/philosophy/)
- [seismology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/seismology/)
- [tsunami](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/tsunami/)
- [northwest](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/northwest/)
- [California Geographical Society](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/california-geographical-society/)
- [conquistadors](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/conquistadors/)
- [exploration](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/exploration/)
- [Cabrillo](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/cabrillo/)
- [missions](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/missions/)
- [local economy](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/local-economy/)
- [Ventura](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/ventura/)
- [Gold Coast](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/gold-coast/)
- [e-scooters. e-commerce](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/e-scooters-e-commerce/)
- [transportation](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/transportation/)
- [history](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/history/)
- [culture](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/culture/)
- [Santa Rosa](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/santa-rosa/)
- [GIS](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/gis/)
- [geography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/geography/)
- [hydrology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/hydrology/)
- [rural landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/rural-landscapes/)
- [seasons](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/seasons/)
- [water use](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/water-use/)
- [Hurricane Dorian](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/hurricane-dorian/)
- [hurricane](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/hurricane/)
- [tropical cyclone](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/tropical-cyclone/)
- [global warming](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/global-warming/)
- [Norway](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/norway/)
- [glacial landscapes](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/glacial-landscapes/)
- [Cambodia](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/cambodia/)
- [Thailand](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/thailand/)
- [Environment](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/environment/)
- [cultural geography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/cultural-geography/)
- [coastal resources](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/coastal-resources/)
- [tourism](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/tourism/)
- [urban planning](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/urban-planning/)
- [Medical geography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/medical-geography/)
- [Health geographics](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/health-geographics/)
- [Human geography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/human-geography/)
- [COVID-19](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/covid-19/)
- [Coronovirus](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/coronovirus/)
- [Death Valley](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/death-valley/)
- [record heat](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/record-heat/)
- [drought](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/drought/)
- [ENSO](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/enso/)
- [La Nina](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/la-nina/)
- [pressure gradients](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/pressure-gradients/)
- [badlands](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/badlands/)
- [deposition](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/deposition/)
- [erosion](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/erosion/)
- [spatial analysis](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/spatial-analysis/)
- [transit](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/transit/)
- [Flora](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/flora/)
- [Hurricane kay](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/hurricane-kay/)
- [topical cyclone](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/topical-cyclone/)
- [superbloom](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/superbloom/)
- [wildflowers](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/wildflowers/)
- [Carrizo Plain](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/carrizo-plain/)
- [Zion](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/zion/)
- [Yosemite](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/yosemite/)
- [National Parks](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/national-parks/)
- [groundwater](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/groundwater/)
- [agricuture](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/agricuture/)
- [central valley](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/central-valley/)
- [landcover](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/landcover/)
- [rent](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/rent-2/)
- [income](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/income/)
- [income disparity](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/income-disparity/)
- [California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/california/)
- [Santa Monica College](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/tag/santa-monica-college/)

## Gallery Tags

- [gentrification](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/rl_tag/gentrification/)
- [Silverlake](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/rl_tag/silverlake/)
- [LA](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/rl_tag/la/)

## Gallery Tags

- [Mexico](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/mexico/)
- [Tijuana](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/tijuana/)
- [border](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/border/)
- [politics](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/politics/)
- [e-commerce](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/e-commerce/)
- [economy](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/economy/)
- [agriculture](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/agriculture/)
- [human geography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/human-geography/)
- [geology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/geology/)
- [climate](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/climate/)
- [culture](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/culture/)
- [urban](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/urban/)
- [immigration](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/immigration/)
- [lifestyles](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/lifestyles/)
- [Mother Lode](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/mother-lode/)
- [Sierra Nevada](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/sierra-nevada/)
- [gold](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/gold/)
- [plate tectonics](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/plate-tectonics/)
- [fire ecology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/fire-ecology/)
- [firestorms](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/firestorms/)
- [Arcata](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/arcata/)
- [earthquake](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/earthquake/)
- [seismology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/seismology/)
- [subduction](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/subduction/)
- [tsunami](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/tsunami/)
- [California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/california/)
- [Geography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/geography/)
- [Rediscovering the Golden State](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/rediscovering-the-golden-state/)
- [Rob O'Keefe](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/rob-okeefe/)
- [William Selby](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/william-selby/)
- [Bill](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/bill/)
- [RDTGS](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/rdtgs/)
- [Selby](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/selby/)
- [Big Pine](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/big-pine/)
- [Lone Pine](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/lone-pine/)
- [United States](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/united-states/)
- [adventure](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/adventure/)
- [california geography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/california-geography/)
- [death valley](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/death-valley/)
- [discharge playa](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/discharge-playa/)
- [geomorphology](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/geomorphology/)
- [meditation](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/meditation/)
- [moving rocks](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/moving-rocks/)
- [moving stones](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/moving-stones/)
- [playa](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/playa/)
- [racetack playa](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/racetack-playa/)
- [remote](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/remote/)
- [saltpan](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/saltpan/)
- [serenity](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/serenity/)
- [telescope peak](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/telescope-peak/)
- [2016](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/2016/)
- [Arizona](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/arizona/)
- [Nevada](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/nevada/)
- [November](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/november/)
- [Thanksgiving](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/thanksgiving/)
- [desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/desert/)
- [joshua tree](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/joshua-tree/)
- [CGS](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/cgs/)
- [NorCal](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/norcal/)
- [flowers](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/flowers/)
- [Sacramento](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/sacramento/)
- [Northern California](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/northern-california/)
- [Mendocino](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/mendocino/)
- [north coast](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/north-coast/)
- [redwoods](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/redwoods/)
- [Napa](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/napa/)
- [coatal california](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/coatal-california/)
- [morro bay](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/morro-bay/)
- [morro rock](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/morro-rock/)
- [volcanic plug](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/volcanic-plug/)
- [camping](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/camping/)
- [hiking](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/hiking/)
- [nature photography](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/nature-photography/)
- [Carnegia gigantea](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/carnegia-gigantea/)
- [colorado desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/colorado-desert/)
- [sagauro](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/sagauro/)
- [whipple mountains](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/whipple-mountains/)
- [Emily](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/emily/)
- [Idyllwild](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/idyllwild/)
- [Kyle](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/kyle/)
- [Thousand Palms Oasis](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/thousand-palms-oasis/)
- [cabin](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/cabin/)
- [low desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/low-desert/)
- [mecca hills](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/mecca-hills/)
- [palms](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/palms/)
- [slot canyons](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/slot-canyons/)
- [snow](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/snow/)
- [Devil's Postpile](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/devils-postpile/)
- [Lassen](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/lassen/)
- [Lassen Nartional Park](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/lassen-nartional-park/)
- [Summit Lake South](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/summit-lake-south/)
- [columnar basalt](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/columnar-basalt/)
- [devils postpile](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/devils-postpile-2/)
- [devils postpile national monument](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/devils-postpile-national-monument/)
- [tufa](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/tufa/)
- [Colrado Desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/colrado-desert/)
- [Mojave Desert](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/mojave-desert/)
- [Kings Canyon](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/kings-canyon/)
- [and Sequoia National Parks](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/and-sequoia-national-parks/)
- [USA](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/usa/)
- [Chapter 10](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/chapter-10/)
- [Chapter 11](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/chapter-11/)
- [San Diego](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/san-diego/)
- [Chapter 9](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/chapter-9/)
- [South Coast and Peninsualr Ranges](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/south-coast-and-peninsualr-ranges/)
- [gardner cattle](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/gardner-cattle/)
- [primary](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/primary/)
- [rrural](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/rrural/)
- [Badlands](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/badlands/)
- [February](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/february/)
- [Lassen National Park](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/lassen-national-park/)
- [Lassen Volcanic National Park](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/lassen-volcanic-national-park/)
- [vulcanism](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/vulcanism/)
- [Gavitota](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/gavitota/)
- [Refugio](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/refugio/)
- [beach](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/beach/)
- [coastal](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/coastal/)
- [2018](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/2018/)
- [Florida](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/florida/)
- [March](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/march/)
- [wildlife](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/wildlife/)
- [Central Coast](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/central-coast/)
- [January](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/january/)
- [Knapp Castle](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/knapp-castle/)
- [Santa Barbara](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/santa-barbara/)
- [Rocky Peak](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/rocky-peak/)
- [Simi Valley](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/simi-valley/)
- [Venice](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/venice/)
- [skatboard](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/skatboard/)
- [Bolsa Chica](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/bolsa-chica/)
- [Mt. Baldy](https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/bwg_tag/mt-baldy/)