Show cillufo nl a lao 1 of contratti Cont california Is indisputably a land of contrasts it has fertile lands and the ocean in the west and the desert in the east the region of eternal summer Is found in the south and a land of rugged winter in the north it has plains devoid of vegetation and its of big trees the largest in the world also there Is to be found in the state some of the finest seen ery in the world and some of the most desolate of landscapes then too in the matter of elevation which has a decided influence upon conditions ot temperature altitudes vary from a point feet below the level of the sea in dath valley to more than 14 feet above in tact california has the highest and lowest land of any state in the union |