Every week, hundreds of thousands of Northern Californians tune in to Bay Area Backroads for the best ideas on day trips, weekend getaways, and other adventures it's the highest-rated local TV program in the San Francisco Bay Area. This first book from host Doug McConnell features 50 of his best backroad explorations, primarily in the immediate San Francisco Bay Area, but also extending to the northern redwoods, east to the Sierra Nevada, and south to San Luis Obispo. Each destination features gorgeous color photographs by Stacy Geiken. Including both unique approaches to popular destinations and a wide variety of lesser-known sights, Bay Area Backroads provides adventurers and armchair travelers alike with a fun new way to see Northern California.

Bay Area Backroads: The Best Adventures in Northern California from Kron-Tv

by Doug McConnell with Jerry Emory; photographs by Stacy Geiken

Doug McConnell; Stacy Geiken; Jerry Emory

Chronicle Books LLC

London : Chronicle

1st ed., San Francisco, California, 1999

United States, United States of America

First edition, San Francisco, 1999

1st, First Edition, PS, 1999

Includes index.

topic: Automobile travel; Automobile travel

Type: 英文图书

Bookmarks:
1. (p1) The North Coast and the Cascades
1.1. (p2) 1 The Klamath Basin: Big, Wide, Wonderful, and Waterfowl
1.2. (p3) 2 California's Mystical Northern Landscape
1.3. (p4) 3 Seeking Bigfoot: From Avenue of the Giants to the Klamath River
1.4. (p5) 4 Northeastern Adventures：Lassen Peak, Ishi Country, and World Class Fishing
1.5. (p6) 5 Sinkyone Wilderness：Finding Yourself on the Lost Coast
1.6. (p7) 6 Mendocino: California's New England
1.7. (p8) 7 Jenner to Point Arena：Cruising the Colorful Coast of Sonoma and Mendocino Counties
1.8. (p9) 8 The Drive to Stewarts Point: Exploring the Backroads of Northern Sonoma County
2. (p10) The Sierra Nevada and the Sacramento Valley
2.1. (p11) 9 Gray Lodge Wildlife Area：The Central Valley's Haven for Birds-and Bird Lovers
2.2. (p12) 10 Sutter Buttes: California's Middle Mountain
2.3. (p13) 11 Digging Around in California's Gold Country: Nevada City, Malakoff Diggins, and Downievil
2.4. (p14) 12 Tahoe Untamed: From Winter Outings to the Wild West
2.5. (p15) 13 Alpine County: A Secret Winter Wonderland
2.6. (p16) 14 The Cosumnes River: A Wild Side of the Central Valley
2.7. (p17) 15 Tioga Pass, Mono Lake, and Mammoth Lakes: Across the Siei to an Inland Sea and Beyond
2.8. (p18) 16 Yosemite in Winter：From Culinary Delights to Tranqu Backcountry Skiing
3. (p19) North boy
3.1. (p20) 17 Westside Road: Traveling the Sonoma County Farm Trails
3.2. (p21) 18 Safari West: A Bay Area African Safari
3.3. (p22) 19 Niebaum-Coppola Winery, and Two Unusual Stores in Yountville
3.4. (p23) 20 jack London State Park and Glen Ellen: Sonoma Valley's Quiet Sanctuaries
3.5. (p24) 21 Tomales to Bodega: A Gentle Landscape of Traditions and Laughter
3.6. (p25) 22Point Reyes: More Than a Seashore
3.7. (p26) 23 Mount Tamalpais: A Backyard Wilderness with a Railroading Past
3.8. (p27) 24 The Marin Headlands：A Quick Escape
3.9. (p28) 25 Angel Island: San Francisco Bay's Island Getaway
4. (p29) East Bay
4.1. (p30) 26 Benicia to Mare Island: Art, History, and a Lot More
4.2. (p31) 27 East Brother Light Station: San Francisco Bay's Unique Bed-and-Breakfast
4.3. (p32) 28 The East Bay's String of Parkland Pearls：From Tilden to Ardenwood
4.4. (p33) 29 Mount Diablo: Plants, Animals, and Surrounding Peace
4.5. (p34) 30 The University of California, Berkeley：A Lot More Than Classes and Homework
4.6. (p35) 31 Oakland by Foot, with a Few Surprises Thrown In
4.7. (p36) 32 Niles Canyon: Steaming into the Past
5. (p37) San Francisco
5.1. (p38) 33 The Golden Gate National Recreation Area: An Unparalleled Bay Area Treasure
5.2. (p39) 34 San Francisco's Sacred Places
5.3. (p40) 35 Cable Cars: The Original San Francisco Treat
5.4. (p41) 36 California Culinary Academy：A Tasty Tour
5.5. (p42) 37 The Many Faces of Haight-Ashbury
5.6. (p43) 38 California Academy of Sciences：San Francisco's Institution of Science and Discovery
5.7. (p44) 39 Murals in the Mission: Artwork for and by the People
6. (p45) Peninsula and South Bay
6.1. (p46) 40 Pacifica: The Bay Area's Little-Known Coastal Town
6.2. (p47) 41 Drawbridge: Lessons Learned from a Once-Thriving Town
6.3. (p48) 42 Mount Hamilton and the Junction：The Bay Area's Empty Quarter
6.4. (p49) 43 Loma Mar and Pescadero: Quiet Secrets of the Central Coast
6.5. (p50) 44 Big Basin Redwoods State Park: Through the Forest, Looking for Things Big and Small
6.6. (p51) 45 San Juan Bautista, Gizdich Ranch, and Capitola: The Long Way to the Coast
7. (p52) Central California
7.1. (p53) 46 From Hollister to the Carrizo Plain：Rocking and Rolling through the Heart of Central California
7.2. (p54) 47 Monterey: History, Charm, Fish, and Fun
7.3. (p55) 48 Point Lobos and Big Sur：The Face of the Earth, As It Was Intended to Look
7.4. (p56) 49 Forestiere: Fresno's Amazing Underground Gardens
7.5. (p57) 50 San Luis Obispo：Northern California's Southernmost Town
8. (p58) Index

theme: Automobile travel; Automobile travel

2023-06-28