Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Introduction: Welcome to Movie Country | p. xv |
Things to Know Before You Roll | p. xix |
Movie Beaches | |
The Malibu Coast: Drive the Wild Surf | p. 3 |
The Malibu Pier: The Shore Thing | p. 12 |
Malibu's Paradise Cove: Eden by the Sea | p. 15 |
Zuma and Point Dume: Into the Forbidden Zone | p. 18 |
Leo Carrillo State Beach: Babes, Waves, and a Cave | p. 23 |
Santa Monica's Palisades Park: A Walk Through the Palms | p. 28 |
Santa Monica Pier: The End of the Road | p. 32 |
Venice Beach and Canals: The Beat Goes On | p. 38 |
Palos Verdes: Screenland of the Pacific | p. 49 |
San Pedro: Ports of Cool | p. 54 |
Avalon, Catalina: Casino Royale | p. 61 |
Two Harbors, Catalina: Hollywood on the Pacific | p. 67 |
Laguna Beach: A Sea Star Is Born | p. 73 |
La Jolla: Jewel of the Coast | p. 78 |
San Diego: City by the Sea | p. 83 |
Coronado Island: Some Like It Hot-el | p. 88 |
Santa Barbara: The Spanish Colonial Riviera | p. 95 |
Guadalupe Dunes: 1,001 Arabian Sites | p. 103 |
San Luis Obispo County: Hearst in Show | p. 107 |
Movie Deserts | |
Vasquez Rocks: Land of a Thousand Places | p. 115 |
Antelope Valley & the West Mojave: Wildflowers, Wild Lands | p. 121 |
Red Rock Canyon: Jurassic Parkland | p. 129 |
Trona Pinnacles: Planet of the 'Scapes | p. 134 |
Death Valley: Not of This Earth | p. 139 |
Route 66 & the East Mojave: Getting Your Kicks | p. 149 |
Joshua Tree National Park: Rocks and Roles | p. 159 |
Palm Springs: The Sun and the Stars | p. 164 |
Anza-Borrego: Mountains of the Moon | p. 177 |
The Salton Sea: Dangerous When Wet | p. 181 |
Imperial Sand Dunes: The Mideast Out West | p. 184 |
Movie Mountains | |
Angeles Crest Highway: Born to Be Wild | p. 191 |
Arroyo Seco's Gabrielino Trail: Mysterious Woods | p. 200 |
Big and Little Tujunga: The Hidden Canyons | p. 205 |
San Gabriel Canyon Road: Cliffhangers | p. 213 |
Idyllwild: Climb Every Mountain | p. 219 |
Griffith Park: The Urban Wilderness | p. 225 |
Griffith Park's Old Zoo and Merry-Go-Round: Animal Attractions | p. 230 |
Bronson Canyon: Aliens and Outlaws | p. 234 |
The Hollywood Sign Trail: Icon See for Miles | p. 237 |
Runyon Canyon and the Hollywood Hills: In Like Flynn | p. 243 |
The Canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains: Wild at Heart | p. 249 |
Malibu Creek State Park: Twentieth-Century Walks | p. 263 |
Paramount Ranch: Adventure on the Mountain | p. 269 |
Showdown with Development: The Movie Ranches of the Santa Susanas and Simi Hills | p. 274 |
Wildwood Park: Wuthering Hikes | p. 278 |
Ojai and the Heritage Valley: The Towns That Time Forgot | p. 282 |
Santa Ynez Wine Country: Hollywood and Wine | p. 289 |
Southern San Joaquin Valley Highways: Farm from Heaven | p. 296 |
Mountain Home State Forest: Redwood Hideaway | p. 303 |
Sequoia National Park: Land of the Giants | p. 307 |
The Alabama Hills and Mt. Whitney: Where the West Was Filmed | p. 313 |
Independence: Born on the Fourth of July | p. 319 |
Yosemite National Park: Splendor in the Granite | p. 323 |
Movie Lakes and Rivers | |
Lake Arrowhead: Hollywood's Magnificent Obsession | p. 331 |
Big Bear Lake: Trail of the Awesome Pines | p. 336 |
Bishop Creek and Lake Sabrina: Inyo Dreams | p. 345 |
Mammoth Lakes: Ride the High Country | p. 349 |
Mono Lake: High Plains Drama | p. 354 |
The Kern River: Untamed Water | p. 361 |
Franklin Canyon: Beyond Beverly Hills | p. 366 |
Hollywood Reservoir: Lake of Dreams | p. 371 |
The Los Angeles River: Water Under the Bridge | p. 373 |
The Best of Southern California's Cinematic Outdoors | p. 379 |
Cautionary Tail-Lights: Southern California Road Thrillers | p. 387 |
Index | p. 391 |
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