Title: Book is fine, but with real limitations
Product review: I had a previous (1990, 2nd ed.) version of this book, and just bought the latest 2005 edition. I'd hoped for more updating, but the book hasn't changed much, and retains all the same limitations. The book is an okay reference, but there are better, more helpful ones out there. Planning my trip from Crescent City to San Francisco, I'm relying more on my Krebs CA North Coast Bicycle Touring maps, Google maps and [...], and a copy of Tom Stienstra's California Camping (to find where to stay).In "Bicycling the Pacific Coast", the route/ mileage logs are detailed, yet don't give much of a visual picture. The maps aren't much help--they have little detail, so correspond only very broadly with the mileage logs. The authors suggest AAA or other maps to supplement, but why not include the necessary information here? The highlighted path also tends to stick too often to major highways like 101 or 1, when a side or other rural road might be a better choice.
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