Monterey Journey – BionicOldGuy

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My native bike group is a part of the bigger Almaden Cycle Touring Membership (ACTC) from San Jose. I’ve been which means to department out farther afield and go on different ACTC rides, and Friday was my probability as a result of they have been doing what appeared to be a enjoyable journey in Monterey. My good friend Kris from Morgan Hill was additionally going so we have been capable of carpool over.

The journey began in Sand Metropolis which is subsequent to Monterey on the coast. There’s a paved bike path that runs alongside there (the Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Path, 18 miles lengthy, which begins in Castroville). We took that to its finish in Pacific Grove out on the Monterey peninsula, then took coastal roads in Pacific Grove round to the beginning of 17 mile drive which runs by way of Pebble Seashore to Carmel. We then took native roads in Carmel, then had a lunch break there. Then we looped round on the coast in Carmel until we bumped into a special Pebble Seashore entrance additional inland, and took 17 mile drive again to Monterey, then on again roads again to the beginning, for a complete of 37 miles. This took a very long time as a result of we made a variety of stops at historic factors and scenic outlooks, which made for an pleasing day. There have been a variety of vacationers out on such a beautiful day.

Monterey Harbor From A Fishing Pier
Cannery Row
Rocky Shores in Pacific Grove
The Lone Cypress. It misplaced one in every of its branches in 2019 (see right here)
From a pier at Pebble Seashore
Carmel Seashore
One other View of Carmel Seashore
The French Resort, the place Robert Louis Stevenson stayed in Monterey