CA DUers. Things you love about California?

[maveric]

Weather
Beaches
Friendly people
BLUE!

To name a few.

[Misunderestimator]

1. It's NOT Florida!!

:woohoo:

[maveric]

2. Thank Goddess for that!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. afternoon breezes

no need for air conditioner
misunderestimator

[Misunderestimator]

4. Awwwww

:)

[cprise]

5. I have a LONG list

...of things I love to hate about it.

But I won't spoil your fun :D

[maveric]

6. Then go here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3155094

[maveric]

7. Fish Tacos, Tidepools, Diversity...

Surfing
Bike riding along Mission Bay
Santa Monica Pier
All the cool piers.

[taught_me_patience]

8. Its the land of opportunity

and its up to you to make the most of it.

others:
weather
people (cute, friendly, ambitious women)
diverse
liberal
progressive

[maveric]

15. Athletic people.

Runners, cylers, skateboarders, weekend Rugby and La Crosse leagues. baseball fields everywhere. Its no wonder so many major leaguers come from CA.

[AntiCoup2K4]

9. Humboldt County Hemp Ale

[Pooka Fey]

10. The Pacific Coast Highway

Driving North from L.A. - you'll start seeing the ocean when you reach Ventura, and then you drive through beautiful Santa Barbara. Then if you're not in a hurry, you switch from the 101 the PCH 1 and you've got the ocean on your left, and the lovely rolling green hills on your right.

If you're smart you'll pull off in Morro Bay, and hike to the coves to look at the tidepools. There used to be a seal playing in the coves when I spent a summer in San Luis Obispo that would call back and forth with me, while he bounced around in the waves. You might see some sea otters floating on their backs and cracking mollusks on their chests. Maybe if you're really lucky you'll see a whale or some dolphins.

Then when you reach Big Sur you'll be in a very sacred place. There are the redwood forests, lush , green, fragrent and quiet. That's another place to stop and spend some time.

Then you eventually reach San Francisco which is one of the coolest cities in the U.S. Visit the bay, visit China Town, visit Ghiradelli square, and make sure to EAT some fabulous meals and buy sourdough French bread.

Thanks - I love California - I grew up there but I had to move because it got too expensive for me. :-( Thanks for helping me remember how beautiful my home state is.

[Kathleen04]

11. In-N-Out Burger,

I live in New York most of the time now, but I love going there for the fries and pink lemonade when I go home. :)

Also love: palm trees, salsa in the refridgerated isle (no one here knows what I'm talking about!), views of mountains, the Santa Ana winds in Fall, beautiful "winter". Driving up to Lake Tahoe in the summer.

[Menshevik]

16. oh my god yes

I miss in-n-out so much! Whenever I go home for the holidays, it's the first stop as soon as I leave the airport!

[mitchtv]

12. San Francisco, Berekley

Sausalito, Sonoma, Mendocino, the string of missions, The California Poppy, the redwoods( both varieties) the wine, the cheese, Lake tahoe, joshua tree NP Fort point, Monterrey, Palm Springs, Sen Boxer, Lynn Woolsey, SD Zoo,the weed, and the eel river.

[Coastie for Truth]

13. Lots of things

Weather
Cultural and ethnic diversity
Food
San Francisco totally
Palo Alto totally

[maveric]

14. This, this and that...

[Menshevik]

17. a lot

winter weather in the desert...it's perfect
the beaches...surfing
san diego
the mexican food
palm trees
laid back people
barbara boxer :)

[maveric]

19. Big Sur, Joshua Tree, Julian...

Ocean Beach, San Diego.
Veice Beach.
Morro Bay.
Aquatic life.
"The River".
Hotel Del Coronado.
Donna Frye.
Haight Ashbury.

[fleabert]

18. Beach in under two hours, same with skiing and national parks!

and Napa for dinner anytime I want, only 45 mins away!

[GalleryGod]

20. Jerry's Famous, In 'N Out, Santa Monica Pier, Westwood, WeHo,

Aunt Kissy's, The Getty, The Buggy Whip, MOCHA, VENICE BEACH B-)

[Lindsey]

21. I moved here from Texas 18 years ago and have been in love with CA

since the day I arrived. I absolutely LOVE IT HERE :-)
Skating on Venice Beach on a Saturday morning
Santa Monica Pier
The Pacific Coast Hwy and the most beautiful drive I've ever been exposed to up north along the coast
The Bodhi Tree (a "new age" bookstore on Melrose in West Hollywood)
The Hollywood Bowl
The shops in Laguna Beach/heck -Laguna Beach!
The Bay area and everything that goes on up there - it's truly incredible
The beaches
The mountains
The ocean
Oh yea, and Barbara Boxer! (I could go on and on)

[Redstone]

22. The Owens Valley. Mono Lake. The Kel-Baker road.

Anza-Borrego. Darwin Falls.

Bishop. Bridgeport. Lone Pine. Arcata. Cerro Gordo.

Redstone

[LynneSin]

23. I'm shocked!!! No one mentioned their governor

:sarcasm:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. WELL, there's a VERY good reason for that!

WE DON'T LOVE HIM! lololol

[roguevalley]

24. driving through the Feather River country. The mountains and the

big trees in Santa Cruz. The people.

[gardenista]

25. One of my senators, my congresswoman, the people,

the bay area, the weather, the big sky, the clouds melting over Mount Tam, the salmon from the docks, the smell of the sage, the gold of the hills in the summer, the green of the hills in the spring, the heron that flew over my head last week, opossum that lives under our house, the owls and hawks, but not the crows. They belong in Texas.

[youthere]

27. Not in CA anymore but ALBERTOS carne asada burrito!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. Here's what I love about California!

This is the Manhattan Beach pier; I took the pic in Jan. 2005.