Author Description

Weighing in at over a pound, the thoroughly revised and updated eighth edition of Weekend Adventures in San Francisco and Northern California is packed with interesting places to visit. First published in 1977, it is the longest-running guide to Northern California. It covers in detail San Francisco, the Santa Cruz mountains, the coast south from Half Moon Bay to Morro Bay and north from Muir Beach to Eureka, the Wine Country, the Russian River, Interstate 80 north from Berkeley to Truckee and Plumas County, Highway 101 north and south, the national parks (Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Lassen Volcanic, and Redwood), Gold Rush Country, Lake Tahoe, Mt. Shasta, and the Sacramento Delta. Each destination features information on activities, accommodations, restaurants, shopping, family amenities, and driving directions. The book includes chapters on skiing, family camps, houseboats, river trips, and other adventures, plus maps, a detailed index, and a list of annual events