"Pat Hunter, one of California's most recognized artists, is best known for her watercolor depictions of historical landmarks. Since the early 1990s, Hunter has been an invited artist-in-residence at the Yosemite National Park Art Center. Hunter's commissioned art can be found in numerous corporate and private collections, including more than 25 McDonald's restaurants throughout the United States. Hunter and writer Janice Stevens have collaborated on numerous books featuring Hunter's watercolors, including “Fresno's Architectural Past, Volume I” (2006); “Fresno's Architectural Past, Volume II” (2007); “William Saroyan: Places in Time” (2008); “Remembering the California Missions” (2010); and “An Artist and a Writer Travel Highway 1 North” (2012), all of which are available from Craven Street Books."

Janice Stevens is an author and instructor of English literature, composition and creative writing. Hunter and Stevens have collaborated on seven previous books on California locales.

"An enjoyable account of the authors' trip from Big Sur's Bixby Creek to the Oregon border. Illustrated with 100-plus watercolors, the memoir invites readers to discover remarkable sites off the well-traveled road." --"Reference and Research Book News "(December 2012)