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		Place Name and Description

Culture, Lifestyle, Urban, & Historic	Bodie, California Bodie State Historic Park - The West's Best Preserved Ghost Town.
	California Wine Country - Central Coast The Paso Robles Wine Festival.
	Paso Robles, California - Fireworks in Wine Country Celebrating July 4th - outstanding fireworks photos.
	Los Angeles, California - The Getty Center One of the world's most opulent cultural centers.
	Los Angeles County Museum of Art - 2005 King Tut Exhibit This extensive exhibition, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, marks the first time the treasures of King Tut have visited America in 26 years.
	Long Beach, California Fascinating Harbor Sights, including the RMS Queen Mary, Russian Submarine Scorpion, & Aquarium of the Pacific.
	Manzanar National Historic Site, California When Fear Was Stronger Than Justice.
	Mission Santa Barbara, California "Queen of the Missions" - A look at the historic Spanish mission.
	San Diego's Balboa Park America's Largest Urban Cultural Park.
	The San Diego Zoo, California A look at one of the world's finest zoos.
	San Francisco, California - Alcatraz Island A tour of the infamous prison.
	San Francisco, California - Golden Gate Bridge Our rendition of the famed bridge.
<Top>	San Francisco, California - Asian Culture A look at Chinatown and the Japanese Tea Garden.

Mountain Settings	California's Ancient Bristlecone Pines The world's oldest living things.
	Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California Prime habitat for giant coastal redwoods in California's first state park.
	Sequoia, Kings Canyon, & Yosemite National Park, California California's Giant Sequoias - The world's largest living things.
	Lassen Volcanic National Park, California A look at volcanos and geothermal activity.
	Pinnacles National Monument, California The case of the wandering volcano.
<Top>	Yosemite National Park, California Our black & white rendition of El Capitan.

Seacoast and Beaches	Cabrillo National Monument, California A classic lighthouse overlooking San Diego.
	Ten Easy Day Hikes on the California Central Coast Capsules of ten hikes, one from Monterey County and the rest from the San Luis Obispo area, that are less well-known.
	Laguna Beach, California One of southern California's most desirable resorts with a wide range of amenities and activities. Its oceanfront is lined with beautiful beaches and parks with steeply rising hills offering a scenic backdrop.
	Pacific Coast Highway - California Coastline (Part I) From Pismo Beach State Park, Montana De Oro State Park to Morro Bay.
	Pacific Coast Highway - California Coastline (Part II) The Central Coast, from Big Sur to Marin Headlands.
	Pacific Coast Highway - California Coastline (Part III) The Tidal Pools of Cayucos Beach - Spectacle at Low Tide.
	Pacific Coast Highway - California's Big Sur Coast (I) The Elephant Seals of Piedras Blancas.
	Pacific Coast Highway - California's Big Sur Coast (II) Ragged Point, The Million Dollar View.
	Pacific Coast Highway - California's Big Sur Coast (III) Point Lobos State Reserve - Carmel's Unspoiled Beauty.
	Pacific Coast Highway - California's Big Sur Coast (IV) Point Lobos to Point Sur, "A Scenic Drive with no Peer".
	Pacific Coast Highway - California's Big Sur Coast (V) Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and beautiful McWay Falls on the Big Sur Coast.
	The La Jolla Coastline in San Diego, California Fascinating Scenery and Recreation from the San Diego Area.
<Top>	San Diego, California - The Seals of Children's Beach at La Jolla A very pleasant surprise awaits visitors to La Jolla. A corner of the shore, known as Children's Beach, has been set aside as a marine mammal refuge.

Deserts	Death Valley National Park, California A look at Death Valley National Park by guest author, Dr. John Crossley.
	California Deserts - Death Valley National Park Scenes from America's hottest place.
<Top> Back to Main Directory	California Deserts - Joshua Tree National Park A Hike to the Lost Palms Oasis.

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Driving the Pacific Coast California, 6th: Scenic Driving Tours along Coastal Highways by Kathy Strong

This is the perfect tote-along companion for uncovering California coast's many treasures. Conveniently organized, easy-to-follow, and packed with information on 37 communities, this book has everything from a relaxing one-day breather to a month-long tour of the entire 1,100-mile coast.

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Hidden Coast of California by Ray Riegert

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Big Sur Coast I by Gerald Allen

The Million Dollar View from Ragged Point on California's Big Sur coast.

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Big Sur Coast II by Gerald Allen

A beautiful pocket beach on California's Big Sur coast.

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