Pebble Beach - teeing off on the cliffs

Monterey Peninsula

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July 3rd 2014
We continue our adventure around the crescent shaped Monterey Bay. Just up the road was Natural Bridges State Beach. The park features a natural bridge across a section of the beach. We found the bridge to be home to hundreds of brown pelicans. Wow, do they ever smell awful. With the fog burning off, we decided to kick it into gear to our next destination…Monterey; site of John Steinbeck’s b ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more