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Hello, you're invited to join us at one of the following events
for the launch of a new book about the modern

California Missions Trail

through Santa Barbara County and beyond.

 

 
 

 
 

The interest in adventure tourism has been growing worldwide and with that goes a booming attraction to walking and cycling long-distance trails (LDTs). Of course, walking and cycling the California Missions Trail is not new in and of itself. Still, the launch of a 320-page book by a British publishing company, Cicerone Press, a leader in books about village-to-village hiking and cycling in Europe — is a big step towards popularizing this form of recreation in California with the release of the new book.

 

 
 

Meet author Sandy Brown at these events...

 

 
 

 
Presentation at La Purisima Mission State Historic Park Visitors Center
2295 Purisima Rd, Lompoc, CA 93436  •  2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
 

 
Book Signing at Chaucer's Books 3321 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
 

 
Meet the Author • Trails & Ales Event at Sunburst Beer & Wine Bar
5080 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013 • 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
 

 
Reception and Presentation at Santa Barbara Historical Museum
Reservations/Tickets Required • 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 
 

 
Meet the Author • Trails & Ales Event at Third Window Brewing Co.
406 E Haley St #3, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 • 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
 

 
Book Signing at REI Co-Op
321 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 • 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
 

 
 

The guidebook is the outcome of a research grant given by the Trails Council to a guidebook author, Sandy Brown, to write a book for Cicerone Press. While gathering information for the book, Sandy cycled the 800-mile route from Sonoma to San Diego and back to Sonoma twice and walked it once. With turn-by-turn directions for an epic long-distance trail, the author captures a slice of California's unique landscapes, people, history, and cultural heritage.

 

 
 

MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sanford "Sandy" Brown is one of the most prolific and celebrated English-language pilgrimage guidebook writers. He has walked or biked over 10,000 miles on pilgrim trails, and his guidebooks cover walking routes in Spain, France, Switzerland, Italy, and the US. Sandy is proud of his Mexican and Indigenous American roots. He was born in California, where his family migrated in the mid-19th century to settle around Mission San Juan Capistrano. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington in Seattle and a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary. Along with his writing accomplishments, he is associate publisher of Cicerone Press. Sandy lives in Lucca, Italy, with his wife.

 

 
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