I’ve shown you this picture before. It’s of a vineyard in the Napa Valley less than an hour from where I live. And, it’s an example of deforestation because deforestation is the conversion of the land’s use from growing trees to not growing trees.
Farther north and up State Route 29 is Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, which–from the road–consists of two wide spots for parking. The pictures were taken from RSL on the trail to Turtle Rock.
Nullius in Verba 
Great photos, Norm. The landscapes of California are wonderfully diverse and ever changing. I seem to recall Napa Valley wines tasting rather nice too…
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You’re right. California is quite diverse having one of the highest peaks (Mt Whitney) in the world to one of the lowest elevations in the world (Death Valley). You can literally go surfing in the morning on a beach and go snow skiing in the afternoon (or vice versa).
The Napa Valley is part of California’s diverse climate and geology. It’s known for some very good wines and a lot of wineries with Charles Krug and Coppola in the mix.
N