The Monterey Bay Shoreline Guide (UC Press/Monterey Bay Aquarium Series in Marine Conservation) Book

This is an indispensable reference to one of the most spectacular stretches of California's coastline. Beginning in the north with Point Ao Nuevo and ending some 120 miles to the south at Point Sur, Jerry Emory provides a comprehensive guide to the natural, cultural, and historical riches of the greater Monterey Bay shore. Six regional maps provide detailed information for visitors exploring by car, bike, public transportation, or on foot. Highlights of the area include the elephant seals of Ao Nuevo; surfing in Santa Cruz; the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, largest marine sanctuary in the U.S.; the world famous Monterey Bay Aquarium; and the breathtaking coastal mountains of Big Sur. The coast offers beautiful beaches and dunes, excellent tidepooling and birding, glimpses of sea otters, monarch butterflies, and gray whales on their migrating paths, redwood forests and agricultural landscapes, vineyards, parklands, literary landmarks, and towns and cities to explore. Monterey Bay's human history is equally captivating and includes coastal Indians, Spanish missionaries, and Mexican rancheros. Richly illustrated with 181 color photos, The Monterey Bay Shoreline Guide has helpful Getting Around sections providing public access direct-ions and mileage and "Information" sections with useful phone numbers and website addresses. "This book is about one of America's most charmed landscapes, and walking through its pages provides an extended tour that can only be beat by later making your own personal venture." --Tom Stienstra, outdoors columnist, San Francisco Examiner "This is a must-have for anyone interested in the greater Monterey Bay region and its wild, spectacular, and accessible coast. Jerry Emory covers just about every imaginable topic a first time visitor--or a lifelong resident--might ponder while exploring the shore." --Doug McConnell, Host/Senior Editor, Bay Area Backroads, KRON-TVRead More