We lived in the Sierras, an hour from Lake Tahoe. We loved going there for hiking weekends as well as visiting Yosemite. Carmel was also a place we loved to visit.
One of the first thing people asked us when we moved to SC was “what is wrong with the people and the govt in California?”
California has too many beautiful places to mention and the best climate in America. I will miss some of the places, but that’s all I will miss. But yes, Lake Tahoe and Yosemite are foremost among its gems.