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Discover the Open Road!From the evergreen giants of the Pacific Northwest to the beach- and brewski-filled city of San Diego, the Pacific Coast Highway is the best of the West Coast. Road Trip USA: Pacific Coast Highway is classic roadside Americana at your fingertips!Inside you'll find:Excerpted from Road Trip USAMile-by-mile highlights so you can make the most of this winding highway through Olympic National Park, Cape Perpetua, Avenue of the Giants, and Hearst CastleDriving maps covering 1,500 miles of classic American blacktop from Oregon's ancient verdant forests down the coast to California's sunny beachesFull-color vintage and modern photos and illustrations of America both then and now in a slim, portable guideRoadside curiosities and detours reveal the personalities of small towns and thriving cities along the routeExpert advice from road-warrior Jamie Jensen, who has zoomed along nearly 400,000 miles of highway in search of the perfect stretches of pavementRoad Trip USA: Pacific Coast Highway is so full of the beauty of the American road, why wait to start your next adventure? Hit the Road! .
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I grew up in Southern California back when cars were king, freeways were new, cheeseburgers cost a quarter, and every beach had a beachfront amusement park. After some very pleasant years traveling around the country (making hay in Kansas, crewing sailboats on the Chesapeake Bay, studying architecture at UC Berkeley and ghost-writing a book for the Grateful Dead...) , I started work on my book Road Trip USA, a thick and tasty (and fully illustrated!) guide to the best drives in America. Since then, over 25 years and what are now eight (EIGHT!) ever-improving editions of the book, I've traveled close to half-a-million miles in search of the perfect stretch of two-lane blacktop. Though I drive way more than is healthy, for me or for the planet, I get out of the car as much as possible to check out the best french fries, rodeos, historic trails, and slices of cherry pie that I can find. So please join me. Check out Road Trip USA, and hit the road!
