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About
San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California
It is
said that you haven’t truly lived if you haven’t been to
California! The Golden State, as it is fondly called, is
situated on the western coast of USA and has the mighty
Pacific Ocean flanking it on one side. This striking
state is very conveniently sectioned into what is known
as Northern California (San Francisco Bay) and Southern California
(LA and San Diego). The upper part of
California is pure wonder, in fact it’s a journey in
amazement. After all, this is the state where technology
and science are next-door-neighbors with glitz, glamour.
Not to mention natural wonders of Northern California
and historic City and County of San Francisco.
The
landscape makes for a delightful adventure coupled with
breathtaking sights of San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. With the confluence of Sierra
Nevada Mountains, the Central Valley and the Yosemite
Valley, northern California is the place to be, or at
least visit once in a lifetime. The
weather here is mostly Mediterranean which translates
into dry and not too hot summers and wet and cool
winters. In short, quite a wonderful weather for you to
indulge in all the water or winter activities you have
in mind, however if you are looking for snow you need to
go a bit east to Yosemite or Sierra Nevada (Lake Tahoe
Area). The mischief of the sun, as it castes a hue of
colors on the fine sand interlacing the turquoise blue
green waters, is just what the doctor ordered! If you
love the rush of adrenaline, then hit the pacific coast
for some exciting water sports Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz
and Monterey come to mind. Kayaking, diving,
surfing et al are done here with loads of passion! If
the green bug has bitten you, then California offers its
sequoia and giant redwood trees for your sweet perusal…if even that
doesn’t satisfy you then there are the Palisade
glaciers! Visit Muir Woods and Mendocino forests.
Northern California has in its kitty around quite a few
counties including the capital city Sacramento. In fact
Northern California is a delectable delight for people
with all sorts of tastes and changes dramatically as you
move north from Carmel to San Francisco to Sacramento to
Redding.. The harbinger of all
technological innovations, the famous Silicon Valley is
based here; as is the famous San Francisco Metropolitan
Area with cities like San Jose and Oakland. World class
educational establishments like UC Berkeley, UC Davis,
and Stanford University are located here as well.
Once you have hopped onto the pleasure ride called
northern California, the places you oh-so-totally have
to visit are Aquarium of the Bay (better yet Monterey
Bay Aquarium), Golden Gate Bay
Cruise, Historic Cable Car Ticket, Wine Country Tour, de
Young Museum, and Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf to
name much selected few. Art connoisseurs must pay a
visit to the San Francisco museum of modern art and the Yerba Buena Center for Arts
in San Francisco. Those with a penchant for
wilderness can enjoy the excellent hiking opportunity
generously provided at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum. Park
lovers can go for nature walks at Mount Diablo State
Park, or more social Golden Gate Park in San Francisco
with world famous California Academy of Sciences. There is also the Turtle Bay Exploration Park
in Redding (5 hours north of San Francisco) which also has a museum with interactive exhibits. If
hooking the bait is more your styles then, don’t forget
to step into the Fly Shop at Redding before you set off
for a morning of ‘fishy’ pleasures. Also there is the
Sundial Bridge which is perfect if you like to sight
see.
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