Virtual Guidebooks to
California North of the Golden Gate

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I have created seven Guidebooks with more than 800 VR panoramas to cover Northern California: To begin, just click one of the guidebooks (regions) listed here, or click on the map, or scroll down to see a detailed list.
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Northern California is famous for its redwood forests, fine wines, Victorian towns, the rugged coast, towering volcanoes, two national parks and a national seashore, famous ski resorts, Lake Tahoe, and Sacramento the state capital. As defined here it stops at the Golden Gate -- San Francisco, the San Joaquin and Yosemite belong to Central California.

This "state" of Northern California, as I have defined it, begins within sight of where I Iive, and contains some of my favorite places. I travel throughout this region year-around.

  • Finally, the last stretch of coast and the last tier of ridges and valleys forms Marin and the North Bay Counties, including Point Reyes National Seashore, the Napa Valley, and right down to the Golden Gate Headlands.




Rhododendron blooming on the Damnation Creek Trail, Del Norte State Park

Rhododendron blooming on the Damnation Creek Trail, Del Norte State Park




Dunsmuir Avenue, formerly Highway 99, Dunsmuir

Dunsmuir Avenue, formerly Highway 99, Dunsmuir




Lake Helen, still frozen in late July, Lassen National Park

Lake Helen, still frozen in late July, Lassen National Park




The historic Mendocino Hotel in Mendocino

The historic Mendocino Hotel in Mendocino


Upper Sacramento Valley
Shasta
Sundial Bridge
Red Bluff
Corning
Middle Sacramento Valley
The Sacramento Delta
Rio Vista


The William Ide adobe on the Sacramento River, near Red Bluff

The William Ide adobe on the Sacramento River, near Red Bluff




Above Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe

Above Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe




Monument to the Lone Sailor at the Golden Gate, Marin County

Monument to the Lone Sailor at the Golden Gate, Marin County



Contact Don Bain: dbain@virtualguidebooks.com


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