Bay Area Backroads: The Best Adventures in Northern California from KRON-TV

by Doug McConnell, Stacy Geiken (Photographer), Jerry Emory (Contributor)

Every week, hundreds of thousands of Northern Californians tune in to Bay Area Backroads for the best ideas on day trips, weekend getaways, and other adventures it's the highest-rated local TV program in the San Francisco Bay Area. This first book from host Doug McConnell features 50 of his best backroad explorations, primarily in the immediate San Francisco Bay Area, but also extending to the northern redwoods, east to the Sierra Nevada, and south to San Luis Obispo. Each destination features gorgeous color photographs by Stacy Geiken. Including both unique approaches to popular destinations and a wide variety of lesser-known sights, Bay Area Backroads provides adventurers and armchair travelers alike with a fun new way to see Northern California.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[John]

Useful themed guide. I don't know how some of the trips qualify as "backroads," but there's some cool stuff in here like Alpine County and Mendocino.

[Stacy]

Great book with good ideas for day trips or weekend get aways that are off the beaten path.