The name California comes from a 16th-century Spanish novel that describes a mythical paradise called California. The gold rush probably helped earn California the nickname the Golden State, as did its golden poppies, the state flower. Keep an eye out for black bears, mountain lions, bighorn sheep, wild pigs, deer, and elk. And search the skies for a sight of bald eagles, California condors, and California quails, the state bird.
Swimming off the coast are green sea turtles, leather-back sea turtles, California sea lions, sea otters, and blue whales.About 6,500 types of plants thrive in California. You can see Joshua trees, which grow only in the Mojave Desert; perfumed magnolia trees; thorny coral trees; purple-flowered jacarandas; and lots of cacti. There’s a good chance that piece of fruit you’re eating was grown in California. The state is the top U.S. producer of lemons, apricots, avocados, dates, figs, grapes, kiwi, nectarines, peaches, raspberries, strawberries, and many others. And it’s not just fruit—California leads the nation in production of almonds, pistachios, and walnuts. It even grows over 90 percent of the broccoli that’s produced in the United States. The state also produces timber, cement, natural gas, and petroleum. California’s Death Valley is North America’s hottest desert, with an average daily high in the month of June of 115.5°F. Tank up before you drive there. Gas stations can be 50 miles apart! More movies have been filmed in California than any other state. In 1955, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California. Since then about 750 million people have visited the park. California was made the 31st state on September 9, 1850. Ashleigh
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