Fresno visitors enjoy driving the Fruit Trail

When people think of California, they first think of beaches, theme parks and movie stars and often one of the most important aspects of this state is overlooked - the agriculture that provides so many of our basic necessities. With farmlands to rival anything you'll see in the Midwest, California's vast San Joaquin Valley is dotted with small towns that exist mainly to service those who work in the agriculture industry.

Cary Ordway is a syndicated travel writer and president of Getaway Media Corp, which publishes websites focused on regional getaway travel. Among the sites currently offered by GMC are http://www.californiaweekend.com, covering California spa vacations and other Golden State destinations, and http://www.northwesttraveladvisor.com, covering NW beach vacation ideas as well as other Pacific Northwest travel destinations.

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