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Summer is a season of sunshine. Sunshine provides more opportunities for people to get together, enjoy activities,
and attend events. Southern California is known for its abundance of sunshine as well as its active lifestyle. Throw in a wide variety of landscapes and you have the ingredients for a good time. |
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Summer Solstice, The longest day of the year, is typically between June
21- 23. The average temperature in Southern California, during
the summer season, is between 65 -73 degrees (ºF). People get more light during the summer, before and after
work schedules. In addition, many schools take an extended break
during summer that lasts 2-3 months. People are generally outside for longer periods of time. This combination of elements is key to the overall experience. |
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Summer is a great time for activities.
Museums like The Getty Museum, in West LA, attract large numbers of
visitors. There are 3 popular zoos: The San Diego Zoo, The LA Zoo,
and The Santa Ana Zoo. There is a good chance you will see people
flying kites and maneuvering radio controlled (RC) devices if you visit
parks, beaches and other open areas. Sports are also popular in
this region. Californians enjoy traditional sports such as soccer,
golf, football, baseball, and basketball. In addition, California
is the capital of extreme sports like skateboarding, surfing,
and snowboarding. Many sports professionals call Southern California
"Home". Eating is a popular past time in Socal.
People have migrated from all parts of the world to Southern California
making a wide variety of tasty foods available. It also seems that every weekend people are
barbecueing at small gatherings and large parties. |
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Image above by Philip Domnguez 2007 |
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Many people attend events. Local
events include The 4th of July parade and the Fireworks show in Huntington
Beach, The Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach, and Movies on the Pier in
Santa Monica to name a few. Movies in general are always popular and
there is
no exception during summer months. Most of the big box office hits
are debuted in the summer. There are a high concentration of
concert venues in Los Angeles and Orange County. The Verizon Center
in Irvine, The Hollywood bowl, The Greek Theatre, The House Of Blues,
and the Universal Amphitheatre host world renowned singers, bands, and
performers. |
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California has claim to many beautiful
landscapes, as well as, cool and happening destinations.
Just 2 hours north you can experience Big Bear Mountain. Big Bear gets
most of its tourists during the winter season but is a nice place to
visit in the summer too. People come to mountain bike, hike, fish, and to just float on the lake. Huntington Beach, where
there were a total of 10,103,404 people in attendance in 2006, is a fun
place to visit. Huntington Beach is dubbed Surf City. It has
the highest concentration of surfers world-wide. Huntington Beach
also attracts kayakers, volley ball players, and other beach
enthusiasts. Huntington Beach is located in the northern part of
Orange County. San Clemente and Dana Point are also favorites.
These beach cities are located in South Orange County. These
beaches meet the hills to create scenery filled with the blues and
greens of nature. South county beaches will typically have less people and are a bit more quiet. |
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Big Bear
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Salt Creek
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Huntington Beach
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As you will find, Southern California
summers makes for a great post card and some memorable experiences. Increased light and ideal temperatures set the mood. From there you just have to choose the activities, sports, food, events, and landscapes that you prefer. |
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Written By Philip Dominguez |
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Sources |
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1st Hand
www.Getty.edu
www.rc-airplane-world.com
www.worldclimate.com / http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N33W118+1300+040395C
www.weatherbase.com / www.weatherbase.com/search/search.php3?results=1&query=Los+Angeles
www.cityrating.com / www.cityrating.com/citytemperature.asp?City=Los+Angeles
Santa Monica Walk-In Visitor Information Center Phone# 800-544-5319 or 310-393-7593
WestWays Magazine(Orange County) July/August 2007 edition page 59.
Photos taken by Philip Dominguez
Graphics By Sky
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