On the western coast of the United States lies the beautiful state of California. This state runs beside the Pacific from the Mexico in the south for just about 900 miles to the southern border of Oregon. The state is roughly 200 miles wide from its western beaches to its eastern deserts bordering the states of Nevada and Arizona.

California boasts an array of exceptional geological features that run north to south along nearly the entire length of the state. They provide for a wide assortment of scenery and environment that help to make California the golden state that it is.

Southern California features the warm Pacific waters and that famous California surf attracts so many tourists to its palm shaded beaches. If you travel north, the coastline becomes more scenic, but the waters are cooler and sandy beaches are scarcer. In northern California, hiking along rocky cliffs and visiting isolated beaches to see seals, sea otters or whales are more popular than swimming.

The rugged coastal mountains run by the side of the western fringe of the entire state. These volcanic peaks form a protective barrier shielding the inner lands from the full force of the Pacific Ocean weather. In some places, the ridges are a few miles inland with flat coastal steps where cities like Los Angeles and San Diego are built. South of Monterey, the mountains plunge right into the ocean to form an impressive coastal landscape. A gap in the mountains near San Francisco allows the Pacific Ocean to flow into a large protected bay behind the coastal range.

Southern California offers an array of amusement parks and the famous capitol of the movie industry, Hollywood. From the blue Pacific waters to the amazing redwoods in the north, California has just about anything a visitor could ask for.

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