>>1855214None of those places drop to -30f in winter or have a true continental climate, and california lacks large flat high elevation (1+ miles ASL) plains/plateaus/badlands which every western state except for CA, WA, HI, and AK have. Everything pictured in that post is over 5,000 ft, receives 40-300 inches of snow in winter, and has a true continental climate that can drop below 0f for half the year which isn't quite the same as anything in CA.
