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Coastal Access, Monterey

Stairway Down
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Near Fisherman's Wharf internal link 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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1865
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Seals And Birds
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Harbor Seals internal link and Cormorants internal link 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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1868
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Pelicans Too
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Pelicans internal link 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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TNT_0476
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Cyprus Tree
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1870
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Benches Along The Coast
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1871
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Bicycle Road
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1877
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A Small Park
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1879
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A Sign
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1880
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A Popular Place To Walk
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1881
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San Carlos Beach
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1885
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A Pier
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1887
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San Carlos Beach
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1890
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Barnacles
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1893
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Stairs And Ramps
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1901
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Free Public Restrooms
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1914
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Stairs to McAbee Beach
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Stairs at the start of Cannery Row lead down to McAbee Beach external link.

Coastal Access   •  Monterey, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 27 October 2011)   •  (Photo taken 13:03:57 Wednesday 20 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_1934
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Crow Ate Kelp
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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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TNT_0522
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More Coast
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South of the Monterey Bay Aquarium internal link 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 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_2370
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