Backroads of Northern California Your Guide to Northern California's Most Scenic Backroad Tours - Pictorial Discovery Guide

With the longest mountain range in the US, the world's largest trees, an enormous river delta, and part of a vast desert, Northern California has a lot to offer tourists and residents alike. This is a pictorial guide to the winding backroads of the Golden State's spectacular Northern half. As only a native Californian can, David M Wyman covers not only the routes themselves, but the geology, geography, and history that have shaped the region. Plus, you will find unique sites and characters, and historical sidebars. The text is accented by stunning photographs, including some historical images. The book covers backroads roughly north from Santa Cruz on the Pacific coast across the state to Yosemite National Park and the Great Basin Desert on the Nevada border. Dividing Northern California into regions -- the Coast Ranges, the Klamath Mountains, the Central Valley, the Delta, the Cascades, the Great Basin, and the Sierra Nevada -- this book makes it easy to explore the area.