#monterey — Public Fediverse posts

" #Monterey officials confident about #voting integrity -- while state and national representatives continue to cast aspersions," from article in Voices of Monterey Bay: https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2026/08/21/monterey-county-officials-confident-about-voting-integrity-while-state-and-national-representatives-continue-to-cast-aspersions/

The Labor Day Sale in my Picture Shop is on right now! Save 20% on everything! Wall art, mugs, pillows, blankets, puzzles, and more! Hundreds of images to choose from. Shop Now, because this offer disappears on Monday September 7th at 9:00pm Pacific Time, midnight Eastern.

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#Photography #WallArt #HomeDecor #Monterey #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Carmel #PacifcGrove #FediArt #BuyIntoArt

The Labor Day Sale in my Picture Shop is on right now! Save 20% on everything! Wall art, mugs, pillows, blankets, puzzles, and more! Hundreds of images to choose from. Shop Now, because this offer disappears on Monday September 7th at 9:00pm Pacific Time, midnight Eastern.

Click this link to start shopping https://james-toy.pixels.com/

#Photography #WallArt #HomeDecor #Monterey #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Carmel #PacifcGrove #FediArt #BuyIntoArt

Monterey Regional KMRY → San Francisco International KSFO

Because it was so much fun the day before, this time I went again with the Pilatus PC-12. From the Pacific coast, I headed inland, flying along the western edge of the Central Valley. On the way to San Francisco, I passed over the Bay and the Salt Ponds, which still shimmer in stunning colors.

#FlightSim #MSFS #California #Monterey #SanFrancisco #CentralValley #Bay #Pilatus #PC12

Vandenberg Space Force Base KVBG → Monterey Regional KMRY

Once again with an aircraft I haven’t flown before. With its 1,200 HP, the Pilatus PC-12NGX is definitively a class of its own. An exciting aircraft.

#FlightSim #MSFS #California #VandenbergSFB #Vandenberg #Monterey #Pilatus #PC12

We went on an incredible 32 mile road bike ride yesterday from north of Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey CA south along the coast into 17 mile drive and down to our turn around point at the Pebble Beach resort.

The left photo is from Lover’s Point and the cove in Pacific Grove looking toward the south east to Monterey about 8:30 yesterday morning.

The right photo is part of our Bike Club at the Lone Cypress on 17 Mile Drive on our way to Pebble Beach and our turnaround point.

The original intent of the ride yesterday was to do a 40 mile fast paced training ride to the north of Monterey along the rec trail. But the weather was so nice we decided to go south and enjoy the coast at a more relaxing 13+ mph pace.

Sometimes you have to slow down and smell the roses.

#Exercise #BikeRiding #RoadBike #Bicycle #Monterey #PacificGrove #PebbleBeach

"The study suggests, among other ideas, that the trolley could be expanded beyond summer months and utilized to connect not just #Monterey and P.G. [#PacificGrove], but even more of the #MontereyPeninsula, creating a #CarFree way to get around.”— @pammarino #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/expanding-trolley-service-is-just-an-idea-for-now-but-it-should-be-pursued/article_31f82d12-7b88-48be-8d01-ba2c4cb0b975.html

BTW, there are bicycle racks on trolleys too. Tips for taking your bike aboard a trolley or a large or small MST #bus: https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-salinas-transits-summer-trolley-service.html

#PublicTransit #MontereySalinasTransit #MontereyCounty #CarbonEmissions #transportation #trolleys

Monterey County students, including at North Monterey County High School and Salinas High School, protest ICE and immigration policies. — Report by Felix Cortez, #KSBW. https://www.ksbw.com/article/monterey-county-students-protest-ice-immigration/70206726

#MontereyCounty #Salinas #Monterey #immigrants #SalinasValley #PajaroValley #ICE #NationalProtests #NationalStrike

Enjoyed a really nice 26 mile bike ride this morning with friends on the Monterey Rec trail from Marina (CA) south to Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove, our turn around point.

The left photo is from Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove looking south west toward the point, Punta de los Pinos (Point of the Pines). The right photo is from the same spot turning 180 degrees and looking south east toward Monterey from Lover’s Point. The coastal fog was finally starting to clear from the coast. It was a typical Monterey Bay morning, fog at the coast finally clearing to a nice sunny day.

#Photography #Ocean #Bike #Cycling #RoadBike #Monterey #PacificGrove #LoversPoint

Out and about

#Monterey #PacificGrove #Ocean #California

Big cat seen at the Monterey Zoo

@photography

#photography #nature #zoo #monterey #salinas #lion #year2025 #SonyA7RIII

#VisionZero

Summary of Monterey County traffic crash data, 2019-2023 https://bikemonterey.org/summary-of-monterey-county-traffic-crash-data-2019-2023.html includes POTENTIAL infrastructure project locations, e.g., for Greater Salinas,
o Espinosa Rd/San Juan Grade Rd / Espinosa Rd/Harrison Rd
o San Juan Grade Rd/Old Stage Rd / Old Stage Rd/Natividad Rd
o Natividad Rd/Old Natividad Rd /Old Natividad Rd/Old Stage Rd / Old Stage Rd / Alisal Rd
o Harkins Rd/Spreckles Ave
o San Juan Grade Rd Segment / Harrison Rd Segment
o Espinosa Rd Segment
o Natividad Rd Segment
o Old Natividad Rd Segment o Boronda Rd Segment
o Blanco Rd Segment
o Old Stage Rd Segment
o Alisal Rd Segment
o Harkins Rd Segment
o Spreckles Ave Segment

#Carmel
#Chualar
#DelReyOaks
#Gonzales
#Greenfield
#KingCity
#Marina
#PacificGrove
#Pajaro
#SandCity
#Soledad
County of #Monterey #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Salinas #MontereyPeninsula #TrafficSafety #cycling #walking

The ocean

#monterey #california #SonyA7RIII #year2025 #beach #ocean #water #fresh #travel #rocks #SunsOutBunsOut

Got to enjoy the weekend by taking a day trip to Monterey

@photography
#beach #Photography #sand #shore #year2025 #SonyA7RIII #monterey #california #water #ocean

Bike riding in Monterey and Pebble Beach

We did a very nice tri-club bike ride on Sunday starting in Monterey (CA) heading south along the coast past Pacific Grove and into the Pebble Beach area along 17 Mile Drive and turning around at the iconic Lone Cypress as seen in the photo.

This part of the CA coast is spectacular with its rocky beaches intermixed with white sand. Along the route you pass two of the famous Pebble Beach golf courses, Spyglass Hill and Spanish Bay. And of course there are the houses. You’re either awed or appalled at their Hurst Castle-like gaudy excessiveness.

#RoadBiking #Bike #PebbleBeach #Monterey #17MileDrive #LoneCypress #Photography #BikeMonterey

At yesterday’s Vision Zero meeting for Monterey County, the challenges of Salinas Road were among topics discussed. In fact, on Wednesday, a Watsonville resident traveling by bike was going north on the shoulder of Salinas Road when he attempted to make a left turn and was hit by a GMC Yukon. The Yukon’s driver fled the scene. Good Samaritans assisted the injured bike commuter. Thank you to law enforcement; the driver has been arrested and faces felony #HitAndRun charges.

Report by Ricardo Tovar, #KSBW: https://www.ksbw.com/article/arrest-hit-run-bicyclist-monterey-county/64445594

Thanks also to Amelia Conlen of Transportation Agency for #Monterey County for organizing yesterday’s mtg, and to Congressman Jimmy #Panetta for securing #USDOT funding for TAMC to develop a Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/tamc-to-receive-640-000-federal-grant-for-monterey-county-regional-vision-zero-plan

#VisionZero #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #MontereyBay #California #USDepartmentOfTransportation #SS4A #SafeStreetsAndRoadsForAll

#AltText photo of a gold-colored #Cervelo bicycle with right tire badly damaged by a collision.

Went somewhere I wasn’t as familiar with for dinner. Biked back along the coastal trail

#BikeTooter #Monterey #PacificGrove #Stars #CoastalTrail

Thanksgiving Weekend Sale: 25% off Mr. Toy's wall art. Sale ends Monday 12/2 at 9:00 PM Pacific time, Midnight Eastern.

Shop here: https://james-toy.pixels.com/art

#photography #MontereyPeninsula #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Monterey #Carmel #PacificGrove #AirlinerArt #AviationArt #BuyIntoArt #WallArt #HomeDecor #ChristmasGifts #fediart

Greeting card sale! 25% off all of my greeting cards. Additional bulk discounts are available. Sale ends Nov 18th at 9:00 pm PT, midnight ET.

These 5x7 greeting cards can be put into any standard 5x7 frame providing an inexpensive way to decorate your space with my work.

https://james-toy.pixels.com/shop/greeting+cards

#photography #Monterey #Carmel #PacificGrove #MontereyBay #MontereyPeninsula #MontereyCounty #GreetingCards #ChristmasCards #BuyIntoArt

🎂Happy birthday to Liz, biking 30 miles to celebrate their 30th birthday today! 3️⃣0️⃣🎉🎈Liz and their friend Lizzy had biked from Marina, California to another #Monterey Peninsula city, #Pacific Grove, when we met them while we were walking at Asilomar State Beach. We🎵sang Liz a favorite birthday song traditional in many #Waldorf schools.
#PeopleWhoBike #cyclists #bicyclists #MontereyCounty #California #MontereyBay #BikeMontereyCounty #BikeMonterey #PacificGrove #Marina #Birthdays #BirthdayBikeRide

Thank you, Monterey PD!

"September 13, 2024, at 5:47 P.M., #Monterey #Police Officers responded
to a report of a stolen electric #scooter. The scooter had a #GPS device attached to
it and the reporting party believed it was located in a wooded area near Mark
Thomas Drive and Josselyn Canyon Road. Monterey Officers responded to the scene and located a campsite in the wooded area. Inside the campsite, Officers found the stolen scooter, a stolen electric
#bicycle, controlled substances, #drug paraphernalia and a loaded .45 caliber
#handgun.” https://files.monterey.gov/News-Releases/2024/24_0916-Firearm-Arrest.pdf
#BikeTooter #BikeTheft #MontereyCounty #LawEnforcement #ActiveTransportation
#ElectricScooters #ElectricBikes #ebike #ebikes #guns

Respond now—or by Oct 6—to State Highways #CompleteStreets survey from #California #Bicycle Coalition.
If you #bike, #walk, use #PublicTransit or drive in 1 or more of 58 California counties, advocate for #CompleteStreets via your input:
https://form.jotform.com/CalBikeCoalition/completestreets
For each county, survey lists some state highways that serve as surface streets in local #neighborhoods.
#Alameda
#Alpine
#Amador
#Butte
#Calaveras
#Colusa
#ContraCosta
#DelNorte
#ElDorado
#Fresno
#Glenn
#Humboldt
#Imperial
#Inyo
#Kern
#Kings
#Lake
#Lassen
#LosAngeles
#Madera
#Marin
#Mariposa
#Mendocino
#Merced
#Modoc
#Mono
#Monterey
#Napa
#Nevada
#Orange
#Placer
#Plumas
#Riverside
#Sacramento
#SanBenito
#SanBernardino
#SanDiego
#SanFrancisco
#SanJoaquin
#SanLuisObispo
#SanMateo
#SantaBarbara
#SantaClara
#SantaCruz
#Shasta
#Sierra
#Siskiyou
#Solano
#Sonoma
#Stanislaus
#Sutter
#Tehama
#Trinity
#Tulare
#Tuolumne
#Ventura
#Yolo
#Yuba
#CalBike #transportation #ClimateAction #BikeTooter #BikeMonterey
#MontereyCounty #Salinas #Soledad #SanLucas

@takvera Yes, we're well aware of #BikePolo. :) Check out photos from the first #bike #polo match in #MontereyCounty, Clash of the Mallets, held in the #Monterey County seat and our largest city, #Salinas. In the Sunday finals, teams from
Melbourne, Australia vs Santa Cruz, California. https://bikemonterey.org/clash-of-the-mallets-salinas-monterey-countys-first-bike-polo-tournament.html

#BikeTooter #bicycle

For #FungiFriday have a looksie at the time a few weeks ago when I found a bunch of Onion Earthball (#Scleroderma cepa) #mushrooms! Here's one I was documenting for #iNaturalist that *spontaneously* exploded ashy black spores all over my arm and chest (not in the face, thankfully😅).

Link to observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141276167

#science #iNat #NaturalistsOfMastodon #Naturalists #puffballs #boom #poof #ParticipatoryScience #California #Monterey #spores #FieldWork #volunteering #FollowFriday