Description
Book SynopsisAmerica’s most populous state is often seen as a west coast paradise by those who live there – and those who desire to live there. Anchored around the urban centres of Los Angeles in the south and San Francisco in the north, California is a place of idyllic beaches, cutting-edge architecture, spectacular national parks and Hollywood dazzle.
In the pages of California, find out about the Big Sur, the precipitous, beautiful windy drive along Route 1 in the central coast; Yosemite National Park, home to the imposing Half Dome and El Capitan mountains, and offering stunning views from Glacier Point; San Jose and Silicon Valley, centre of the world’s tech industry; Santa Monica Beach, a mecca for sun seekers; Rodeo Drive, the home of luxury goods stores in Beverley Hills; and Death Valley in the Mojave Desert, one of the hottest, driest places on Earth.
Presented in a handy, pocket-sized landscape format and with captions explaining the story behind each photo, California is a stunning collection of images that brings to life the vitality of this iconic west coast American state.
Table of ContentsContents:
Introduction
LA and Around
San Diego
Embarcedero
La Jolla
Surfing
whale watching
Little Italy
Coronado Beach
Mission Beach
LA
Universal Studios
Disneyland
Santa Monica
Long Beach
Venice Beach
Hollywood Hills
Griffith Observatory
Rodeo Drive
Mulholland Drive
San Fernando valley
Pasadena
The Central Coast
Santa Barbara
Montecito
Pismo Beach
Avila Beach
San Simeon
Big Sur
Carmel-by-the-Sea
17 Mile Drive
Pacific Grove
Monterey
Santa Cruz
Salinas/Salinas Valley
Highway 101
San Francisco and the Bay Area
San Francisco:
Golden Gate Bridge
Oakland Bay Bridge
Alcatraz
Embarcadero
Golden Gate Park
Fort Point
Presidio of San Francisco
Silicone Valley/San Jose
Marin County
Mt Tamalpais/Muir Woods
Tiburon
Stinson Beach
Oakland
Napa Valley
Sonoma county
Northern California
Highway 1
Sacramento
Eureka
Fort Bragg
Plumas National Forest
Mendocino National Forest
Redwood National and State Parks
Mountains and Lakes
Lake Tahoe
Eldorado National Forest
Yosemite NP
Tioga Road
Tenaya Lake
Glacier Point
Half Dome
El Capitan
Kings Canyon NP
Sequoia National Forest
Inyo National Forest
Deserts
Palm Springs
Death Valley NP
Mojave Desert
Joshua Tree NP
Anza-Borrego NP
