2. The San Gabriel and San Bernadino Mountains run east-west, and are part of this mountain range. (10 Letter word)

3. This island in San Francisco Bay was once a famous prison.

4. The name of the mountain ranges closest to Redwood National Forest.

5. This central California valley is famous for its vineyards.

6. The country’s largest desert.

7. The Spanish word for the California mainland above Baja California.

8. This is the name of a central California valley and the surrounding National Park, which are both found in the Sierra Nevada.

9. what the 49ers were looking for.

10. San Francisco Bay separates San Francisco from this large city.

11. _ _ _ _ Tahoe, on the California Nevada border, is one of the deepest in the country.

12.Army officer John _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was an explorer. In 1843, he and scout Kit Carson crossed the Sierra Nevada.