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City
Alturas

Eureka
Scotia Redding
Susanville
Locator Map
Leggett Yosemite National Park (see pp706–7) in the High
Chico Sierras is an unforgettable wilderness of forests,
alpine meadows, breathtaking waterfalls, and
imposing granite rocks. The giant sequoia trees
Mendocino
here were California’s first tourist attraction.
Ukiah Yuba City
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Sacramento
Santa Rosa Napa
Stockton
San Francisco
Modesto
San Jose Merced Bishop

Fresno
Salinas Lone Pine
Death Valley National Park (see pp672–3) shows
Monterey Visalia the California desert at its harshest and most awe-
Hanford Death inspiring. The Native Americans called the valley
Valley
Tomesha, “the land where the ground is on fire,”
Porterville
an apt name for this extremely hot place.
San Simeon
Bakersfield
San Luis Obispo
Barstow
Needles
Lancaster
Victorville
Santa
Barbara
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Palm Springs Blythe
Long Beach
El Centro
San Diego

San Diego (see p666) was the
site of the first Spanish mission.
Today, it is a major commerical
and military port, where aircraft
Los Angeles (see pp646–65) carriers, cruise ships, fishing
is a city dominated by boats, and pleasure craft are
wealth, fame, and glamor, as a common sight.
perceived by Hollywood. Its
popular beaches along the
Pacific Ocean attract more
than 30 million people a year.

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