Like the Angeles National Forest. It's not a forest. It's filled with shrub, rocks, dried sand. It's ugly. Trees in southern california are ugly. you have to go to northern california to see those beautiful redwoods.
2007-09-04 19:26:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Los Angeles
Because it's LA. What do you expect?!
2007-09-04 19:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by Redeemer 7 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Redwoods don't grow as a rule in southern california. Pines do grow in the Angeles National Forest...I've been backpacking there and have slept in pine forests, so you're just not looking at the right place. Try book Trails of the Angeles (John Robinson) for advice.
Pine forests don't look as good as they did 20 years ago because of recent forest fires and mudslides that wiped out a lot of trees plus invasion of the bark beetles which have devistated pine forests in southern california. The climate here is more dry than central and northern california because of their relative distance from the equator, so you shouldn't really be comparing one with the other.
2007-09-06 18:03:50 · answer #2 · answered by Pat D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SoCal is a desert, expect dry areas all the time The best place is Anza Borrego in Riverside/San Bernardino counties, the desert views are breathtaking the Angeles Forest really doesn't give you much of any scenery except shrubs and dried out river beds unfortunately right now many of the hiking trails within the city like in the Santa Monica Conservancy trails and Griffith Park trails have been reduced to ash and dirt due to all the fires we've had within the last couple of years. Yosemite is in Central Cali, about a 5 hour drive north of LA, just south of Yosemite is Sequoia/king's Canyon National park which is as impressive as Yosemite yes, I do recommend Switzer's falls in the Angeles National Forest, but unfortunately it's just a wash, and the hike to the actual waterfall is hard, and due to the low amounts of rain it may be dry.
2016-05-17 06:02:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL, coming from Dallas I think the tress and parks are nice and in a lot greater number here.
Try going to the Huntington Gardens in the spring. It will change your opinion about there only being ugly parks here.
I'll go along with everyone else. This is a glorified desert. If we didn't take water from the Colorado River than LA would never have grown to the 2nd largest city in the U.S.
2007-09-05 10:27:54 · answer #4 · answered by Muppet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
obvious man your awesome!! lol why complain about SoCal?! and southern california rocks!! hmm unlike northern california that doesnt have a NoCal do they?! and any beautiful beaches?! i think not.... and how bout hot looking celebs, people...
2007-09-05 16:31:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
DUH! It's all about the climate. SoCal=Desert, which means no rain
NorCal=temerate zone, wich means lots of rain.
Trees need rains to grow, so more rain means more (and prettier) trees.
I'm guessing you'll fit right in SoCal, with all the trees and scrub.
2007-09-05 06:33:25 · answer #6 · answered by Capt. Obvious 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Hmmn. Don't you think Arrowhead/Big Bear is kinda nice?
2007-09-05 16:11:30 · answer #7 · answered by CEO&LittleLeagueMom 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's so dry and hot. go up the 1 to big sur. it is beautiful! monterey too!
2007-09-05 06:54:33 · answer #8 · answered by deidre 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rain baby rain!
2007-09-05 03:16:34 · answer #9 · answered by copestir 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Blame it on the bark beetles...
2007-09-06 20:54:28 · answer #10 · answered by ABBYsMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
helps highlight how beautiful the people are!
2007-09-04 22:41:51 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋