3 8o Life in the Open 



would see the beauties of its splendid mountains, its 

 cool sea-coast, and its unexcelled sea-fishing, I com- 

 mend it as a summer resort, as well. From March or 

 April to December, its life in the open can be enjoyed 

 without interference, and its resorts along shore will be 

 found cooler than any on the Atlantic coast of the 

 United States south of Maine. No storms, no fog in 

 the daytime, an absence of mosquitoes, cool nights, no 

 malaria, and the best big game-fish angling in the 

 world. In winter the land is a garden, and days follow 

 days almost perfect and beautiful. Golf days, we might 

 call them, as then the golfer is in the land, and the fine 

 clubs and links of Santa Barbara, Avalon, Los Angeles, 

 Pasadena, Riverside, and Coronado are now at their 

 best The days are " fresh," and snow is not met with 

 except in the high altitudes. The lower ranges and 

 their attractive cartons are the winter picnic grounds of 

 Southern California. Many Eastern visitors bring their 

 motor-cars, and the roads are filled with life and colour, 

 from Santa Barbara to Coronado, all during the Cali- 

 fornian winter of soft winds and flowers. 



