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Coastal Access, Monterey
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Stairway Down
Near Fisherman's Wharf a stairway led down to a narrow bit of rocky shore.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:35:02 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1865 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Seals And Birds
Harbor Seals and Cormorants littered the rocks just off shore.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:35:02 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1868 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Pelicans Too
Pelicans also perched on the rocks just off shore.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:39:28 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Terry Costales #TNT_0476 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Cyprus Tree
A wind blown cyprus tree on a bluff overlooked the bay with its rocks covered in harbor seals and cormorants and pelicans.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:44:22 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1870 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Benches Along The Coast
A path ran along the coast and provided both coastal access as well as the occasional group of benches where a person could relax with a spectacular view.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:46:42 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1871 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Bicycle Road
The path along the coast served both as a sidewalk and as a bicycle roadway.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:50:18 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1877 Add a comment or report a mistake
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A Small Park
A small park with tables and benches lay near the start of Cannery Row.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:51:34 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1879 Add a comment or report a mistake
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A Sign
A sign that read (in part) "Coastal Access," marked a gate that led to the coast beyond a marina.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:51:53 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1880 Add a comment or report a mistake
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A Popular Place To Walk
The path along the coast was a popular place to walk, even on a cold day with rain threatening.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:52:22 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1881 Add a comment or report a mistake
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San Carlos Beach
San Carlos Beach had a paid parking lot with a payment machine that was solar powered.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:54:41 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1885 Add a comment or report a mistake
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A Pier
A pier that ran out into the bay provided another form of coastal access.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:55:51 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1887 Add a comment or report a mistake
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San Carlos Beach
San Carlos Beach was just a wide swath of sand.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:56:54 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1890 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Barnacles
Barnacles covered some of the rocks at the southern end of San Carlos Beach.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 12:57:40 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1893 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Stairs And Ramps
Stairs and a long ramp provided access to San Carlos Beach and the coast.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 13:00:34 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1901 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Free Public Restrooms
Free public restrooms were available to the folks using San Carlos Beach. They were located just beyond the top end of the path leading up and out.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 13:03:57 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1914 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Stairs to McAbee Beach
Stairs at the start of Cannery Row lead down to McAbee Beach .
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 13:03:57 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_1934 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Crow Ate Kelp
On McAbee Beach a crow pecked through washed up kelp looking for food to eat.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 13:20:43 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Terry Costales #TNT_0522 Add a comment or report a mistake
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More Coast
South of the Monterey Bay Aquarium was more dramatic coastal access.
Coastal Access • Monterey, California • (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011) • (Photo taken 17:14:54 Wednesday 20 October 2010) • © 2011 Bryan Costales #BCY_2370 Add a comment or report a mistake
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