And come on...the American "migration" across the West is a HUGE theme in our culture - ya know.. California Dreamin', Louis & Clark, Roy Rodgers, Home on the Range, Hippies & the "Children of the Sun" making the trip to a newer and BRIGHTER life out West -
Here's a nice example in music. Plzzz listen.
Led Zeppelin-Going to Californiahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15srNF5f2v8&mode=related&search=