Lonely
Planet : USA (en anglais)
de Jeff Campbell, Loretta Chilcoat, Susan Derby
Book
Description
Hit the road and discover a land of rolling hills, skyscraper canyons,
tropical forests and the most diverse communities in the world. The
USA holds a different promise for every visitor, and this complete guide
covering the lower 48, Alaska and Hawaii will inspire and connect you
with the country you only think you know.
*
BE INSPIRED by our new highlights and planning sections, authors' picks
and expert local advice on every region
* GET MOVING - more than 130 maps, routes and itineraries get you where
you want to go with ease
* WHET YOUR APPETITE - our new Food & Drink chapter, written by
an award-winning food writer, will leave your mouth watering
* CATCH SOME SHUT-EYE - our authors recommend the best spots to rest
up, from ski shacks in the Rockies to high-class suites in LA
* TAKE IT ALL IN - the country's glorious scenery and national parks
are right there, everywhere. Enjoy!
Publisher
comments
Destination: USA
Families
land-cruising in ponderous Winnebagos, college students lead-footing
it to spring break beaches, Jack Kerouac hitchhiking west on the back
of a flatbed truck, Mark Twain seeking his fortune in the gold rush,
Lewis and Clark traversing the wilderness and claiming it for a new
republic: whatever the reason, in every age since its founding, the
United States isn't a place that you come to and stand still.
America
has always called out for exploration and discovery. And whether the
goal has been to take the measure of an unmapped and unruly nation or
simply to kick back along endless ribbons of highway, any trip invariably
entails taking stock of oneself. In ways large and small, America is
and has always been about the journey. It is a gloriously defiant work
in progress.
Today,
some come to revel in America's kitsch and omnipresent pop culture -
in the fast-food hamburgers, reality TV, comic book heroes and small-town
Americana. Some head for the cities to experience first-hand the grand
canyons of Manhattan, Chicago's blues joints and Los Angeles' sun-drenched
boulevards. Still others don't stop until the highways and trails peter
out, leaving them in solitary contemplation of the continent's awesome
natural beauty and vast wilderness.
But
if the well-trodden journey across America never fails to be rewarding,
it's because of her people, whose energy and restless reinvention never
cease, and who keep moving in the dogged belief that they will eventually
reach the place where the country makes good on its promise of prosperity,
freedom, equality, justic and even happiness for all.
In
America, the road always beckons.