163,696 square miles with 840 miles of coastline. It’s the most geologically diverse state in the U.S. with towering mountains, volcanic activity, beautiful beaches, islands, forests, deserts, caves, cliffs, rivers, wetlands, marshes, tide pools, estuaries, active fault lines, and an abundance of diverse living creatures.”There are approximately 30,000 species of insects, 63 of freshwater fish, 46 amphibians, 96 reptiles, 563 birds, 190 mammals, and more than 8,000 plants”. It’s an outdoor wonderland for adventure seekers and nature lovers. Climbing, hiking, surfing, skiing, fishing, birding….whatever you’re looking for, you can pretty much find it in California.