Hidden guides combine unique travel choices, outdoor adventures, and little-known locales into a guide where vacations meet adventures. Each guide includes detailed maps, complete internet information for each listing, highlighted author favorites, suggested itineraries, and walking and driving tours. Local author Ray Riegert shows travelers where to lose the crowd and experience this magnificent area like a resident. Hidden San Francisco and Northern California leads travelers into the California outdoors at 11 balloon-ride locations, 116 cycling paths, 65 horseback riding trails, 41 surfing spots, 130 parks, and 6 pocket beaches. It provides selective recommendations for accommodations ranging from downtown San Francisco hotels to 52 coastal bed-and-breakfasts inns, as well as sleeping in the wilds at 25 cabins and 570 campgrounds (13,345 sites). The author offers opinionated reviews of local dining including 25 California cuisine eateries and 38 Asian restaurants. Plus, the guide includes special sections for gay travelers visiting San Francisco and Guerneville.