Backroads of Northern California and Ghost Towns of Northern California Backroads and ghost towns are both things that I enjoy very much, so it’s nice to be able to recommend both of these books from Voyageur Press. Both are billed as “pictorial discovery guides” which I think is a rather good description. Neither book is […]

Lois on the Loose 294 pages, St. Martin’s Press When not satisfying my own wanderlust and desire to explore, I enjoy reading about other people’s travels and adventures. It started with classics like On the Road, Travels with Charley, and Blue Highways but since then has included wonderful books like In Search of Will Carling, […]

  Book reviewed: Ghost Towns of the Santa Cruz Mountains Ghost Towns of the Santa Cruz Mountains isn’t an essential book for your collection unless you’re looking to explore the history of the mountains, at which point it becomes key.

  Books reviewed: Guide to Northern California Backroads and 4-Wheel Drive Trails, and Guide to Southern California Backroads and 4-Wheel Drive Trails When I want to look up trail information for a possible trip, I usually pull three books off of my shelf that cover the area in question. Two of those books will be […]