Format: Softbound
Pages: 256
Dimensions: 6 x 9
ISBN-13: 9780760333433 Available at your bookstore or

Nearby the California coastline, quiet backroads and mountain lanes lead to historic ranches of the Old West, to state, county and national parks, to cozy lodges and inns, and lakes and rivers for fishing, camping, hiking and picnicking. Karen has done it again in her fourth title for Voyageur Press, laying out easy daytrips for travelers hankering to get away from the madding crowd. From the Green Valley Wine Road in Sonoma County to the cliffs and coves of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, a bird's eye view of Santa Barbara and tracing the Tiburon Peninsula, from the redwoods in the north to Point Loma in the south, Backroads of the California Coast is chocked with more than two dozen scenic and rewarding driving trips, along with maps and directions. And as in the other travel books they've done together, these 256 pages are vivid with the spectacular photography of Gary Crabbe.

You'll find backroads you never knew existed, and discover off-the-beaten-track places to enjoy the glories of California while others are battling traffic and crowds. And, Backroads of the California Coast makes a perfect gift for friends who are traveling the coast, especially if they've been to California before and are up for new adventures.

1   Marshlands, Rainforests and a Rocky Seacoast: Arcata to Prairie Creek
     Sidebar: Tallest Living Things: Redwoods National Park
2   Victorian Ferndale, Loleta and Humboldt Bay
     Sidebar: Avenue of the Giants
     Sidebar: The Lost Coast
3   Along the Navarro: Anderson Valley
     Sidebar: The Victorian Town of Mendocino
4   Russian River Roundabout: Jenner to Korbel
     Sidebar: Green Valley Wine Roads
     Sidebar: Redwood Magic
5   Muir Woods, Stinson Beach and a Mount Tamalpais Loop
     Sidebar: Point Reyes National Seashore
6   Golden Gate North: the Marin Headlands
7   Tracing the Tiburon Peninsula: Tiburon to China Beach
     Sidebar: Island Idyll
8   Where the Bay Meets the Pacific: San Francisco Bay to Land's End
     Sidebar: The Presidio of San Francisco

9   Seaside Village of Pescadero: Marshlands, Farms and Beaches of the San Mateo Coastline
     Sidebar: Cruising Around Santa Cruz
     Sidebar: The California Coastal Trail
10  Foggy Vineyards, Sunny Riverbanks in the Santa Cruz Mountains
     Sidebar: Roaring Camp
11  Cowboys and Cabernet: Carmel Valley to the Coast along the Carmel River
     Sidebar: Architectural Icons in Carmel-by-the-Sea
12  Tracing the Monterey Peninsula: Cannery Row to Carmel
     Sidebar: Steinbeck's World
13  Big Sur, the Wild Coast
     Sidebar: The Lions
14  Moonstones and Elephants: the Cambria Coast
     Sidebar: Mr. Hearst's Place
15  The Seven Sisters: Morro Bay and the Edna Valley
     Sidebar: Born Again: Avila Beach

16  The Gaviota Coast: Guadalupe to Gaviota
     Sidebar: La Purisima
17  Circling Santa Barbara
     Sidebar: Seeing Santa Barbara: Bird's Eye View
     Sidebar: Sideways in Santa Ynez
18  High Valley Shangri-la: Ojai Valley
19  Cliffs and Coves of the Palos Verdes Peninsula
20  Island Days: Sailing Away to Catalina
21  Secrets of Newport Beach and Crystal Cove
     Sidebar: Balboa Island
22  Dana's Pilgrim and Las Golondrinas
     Sidebar: Endless Summer in Laguna Beach
23  North County Getaway: Flower Fields, Bulrushes and a Rancho
24  The Treasures of Torrey Pines
     Sidebar: Los Peñasquitos Canyon
     Sidebar: The Spanish at Point Loma