Posted in Northern California December 24, 2016 by

15 Undeniable Things Every True Northern Californian Has Done At Least Once

There’s a lot of different kinds of people who make their home in Northern California, but there are a few things we all have in common. Whether we’ve done the things on this list a million times or just every once in a while, you can definitely bet that we’ve checked them off the bucket list.

We’re aware that these uncertain times are limiting many aspects of life as we all practice social and physical distancing. While we’re continuing to feature destinations that make our state wonderful, we don’t expect or encourage you to go check them out immediately. We believe that supporting local attractions is important now more than ever and we hope our articles inspire your future adventures! And on that note, please nominate your favorite local business that could use some love right now: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/nominate/
1. Cut down your own Christmas Tree.
Flickr/ Tracy Lee Carroll
2. Visited the Sierra Nevada region.
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3. Driven by Mount Shasta.
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4. Watched the sun set over the ocean.
Flickr/ Cat Burton
5. Eaten Grilled Culinary Delights and called it BBQ (Other parts of the country, especially the South, might have certain stipulations about what should be considered “barbecue,” but here in Northern California, if you throw it over some coals we call it BBQ. BBQ veggies, BBQ salmon, BBQ Burgers… it’s all good!)
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6. Driven down a quite country road.
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7. Picked “stickers” out of your socks after walking through a field of weeds in the summer.
Flickr/ Brett L.
8. Breathed in wildfire smoke.
Flickr/ U.S. Department of Agriculture
9. Worried about wildfires endangering our homes or beloved locations.
Flick/ U.S. Department of Agriculture
10. Thanked a firefighter.
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11. Jumped in a cold lake on a hot day.
Flickr/ Vy Vu
12. Accidentally slapped ourselves when going for a mosquito.
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13. Wished for rain.
Flickr/ Daniel Hoherd
14. Dreamed of having a White Christmas.
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15. Gone for a walk in the woods.
Flickr/ Will Wilson

What else would you add to this list? For more Northern California humor, be sure to check out 15 Reasons Why You Should Never, Ever Move To Northern California.