| Believe it or not. skydiving has been around for | | | | options up the coast. |
| hundreds of years. Some historians even trace | | | | To stay local in southern California. though. you'll |
| the first parachutes back to China in the 1100s. | | | | want to first check out these spots for skydiving |
| That's a long distance. in years and miles. away | | | | San Diego. Some of San Diego parachuting |
| from skydiving San Diego. But if you are in the | | | | opportunity is just right outside of the city. |
| southern California area and want to do some | | | | Pacific Coast Skydiving. for instance. is just 20 |
| San Diego parachuting. it's good to know you | | | | miles south of the San Diego airport. They |
| have history on your side. | | | | specialize in tandem beginner jumps. but they also |
| The modern history of skydiving began at the | | | | have room on the aircraft for fun jumpers as |
| end of the 18th century. when stunt performers | | | | well. |
| in France first began doings jumps out of hot-air | | | | Skydive San Diego does just that. giving you the |
| balloons. It wasn't long after the invention of the | | | | prime chance to skydive in San Diego. You can't |
| airplane that people got the idea to leap out of | | | | beat the scenery either. with clear views of |
| that. Skydiving. skydiving school. and the aircraft | | | | Mexico and the Pacific. |
| to support the sport really took off after World | | | | Of course. don't feel limited by the confines of the |
| War II. | | | | San Diego metropolitan area. Skydiving lessons |
| Then Raymond Young. the famous founding | | | | and jumps can be had from San Jose to |
| father of the sport. came up with the term | | | | Sacramento. Fresno to Frisco. no matter if you're |
| "skydiving." and its become a fun and famous. and | | | | a beginner looking for your first tandem ride or an |
| for some people profitable. pastime ever since. | | | | old-hat looking for jump number 1.001. After all. |
| Skydiving school and commercial jump sites | | | | California is right at home with extreme sports |
| opened all over the United States. and the world. | | | | like skydiving. surfing. skateboarding. and |
| California is no different. To skydive in San Diego. | | | | rockclimbing. You name it. Californians do it. |
| you have a wealth of nearby options. as well as | | | | |