Synopses & Reviews
This comprehensive, region-wide guide will become the one essential book for anyone wishing to explore the remarkably diverse San Francisco Bay shoreline. Walkers, hikers, boaters, cyclists, persons with disabilitiesall will welcome the
Guide's compact, user-friendly format, full-color maps, and many illustrations. Covering the entire 400-mile Bay Trail, which extends south to San Jose, east to Martinez, and north to Petaluma, the Guide describes over 170 different sites, as well as trails that branch off the Bay Trail and lead inland.
Parks, wildlife areas, paths, and piers are all here, along with selected details about natural, cultural, and historic features that reveal the San Francisco Bay Area's rich multicultural heritage. The Guide also highlights the various ecosystems that coexist along this unique urban shoreline. Common plant and animal species are illustrated and described for easy identification. Icons indicate sites suitable for various activities: boating, fishing, biking, hiking, birdwatching, picnicking, and wheelchair riding. A reference section contains public transit information, names of Bay-related organizations, and many useful phone numbers. This section also lists resources of special value to environmental educators at all levels. The California State Coastal Conservancy is a state agency working to enhance, preserve, and restore the California coast, and to provide public access.
Review
“This user-friendly guide fits easily in a backpack and is filled with information about everything from points of historic, natural and cultural interest to where to locate biking and hiking trails.”
Review
“As comprehensive a look at the greater Bay Area as you are going to find in a guide book of this nature. With 380 color illustrations, 48 black and white photos, 53 line illustrations (plants and wildlife) and 14 maps, the book is as attractive as it is a valuable resource.
Synopsis
"There are absorbing stories here for the armchair reader and detailed guides for the active explorer. Read, enjoy, and cultivate your roots in the region."Harold Gilliam
"Comprehensive and copiously illustrated, this Guide is a treasure-house of user-friendly information. It reveals the equivalent of a national park hitherto unknown in our midst."Margot Patterson Doss
"This book is a complete guide to the Bay Area. All that's missing are the smells, so perhaps the next edition should be scratch and sniff."Robin Williams
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187) and index.