3B Beaches

3. Studying beaches pertains to the humanities in the way that it, confirms and elaborates on the gereralized stereotype that California has a lot of beaches. Not just surfing beaches, but attractions and historical landmarks that are key to the overall mantra of California.

Johnsons Beach-
One big stereo type that I have heard time after time about Johnsons beach is that because the beach is in Gureneville, it would be predominately occupied and frequented by gay people, and also that it was a nude beach. Upon arriving to the beach for the first time I realized that that stereotype was completely false, and it was inhabited by all types of people, all with their bathing suits on (haha).

Santa Cruz-
I have been the Santa Cruz many times. A good majority of my family lives there, so I have frequented the beaches since I was a tot. One assumption that I hear all the time from fellow Californian's and people from other parts is that all people frm Santa Cruz are beach bum hippies that just smoke pot, and surf all day. I have been to Santa Cruz at least 5 dozen times, and I have never witnessed a hippie on the beach smoking pot, or really anyone actually honest to goodness surfing. Everyone tries, but the waves in most parts aren't big enough.

2. List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point

1. They both cater to a qide virety of tourists, and locals alike.
2. They both are conveniently located in small towns with friendly locals.
3. They both require some sort of bathing suit.

3. List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point

1. Johnson's beach has considerably colder water than the beaches in Santa Cruz.
2. Santa Cruz, is more of a tourist attraction for someone who wants a theme park along with their beach vacation.
3. Santa Cruz has a lot more tourist accommodation's, and hotels centrally located and within only a small walk from the beach.

4. Questioning:
1. I know the historical background of the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk, but what other attractions or beaches are around. Or since the boardwalk, have they all basically melded together to form "Santa Cruz" as one big beach.

2. I know that the bridge in Guerneville is recognized as a nationally historic monument, but what I would like to know is who built it, and who was it named after?


5. While searching blog, I came across Lindsey A Logan's blog. She compared San Francisco to Boston. One thing that I learned, and was really surprising to me was that Boston has become a majority minority city, with blacks, Hispanics and Asians making up 50.5 percent of the city's 600,000 people.

~Sources~
http://www.beachcalifornia.com/johnsons-beach.html
http://www.beachcalifornia.com/scruz.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerneville,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Beach_Boardwalk