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San Luis Obispo County, Coast & Castle [Hardcover]

Vicki Leon (Author)


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October 2000
California's best-kept secret is San Luis Obispo County. Nestled on the Pacific Coast halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, SLO County (As the locals refer to it) contains something for everyone. This pictorial and informative text shows off the best of California.

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SAN LUIS OBISPO

C O U N T Y , C O A S T & C A S T L E:

California's best-kept secret is San Luis Obispo County. Nestled on the Pacific Coast halfway between Los Angeles in the south and San Francisco in the north, SLO County (as the locals refer to it) contains something for everybody. For those lucky enough to live here, the SLO life is hard to beat. Visitors to the Central Coast of California return year after year seeking the peace and serenity found in this distinctive region. Many chance tourists end up staying.

Hiking trails showcasing unparalleled scenery may be found a stone's throw away from home ... throw in some local wildlife such as sea otters, monarch butterflies, gray whales or mountain lions ... add a thriving wine country complete with tasting rooms and culinary delights ... top it off with a thriving college town offering an array of activities for every taste and budget ... and you've only just skimmed the surface of San Luis Obispo County.

Set amidst a unique landscape of volcanic peaks are 24 small towns. There's Morro Bay on the coast, home to the romantic silhouette of Morro Rock. Pismo Beach, known for is almost-endless white sand beach, attracts visitors from far and near. Paso Robles, located in the middle of a growing wine country, has a western flavor all its own. The county seat, San Luis Obispo is home to California Polytechnic State University. San Luis Obispo has retained a small town charm with a truly thriving downtown centered around the historic Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa.

Whether you live here or simply visit this coastal haven, most will agree that those who come to San Luis Obispo County are more interested in the human race than the rat race.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 80 pages
  • Publisher: Central Coast Books (October 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1930401051
  • ISBN-13: 978-1930401051
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,443,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My roots: convinced I was left on strangers' doorstep in the Pacific Northwest, I fled in my teens and began to fill the first of seven passports. Wanderlust is apparently hereditary; my progeny now busy filling their own passports.
My higher education: mostly self-inflicted
I collect: pyramids, ancient cemeteries, seashells, foreign languages, long stays in foreign lands.
Allergic to: gray skies, household routines, watches, gas-guzzlers.
Addicted to: laughter, Spanish aceitunas con anchoas, George Dalaras and other Greek music, foreign films, beach walks, getting a glimpse of animals and birds in the wild.
Am a magnet for: odd facts, weird stories, unusual connections (all of them fodder for my writing)
Am sustained by: a worldwide web of family, friends, publishing colleagues, and readers

My books: 35 titles (about half of them for readers 10 and up). Many, miraculously still in print.

My GOALS as a writer of nonfiction:
1. Dig deeper to find the whole human history, to illuminate the unsung men and women of long ago
2. Leaven my books with humor and humanity
3. Try to astonish the reader on every page. Astonish, from the Latin attonare, "to be struck by lightning." Thus to write in a way that leaves the reader thunderstruck.

My research: more fun than a whodunit. In fact, I go through a lot of shoe leather even when I'm time-traveling.That's why I call myself (partly tongue in cheek) Vicki Leon, historical detective

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