My last post was about the Michigan winter, this one is the complete opposite. California is hot, dry, and awesome. There are so many things to do, there better be for the amount of people there, all over the state. From top to bottom there is nature, cities, and what seems like unlimited beaches.
The San Diego Zoo was rated number one in the world. Me being a zoo lover and having been to the San Diego Zoo, I agree, from what I’ve seen. There are over 3,700 animals and 650 species and subspecies. It covers 100 acres and is 1 out of 4 zoo’s in the United States with panda bears. There are so many different experiences they offer, some of them are even free like the Cheetah Run. The Cheetah Run is a long strip of grass where they let a cheetah chase a toy on a string to show visitors just how fast they really are, but they don’t reach top speed because of lack of space and to prevent injury to the cheetah. It actually takes a lot out of a cheetah to reach max speed. The zoo gives bus tours and has live animal cam’s on their website.
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LA County is so big that it has 51 cities within it. Which means there are unlimited things to do. There’s Disneyland, Universal Studios, and Hollywood. Hollywood is where I spent a lot of time last time I went to California. I went to the Walk of Fame, and Madame Tussauds. I also went on a tour to see the Rosebowl, Capital Records, the Hoolywood sign, and famous people’s houses like Chris Evans and Zac Efron. One of my favorite things to do was to take a tour of Madame Tussauds. It’s a wax museum that features life-size wax statues of famous people. It was very cool to feel like they were really right there next to you because they were so life like. Looking around and seeing someone not moving, you automatically think they’re a statue until they move and you realize they’re real.
Yosemite National Park is located in the northern part of California in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It’s 747,956 acres and sits in 4 different counties. It’s known for it’s giant sequoia trees, El Capitan cliff, the Half Dome, it’s waterfalls, and wildlife. You can take a camping tip there for many days and still not experience everything, that’s just how much there is to do and see. It’s best to drive to different checkpoints and then walk around that area before getting in the car to the next stop. The park has lookout points, and parking lots to help. Some of the more in depth things that you can experience walking instead of driving; climbing designated mountains (some mountains require a climbing permit), seeing and even touching the sequoia trees up close, going on walking trails through woods, meadows, and along rivers (trail walks give you a better chance at seeing wildlife although some animals are dangerous, the park has signs on what to do if you encounter bears or cougars), and walking up to the outlook point for El Capitan, the Half Dome, and the Upper and Lower Falls.
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