Ramble California: The Wanderer's Guide to the Offbeat, Overlooked and Outrageous (Paperback)

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"Leave it to Eric Peterson to find the most absurd traveler adventures, all on roadtrips inside the California state lines. Peterson's "Ramble California: A Wanderer's Guide to the Offbeat, Overlooked and Outrageous" ($19, Speck Press) divides the state into regions, then delves into quirky spots.." --Contra Costa Times, May 2009

"Ramble: California takes you on a trip as you read the pages, making it an outstanding choice for armchair travelers. For those who are actually going out touring, it's great to take along to read on the road. Not only will Peterson's adventures and misadventures provide hours of entertainment, the suggestions, tips, and descriptions provide ample usable info and excellent advice. Whether you want to know why snow is sometimes pink in the Sierra Nevada mountains or whether the time machine in the Mojave Desert actually works, Peterson's got answers, or at least insights. And you'll always know where to find a good bar." --Roadtrip America, May 2009

"Rambling man Eric Peterson continues his rambling ways with this out-of-the-ordinary guide to California. Southern California, in particular, he writes, "has something for everybody and is pretty much anything and everything you want it to be -- maybe too much of something, anything, everything." He describes public art in Venice Beach, reflects on the Emerald Triangle in northern California (Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity Counties are considered the largest producers of marijuana in the United States), stops by the Beat bars of San Francisco and points out the Black Panther landmarks in Oakland. In addition to specific places, he includes personal travelogues to places, including spending three days -- much of it on foot -- along Hollywood Boulevard and musing about being a beer drinker in California's wine country." --Chicago Tribune, May 2009

Product Description

In the third installment of his unique and unpredictable Ramble travel series, Eric Peterson spotlights California s most quirky and intriguing attractions, sharing his personal travel experiences along the way. Each regional section features atypical tourist destinations, maps, oddball stats, required reading, viewing, and listening lists, as well as the typical guidebook fare: places to eat, drink, and catch some ZZZs. The travelogue portions offer more vicarious tidbits as Peterson meanders through the state, sharing his openness to new experiences and self-deprecating humor. With such adventures as A Beer Drinker in Wine Country, The Desert, Man, and Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll, Ramble California calls you to the open road and your next idiosyncratic journey.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Speck Pr (February 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933108207
• ISBN-13: 978-1933108209
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #103,635 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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