WHY CARMEL?- PART TWO
July 26th 2009 Excerpted from my book OUR SUMMER IN CARMEL; Amazon.com
Carmel's unusual climatic conditions contribute to several other natural phenomena. One example is the Monterey Pine. This is the tree that Cabrillo discovered in 1542 after which he named Cabo de Pinos. This species of pine grows large, tall and straight, a shipwright’s dream-tree in the sailing days of the 16-17th centuries. It is the w
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