When it comes to visiting California, you are going to need to set aside some priorities and the Los Angeles Times has a handy guide to help. Its growing guide of essential adventures in the Golden State lists some of the must-do activities for visitors.
For those headed to Southern California, for example, a hike to Hollywood sign is the perfect adventure activity and Los Angeles Times writer Christopher Reynolds details how visitors can get to the top - without angering the locals.
"If you want to wind up above the sign's 45-foot-tall letters, looking down through a chain-link fence, one route, often known as the Hollyridge Trail , begins at the end of North Beachwood Drive, by Sunset Ranch. It's about 3 1/2 miles, with an elevation gain of about 900 feet," Reynolds writes.
In San Francisco, Reynolds recommends biking over the Golden Gate Bridge.
"First, rent a bicycle in San Francisco's North Beach or Fisherman's Wharf areas. (There are several rental outfits, including Blazing Saddles and San Francisco Bike Rentals .) Then (following the directions the rental people give you) ride across the Golden Gate Bridge. It's 1.7 miles across the bridge, and there's no toll for cyclists or pedestrians," he says.
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And, despite the fact that the "Tunnel Tree" is no longer, you can still drive through a tree in California.
"For about 80 years, giddy Californians have been steering their vehicles through the Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree in Underwood Park, the tourist epicenter of sleepy little Leggett," says Reynolds.
If you are wondering where Leggett is, you will find it north of San Francisco in Mendocino County.
There are far more suggestions for things to do in California here.
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