Day Trips: Roaming the Backroads of Northern California [Paperback]

Peter Browning (Author), Carol Holleuffer (Photographer), Carol (Photographer) Holleuffer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1997

With over 28,000 copies sold, Peter Browning's perennially popular guide to Northern California's most scenic drives is now available in a completely revised, updated, and redesigned edition. Including 28 picturesque routes, each paced for a leisurely day away from the city, Day Trips is jam-packed with black-and-white photographs, handy maps, and fascinating historical information. Offering a terrific alternative to the crowds and traffic at most local tourist attractions, Day Trips is perfect for anyone seeking an adventure within easy reach of San Francisco.

Editorial Reviews

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Taking a day trip is such a swell idea, but one that doesn't always blossom into its intended fun. You think you'll mosey about some back roads, but you waste hours trying to find country lanes that aren't full of fast food outlets. Browning makes it easy. He provides clear routes, brief history, and practical info like where the bait shop is. He doesn't take the fun out of exploration, he just leads you to some areas in Northern California where you're bound to have a good day.

About the Author

Peter Browning has published eight books on California history and travel. A Bay Area resident, he is the author of the original edition of this book.

Carol Holleuffer was a popular Northern California photgrapher.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; Rev Upd edition (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811814238
• ISBN-13: 978-0811814232
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,722,390 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Travel Companion, August 21, 2000

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Maria K. Edmonds (Santa Clara, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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Two years ago I took my first vacation all by myself. I had a brand new car, a little money, and a lot of time. I found this book while browsing and bought it to take it on my vacation. Each night, I selected a different trip for the next day, highlighted the route, and studied the points of interest I'd be most interested in taking. This small amount of planning gave me great confidence to strike out alone on my vacation.

One year ago, I took a similar vacation, this time with a very special friend. We repeated some of my favorite trips of the previous year and we planned a few new ones. Again, we would spend the evening marking maps and studying points of interest.

"Roaming the Backroads" was so useful on these two trips because the author gave maps, historical information and points of interest along the way. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to explore Northern California and who wants to get off the major highways to do it. Now the book lives on my coffee table and we still pick it up to plan a day trip or to remind ourselves of the pleasures of past trips.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Title is misleading, January 8, 2005

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J. Chambers (Georgia, United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a pretty good book for finding interesting off-the-beaten-path places, but the title is very misleading. To me, "Northern California" means San Francisco to the Oregon state line. In fact, all of the tours are clustered around San Francisco or Sacramento. There's nothing north of Stewart's Point, which leaves a gap of almost two hundred miles to the Oregon state line. If the title had been more accurate, I probably would not have bought the book, since I was most interested in areas north of San Francisco.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy It, December 16, 2009

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OutdoorAficionado (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

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This book is so old it's more like a history book than a guide book. I don't think the Bay Area looks like this anymore. Fortunately, I'm a historical buff and a big fan of old photographs, so I enjoy looking it over.