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Legoland California Mini-Vacation Getaway - Stay 3 days / 2 nights at Grand Pacific Palisades Resort & Hotel and you also will get a Free Family Pass to visit Legoland California, one of America's newest theme parks, located directly across the street. Certain restrictions apply.

• Adventuring in the California Desert
  Sierra Club Adventure Travel Guide) by Lynne Foster Paperback - 464 pages (October 1997)
  Lynne Foster's guide makes it accessible, with desert safety tips, maps, information about public campgrounds, historical sites, and desert museums, as well as useful information such as where to get food, water, and gas. From the White-Inyo Mountains, through Death Valley, Palm Springs, and Joshua Tree National Park, down to the Mexican border, the desert awaits, sere and stark, but not at all barren.

  

• Ansel Adams' California
  by Andrea Stillman (Editor), Ansel Adams (Editor), Page Stegner Hardcover - 112 pages (October 1997)
  Ansel Adams may be one of the most famous nature photographers ever, but his often-overlooked portraits of people and images of buildings and manmade landscapes are as stirring and beautiful as his inimitable wilderness photographs.

• Travel USA: California
  Travel Video documentary about the best sights and wonders in the Golden State.

  

• California Beaches
  The Complete Guide to More Than 400 Beaches and 1,200 Miles of Coastline Paperback (April 1996)
  From the tip of Mexico to the Oregon border, the beaches of California have a persona that's larger even than the state's 1,200 miles of coast. But not all sandy strips are equal, and Parke Puterbaugh and Alan Bisbort ("America's beach bums," as Larry King calls them) review and rate more than 400 beaches for access, privacy, beauty, ruggedness, swimability, and recreational activities. They have the skinny on extras, too, like the best fish taco stands and campgrounds.

• Fodor's 2000 California
  Expert Advice and Smart Choices, Updated Annually, With a Full-Size Map and Color Planning Section Paperback - 656 pages (November 1999)

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• On the Road with Charles Kuralt
  1989 bestselling paperback by America's permier traveling journalist.

  

• Traveler's Tales
  by Marybeth Bond - Gutsy Women, Travel Tips and Wisdom for the Road
  124 page paperback packed with tips for safe travel, budget advice, and inspiring travel vignettes.

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• California Golf
  840 page guidebook to every course in the Golden State (7th Ed.) by Mark Soltau.

• Skiing Store - Complete inventory of ski equipment and apparel.
• Snowboarding Store - Big inventory of brandname snowboards.
• Hockey Store - Full line of brandname equipment - and get the jersey for your favorite NHL team!
• Cycling Store - Brand name racing and mountain bikes, safety gear and apparel
• Fishing Store - Fishing Rods, Gear, Tackle Boxes, and Apparel
• Golf Store - Brandname Clubs, Balls and Apparel - Callaway, Taylor Make, Cobra
• Outdoor Store - Brandname Tents, Backpacks, Binoculars, Sleeping bags, Footwear

• California Waterfalls
  Where to Hike, Bike, Backpack, Walk, and Drive to 200 of the Golden State's Most Spectacular Falls by Ann Marie Brown - Paperback - 350 pages (April 1997)
  Should be titled "Pathways to Paradise". Her descriptions and directions are extremely accurate. This is the best book written on one of California's many natural treasures. Its complete, covers the entire state in-depth. It gives you a reason to travel to places you had no other reason to go to. When you get there, you realize that not only are the falls beautiful, but the entire surrounding areas are gorgeous also.

  

• California State Parks
  A Complete Recreation Guide - Paperback - 383 pages (April 1995)
  Covers some 200 parks and outdoor areas by region, including how to get there, what to do, park season, hours, fees, facilities, reservation procedures, and facts on plants, animals, history, and geology.

  

• California Camping 1999
  The Complete Guide to More Than 50,000 Campsites for Tenters, RVers, and Car Campers Paperback - 800 pages 11th edition (March 1999)
  The latest update of the most complete guide to California's campsites. Stienstra explores more than 50,000 campsites and provides easy-to-follow directions; information on fees, reservations, and facilities; and the secrets to finding the best spots. Photos. 60 maps. This book is a must for all kinds of camping. It is easy to follow and gives you all the information you will need to decide on a great camping spot for your family.

  

• California Fishing
  The Complete Guide to over 2,000 Fishing Spots on Lakes, Streams, Rivers, and the Coast (5th Ed) by Tom Stienstra Paperback - 800 pages 5th Rev edition (February 1999)
  You've never really fished until you've read this book! Tom Stienstra takes the fishing enthusiast on a whirlwind tour of California's ultimate fishing spots, highlighting the various subtleties and intricacies of the California coast while detailing the inummerable pleasures discovered while holding one's rod tight in hand. A definite must-have for any California fisherman!

MountainZone.Com - Lots of Outdoor Adventure Gear

Maps.com - Travel maps and digital atlases for all parts of the world!

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• Benchmark California Road and Recreation Atlas
  Paperback roadmap covering all of Northern and Southern California to keep you from getting lost!

• California Road Atlas & Driver's Guide : 1999
  Paperback - 328 pages Spiral edition (March 1999) Thomas Brothers Map;

• California : State Map
  Paperback Reissue edition (June 1998) Rand McNally & Co; ISBN: 0528977768

• Rand McNally Cosmopolitan World Atlas
  Best known and bestselling atlas title for over 40 years. Hardcover edition with over 69,000 place names. Large scale maps of continents, countries, states and provinces. Excellent for home, business, travel, schools or libraries.

• How to Plan Your Dream Vacation Using the Web
  By Elizabeth Dempsey. Definitely one of our favorite handbooks. Travelers can get huge discounts and savings on their vacation costs to anywhere in the world by using the internet. This book includes a crash course in using the World Wide Web.

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Famous Landmarks

California Lighthouses
by Bruce Roberts (Photographer), Ray Jones (Photographer) Paperback - 96 pages 2 edition (July 1997)

California Missions
Paperback by Sunset Editors - 320 pages 2nd edition (September 1979)
This book describes not only how and why the Missions were established, but also gives a history and brief description of each individual mission in the California system. A must for any Mission student!

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