During his engagement at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, Otis Redding stayed on a houseboat in Sausalito. While there he wrote his last song and greatest hit: "The Dock of the Bay."
•
Death Valley, California is recognized as the hottest, driest place in the United States. It isn't uncommon for the summer temperatures to reach more than 115 degrees.
•
Sequoia National Park in California contains the largest living tree. Its trunk is 102 feet in circumference.