What many people don’t realize about California is that although, silicon valley leads the world in technology and southern california has all the hollywood stars, the largest industry in California is agriculture, which comes in large part from Central California. And, although largely forgotten, the original draw to California wasn’t the ocean. Instead, it was gold, which lies in “them there hills.” And with gold currently at over 1500 an ounce, California is one of the few States that has panning for gold as full time employment. These two overlooked facts about California, also lead to one of California’s greatest controversies and greatest features – illegal immigration! It has been said many times that without the illegal immigrants California would just stop everything. Central California is also home to some amazing lakes and some of the most beautiful trees in the world – the redwoods and the Sequoias. Be sure to check them out!