Wonders of California
(North of Grapevine)
How many of the
places in the images
on the following slides
can you name? How
many of the places
have you visited?
Each place has value
from a scenic,
interesting and/or
educational
perspective! Please
do considering
checking them out as
all are worth the time.
Uncalifornia – no fresh water down here – no person’s land!
Golden Gate Bridge
Cable cars in S.F.
Golden Gate Park
De Young Museum
Japanese Tea Garden
Calif. Acad. of Sciences
Pier 39 near
Fisherman’s Wharf, S.F.
Opening in new home on Pier
15 in San Francisco, on April
17, 2013.
Yosemite Valley and Falls
Tioga Pass, Yosemite
“Dam Hetch-Hetchy! As well dam for water-tanks the people's cathedrals and
churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man.”
John Muir
Should the dam be removed?
If it were drained!
Lake Tahoe
Mt. Shasta
Lassen National Park
McArthur Burney Falls
(Northwest of Lassen)
Calaveras State Park (near Arnold, CA)
Sequoia National Park
Kings Canyon
National Park
Mono Lake
Devil’s Postpile,
Mammoth, CA
Death Valley
The newest
National Park,
Pinnacles, 01/13/13
California State Capitol, Sacramento
California State Fair,
Sacramento
Great America,
Santa Clara, CA
Marine World, Vallejo, CA
Santa Cruz Boardwalk
and coast with
lighthouse
Año Nuevo State Park,
North of Santa Cruz
Hearst Castle,
Near Cambria
Monterey, Carmel area
Big Sur coast
and redwoods
Knight’s Ferry covered bridge and float trip
McHenry Mansion
McHenry Museum
Free admission
Stanislaus County Fair,
Turlock
San Luis Wildlife
Refuge, Beckwith Rd.,
Modesto
Napa Valley winery and train.
Other great wineries with
tasting rooms are all over
Northern California (e.g.,
Sonoma, Paso Robles,
Livermore, Lodi, Murphys, etc.)
The MJC Science Center is on the West Campus and
will house not only an exciting new Great Valley
Museum but many interactive features including a
first class planetarium, observatory, science sphere,
Foucault pendulum, an outoor education facility and
an interactive periodic table.
University of California,
Merced
Stanford University
University of Pacific
University of California, Berkeley
California State Univ.,
Stanislaus
University of California,
Davis
A hidden gem in Point Arena, CA. Take a
tour and/or stay in one of the two fully
equipped cabins. Bbryan Preserve.
Take advantage of the proximity of all the
places you have seen in the preceding slides.
Visit, experience, learn, grow and enjoy.
“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” Dr. Seuss
“People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for
themselves.” Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to
reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Nothing ever becomes real 'til it is
experienced.” John Keats
Thank you for participating!