MG...my dream is for California to return to the state it once was! I swear I grew up in the glory days of the state - 60s/70s.Yep. It just might happen too, if Simon can actually hold onto the lead he now holds over Grey Out Davis.
I love California and have never lived any place else. The weather is just beautiful. The scenery is drop dead gorgeous! We spent Easter Sunday at Yosemite last weekend, want to take a peak?
I just love it here! As long as you avoid "those" parts of the state, it's a little bit of heaven!
Oh man, you're killing me! You can take the girl out of California, but you can't take the California out of the girl. Ah yes, I still love my native state despite its current, well, 'state'! GO SIMON GO!
Now you've gone and done it! Posted a mountain / water / trees photo of your fav state. Well, the NW has some gor-jamatamous places, too! Eastern side of Olympic Mountains in Washington:
I make no claim to the number of dems or pubblies in the highlands; however, the best part is, no matter what their political persuasion or lack of it, there just aren't many of them one way or the other, up there!
Rialto Beach, NW Washington Coast along Pacific Ocean.
Note: not a personal photo!
I will stop with this one
before anyone has to remind me what the topic of the thread is!. Here is Hurricane Ridge in the Northern Olympics, from which a traveler may look northwards to our great neighbor, Canada, across the Straits of Juan de Fuca, and feast the eyes on lovely Victoria, BC. Down the road a piece, at turn-outs facing east, one may enjoy the vast expanses of Puget Sound and the Cascade Range, notably Mt. Rainier and her sisters. Taking a sea plane from Seattle to Victoria is a hoot. You fly at about 700' altitude so you get to see
everything. I've got better photos of Hurricane Ridge that I took myself, but I don't have a scanner, and apparently the good ones online are in some sort of copyright cabal so I will link to this fuzzy one. It's one of the most spectacular things I've ever seen. Nice trails to hike around on, too. On the other side of the mountains is the ocean, so this rugged old range shelters us from many ravages of the sea.
Remember, here we have waterfalls, rain, forests, rain forests, ocean, rivers galore, majestic mountain ranges, rain, volcanoes, a salt water sound, ferries, rain, canals, lakes, and a lushness that could almost make a person (me) cry. For those who prefer hot and dry climes, Eastern Washington will meet one's desires perfectly.