This California Destination Has Some of the Best Whale Watching in the U.S.—and Right Now Is the Best Time to Spot Them

This California Destination Has Some of the Best Whale Watching in the U.S.—and Right Now Is the Best Time to Spot Them

Gray whales swim 12,000 miles a year—here's where you can see them this winter.A California grey whale breaks the surface just off the coast. Jim Glab/Getty ImagesThink you travel a lot? You should try being a gray whale.Each year, these massive aquatic animals, which the Oceanic Society explained can weigh more than 72,000 pounds, make the trip from their feeding grounds in the Arctic to calve and breed in the Baja lagoons. That means they swim…