Back Roads of the Pacific Northwest

Back Roads of the Pacific Northwest
Author: David Skernick
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-11-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9780764362903

Experience the hidden byways of the great Pacific Northwest through the unerring eye of landscape photographer and educator David Skernick. Covering Washington and Oregon, these unforgettable panoramic images place the viewer directly into remote areas containing pristine coastline, small towns, thick forests, and abundant waterfalls and wildlife. Skernick, who leads photography workshops nationwide, lets us in on his camera strategies, with an appendix listing exposure, equipment, and panorama statistics for each image--enough to satisfy even the most technology-minded photographer.

Bicycling the Backroads of Northwest Oregon

Bicycling the Backroads of Northwest Oregon
Author: Philip N. Jones
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1992
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780898863406

Beautiful vistas, afternoon picnics by sparkling lakes, historic points of interest, and lush flower fields await the cyclist who ventures out of the city onto the backroads of Northwest Oregon. This fully updated guide in the popular Bicycling the Backroads series presents information on scenic bicycle loop tours with an expanded choice of day, weekend, and longer rides through low- traffic, rural, and semi-rural areas.

Back Roads of the Great Plains

Back Roads of the Great Plains
Author: David Skernick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-07-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9780764361869

Experience the hidden byways of America's prairies, steppes, and grasslands through the unerring eye of landscape photographer and educator David Skernick. Covering Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and the Dakotas, these unforgettable panoramic images place the viewer directly into our country's vast interior, containing wild bison, longhorn cattle, freight trains, abandoned homesteads, and agricultural patterns with startling geometries. The journey also passes through parts of the iconic Route 66 that most travelers never see. Skernick, who leads photography workshops nationwide, lets us in on his camera strategies, with an appendix listing exposure, equipment, and panorama statistics for each image--enough to satisfy even the most technology-minded photographer.

Backroads of the Great American West

Backroads of the Great American West
Author:
Publisher: Back Roads
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2021-06-22
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0760369976

Backroads of the Great American West describes and details with full-color photos and maps the most scenic routes in the Rocky Mountains, Texas, Desert Southwest, California, and Pacific Northwest.

Motorcycle Touring in the Pacific Northwest

Motorcycle Touring in the Pacific Northwest
Author: Christy Karras
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2010-09-14
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0762766700

Forty classic rides through the region’s quintessential scenes * With its spectacular and varied scenes, no other region of America can best the Pacific Northwest when it comes to motorcycle touring—whether a Sunday afternoon ride with friends or a multiday adventure. Now, with Motorcycle Touring in the Pacific Northwest, bikers have an unparalleled guide describing forty classic rides across the quintessential landscapes of Oregon, Washington, and Vancouver/British Columbia—from the rugged Pacific coast to breathtaking islands, from rain forests to deserts, from the Cascades to the Rockies. In friendly prose peppered with anecdotes, sidebars, and interesting asides, Christy Karras and Steve Zusy describe the routes—most representing a day’s worth of riding—and include a map for each, color photographs, and details aplenty on road conditions and terrain, sites worth stopping for, amenities, and side trips.

Pacific Northwest

Pacific Northwest
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 159
Release: 1998-09-01
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1570611602

Capture the essence of the Pacific Northwest with this exquisite gift book from internationally acclaimed nature photographer Art Wolfe. In 175 of his signature photographs, Wolfe focuses on his home region with masterful portraits of the mountains, forests, rivers, sea, islands, and desert of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Each chapter opens with an evocative essay by celebrated nature writer Brenda Peterson, making Pacific Northwest is the perfect keepsake for residents, visitors, and nature lovers everywhere.

Scenic Driving Utah

Scenic Driving Utah
Author: Christy Karras
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2019-04-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1493035878

Pack up the car and enjoy 28 drives through the scenic grandeur of the photographer’s paradise, rock hound’s nirvana, and geologist’s dream world that is Utah. Offering more than 1,500 miles of riding pleasure, this indispensable highway companion maps out short trips for exploring the Beehive State’s scenic byways and back roads. Discover Utah’s long and vibrant history, myriad outdoor recreational activities, and breathtaking scenery—including the fantastic rock formations of the Colorado Plateau; the Middle Rocky Mountain region, Utah’s northern mountain wonderland; and the forbidding yet fascinating Basin and Range region, with its treeless vistas, cracked earth, and huge dead sea. Along the way, stop and discover Native American rock art, picturesque small towns, canyon and alpine hiking trails, and the state’s mining, Pony Express, and Mormon history.

Backroads of North Carolina

Backroads of North Carolina
Author: Kevin Adams
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2009-04-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1616731850

North Carolina is a traveler’s dream, from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks’ historic lighthouses, wild horses, and charming fishing villages; from battlegrounds of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars to the “heart of motorsports”; from rolling wine country and golf courses to stately plantations and rustic settlements. Whether you travel North Carolina for its historic treasures or natural beauty, this handy guide will help you find the Old North State’s most spectacular sites and secret treasures. The book charts weekend adventures and day trips along back roads and scenic routes, into the state’s many mist-shrouded mountains--the Black, the Blue Ridge, and the Great Smokies--and down to its ever-changing shores. Sumptuously illustrated, with maps and all manner of interesting detail, Backroads of North Carolina is a page-by-page pleasure, as well as a passport to the more off-beat delights of the Tar Heel State.

The Pacific Northwest's Best Trips

The Pacific Northwest's Best Trips
Author: Mariella Krause
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Automobile travel
ISBN: 9781741798159

33 amazing road trips inside.2-day escapes to week-long adventures, regional trips and exciting detours, maps, detailed directions and expert advice.