Taking Nature Walks with Juilliard Graduate Florence Paget in Monterey County by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget
One of my fondest memories of Pacific Grove, California is taking my daughter Florence for walks along the ocean amidst wildflowers after picking her up from school.
We usually bought chai and toasted, sesame bagels with cream
cheese and ate them in the car before taking our walk. On our walks, we could see brown pelicans
flying in V-formation (they may still be on an endangered species list),
seagulls diving for fish, and black cormorants trotting around on their
guano-topped rocks beyond the reach of most walkers.
There is a boardwalk across the street that runs through the
wildflowers as well. Sometimes deer even
come out on this trail.
Many tourists come to Monterey as a side trip from San
Francisco to do things such as:
-Go on whale watching trips in Monterey
-Go on boat tours of Elkhorn Slough to see sea otters and
400 species of birds that migrate over the Slough or are resident in it
-Go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to see jellyfish and
swirling sardines – the star shows
-See brown pelicans, seagulls, and cormorants fly over the
ocean in Pacific Grove
-Visit the Steinbeck House and Steinbeck Center in Salinas –
Steinbeck’s camper that he took on the road trip with his dog Charlie is on
display in the museum
-Photograph the domineering geese at Laguna Grande Park in
Seaside by the Russian Orthodox Church
-Visit condor (Thunderbird) and bat country at Pinnacles
National Park in Soledad
-Watch monarch butterflies flutter overhead in Pacific Grove
(The sanctuary is closed, but there may be a way to repair
this.)
-Visit the Dali Museum on the Monterey Wharf
-View the Hispanic painting murals in Salinas
-Visit San Juan Bautista Mission and walk along the San
Andreas Fault Trail, do pioneer dances at the Hotel-Saloon, visit the rock and
gem shop, take pictures in the buggy and stagecoach museum, take pictures at
Les Jardins and eat at Les Jardins or Dona Esther!!! On Sundays, Dona Esther has mariachi music.
-Play in the Children’s Museum downtown or schedule a visit
of the Wheelie-Mobily to your town
-Explore California's Native American past in the Pomo Basket gallery along with regional wildlife and flower collections at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
-Visit the Holman Native American basket collection at Pacific House on the Monterey Wharf
-Go for family walks and bike riding on Marina's bike trails that go through Marina's downtown with shopping malls and restaurants. There are motels and hotels in Marina and beach access as well.
-Explore California's Native American past in the Pomo Basket gallery along with regional wildlife and flower collections at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
-Visit the Holman Native American basket collection at Pacific House on the Monterey Wharf
-Go for family walks and bike riding on Marina's bike trails that go through Marina's downtown with shopping malls and restaurants. There are motels and hotels in Marina and beach access as well.
Those are some of the tourism possibilities in Monterey County.
By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
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