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Books : Travel : United States : States : California : Monterey
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California-savvy Ann Marie Brown offers her firsthand experience and advice on Monterey & Carmel, from Fisherman’s Wharf and Cannery Row to the nearby areas of Pacific Grove and Salinas. Brown includes various travel strategies, including Pacific Coast Highway Tour and Wildlife Tour. Brown covers the most popular sights: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Big Sur, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and Carmel Valley, among others. Complete with expert tips on the finest art galleries and boutiques, where to spot sea otters, and how to explore the maritime history of the shore, Moon Monterey & Carmel gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience
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In comparative tastings, wines from California's Central Coast rival those from such renowned regions as Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Napa, yet they also offer superb value. This is the first comprehensive guide to one of the world's most dynamic and beautiful wine regions-and the setting for the award-winning movie Sideways. An excellent, one-stop resource for touring and tasting at convenient wineries located from Monterey to Santa Barbara, the guide is organized into county-by-county alphabetical listings for this up-and-coming region.
Wines and Wineries of California's Central Coast includes:
* Profiles of nearly 300 wineries personally visited by the author
* Profiles of individual vintners
* 5 maps
* Winery ratings, plus author and winemaker recommendations
* Visitors' and contact information for each winery
* Discussions of regional wine history and terroir
* Descriptions of designated American Viticultural Areas and grape varietals
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This is an indispensable reference to one of the most spectacular stretches of California's coastline. Beginning in the north with Point Ao Nuevo and ending some 120 miles to the south at Point Sur, Jerry Emory provides a comprehensive guide to the natural, cultural, and historical riches of the greater Monterey Bay shore.Six regional maps provide detailed information for visitors exploring by car, bike, public transportation, or on foot. Highlights of the area include the elephant seals of Ao Nuevo; surfing in Santa Cruz; the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, largest marine sanctuary in the U.S.; the world famous Monterey Bay Aquarium; and the breathtaking coastal mountains of Big Sur.
The coast offers beautiful beaches and dunes, excellent tidepooling and birding, glimpses of sea otters, monarch butterflies, and gray whales on their migrating paths, redwood forests and agricultural landscapes, vineyards, parklands, literary landmarks, and towns and cities to explore. Monterey Bay's human history is equally captivating and includes coastal Indians, Spanish missionaries, and Mexican rancheros.
Richly illustrated with 181 color photos, The Monterey Bay Shoreline Guide has helpful Getting Around sections providing public access direct-ions and mileage and "Information" sections with useful phone numbers and website addresses.
"This book is about one of America's most charmed landscapes, and walking through its pages provides an extended tour that can only be beat by later making your own personal venture." --Tom Stienstra, outdoors columnist, San Francisco Examiner
"This is a must-have for anyone interested in the greater Monterey Bay region and its wild, spectacular, and accessible coast. Jerry Emory covers just about every imaginable topic a first time visitor--or a lifelong resident--might ponder while exploring the shore." --Doug McConnell, Host/Senior Editor, Bay Area Backroads, KRON-TV
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Day Hikes Around Monterey & Carmel includes 77 beautiful day hikes that stretch along 99 miles of California coast, from Monterey Bay through Big Sur. These trails take you to waterfalls, creeks, canyons, tidepools, marine terraces, beaches, craggy peninsulas, redwood groves, long-spanning bridges and incredible views from the coast to the inland valleys. A range of difficulty, length and scenery accommodates all levels of hiking experience. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 184 pages, maps)
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• All-new four-color section features photo surveys of wineries, redwood groves, hidden beaches, ethnic neighborhoods, Gold Rush towns and more
• Reviews a wide range of unique accommodations from hip boutique hotels to one-of-a-kind bed and breakfast inns
• Newly added Hidden Highlight maps point the way to lesser-known gems in San Francisco, the Wine Country, along the coast and all across Northern California
• Surveys the area's diverse dining options, including California cuisine, fresh seafood, and ethnic options like Chinese, Japanese and Italian
• The ultimate guide to the region’s spectacular beauty with detailed information on hiking, camping, surfing, skiing and river rafting
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No other guide offers coverage of this fabled shoreline as comprehensively as Hidden Coast of California, focusing on the many miles of unspoiled beach-long famous stretches to dozens of hidden pockets along the way. Award-winning author Ray Riegert introduces travelers to the unique personalities of three of America's favorite oceanside cities. He leads travelers to bohemian coffeehouses near the shops and theaters of San Francisco's Union Square, traces the roots of the movie industry at famous film sites around Los Angeles and brings the entire family to San Diego's world-famous zoo and animal theme parks. Along the way the author suggests a visit to small fishing towns and international shipping ports, Victorian neighborhoods, and oceanfront mansions. He details how to best enjoy the state's popular coastal retreats -- including sunbathing in Santa Barbara, beachcombing in Mendocino and relaxing in a bed-and-breakfast inn near Monterey. The ultimate beach lover's travel guide, Hidden Coast of California covers 175 beaches: 123 surfing beaches, 48 camping beaches, and even 21 nude beaches. A virtual bed-and-breakfast guide, this book recommends over 150 small hotels, guest cottages, and bed-and-breakfast inns. Perfectly suited for out-of-state visitors, this guide also offers locals countless suggestions for weekend getaways.
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The essential insider's guide to exploring the Central Coast's wineries, restaurants, recreation, culture, and accommodations.The Central Coast is internationally recognized as one of the natural treasures of the West, offering craggy cliffs, ancient redwoods, and endless beaches to explore. This book, written by fourth- and fifth-generation Californians, takes travelers to some of the most sought-after destinations, including shops, inns, restaurants, and wineries known only to the locals—until now.
With a down-to-earth appreciation for their own stomping grounds, the authors write as enthusiastic guides, eager to share what they know and love about the region. Rich in detail, covering everything from the autumnal monarch butterfly migration to opera festivals, the best honky-tonk blues joints to fine dining steeped in tradition and elegance, this book homes in on an eclectic selection of what makes this strip of coastline one of the most desired destinations in the world. 60 black & white photographs, 6 maps, index.
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Monterey, California is home to the hugely successful Monterey Bay Aquarium and provided the setting for John Steinbeck's classic novel Cannery Row, yet the city's coastline was also the stage for a great shift in the junction of industry and tourism. From the late-nineteenth-century immigrant fisheries and the sardine boom of the interwar years and World War II, to the Southern Pacific Railroad's promotional campaigns and recent post-industrial tourism, Shaping the Shoreline looks at the ways in which Monterey has formed, and been formed by, the tension between labor and leisure.Connie Y. Chiang examines Monterey's development from a seaside resort to a working-class fishing town and, finally, to a tourist attraction again. Through the subjects of work, recreation, and environment - the intersections of which are applicable to communities across the United States and abroad - she documents the struggles and contests over this coastal region. By tracing Monterey's shift from what was once the literal Cannery Row to an iconic hub that now houses an aquarium in which nature is replicated to attract tourists, the interactions of people with nature continues to change.
Encompassing histories of immigration, unionization, and the impact of world events and national demands as well as commercial and nonprofit initiatives on localities, Chiang explores the reciprocal relationship between social and environmental change. By integrating topics such as race, ethnicity, and class into environmental history, Chiang opens the door to a new understanding of the idea that work and play are not mutually exclusive endeavors.
This book will appeal to academics interested in labor history, ethnic history, environmental studies, and western history, as well as environmentalists, planners of local, state, and federal government programs, and members of the general public interested in the future of their communities.
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This second volume of the two book series completes the first guide to the California Coastal Trail (CCT), America's newest, most diverse long distance trail. Volume Two describes more than 600 miles of the CCT from Monterey to the Mexican border in 83 accessible sections. Most sections offer easy day hikes, while six sections offer great backpacking, including the dramatic and rugged Big Sur High Route. Concise but thorough descriptions support 65 detailed original maps by artist Marsha Mello. Each section details how to get there, hike distance, elevation gain/loss, cautions, and facilities available including campgrounds, hostels and lodgings. The guide also covers alternate routes, worthwhile side trails, and river, bay, and harbor crossing information. Thirty-three feature articles discuss history, geology, land use and attractions. Volume Two describes such Coastal Trail highlights as the Monterey Peninsula shore, Del Monte Forest/Pebble Beach, Point Lobos, vast Big Sur, the Hearst Ranch, Montana de Oro State Park, Pecho coast, Nipomo Dunes, Mussel Rock Dunes and Point Sal, Vandenberg coast, Point Conception, Santa Barbara beaches, Point Mugu State Park, Santa Monica Mountains NRA, Malibu coast, Venice Beach, Palos Vereds Peninsula, and the Orange and San Diego County coasts.
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Explore the coastal lagoons, bays, and esteros from the Russian River to Monterey Bay, plus inland Tahoe, Mono, and Pyramid Lakes with this book's 24 kayaking adventures.Most are daytrips, but some can be done as overnights. Accurate maps show the water routes and distances you'll paddle, where to camp, and how to get to the put-in and take-out points. For kayaking newcomers there's information on kayak rentals and guided trips. Newly updated.
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Experience the quiet natural splendor and unique appeal of the Monterey Peninsula, including the renowned Pebble Beach Golf Course and Monterey Bay Aquarium, the breathtaking landscapes of Big Sur and 17-Mile Drive, and dozens of wineries throughout Monterey County and Carmel Valley.
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The Monterey PeninsulaÂ’s rich and textured history is integral to the story of the settlement of California.
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Including Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Yosemite, and Lake Tahoe; Hidden guides combine unique travel choices, outdoor adventures and little-known locales into a guide where vacations meet adventures. Each guide includes detailed maps, complete internet information for each listing, highlighted author favourites, suggested itineraries and walking and driving tours. San Francisco may be the world's most popular city and honoured as such about once a month by one group or another, but Hidden San Francisco and Northern California guides you beyond the places crowded by those lured by all the hype. Local author Ray Riegert shows where to lose the crowd and experience this magnificent area like a resident. Hidden San Francisco and Northern California leads you into the California outdoors at 11 balloon-ride locations, 116 cycling paths, 65 horseback riding trails, 41 surfing spots, 130 parks and 6 pocket beaches. It provides selective recommendations for accommodations ranging from downtown San Francisco hotels to 52 coastal bed-and-breakfasts inns; plus sleeping in the wilds at 25 cabins and 570 campgrounds (13,345 sites). The author offers opinionated reviews of local dining including 25 California cuisine eateries and 38 Asian restaurants. Plus the guide includes special sections for gay travellers visiting
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Surrounded on three sides by water, San Francisco boasts a wealth of great places to eat that are either on the water or inspired by it. This handy guide showcases some of the best waterfront dining in each of San Francisco's neighborhoods, as well as in other Northern California towns such as San Mateo, Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz, Tiburon, and Sausalito. These restaurants feature not only fresh seafood dishes from around the world, but also great vegetarian, meat, and other menus. Included are detailed profiles of more than 40 restaurants on Ocean Beach, the Embarcadero, the Marina District, Fisherman's Wharf, and beyond — all the way from Tiburon in Marin to Monterey Bay. Hundreds of black-and-white photos capture the charm and atmosphere of the restaurants, while recipes compiled from top chefs offer both a preview of the restaurants and a permanent doggy bag.
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From camping in Big Basin State Park and shopping Carmel's high-end boutiques to finding the best roadside stand for ollaliberries, Moon Handbooks Monterey and Carmel is the guide to the best these cities have to offer, both on and off the beaten path. Practical information includes suggested travel strategies and lists of must-see sights, plus essentials on dining, transportation, and accommodations for a range of budgets. Complete with color photos, illustrations, maps, and details for exploring the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the National Steinbeck Museum, and Hearst Castle, Moon Handbooks Monterey and Carmel gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
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