one more from the "armpit of California"
This time a RAW development
One could call Fresno the armpit of California, but perhaps Bakersfield better deserves that appellation. There is a lower level than armpit but that's reserved for the town of Trona, near Death Valley, which you have not been to.
I lived in Fresno for three months long ago. The only major redeeming value is its proximity to the mountains; otherwise it was a rather depressing experience. Among other things it has some of the worst air pollution in the U.S.. Fresno is not the tourist California, and actually is located in one of the poorest regions in the entire nation.
Regarding the photos along highway 180 in King's Canyon, the area you photographed had a severe fire last year. It's quite spectacular as it's the deepest canyon in North America, up to 2400 meters deep. There are deeper valleys in the state and the nation, but even the Grand Canyon is not as deep as the King's Canyon.
The American word
canyon come from the Spanish word
cañon, with the spelling Anglicized since English doesn't have diacritical marks.
