Highway 1 California: The Dream Road Along the Pacific

by Andrea Lammert

Skirting the California coastline, the legendary Highway 1 starts at San Diego and ends at the Canadian border. Highway 1 California the book presents the California portion in stunning color, a testament to why it receives the most domestic visitors of all the states, and is consistently one of the top three states visited by international travelers. Highway 1 California divides the road into four sections from south to north and makes stops as it travels north. Each stop is shown in multiple photographs, all with extended captions. Here are some of the Los Angeles Cabrillo Highway San Francisco Bay Area Shoreline Highway Special features include archival images of the San Francisco Earthquake and double gatefolds of the Golden Gate Bridge at night, downtown San Francisco at dusk and at night, the Flower Generation, Monterey Bay, and Big Sur. Highway 1 California closes with four detailed road maps that mark the sections of the book so that readers can locate sights they would like to visit while traveling on Highway 1.

288 pages, Hardcover

Published September 19, 2017

Reviews

[Katie Hom · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book contains photographs that are not only beautiful, but also manage to capture the unique traits of each destination. When I picked this up I only expected to see a lot of pictures of nature, but it’s much more than that. State parks are followed by towns, followed by metropolises, followed by historical sites, and back around again. Each place of interest is accompanied by a short paragraph about its history and what makes it so special.

As a native Californian, I’m familiar with many of these places…but have never actually visited them. I was also introduced to many places that I’d love to see. It’s time to take an adventure!

[Jim Blessing · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had excellent pictures of scenes down California's Highway 1.

[Denise Chojnacki · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I wanted to travel Highway 1 through California before I am obsessed with it now. The gorgeous photographic journey documented the entire Highway 1 route starting in upper California and moving downward. The pictures were just beautiful and were a feast for the eyes. The narrative was just enough to give you the flavor for the area and let the photos do the talking. If I never get there for some reason, I've traveled it through this gorgeous book.

[Christy · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book wasn't what I was looking for. We are planning a trip along the western coast of CA in a few weeks and I was hoping for more of a travel guide. If you want a "Coffee Table Book" then this would be perfect. It was full of beautiful photography, but it just wasn't very interesting to me.

[Mariah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous photos and good info, except the cut line for the lovely large photo on page 46 describes live oak trees, but the very interesting image looks more like cypress or juniper trees.

[Danny McDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing Book