Big Sur to Big Basin: California's Dramatic Central Coast

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Summary: From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Review: "For stunning coastline, it's hard to beat northern California. Photographer Larry Ulrich has captured the color and atmosphere of the mist-covered rocks, towering redwoods, quirky sea creatures, spectacular sunsets and more in the book, 'Big Sur to Big Basin, California's Dramatic Central Coast.' Here you'll find all the pictures you had in mind but didn't quite get when you drove the same highway. Writer Pamela Verduin Cain explores the coastal paths and scenic highways, the cute shops and trendy galleries, plus Pebble Beach, Monterey's aquarium and Santa Cruz's 90-year-old amusement park. It's a coffee table book that might inspire you to visit or encourage you to reminisce about a trip you've already taken to one of America's most beautiful areas."

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Summary: see for yourself...
Review: Big Sur to Big Basin is the only book I have experienced that fully portrays the feel of the area. Fantastic photography complements the books detailed narrative, and if there ever was a book to remember a visit to a region, then this is it.

The California coast is a wonderful place to explore, and in particular, the Big Sur area is one of my favourites. From the mighty trees, to the wonder of the rugged coastline, there is something for everyone.

Larry's photography leaves you thinking "I have to see this for myself". So we did. Twice now!

Buy this book if you ever want to travel to the area. Buy this book also if you just want to experience the area without leaving your armchair. Most of all, have this book on your coffee table, and you will always have something to remember from a fabulous trip to a unique part of the world.

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Summary: good, but not great
Review: From a photographic standpoint, the book is good, but not great. The pictures are nice, but not high art. It is not on the level with Muench, Wolfe, etc. It is more of a book to remember the area by.

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Summary: Big Sur--not just for hippies!
Review: I got an advance copy of Big Sur from the author herself via a friend and I have to say that the photography is simply breathtaking and the anecdotes are insightful. I fell in love with Big Sur last year while on vacation in Carmel, so I was already hooked by the time the book was published. For anyone out there who has never been out West, the best place to begin the odyssey is Big Sur.

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Summary: Breathtaking Pictures with Recounting Memories
Review: I had a getaway to Big Sur last summer and was stunned by the breathtaking view of where the ocean meets the sky. About a few months later I picked up a copy of Big Sur to Big Basin at a local bookstore and began a virtual re-visit of Big Sur. Like many pictorials with pages of astonishing sunsets, Pamela Cain, a former Carmel resident, recounted anecdotes and memories of hers that make the photos alive. The redwoods, the beaches, cheery blossoms, the meandering streams, Pebble Beach golf courses, Monterey bay...Big Sur to Big Basin is your window to panoramic view in central Californian coast.

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Summary: Breathtaking Pictures with Recounting Memories
Review: I had a getaway to Big Sur last summer and was stunned by the breathtaking view of where the ocean meets the sky. About a few months later I picked up a copy of Big Sur to Big Basin at a local bookstore and began a virtual re-visit of Big Sur. Like many pictorials with pages of astonishing sunsets, Pamela Cain, a former Carmel resident, recounted anecdotes and memories of hers that make the photos alive. The redwoods, the beaches, cheery blossoms, the meandering streams, Pebble Beach golf courses, Monterey bay...Big Sur to Big Basin is your window to panoramic view in central Californian coast.

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Summary: Explore paradise in California's stunning Central Coast
Review: The environs surrounding the Monterey Bay are spectacularly beautiful. The photos of this book are the stars. But I hope that my narrative of the area's history, secret stories, and celebrated personalities will entice you to visit the vibrant communities that ring the Monterey Bay. There are treasures here that can be explored dozens of times, because they are always changing. I'm lucky enough to call this magnificent place home. If you're thinking of coming to the Central Coast on vacation, use this book to help plan your time here. And after you visit the area, this book will become your keepsake, your memory jogger, of your brief time in paradise.

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Summary: Breath-taking scenery & revealing history behind the picture
Review: This book offers the reader a bird's eye view of the breath-taking scenery along California's coastal highway...and the history behind the pictures. Pam Cain's stories make Larry Ulrich's pictures come alive...it makes me, a former Carmel resident now living in Connecticut, homesick...a wonderful trip back home