Scenic routes and byways: California's Pacific Coast PDF
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Scenic Routes & Byways™ CALIFORNIA’S PACIFIC COAST Help Us Keep This Guide Up to Date We would love to hear from you concerning your experiences with this guide and how you feel it could be improved and kept up to date. Please send your comments and suggestions to: editorial@GlobePequot .com Thanks for your input, and happy travels! SEVENTH EDITION Scenic Routes & Byways™ CALIFORNIA’S PACIFIC COAST S T E WA R T M . G R E E N ® All the information in this guidebook is subject to change. We recommend that you call ahead to obtain current information before traveling. Globe Pequot Press assumes no liability for accidents happening to, or injuries sustained by, readers who engage in activities described in this book. Copyright © 2014 by Morris Book Publishing, LLC Previous editions of this book were published as Driving the Pacific Coast California. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any infor- mation storage and retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed to Globe Pequot Press, Attn: Rights and Permissions Department, PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437. Photography by Stewart M. Green Photography on pages x, 19, 56, 93, 107, 111, 113, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 129, 136, 238 licensed by Shutterstock.com Editor: Amy Lyons Project Editor: Staci Zacharski Layout: Casey Shain Maps: Alena Joy Pearce © Morris Book Publishing, LLC Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is available on file. ISBN 978-0-7627-8105-8 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 McWay Falls drops onto a lonely beach at Jules Pfeiffer Burns State Park. CONTENTS Contents vii Map Legend xxiii About the Author xxiv Acknowledgments xxv Introduction 1 The Scenic Routes & Byways 1. North Central Coast Drive: Carmel to San Francisco 8 The Route 8 Carmel-by-the-Sea 10 Carmel Mission 13 Tor House 14 Carmel River State Beach 15 Carmel City Beach 15 Pebble Beach Beaches 15 Carmel Valley Wineries 17 17-Mile Drive 17 Pacific Grove 20 Point Pinos Lighthouse 20 Monarch Grove Sanctuary 21 Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History 22 Asilomar State Beach 22 Lovers Point Park & Beach 22 Monterey 23 Monterey Bay Aquarium 25 Cannery Row 26 Fisherman’s Wharf 26 Wildflowers cover bluffs at Pescadero State Beach. Monterey State Historic Park 28 Monterey Mural 29 Monterey Museum of Art 29 McAbee Beach 30 San Carlos Beach Park 30 Del Monte Beach 30 Monterey State Beach 30 Monterey to Santa Cruz 31 Marina State Beach 31 Marina Dunes Preserve 31 Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge 32 Salinas River State Beach 33 Moss Landing State Beach 33 Zmudowski State Beach 33 Palm State Beach 34 Sunset State Beach 35 Manresa State Beach 35 Seacliff State Beach 36 Forest of Nisene Marks State Park 36 New Brighton State Beach 38 Santa Cruz 38 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 40 Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park 42 Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 42 Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 43 Santa Cruz Surfing Museum 43 National Bridges State Beach & Monarch Butterfly Natural Preserve 43 Rock benches at Spooner's Cove at Montaña de Oro State Park are perfect for tidepooling adventures. viii CONTENTS
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