I have been to many of the places she describes, and her recommendations match well with my own experiences in those locales. In this book you will discover the location of the top nine nude beaches, the single best park bench, and the author's choices for the best places to harvest strawberries, apples, and mushrooms.
There are a number of suggested side trips, including one to the Santa Lucia hot springs where guests can stay overnight in yurts at a Soto Zen monastery. Cart Shopping Cart. Mobile Navigation. Sign In Your Account. Chapter Details.
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Lonely Planet's Best in Travel Napa just keeps on cooking and pouring out joy for life. Grapes have grown here since the gold rush. Right off Hwy 29, organic family wineries are daring to make wines besides classic cabernets, and indie winemakers have opened up shop on Napa's revitalized 1st St. Traveling through this lush valley, you'll notice that Napa has redoubled its commitments to sustainability and local character. Between feasts, you'll spot sous-chefs weeding organic kitchen gardens to seed farm-to-table menus.
The signs are clear: you've arrived right on time for Napa's renaissance. Give yourself a day or two — or better a long weekend — to explore the region's treasures. Spring to early fall are fantastic times to go, though the fall harvest season gives you a chance to see "the crush" when grapes begin their journey to becoming wine. Drive where California pioneers and gold miners once rolled their wagons in Death Valley National Park, where the magnum forces of natural and human history collide.
The name itself evokes all that is harsh, hot and hellish — a punishing, barren and lifeless place of Old Testament severity. Ghost towns and abandoned mines are proof of the human struggle to survive here. Yet a scenic drive through the park on Highway reveals that nature is spectacularly alive in Death Valley: sensuous sand dunes, water-sculpted canyons, rocks moving across the desert floor, extinct volcanic craters, palm-shaded oases, soaring mountains and plenty of endemic wildlife.
Go between February and April for spring wildflower blooms and cooler temperatures. The Bohemian Highway lets you do what comes naturally. Bark back at seals along the coast, gather good vibes in ancient redwood groves, float down the Russian River in an inner tube, and join Sonoma's freethinkers for sunset toasts in organic vineyards. Sonoma 's wild western side has been the place to let loose for over a century.
Easy living along the Russian River was first fueled by hard cider, then bubbly wine. Come as you are and do your thing — paddle canoes, wander winding country lanes and dream days away in redwood forests.
There are 50 wineries within a minute drive of Guerneville. The Russian River AVA American Viticulture Area produces California's cult-favorite pinot noir and chardonnay, thanks to nighttime coastal fog that swirls through the redwoods, then burns off midday in dramatic silvery haloes of mist.
The highest concentration of wineries is along Westside Rd, between Guerneville and Healdsburg. Go between June to September for toasty days and refreshing river dips. You may like: Tips for planning a perfect trip to California wine country. This loop skirts Mt Lassen, the southernmost active volcano in the Cascades, and is perfect for hiking, fishing, camping or getting lost.
This is a place where few people venture, but those who do come back with stories. Settlements in this neck of the woods are mostly just places to gas up and buy some jerky, but adventurers are drawn here for just that reason. This is the deeply satisfying final frontier of California's wilderness.
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