#monterey — Public Fediverse posts

Aw, shucks. Except for all the passenger planes flying over my house bringing in rich tourists (and "air attack" fire-fighting airplanes heading to the Timber Fire), and souped-up pseudo race cars gunning it up the hill where I live, I entirely missed Monterey's Car Week! 😜
#monterey #carweek

It's wet enough on the patio this morning that Oliver was drinking from the puddles. We've got an ultra thiccc marine layer in #Monterey #California which hopefully extends down to #BigSur to help douse the #TimberFire.

I see that #CHP is doing some helicopter enforcement along US 101 this evening. They must be hunting for speeders coming up from LA for #monterey car week.

The #TimberFire down in #BigSur is putting smoke into our neighborhood here in #Monterey. I just closed all of our windows on the house after my wife woke me up to do it. Good thing we've got lots of hepa filters going in the house already to get rid of the little bit of smoke that made it inside. And I turned the portable AC in the bedroom on so we can keep sleeping in comfort.

There isn't any fire yet at the Ventana Wildlife Society's condor facility in Big Sur based on their cameras: https://www.ventanaws.org/bigsurroostcam.html

Nepenthe looks to be socked in with smoke and marine layer but no fire: https://www.phoenixshopbigsur.com/live-weather-cam

No aircraft are showing up on the ADS-B feeds so either the night flying helicopters went back to base at some point, they didn't have them up last night, or they're operating below the ridge tops.

#Monterey British #CarWeek #ClassicCars Triumph TR7, MG B and TA, Daimler 250. Lots more to come this week… #WeirdCarMastodon

Main focus of #Monterey British was #Jaguar, lots of lovely E-types. Also, great weather, nice fun crowd. Located at Carmel Valley Village. #ClassicCars #WeirdCarMastodon

#Monterey British also had #Hagerty journalist Jason #Cammisa bring his Rover SD1 to show. He borrowed my Elise for his video about Lotus a few years ago so it was good to get caught up. #ClassicCars #WeirdCarMastodon

#Monterey British event for #CarWeek today. Entered my #Lotus Elise and people amused themselves trying to get in and out of it for a photo. I amused myself trying to get in and out of a Caterham Seven. Nice customized Europa also in the Lotus section. #ClassicCars #WeirdcarMastodon

Damn. There's an 800 acre #wildfire in Big Sur in rough terrain with a ton of tree fuel, and very difficult to access. This is near Nepenthe, Julia Pfeiffer Sur park, and the Henry Miller Library. Evacuations in progress. #Monterey #carweek

"Monterey City Council cancels quick-build intersection project following pushback,” report by
Aric Sleeper, #MontereyCountyNow

“Research consistently shows that even modest reductions in vehicle speed can significantly reduce the likelihood and severity of pedestrian injuries.” https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/monterey-city-council-cancels-quick-build-intersection-project-following-pushback/article_2a8ab44d-5ae2-4f6d-9c60-7c6b9d0fd959.html

#SafeRoutesToSchool #Monterey #QuickBuild #TrafficCalming #infrastructure

Protip for all visitors to #Monterey #CarWeek: I know it’s super tempting, but do not rev your car and zoom out of the Lighthouse Ave tunnel. There is always—ALWAYS—a cop with a sound meter and radar gun at the exit.

#MontereyCarWeek

"'In an ideal world, we would have bike lanes with a physical barrier everywhere. That’s what’s needed. The reason more people don’t bike is primarily the fear of cars, and you can’t blame them.'” https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover/can-advocates-make-local-streets-safer-for-pedestrians-cyclists-and-drivers/article_5b81d56e-a2c0-4a96-beac-62ee7f601013.html

—Story by Aric Sleeper, photos by Daniel Dreifuss, #MontereyCountyWeekly / #MontereyCountyNow

#infrastructure #BikeTooter #cycling #biking #TrafficSafety #transportation #BikeCommute #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Monterey #California #BikeMonterey

#Janis #Joplin :
A mere slip of a #Texas #country #girl, seemingly coming from out of nowhere with a voice like #Big #Momma #Thornton blowing away the #Monterey #Pop #Festival

Janis Joplin / "Ball and Chain" youtu.be/X1zFnyEe3nE

Went for a walk, our local turkey vultures were enjoying the afternoon sun as well. #BirdPhotography #Monterey

In our inbox today was "the first edition of the Highway 1 Elkhorn Slough Corridor #Climate Resiliency Project newsletter.” To receive those updates, contact #Transportation Agency for #Monterey County (TAMC):
https://www.tamcmonterey.org/highway-1-elkhorn-slough-corridor-climate-resiliency-project

#MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #ElkhornSlough #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction

Exhilarating captain's log entry from Monterey Bay where the captain and passengers of Sanctuary Cruises captures incredible video of a pod of Bigg's killer whales hunting 15 dolphins. High wire acrobatics etc.

"Seeing a predation event of this scale is a stark reminder of the raw, trophic dynamics of Monterey Bay. While these encounters can be difficult to watch, they represent the natural ecological balance of a healthy, functioning marine sanctuary."

https://www.sanctuarycruises.com/captains-log/entry-1784508111383/

#Marine #Wildlife #Monterey #Orcas #Dolphins

Doing the things I know for sure I’m going to miss a lot when I move. It was a long weekend - wellness break given at work :)

#bayarea #monterey #whalewatching #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography

As #Monterey #CarWeek is coming up, the residents of Seaside CA (a city in the Monterey metro area) is asking their police department to hassle loud cars out of their city. They really, really hate the amount of cars that descend into what is otherwise a quiet coastal town every year.

My fellow car enthusiast friend put it this way: Imagine there’s a week-long tuba festival that comes into your town every year. During that week, thousands of people play the tuba on the streets all day, and late into the night. Would you like that?

Can’t really argue with that argument.

#cars

Red sunset towards #Monterey bay this evening. Silhouetted palm trees, second picture frames it with a lamp and some olive tree leaves . #photography

We’re grateful to @matthiasK / Matthias Kamm for donating today to support the Bicycling Monterey website and public outreach. Matthias is a repeat donor. Why? See what people say about this work, including comments from bike advocates; transportation professionals and municipal leaders; media professionals; people who live outside #MontereyCounty; and #Monterey County residents. https://bikemonterey.org/comments.html

#BikeTooter #biking #bicycling #cycling #ActiveTransport #ClimateAction #gratitude #donations

#Monterey County officials send a strong message to #ICE: Get lost

https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2026/07/08/monterey-county-officials-send-a-strong-message-to-ice-get-lost/

Non-cooperation will cost the county, but the community has spoken

I shot a very well attended 4th of July Parade in Monterey, CA. I have some fun shots from the parade, but the ones I'm most pleased by are these face in the crowd shots I was able to get after the parade ended.

Every time I'm in a crowd, I try to get shots like this, but it's always hit or miss... mostly miss. This time, I got exceedingly lucky and very noticeable faces kept appearing out of the sea of humanity over and over again for me.

#photography #monterey #4thofJuly #America250

Monterey Bay Aquarium Workers United had a few major wins during the bargaining period:

FMLA: We removed exceptions so that all employees are covered creating easier qualifications for leave

Reproductive Loss Leave: Expanded to include sterilization and abortion; clarified coverage under CFRA for family-planning procedures

Bereavement Leave: Up to 5 paid days per event; expanded to include foster family, cousins, designated persons (tamily-like relations), and pets

Proud of my former coworkers

#Labor #Unions #Monterey