Pacific Coast Highway

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PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY A Photographíc Journey For everyone in America, "The Coast" conjures up a vision of movie stars, surfers and eternal sunshine. It is an accurate vision as far as it goes, but the Pacific Coast boasts much, much more. It has forested mountains dripping in fog, flower-filled farms and lush patureland - in places it could be Spain, in others Ireland and in still more it could be New England charmingly transplanted. This collection of beautiful color photographs captures all the contrasts, drama and charm of the Pacific Coast, from the wild tip of Washington's Olympic Peninsula to south of the Mexican bordér. This book is a journey along various highways that hug the shores of Washington, Oregon, California and Mexico. It embarks from Olympic National Park and follows the coast all the way down to Cabo San Lucas on the tip of the Baja Peninsula. It takes in such well-known landmarks as San Simeon, Malibu, the Monterey Peninsula and the great redwood forests. It... Tovább

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PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY A Photographíc Journey For everyone in America, "The Coast" conjures up a vision of movie stars, surfers and eternal sunshine. It is an accurate vision as far as it goes, but the Pacific Coast boasts much, much more. It has forested mountains dripping in fog, flower-filled farms and lush patureland - in places it could be Spain, in others Ireland and in still more it could be New England charmingly transplanted. This collection of beautiful color photographs captures all the contrasts, drama and charm of the Pacific Coast, from the wild tip of Washington's Olympic Peninsula to south of the Mexican bordér. This book is a journey along various highways that hug the shores of Washington, Oregon, California and Mexico. It embarks from Olympic National Park and follows the coast all the way down to Cabo San Lucas on the tip of the Baja Peninsula. It takes in such well-known landmarks as San Simeon, Malibu, the Monterey Peninsula and the great redwood forests. It crosses the Golden Gate Bridge, passes through elegant Santa Monica, winds around rugged headlands and covers stretches of beach that extend for mile upon deserted mile. It is one of the great road journeys of the world, captured here to serve as a reminder to those who have experienced it and as an invitation to others for whom the highway at the edge of the continent is a pleasure still to come. Vissza