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Ann Marie Brown

California Travel and Outdoors Writer

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About Ann Marie 

Ann Marie Brown is a California-based travel journalist with three decades of experience writing for print and digital publications.

She is the author of 14 guidebooks and hundreds of articles for Sunset, VIA, Backpacker, Thrillist, Time Out, Afar, Islands, Wanderlust, Visit California, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and other publications.

Selected Books

Available online or in bookstores including
Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookshop.org

Yosemite Sequoia Kings 2024
101 Bay Area 2025
Northern California Hiking 2024
150 Nature Spots 2019
Best of Yosemite 2024
Creaky Knees 2021
California Hiking 2020
Hike Smart 2017

Articles by Ann Marie Brown

Lake Tahoe

AFAR: Where to Dine and Play
in Lake Tahoe 

Oswald West State Park Oregon

Marriott Bonvoy Traveler:

 Coastal Getaway in Seaside, OR

Costa Rica's Cultural Offerings

Travelzoo: Costa Rica's Cultural Riches

Antelope Valley

Visit California: Where to See California Wildflowers

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Marriott Bonvoy Traveler: Discover Art and Adventure
in Bozeman, MT

Seven Great Places For Stargazing

Visit California: 7 Great Places
for California Stargazing

More Articles

Mountians and Lake

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