Synopses & Reviews
Escape the routine and recharge your soul with 52 Great Weekend Escapes in Southern California. Ideal for both residents and visitors, this well-organized guidebook provides a years worth of great short escapes for adventurers of every age, budget, and skill level.
Organized by season and difficulty level, from relaxing to extreme, each thoroughly researched escape includes everything you need to know to get the most out of your experience. Youll find directions and maps, the names of top-notch tour operators and outfitters, and detailed descriptions of each great escape—so youll always arrive at your destination prepared. And while each escape can be completed in one weekend, all are loaded with ways to stretch your stay.
So whether youre flying solo or have a family in tow, get off the couch, out the door, and into the great wide open with 52 Great Weekend Escapes in Southern California.
Spring: Bicycle past Lompocs flower fields or hang glide above the coast
Summer: Relax at Venice Beach or hang ten at surf school
Fall: Take a balloon ride over grape country or dive the Channel Islands
Winter: Snow camp at Mount San Jacinto or swim with the sharks
Synopsis
A weekend in Southern California will never be the same. Swim with sharks off Rancho Palos Verdes, spin the wheels at Drivetech Auto Racing School, and explore a kelp forest while wreck diving the Channel Islands. Organized by season and by difficulty level,
52 Great Weekend Escapes in Southern California provides a year's worth of great short escapes for adventurers of every age, budget, and skill level.
Synopsis
"What do you want to do this weekend?"
"I don't know...what do you want to do?"
Sound familiar? This brilliant new series solves that problem by showing you exactly what to do, where to do it, and how to plan for it. These well organized guidebooks are for residents and visitors alike, and provide a year's worth of great short escapes for adventurers of every age, every budget, and every skill level. Organized by season and by difficulty level, each one contains over 60 photographs, more than 50 maps, and all the contact information necessary for the escape. From sport fishing to sailplain soaring and paragliding to prospecting - a great weekend escape is just a book away.
About the Author
Nearly every weekend,
Ray Bangs spends time in the great outdoors pursuing a variety of activities such as hiking, scuba diving, and camping. He lives in Tempe, Arizona, and is the publisher of AZExplorer.com and
Arizona Explorer Magazine.Chris Becker is committed to learning all he can about playing and exploring in the great outdoors. He works as an editor for Arizona Explorer Magazine and Hayden's Ferry Review. He lives in Chandler, Arizona, with his wife, Danielle.