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16May

Calaveras Jumping Frog Ju...

The Jumping Frog Jubilee and Calaveras County Fair held each year in May is back this week, and it includes the famous Frog Jumping Contest based on the literary works of Mark Twain. The world ...
02November

California Wine Events Up...

The wine industry in California has blossomed and the wine consuming public can't seem to quench its thirst for California wines -- that's good news for the industry and economy. Pictured are travel writers sampling ...
18March

Mono Lake Tufa Towers Cre...

MONO LAKE, CALIF.--Something so beautiful in photos must be amazing to see in real life!  Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra mountains is one of the oldest lakes in the western hemisphere. It is known ...
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Ring Out the Wet Clothes and Smile as You Ring in 2012 at Polar Plunge

Ring Out the Wet Clothes and Smile as ...

We could show you countless REAL California citizens who are overweight and hanging out of their swimwear in all the wrong places during the annual January 1 Polar Beach Dip in San Pedro, but why not start the New Year with one of the most attractive participants, Miss California?  A pretty girl and a smile provide inspiration to launch you into your fantasy 2012. To welcome each New Year, Californians and visitors are heading into the Pacific Ocean, swimming pools and lakes to get wet. Air temperatures are nippy and water ...
Free Polar Plunges at California Beaches Ring in 2011

Free Polar Plunges at California Beach...

Californians love their ocean--but do they love it when the temperature in the water is a bone-chilling 55 degrees? While not quite as brisk as the temperature at Coney Island Polar Plunge where 33 degrees is common in the Atlantic, young and old come out for the annual Pacific polar dips, many held on January 1 to ceremoniously ring in the new year. Events to enjoy this season include polar plunges in San Pedro, San Clemente, La Jolla, Huntington Beach, Venice Beach, Cayucos and Redding. There's also a swim in San ...
A Chilling Thought: Polar Plunge Jan. 1 to Ring In New Year!

A Chilling Thought: Polar Plunge Jan. ...

Each year people along the coast of California and at its inland lakes, make a date on January 1st for a chill & thrill to bring good luck, so some believe. The Polar Plunge is a time honored tradition that has been celebrated around the world in even much cold places where the water temps are close to freezing! In California the Pacific Ocean temperature on January 1 ranges from 55 to 59 degrees. That's cold enough! Polar Plunge events happen in San Pedro, Los Angeles, San Diego and Northern California. ...