California is a thriving and prosperous State with the adjacent Ports of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach sharing in this good fortune. The Port of Long Beach is just to the east of the Port of Los Angeles, and they are separate ports that tally their trade totals separately. California is a place of great beauty with the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail near Los Olivos and the Los Padres National Forest near Santa Barbara to the west of Los Angeles as outstandingly beautiful areas. The offshore island of Santa Catalina is separated from Los Angeles by the San Pedro Channel, and giant tankers full of Alaskan crude oil or giant container ships weave their way through the offshore islands of Santa Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, San Nicolas, San Clemente and the Anacapa Islands into these two big ports.

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