A first-hand account of life in Paso Robles when Highway 101 was still the town's main drag. Being halfway between L.A. and San Francisco made Paso the perfect stopping spot for drivers and their passengers to eat, rest, or buy gasoline. The author takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the town's many small businesses that catered to travelers and locals. He captures the spirit and energy of the timesweathering the Great Depression and supporting Camp Roberts' troops during WWIIby writing in detail about many local families and their contributions to this gem of a small town now nestled in the Central Coast's wine region.

Featuring more than two hundred in-depth winery profiles, this definitive guide is the best single source of information on world-renowned pinot noirs from California and Oregon. Drawing on his encyclopedic knowledge of a grape variety considered by many to produce the ultimate food wine, John Winthrop Haeger offers this expanded, updated companion volume to his award-winning North American Pinot Noir. Here, with three times the number of winery profiles, he focuses exclusively on what he calls the Pacific Pinot Zone, stretching from the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon to Santa Barbara in California and extending up to thirty miles inland. An introductory essay provides an indispensable view of pinot noir in the United States—including the dramatic effect that the movie Sideways has had on its sales and production. Pacific Pinot Noir features: * Detailed descriptive tasting notes and selected vertical tastings * At-a-glance graphics conveying information on tasting rooms, prices, and production for each winery * Regional maps showing key viticultural areas * Contact information for each winery

This publication summarizes data for earthquakes that occurred in the 50 states and Puerto Rico during 1986.