Having lived in Southern California for a loooonnnng time..........I am staying put.

We have often joked that ALL IN ONE DAY - we could go to the beach, get in the car and drive to the mountains and SNOW........and then drive to the desert and have time to relax in all three situations.

In the summer we can have really HOT days - but it doesn't last that long and it never has the humidity the east coast has.

Northern California is very beautiful.

Last year we had an unusual amount of rain - this season (so far) we haven't had as much rain.

All of that said, I miss the change of seasons - but I could live a lifetime without dealing with snow and cold temperatures.