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The Greatest Road Trip USA? - Our Round USA Road Tour. This web page is part of the year long trip from Sept ’94 - Sept ’95 through 36 USA States and 2 Canadian Provinces by Jean and Graham Beven in 'Serendipity' their 30 foot Winnebago 'Chieftain'. Follow the trip state by state. Lots of photos and information a real adventure that thousands of Britons dream of! 'Live the dream'. The Central Valley, California is 40 to 60 miles (60 to 100 km) wide, and nearly 450 miles (720 km) long, and is bounded by the Cascade Range, Trinity Alps and Klamath Mountains to the north, the Sierra Nevada to the east and the Coast Ranges and San Francisco Bay to the west, as far south as the Tehachapi Mountains. The valley is a vast agricultural region drained by the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. Counties commonly associated with the valley: North Sacramento Valley (Shasta, Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa) California Agricultural Central Valley -" the Fruit Basket of the World." by Mark Adams In 1500s Spanish explorers have discovered Central Valley but they didn't explorer it.Central Valley was inhabited by native Americans until California Gold Rush in 1848. In 1880 irrigation was introduced to central valley to be one of the future biggest Agricultural Valley in the World. Central valley is home to almost 7 million people .It's is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. Its nick name is "the Fruit Basket of the World." Central valley is home to a large live stock farms making California the first State in term of cheese and milk production passing the State of Wisconsin, and oranges (more than the State of Florida), cotton (more than the State of Texas). Central Valley is also the primary source for a number of vegetables and fruits found in all US markets including apricots, almonds, tomatoes, grapes, asparagus, corn and much more. Geographically: Central Valley is almost the size of the State of Florida (south to North). Central Valley stretches almost over 450 miles north to south. Central Valley is basically limited in its northern part by the Cascade Ranges, and in the South by the Tehachapi Peaks while The Coast Range in West separate central Valley from San Francisco Bay Area, and limited by the Sierra Nevada in the east that constitutes a natural frontier between Central Valley in California and the State of Nevada. Central Valley's northern half refers to the Sacramento Valley, and its southern half to the San Joaquin Valley. The major rivers that supplies the Great Valley with irrigation and waters are: Sacramento River (California largest river), the American River, San Joaquin River, Stabiles, Toluene and Merced River that takes its source in the Yosemite Valley. Many Metropolitans areas are located within Central Valley like Sacramento ( the Capital of California), Visalia, Fresno, Stockton, Bakersfield, Modes to, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Kings and Tulare. Economy: Agriculture is especially significant to the economy of California's Central Valley where it generates about $24.8 billion a year supporting 1.1 million jobs. California Central Valley Agriculture contributes to California's gross state product exceeding $1.2 trillion a year and making the State of California one of the world's largest economies, behind Japan, Germany, England, and France. More Information: Mark Adams is a specialized writer in Travel & Tourism related topics. He wrote many articles regarding San Francisco Tours and many more articles can be found at California tours and National Park tours Source: www.PopularArticles.com
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