Highway 1 California - by Andrea Lammert (Hardcover)

About the Book

Translation of: Highway 1, auf der Traumstra[beta]e Kaliforniens den Pazifik entlang.

Book Synopsis

Skirting the California coastline, the legendary Highway 1 starts at San Diego and ends at the Canadian border. Highway 1 California the book presents the California portion in stunning color, a testament to why it receives the most domestic visitors of all the states, and is consistently one of the top three states visited by international travelers.

Highway 1 California divides the road into four sections from south to north and makes stops as it travels north. Each stop is shown in multiple photographs, all with extended captions. Here are some of the locations:

Los Angeles

Santa Monica Pier, The Getty, Beverly Hills, Venice Beach, Financial District, Walt Disney Concert Hall, L.A. Dodgers and Lakers, Hollywood Boulevard, Walk of Fame, Sunset Boulevard, Universal Studios, Palo Verdes, Long Beach, Anaheim, Santa Catalina Island, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, La Jolla, Balboa Park, San Diego, Gaslamp Quarter, and San Diego Bay

Cabrillo Highway

Mori Point, Pacifica, Grey Whale Cove, Montara, Half Moon Bay, Pigeon Point, Año Nuevo Island, Big Basin Redwoods, Davenport Coastline, Monterey Aquarium, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Mission San Carlos, Point Lobos, Big Sur, Los Padres National Forest, Heart Castle, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Channel Islands, Ventura, Malibu, Matador Beach

San Francisco Bay Area

Golden Gate Bridge, Palace of Fine Arts, Fisherman's Wharf, Telegraph Hill, The Embarcadero, Transamerica Pyramid, Chinatown, Financial District, Nob Hill, Cable Cars, Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Giants, Bay Bridge, Alamo Square, Victorian Houses, Haight-Ashbury, Golden Gate Park, Alcatraz

Shoreline Highway

Leggett, redwood forests, Westport Coastline, MacKerricher State Park, Point Cabrillo, Mendocino, Mendocino Headland, Point Arena and Bowling Ball Beach, Salt Point State Park, Fort Ross State Historic Park, Jenner Coastline and Russian River, Sonoma Coast, Bodega Bay, Sonoma Valley, Tomales Bay, Point Reyes, Drakes Bay, Mount Tamalpais State Park, Muir Woods National Monument.

Special features include archival images of the San Francisco Earthquake and double gatefolds of the Golden Gate Bridge at night, downtown San Francisco at dusk and at night, the Flower Generation, Monterey Bay, and Big Sur.

Highway 1 California closes with four detailed road maps that mark the sections of the book so that readers can locate sights they would like to visit while traveling on Highway 1.

Review Quotes

When it comes to describing the beauty of the California coast, sometimes it's best to let the pictures speak for themselves... A coffee-table compendium of luscious landscapes, seascapes and other views along or near the famous highway. While her focus is primarily on natural wonders -- from coast redwoods near the highway's northern terminus in Leggett to La Jolla Cove and San Diego Bay -- a few man-made landmarks earn captions with intriguing facts as well as adulation.--Jeanne Cooper "San Francisco Chronicle" (1/2/2018 12:00:00 AM)

About the Author

Andrea Lammert is a writer and photographer who produces travel articles, travel guides, photography books and editorial pieces on travel.