Which part? California is a huge state.
Well, lets start with where I am from:
Central Valley - flat, endless patchwork of fields, orchards, and vineyards framed by mountains on either side. Green in the winter, with occasional storms. Golden in the summer, prone to fires. There is a bright white haze in the morning, which turns brown in the afternoon, and red in the evening.
To the east of the central valley lies the Sierra Nevadas: Foothills strewn with boulders, scrub brush, and oak trees rise into mountains well known for being beautiful (ala yosemite). Google toulome meadows or glacier point.
To the west is the central coast and bay area. The central coast, around Pismo, is a shoreline of cliffs and beaches with cold seawater. Large hills separate the coast from the inland, which more or less resembles the central valley. Its foggy in the mornings and mild in the afternoons.
The bay area wraps around the San Fran bay. There is quite a bit of sprawl. For the most part, its like the central coast.
Southern California hosts the Mojave desert and a couple large cities
The mojave desert is one of the hottest places around. Sandy, Rocky, Hilly, Joshua Tree covered. Roads that travel for miles with nary a town nor person in sight.
I don't like L.A., but apparently some parts have nice beaches... with warm water.
I don't get up to NorCal often. As I remember it, it resembles the foothills, except that it will actually snow some times.
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