The city of San Luis Obispo is a great place to live. According to several people I know, who have traveled the world, say our area is one of most beautiful places in the world.
Surrounded by designated open space and the nine sisters" which are extinct volcanoes. Many of the volcanoes can be hiked and you get incredible views along the way.
Laguna Lake was man made and has a variety of wild life that visit the lake. Many are seasonal visitors like the canadian geese, swallows, and white pelicans. Plus, you do not want to miss the mighty big blue herons wading in the water to find their next meal.
History of SLO
Earliest human inhabitants of the local area were the Chumash peoples, who settled in the vicinity circa 5,000 to 10,000 years BC. One of the earliest villages lies south of San Luis Obispo, and reflects the landscape of the early Holocene when estuaries came farther inland and sea levels were higher. These Chumash people exploited marine resources of the inlets and bays along the Central Coast and inhabited a network of villages including sites at Los Osos and Morro Creek.
The City of San Luis Obispo serves as the commercial, governmental, and cultural hub of San Luis Obispo County. One of California’s oldest communities, it began with the founding of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa in 1772 by Father Junípero Serra, on the site of a Chumash village called Tilhini, as the fifth Spanish mission in California's chain of 21 missions. The mission was named after Saint Louis, a thirteenth century bishop of Toulouse, France. It is one of the best preserved examples of Spanish Mission architecture and among the oldest buildings in California.
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Cal Poly
California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California. Cal Poly is one of the 23 campuses of the California State University system (CSU) and is the second largest land-holding university in California (1st in the CSU system).
Comprising six distinct colleges, Cal Poly offers a full spectrum of degrees. Specifically, the university's engineering, architecture, and agriculture colleges consistently place at the top of United States national academic rankings. In U.S. News & World Report's 2008 America's Best Colleges report, Cal Poly ranked as the #1 Public Master's University in the Western United States for the 15th consecutive year. Many students apply for admission to Cal Poly, yielding in 2009 a freshman acceptance rate of 36%. Cal Poly has over 117,000 living alumni and, in fall 2007, 19,777 students currently enrolled.
Cal Poly is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. Cal Poly is known (as its motto suggests) for its "learn by doing" philosophy. Cal Poly is one of four California State Universities that participate in the Big West Conference in athletics.
Cuesta
Cuesta College is a public community college located in San Luis Obispo County off the Central Coast of California. It currently offers 76 Associate's degree programs and 96 certificate programs. Cuesta is a part of the California Community Colleges system and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Located on State Route 1, the Cuesta campus is six miles from the beaches of the Pacific Ocean and six miles from San Luis Obispo (SLO).
A number of Cuesta students transfer to the public California State University and University of California systems, including the nearby Cal Poly SLO campus, as well as private colleges and universities.
Bishop Peak
Bishop Peak is a 1,546 feet (471 m) volcanic plug near San Luis Obispo, California. It is the tallest of the Morros or "Nine Sisters", a chain of similar peaks stretching to Morro Bay. It takes its name from its resemblance to a bishop's miter, and is frequently referred to by locals as "Bishop's Peak".