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is in the border of California and Oregon, which is that too far from here. One of the attractions we will see is a two-mile loop that provides about 20 caves to explore, according to their article. Based on the article is states, “Tourists can explore underground lava tubes that look almost like rocky waterslides. They can also take guided tours of the park, hike along scenic trails, climb cinder cones, and learn about the natural volcanoes and high desert in northern California.” This would be a

Americans started their migration across the continent after the term “Manifest Destiny”, was introduced into their vocabulary. This belief drove Americans to understand that they had a right to take as much of the North American continent as they pleased. Manifest Destiny became a slogan, an advertisement to drive citizens from their comfortable lives on the Eastern seaboard and travel to the vast wilderness. This great migration even inspired the popular 90’s computer game Oregon Trail. Oregon

(FIRST DRAFT) California State Infrastructure Spending: High-speed Rail a Bad Idea The California High-Speed Rail is a high-speed rail system currently under construction in California and is a bad idea for the state. During the November election in 2008, Californians were asked to approve a $45 billion bullet train. Proposition 1A passed, but just barely. Since then just about everything the voters were promised in 2008 about the rail system has changed. With a $45 billion price tag, and with

Article Intro The warmth of the sun, the smell of the ocean, the freshness in the air, what do we give to explore the horizons of the coast? California has many beautiful sight sees every turn you make, but have you ever gotten the change to explore the pacific coast highway other known as Highway One? We make it a mission to explore this wonderful beauty California PCH has to offer. At every turn you can see restaurants, surfers, the sight-sees, activities taking place, and the people. When there’s events’

In 1520s the Spanish began to explore California. They wanted to map the coastline of California and find a safe harbor for Spain. It was not until 1776 that a safe harbor was claimed for the Spanish empire. The beginning theory was the California was an island, but through Spanish expeditions that theory was proven wrong. In the beginning of the explorations a group of explores landed on Bahia de la Paz, which is near the tip of the Baja Peninsula. When the Spanish landed, the Indians killed

It’s been called the sleeping giant. Myths of California breaking off and floating away into the Pacific Ocean. This myth is one of the most popular to this day. Why? Because of a 800 mile long fault that makes it’s way through California called the San Andreas Fault. Beginning when the East Pacific Rise submerged under the North American Plate about 40 miles away from what is now Los Angeles. Spreading northwest and southeast, The San Andreas Fault or SAF gradually grew, and is still growing. The

California High-Speed Rail High-speed rail is generally defined as trains capable of travelling at least 150 miles per hour. When the California High-speed Rail is completed, travelers can get on a train at the Transbay Transit Terminal in San Francisco and arrive at the Union Station in Los Angeles in two hours and forty minutes. The newly constructed high-speed rail in California is going to operate at over 200 miles per hour on average over the entire 800-mile system from San Diego in the south

As one recent article on the West Valley database noted, venture capitalist investor, Tim Draper, is proposing a voter initiative on Congress to split California into 6 states. Today, researchers have been observing areas of California that place either greater or lesser importance on decisions about laws, taxes, and public policy, thus some counties are lacking in affordable housing and quality infrastructure. The fact that our state lies between the top ten worst governments to do business with

Water On Mars, But Not In California The Coachella Valley is a civilization built by water, sustained by water, and requires an awful lot of this rapidly diminishing resource. As a hub for tourist activities such as golfing which use copious amounts of water just to stay operational, the Valley must address California’s growing drought. One would think that California should be the last state experiencing a water shortage because it is bordered by the largest body of water in the world, the Pacific

According to the author Scott Smith, “Zooming through the Central Valley at 200 mph, the trains could unite northern and southern California like never before” (par. 7). This will be so advantageous for the residents of California because it takes several days to travel from north to south California unless an individual is traveling via an airplane, which could be expensive. Gina McCarthy, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said “The all-electric trains, running on renewable