From the Back Cover
Too much work? Too much worry? Need a change of scene? - Get out of town!Thirty-two quick and convenient minivacations take you away from the hustle and bustle of Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, British Columbia: sample award-winning wines at the numerous vineyards open for tours and tastings in the Oregon Wine Country escape; ferry to the San Juan Islands where you can observe orca whales from the nation's only whale-watching park in the San Juan and Orcas Island escape; bask in the sunshine of British Columbia's Okanagan country - the sunniest region in Canada - and enjoy bicycling, boating, fishing, or picnicking in The Okanagan escape. Information at your fingertips includes detailed route maps, travel directions, destination highlights, activities for morning, afternoon, and evening, choice restaurants, picnic sites, and lodgings, special events and festivals, shopping, and local sources of information. (5 1/2 X 8 1/2, 336 pages, b&w photos, maps)
