I live near Sacramento. After my IR I took the family down to Monterey
in the middle of summer. Not only was it great to get out of the heat
of the valley, but Monterey is almost always IMC in the middle of
summer. My first actual IMC was solo (with the family) in a rented
Bonanza flying the ILS in actual in Monterey. Not sure I would do it
that way again.

-Robert