Counties: description for Calaveras County
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* '''[[Alpine County]]''' - Sparsely populated Alpine County advertises itself with the slogan "two people per square mile and you", making it a good option for a quiet mountain getaway. Attractions include the hot spring pools at Grover Hot Springs State Park, amazing views of the Sierras from the Ebbetts Pass National Scenic Byway, and the excellent winter skiing at [[Kirkwood (California)|Kirkwood Mountain Resort]].
* '''[[Alpine County]]''' - Sparsely populated Alpine County advertises itself with the slogan "two people per square mile and you", making it a good option for a quiet mountain getaway. Attractions include the hot spring pools at Grover Hot Springs State Park, amazing views of the Sierras from the Ebbetts Pass National Scenic Byway, and the excellent winter skiing at [[Kirkwood (California)|Kirkwood Mountain Resort]].
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[[Calaveras County]]
''' - Sparsely populated Calaveras County inspired author Mark Twain's first successful story "''The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County''", and today visitors can both visit Twain's cabin and enjoy the annual Jumping Frog Jubilee in the tiny town of [[Angels Camp]]. The county is also home to several natural caves, a handful of wineries, Gold Rush history, and giant sequoia trees in Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
* '''[[El Dorado County]]''' - "El Dorado" is Spanish for "the gilded/golden", an appropriate name for the county where the California Gold Rush was kicked off after a discovery at Sutter's Mill (near [[Coloma (California)|Coloma]]) in 1848. The county's attractions include mountain scenery, gold mining history, the impossibly blue waters of Lake Tahoe, backpacking opportunities in the Desolation Wilderness, and epic skiing in the South Lake Tahoe area.
* '''[[El Dorado County]]''' - "El Dorado" is Spanish for "the gilded/golden", an appropriate name for the county where the California Gold Rush was kicked off after a discovery at Sutter's Mill (near [[Coloma (California)|Coloma]]) in 1848. The county's attractions include mountain scenery, gold mining history, the impossibly blue waters of Lake Tahoe, backpacking opportunities in the Desolation Wilderness, and epic skiing in the South Lake Tahoe area.
* '''[[Fresno County]]''' - Sprawling Fresno County is home to [[Fresno]], California's fifth-largest city, and vast agricultural areas. The eastern side of the county is mountainous, featuring the remote wilderness of Kings Canyon National Park, which attracts visitors to its redwoods, giant sequoias, and unspoiled meadows that lie at the crest of the Sierra Nevada range.
* '''[[Fresno County]]''' - Sprawling Fresno County is home to [[Fresno]], California's fifth-largest city, and vast agricultural areas. The eastern side of the county is mountainous, featuring the remote wilderness of Kings Canyon National Park, which attracts visitors to its redwoods, giant sequoias, and unspoiled meadows that lie at the crest of the Sierra Nevada range.