California

Ski

At one of the great resorts near lake tahoe or big bear.

surfing

Try your hand at surfing or work on your tanning Orange County or Santa Monica.

The long coastline offers some great California scuba diving.

Climb a mountain and camp in the Sierra Nevada or Shasta Cascades.

California Wildflower Hotline

See California's amazing wildflowers.California Wildflower Hotline, 818 768-3533, (http://www.theodorepayne.org). From March through May, the California Wildflower Hotline at 818 768-3533 or visit www.theodorepayne.org offers the latest information on the best places to view wildflowers throughout Southern and Central California. The hotline and website are updated every Thursday evening. More than 90 wildflower sites are included. The hotline, operating more than 25 years, is run by the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants, Inc.

Northern California Blues Festival

(http://www.northerncalifo...) fastest growing festival of its kind comes in june to sacramento county around father's day each year and usually features a spectacular line-up of blues artists. event benefits through the mind, a non-profit providing free alternative mental health to america's veterans.