Santa Barbara: Winter Mecca and Coastal Jewel
A National Geographic bulletin extols Santa Barbara as a winter haven with a mild climate, millionaire colonies in Montecito, and famed sights. It highlights the Santa Barbara mission rebuilt after earthquakes, its massive walls, and its arcade facing the sea, plus scenic rail routes along the coast.
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Santa Barbara Coast and Channel Yachting Paradise
The coast near Santa Barbara features rails barely above high water with roads hugging cliffs. Highways run close to the ocean as waves crash beneath sea level sections. Santa Barbara, 36 miles south of San Francisco and 75 miles from Los Angeles, is famed for water sports and near offshore submerged mountains called the Santa Barbara islands.
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Santa Barbara Channel Levels as Yachting Paradise
The Santa Barbara channel sits between the islands and the mainland, a yachtsman's paradise. It hosts speed tests for Pacific coast naval vessels, while winter brings the greatest tourist throngs to a city with numerous hotels and renowned country clubs and golf courses in the green foothills.
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