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I am not a local but we get to that part of the world a bit.

Yosemite is killer. Not sure if it is do-able for you.

San Francisco is one of the best cities in the US. It is just fun.

The Redwoods are cool but I think you can find better. Read above for ideas.

Mountains? Washington is really very nice, but you have seen that. I don't really think of California as being "mountain" country. Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado - they have mountains.

We have mountains in Oregon as well but on a conical, snow-covered one at a time basis. I like them but that is what I am used to. Don't know if they will float your boat.

Keep us posted.