Quote Originally Posted by King Kurt
California and Nevada - so I have a relatively distorted view of the USA!!

However I was amazed at how different places were even when they were quite close. We drove from Lake Tahoe - thick snow, below freezing - to Sacremento - very hot, temperature in the 80's F - in under 2 hours. Throw in all the different cultres etc and there is a surprise round every corner. ...
I MISS MY CALIFORNIA!
Did you make it to San Franscisco? It's only two hours beyond Sacramento in the opposite direction of Tahoe--temperate, metropolitan, and lots of style. The beauty of the Bay Area <> Sacramento <> Lake Tahoe, with the Napa Valley and El Dorado foothills in-between, is why I haven't really gotten around that much else--never had to go far to relax in a different atmosphere and be entertained (I grew up in Sac; moved away in 2003).

This thread has really driven home the fact that I would do well to go home. I don't think I'll be truly happy anywhere else, though I am trying. Maybe I should give up IT and become a travel agent, selling California destinations.