Mojave...lots of interesting stuff there, Big Bear for the skiing..and Harris ranch..so what if it's pricey..it is fantastic..make sure it's the runway and not I-5...right next to each other...weird places? High desert airport near 29-palms Giant rock dry lakebed (old UFO convention gathering place from the 50's) Calexico, Cal walk across the Mexican border to some fantastic.....Chinese food...the chinese were forced there when they completed dynamiting the tunnels for the transcon railroad.....Lake Havasu and see the London Bridge..Bouulder City Nevada..(on the border) and see Hoover Dam...lots of good places I had the opportunity to see when flying there many many moons ago hope you enjoy flying in Cal. I did