From produce to sunrises to wildlife, these are the colors of the Valley. In contrast to Los Angeles or San Francisco, cities in the Great Central Valley are a manageable size and close to open space . Most of the Valley's towns still even have water towers . The mountains in question being the Sierra Nevada on the east and the Coast Ranges on the west. After winter rains the rolling hills depicted here turn from summer gold to a lustrous shade of green.
Agriculture is the economic, social, and environmental foundation of the Great Central Valley.