Northern California Nature Weekends: Fifty-Two Adventures In Nature (Nature Weekend Series) - Softcover

Clark, Jeanne; Garrison, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762711515 ISBN 13: 9780762711512

Publisher: Falcon Guides, 2004

Synopsis

Every season offers new reasons to get outside and explore--if visitors know when and where to go. This guide provides all the infomation readers need to plan 52 great outdoor adventures--from excursions for the serious naturalist to casual outings for the entire family.

Northern California Nature Weekends is keyed to the best times to visit. Outdoor enthusiasts will find information about travel, natural history, and fun-filled activities.

This guide not only helps travelers explore the outdoors any time of year, but also includes a handful of indoor adventures for those days when the weather just won't cooperate.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Every season offers new reasons to get outside and explore-if you know when and where to go. Northern California Nature Weekends provides all the information you need to plan fifty-two great weekend getaways-from excursions for the serious naturalist to casual outings for the whole family.
Some experiences are off the beaten track, such as celebrating the acorn harvest with the Miwok Indians, watching for bald eagles at Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, or canoeing through the Cosumnes River Preserve. You'll also find plenty of new twists on familiar California treasures, with opportunities to:
Rent a houseboat on Shasta Lake, where more than 360 miles of shoreline await exploration
Watch for whales at Bodega Bay with the San Andreas Fault beneath your feet
Sip wine at a Sonoma County villa overlooking legions of geese on a cattail-lined wetland
Let Northern California Nature Weekends help you explore the outdoors any time of year.

About the Author:

Newcastle resident Jeanne Clark is the author of the California Wildlife Viewing Guide, the Nevada Wildlife Viewing Guide, and America's Wildlife Refuges: Lands of Promise. She has worked in natural resources communications for nearly twenty-five years.

Robert Garrison is the project coordinator for the California Watchable Wildlife Project and owner of the consulting firm Nature Tourism Planning. He lives in Sacramento, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Falcon Guides
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0762711515
• ISBN 13: 9780762711512
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256