A field guide to California: oyster bars and taco trucks, wildfire experts and Hollywood royalty, wine-country roads and deep desert reaches.

Inside Wildsam California, you'll find tales from prize-winning writers, past and present; detailed road trip itineraries and profiles of California towns; interviews with painters, directors, activists and songwriters; delightful miscellany from the archives, selective recommendations about authentic California experiences and offbeat intel that offers stunning insight into California.