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Old 06-24-2013, 02:33 PM
 
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SoCal has it's share of rugged mountains, they are just much smaller ranges and not as high as the Sierras. The San Gabriel mts will remind you of the Sierras very much. They are even as steep as the Sierras.
Like I said, SoCal has some great scenery (such as the impressive San Gabriel mountains, San Bernadino, and Tehachapi mountains).

I just don't think it's better than Northern California's offerings.
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Old 06-24-2013, 03:01 PM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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Like I said, SoCal has some great scenery (such as the impressive San Gabriel mountains, San Bernadino, and Tehachapi mountains).

I just don't think it's better than Northern California's offerings.
I agree with that
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Old 06-24-2013, 06:38 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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62 is about the warmest I've seen here too. There was an El Nino some years back when I was in SD and the water got to 75 or so at Ocean Beach. Warm ocean water certainly is a unique feeling so for those who come from areas where the water is 80 or above, I can see why no where in CA feels nice to them.
I don't want to swim in water that's 75. I like swimming water to be refreshing, not bathtub-like. On a hot day, you want to be able to cool off. If it's 80 degrees, and the water's 75, that's not really gonna happen. I swam at the beach in Santa Cruz last summer, and didn't notice it was especially cold.
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Old 06-24-2013, 07:58 PM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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I don't want to swim in water that's 75. I like swimming water to be refreshing, not bathtub-like. On a hot day, you want to be able to cool off. If it's 80 degrees, and the water's 75, that's not really gonna happen. I swam at the beach in Santa Cruz last summer, and didn't notice it was especially cold.
Feels different in the water. You lose heat 27 times faster in water than in the air.
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Old 06-24-2013, 09:00 PM
 
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You lose heat 27 times faster in water than in the air.
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Old 06-24-2013, 09:29 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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I don't want to swim in water that's 75. I like swimming water to be refreshing, not bathtub-like. On a hot day, you want to be able to cool off. If it's 80 degrees, and the water's 75, that's not really gonna happen. I swam at the beach in Santa Cruz last summer, and didn't notice it was especially cold.
You must take really cold baths if you think 75 is "bathtub-like". The water is SoCal IS refreshing during summer, in NorCal it's hypothermic.
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Old 06-24-2013, 10:21 PM
 
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You must take really cold baths if you think 75 is "bathtub-like". The water is SoCal IS refreshing during summer, in NorCal it's hypothermic.
Try Puget Sound, BWAhahahaha!
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Old 06-27-2013, 08:55 PM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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Water draws heat away from your body at a rate which is 27 times faster than the rate at which the air draws heat away from your body.



jeez unbelievable LOL
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Old 06-27-2013, 09:01 PM
 
Location: Jesusland
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People in SF are more career and education/sophistication focused, feels a bit East Coast like. LA is more about surface appearances. Physical beauty and gaudy displays of wealth are cherished in LA.
Agree.
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Old 06-30-2013, 10:43 AM
 
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I don't want to swim in water that's 75. I like swimming water to be refreshing, not bathtub-like. On a hot day, you want to be able to cool off. If it's 80 degrees, and the water's 75, that's not really gonna happen. I swam at the beach in Santa Cruz last summer, and didn't notice it was especially cold.
Also, where is SoCal is there even 75 degree water? That would be record breaking. Current water temps:

LA: 65.3
Santa Monica: 64.3
Scripps Pier / San Diego: 60 (this is cold though for it being almost July)

Compared to NorCal:
Crescent City: 58.1
Monterey: 59.0

Compared to Puget Sound:
Seattle, WA 52.0

To me, they're all too cold. I prefer my beaches for the atmosphere!
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