Redwood National and State Parks - Books

Frommer’s California 2005: With the Best Beaches and Wine Country Tours(Frommer’s Travel Guides Series) Harry Basch From the Publisher: Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer’s California features detailed reviews and insider info on the state’s spectacular beaches, national parks, vineyards, and more. Quite simply, this is the most reliable and comprehensive California guide you can buy. Whether you’re looking for a romantic BandB in the Wine Country, the hippest new restaurant in San Francisco, or the best beaches in L.A. and San Diego, Frommer’s California will show you the way. The guide is personally researched by longtime residents, and it’s full of their candid opinions about the best their state has to offer. They’ve selected the very best places to stay throughout the state: lavish golf resorts, spas, stunning BandBs, beachfront motels, and Yosemite’s best campgrounds. With Frommer’s in hand, you’ll see it all--from the desert to the towering redwoods, from Hollywood to Hearst Castle, from Sea World to Big Sur. You’ll even get a color fold-out map! List Price: $$21.99 Our Price: $17.59

Our California Staff of Voyageur Press From the Publisher: The grand and varied state of California is home to spectacular ocean views, remarkable redwoods, snow-capped mountains, and exciting, world-famous cities. As a result, California is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States."Our California" is a stunning visual guide to beautiful sites around the state, including national parks, vineyards, and mountain and coastal vistas. Portraits of such popular spots as Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, and Napa and Sonoma Counties, and the vibrant cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, are presented. Resplendent photography from the region’s best photographers captures the breathtaking landscapes and magical spirit of the Golden State and makes this a cherished keepsake for all who visit or call this area home. Our Price: $19.95

The California Coast: The Most Spectacular Sights and Destinations Karen Misuraca From the Publisher: The California coast is a visually stunning discovery of natural and manmade landmarks, wildlife and beaches, state and national parks, and national treasures, such as the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary and Point Reyes National Seashore. The perfect souvenir for visitors and a treasured keepsake for residents, The California Coast traces a spectacular 1,200-mile strip of the Pacific Rim. In more than one hundred color photographs and eight chapters, a rich natural and human history is portrayed, from the rugged, mountainous northern shore fringed with redwood forests to the sunny beaches of Santa Monica, the world-famous cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles, the historic Spanish towns of Santa Barbara and Monterey, and the quaint fishing villages of Mendocino and Eureka. The soul of the coast is revealed in the stories of unique Californians, from an oysterman on Tomales Bay to a Chinatown legend, a surfer dude at Malibu, and the savior of an ancient tree named Luna. From The Critics: Library JournalA veteran travel writer of guides to San Francisco and Northern California, with at least four titles in multiple editions, Misuraca has expanded her territory by heading south from the Redwoods down the coast to San Diego. In this colorful portrait of the West Coast, she describes the environment, towns and cities, and attractions that make this 1200-mile coastline an exciting place to explore. The ten essays, providing both current and historical perspectives, are accompanied by over 120 color photographs that are sure to stimulate any armchair traveler’s imagination. This is not a traditional travel guide, as it does not provide detailed information on attractions; nor does it include listings of restaurants and places to stay as does, for instance, Don Neuwirth’s The California Coast: A Traveler’s Companion (LJ 4-15-98). It does, however, stand alone as an excellent introduction to the California coastline for students and visitors alike. Recommended for all libraries in California as well as for libraries that wish to supplement their basic travel collections on the Golden State.-John McCormick, New Hampshire State Lib., Concord Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. Our Price: $29.95

Best Short Hikes in Redwood National and State Parks: Including Humboldt Redwoods State Park Jerry Rohde From the Publisher: When the redwoods are what you came for: a guide to the best short hikes in five renowned northern California parks.More than 60 hikes-from half-hour to half-day-with camping and park facilities information Handy quick-guide for selecting hikes by difficulty, mileage and features (flowers, water, views, etc.) Little-known gems as well as world-famous Founders Grove and Fern Canyon trails A stand of towering old-growth redwoods, where sounds are dampened to near silence, where only the dimmest rays of light penetrate...or are you looking for redwood hikes with beaches? Redwood hikes known for wildflowers? You’ll find those, too, in this guide devoted to the best hikes in Redwood National Park and the state parks-Prairie Creek, Del Norte Coast, Jedediah Smith and Humbolt Redwoods State Parks. Most trailheads are adjacent to paved roads, accessible within five miles of Pacific Coast Highway 101. This guide includes many short hikes off Avenue of the Giants and Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway. It will take you to the Boy Scout Tree and to the Tallest Tree, a 367.8-foot skyscraper. But it also includes trails for solitude even at the height of the tourist season. Background information on redwood biology rounds out your experience. Author Bio:Residents of Humboldt County, California for more than twenty-five years, Jerry and Gisela Rohde have led frequent guided hikes in redwoods country. They have presented numerous slide shows for audiences including the Humboldt Redwoods Interpretive Association, the California Native Plant Association, and the Sierra Club. List Price: $$15.95 Our Price: $14.35

250 Great Hikes in California’s National Parks Ann Marie Brown From the Publisher: Foghorn Outdoors 250 Great Hikes in California’s National Parks serves up the best day-hiking adventures in more than a dozen California national parks and preserves, including Channel Islands, Death Valley, Devils Postpile, Joshua Tree, Kings Canyon, Lassen Volcanic, Lava Beds, Mojave, Muir Woods, Pinnacles, Point Reyes, Redwood, Sequoia, and Yosemite. Trails included range from easy walks for families to long, 16-mile treks for seasoned hikers. Whether readers are headed for the sequoia groves of the southern Sierra, the famous granite domes and waterfalls of Yosemite, the 700-foot-tall sand dunes of Death Valley, the underground caves of Lava Beds, or the rugged coast of the remote Channel Islands, 250 Great Hikes in California’s National Parks provides tips and information on the most spectacular trails in each park, the best seasons to hike them, and how to avoid the crowds. All trails are rated for difficulty level, estimated hiking time, mileage, crowds, best season, and overall quality. Our Price: $19.95

60 Hikes within 60 Miles San Francisco: Including San Jose, Oakland and Santa Rosa Jane Huber From the Publisher: Bay Area parks and preserves offer a dramatic variety of landscapes, from rugged redwood-forested canyons to breezy coastal bluffs, grassy rolling hills to sunny chaparral-coated hillsides. Well-known destinations such as Point Reyes National Seashore, Mount Diablo State Park, Mount Tamalpais State Park, and many other more obscure jewels of the Bay Area park system are just a short drive from the heart of San Francisco. 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Francisco guides readers to a splendid assortment of trails in the 9 counties surrounding one of the world’s most beautiful cities. A gentle Mediterranean climate encourages year round hiking and provides such seasonal splendors as carpets of colorful wildflowers, rushing waterfalls, and creekbeds littered with maple and oak leaves. Whether hikers crave a quick and easy get-out-of-town stroll or a challenging day-long trek through wilderness, this book is the perfect trailblazer, for City natives and first-time visitors alike. Our Price: $15.95

Preserving the Living Past: John C. Merriam’s Legacy in the State and National Parks Stephen R. Mark From the Publisher: From his efforts to protect California’s wild lands--including the state’s majestic redwoods and its dynamic coastline--to his novel ideas about the educational and inspirational value of wilderness that continue to provoke debates to this day, this first biography of John C. Merriam (1869-1945) tells the story of the prominent paleontologist who became a visionary in the American conservation movement. List Price: $$39.95 Our Price: $31.96

Hiking the Redwood Coast: Best Hikes Along Northern and Central California’s Coastline Daniel Brett From the Publisher: Including more than 50 of the Redwood Coast’s most fascinating hikes, this one-of-a-kind guide leads readers through the dazzling array of geographic, historical, biological, and cultural diversity that makes this region unique. From the towering majesty of Redwood National Park to the sea caves and blowholes of Mendocino’s shores to the wildflower meadows of Big Sur, the Redwood Coast offers abundant opportunities to satisfy cravings for nature at its best. Whether it’s whale watching from rugged coastal bluffs, delving deep into ancient Redwood forests, or combing beaches for Neptune’s treasures, Hiking the Redwood Coast will guide hikers through this land of stark contrasts, stirring history, and incomparable beauty.In addition to detailed directional cues, hike stats, and local information, this book provides comprehensive trail descriptions and GPS-quality, digitally designed route maps for each hike. Our Price: $16.95

Travelers Companion: California Joe Yogerst From the Publisher: The lure of California remains as powerful today as it was over 450 years ago when Spanish explorers named it after a mythical earthly paradise. Ever since, California has continued to inspire dreams and fulfill promises: from the irresistible draw of gold in the 1840s to the dazzling attraction of Hollywood. The pull of this land of stunning beauty and idyllic weather has made its human landscape as rich and varied as its geography. The Traveler’s California Companion accompanies you from the low deserts of Death Valley to lush national parks and along the rugged Pacific coast. You will explore the majestic redwood forests and the wine-rich northern valleys. You will follow the traces of the gold rush and discover cultural highlights from San Francisco to the dream town of Los Angeles and on down south to San Diego, uncovering the contrasts, colors and variety that have made California legend. (5 1-2 x 8 3-4, 384 pages, color photos, maps) Our Price: $24.95

Lady Bird Johnson: Our Environmental First Lady Lewis L. Gould From the Publisher: "A pleasure to read, this engaging book persuasively establishes the significance of Lady Bird Johnson in two areas: her contributions in terms of staff, procedures, and tactics to the evolving role of the President’s wife and her contributions to environmental policy and practice. In addition, Gould illuminates the forces that shaped her particular interests and that enabled her to wield influence in the White House and beyond. An excellent model and splendid kick-off for the Modern First Ladies series."—Susan M. Hartmann, author of Other Feminists: Activists in the Liberal EstablishmentAuthor Biography: Lewis L. Gould is Eugene C. Barker Centennial Professor Emeritus in American History at the University of Texas at Austin and author or coauthor of eighteen other books, including The Presidency of William McKinley; The Spanish-American War and President McKinley; The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt; 1968: The Election that Changed America; and Lady Bird Johnson and the Environment. From The Critics: BooknewsGould (American history, U. of Texas-Austin) has dusted off, updated, and thinned his 1988 to kick off the new series on the wives of US presidents. He draws on Johnson’s White House papers and interviews with her and her close associates to argue that she was one of the most politically active First Ladies though her concern with the environment was overshadowed by protests against the Vietnam War. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Our Price: $25.00

California Coast: A Traveler’s Companion Marcia Lieberman From the Publisher: Emphasizing hidden beaches and affordable lodging and dining, this travel companioncovers the entire coast, from San Diego to Redwood National Park. The spectacular, much loved California coast is a complex and diverse place, culturally and geographically. What with exclusive private areas in the south and steep cliffs in the north, beach access can be an intimidating journey. The aims of this guide are simple: to lead travelers to every inch of the coast worth visiting, and to provide them with savvy, up-to-date information on beaches, nature preserves, sports, museums, lodging, and restaurants. Icons throughout the book alert readers to the best places to take the family; to find solitude or a romantic inn; to surf or hike; to visit museums and historic sites; to shop in an urban area; and to go bird-watching or tide-pooling. Interviews and profiles of people who live and work along the coast--writers, surfers, Coast Guard patrol--provide insight and humor. From The Critics: Library JournalHere is a comprehensive guide to the spectacular coast of California. Drawing on his knowledge and experience as California’s Coastal Access program manager, Neuwirth, along with Osborn (The Paper Chase, Houghton, 1971), has created a guide to beaches, nature preserves, sports, museums, lodging, and restaurants. Peppered throughout its pages are interviews with local experts who share bits of information concerning the part of the California coast with which they are familiar. Icons alert readers to the best places to take the family, find solitude, surf or hike, have a romantic rendezvous, or many other activities. A fine book for native Californians interested in exploring in greater depth their spectacular coastline. Travelers visiting California for the first time would be better off with a general travel guide. It is suitable for public libraries but not a necessary purchase outside of California.Sandra Knowles, Sch. of Medicine Lib., Columbia, SC Our Price: $17.95