Castles, train rides, ghost towns, underground gardens, pixie margaritas and grunion runs. Here's what's at the top of your list.
is unacceptably short of castles, train rides, ghost towns, underground gardens, pixie margaritas and grunion runs. Also, I could have paid more attention to orange bridges.. Your favorite destinations make an intriguing list of their own and I’ll be thinking of it as I explore for my next list. Here’s a sampling.John Hocking in Alta Loma wrote to say he was “surprised that you included In-N-Out in your 101 Best CA Experiences but omitted, in my opinion a much more iconic destination.
, which makes “the best pixie tangerine margaritas in town.” This assertion clearly demands follow-up research.Charles Brown of Roseville alleged that “your list shows a bias for the southern half of the state, Sacramento south,” and went on to list many spots that I left out, includingMono Lake, Mt. Shasta, Alcatraz, Lava Beds National MonumentSome of those, I omitted because they’re so well known or I included them last year.
Julie Kirby in Glendale, a longtime reader, said the list “made this CA native’s heart thump, and feet twitch just a bit.” Kirby also lavished praise onand suggested that our photographers deserve credits in larger type. I’m sorry, Ms. Kirby. We need that space for writer credits. Forestiere’s home and gardens are remarkable. And while he was digging in Fresno, another Italian immigrant named Sabato Rodia was raising Watts Towers in Los Angeles. If there were a California DIY Hall of Fame, they’d deserve their own wing.
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