If you are looking for a once in a lifetime celebration for that special birthday or anniversary....look no further than the Monterey Bay. Recent walkers are seen here celebrating their birthdays and their wedding anniversary at the finish line in Monterey. This hearty and happy couple deserve to be elated after successfully completing a very challenging 40 mile route from Santa Cruz to Monterey. Challenge yourself! Start training now! Don't let important milestones pass by without celebrating in an unforgettable way.
Happy couple complete "Walk the Bay"!!!!!
If you are looking for a once in a lifetime celebration for that special birthday or anniversary….look no further than the Monterey Bay. Recent walkers are seen here celebrating their birthdays and their wedding anniversary at the finish line in Monterey. This hearty and happy couple deserve to be elated after successfully completing a very challenging 40 mile route from Santa Cruz to Monterey.
Last day on the way to Monterey - 6.5 miles to go!
Challenge yourself! Start training now! Don’t let important milestones pass by without celebrating in an unforgettable way.
Many of us don't think of July as the best time to spot whales in the Monterey Bay. Well, I've had to rethink my notions of what months are best for whale watching. Recent Walk the Bay walkers were treated to fabulous whale watching this holiday weekend, spending at least 40 minutes with a pod of humpbacks up close and personal. The Stagnero family run trips from the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor daily. Their 60 foot power yacht takes you out in the bay in comfort to spend time with the whales, dolphins, and many other sea mammals. Make sure to book a trip on Day One of Walk the Bay....Whale Watching Trips
Many of us don’t think of July as the best time to spot whales in the Monterey Bay. Well, I’ve had to rethink my notions of what months are best for whale watching. Recent Walk the Bay walkers were treated to fabulous whale watching this holiday weekend, spending at least 40 minutes with a pod of humpbacks up close and personal.
One of the Stagnero whale watching yachts
The Stagnero family run trips from the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor daily. Their 60 foot power yacht takes you out in the bay in comfort to spend time with the whales, dolphins, and many other sea mammals. Make sure to book a trip on Day One of Walk the Bay….Whale Watching Trips
It has been a very unusual year for the marine mammals in the Monterey Bay. A sea lion gave birth to her pup on the main beach in Santa Cruz this month, in front of many vacationing onlookers. It was quite an event considering a sea lion pup can weigh up to 13 pounds and measure up to 2.5 feet long. If you want to watch sea lion families at a very close and safe proximity, the Santa Cruz Wharf has several boat launching decks at sea level that have become home to many lounging sea lion families. If you walk out to the lighthouse, you'll see many more sea lions occupying "Seal Rock" out past the surfers. You can't miss their familiar barking!
Sea Lions at the Wharf in Santa Cruz
It has been a very unusual year for the marine mammals in the Monterey Bay. A sea lion gave birth to her pup on the main beach in Santa Cruz this month, in front of many vacationing onlookers. It was quite an event considering a sea lion pup can weigh up to 13 pounds and measure up to 2.5 feet long.
If you want to watch sea lion families at a very close and safe proximity, the Santa Cruz Wharf has several boat launching decks at sea level that have become home to many lounging sea lion families.
If you walk out to the lighthouse, you’ll see many more sea lions occupying “Seal Rock” out past the surfers. You can’t miss their familiar barking!
We are blessed to live on the Monterey Bay where we are surrounded by amazing natural beauty. Ed Dickie is a local photographer who has captured much of the area in gorgeous photographs. Ed lets us see our world in a new and vibrant way. Please take a look at his website to see the Monterey Bay through an expert lens, www.eddickie.com. Harbor Lighthouse - Ed Dickie
The Cement Ship - Ed Dickie
We are blessed to live on the Monterey Bay where we are surrounded by amazing natural beauty. Ed Dickie is a local photographer who has captured much of the area in gorgeous photographs. Ed lets us see our world in a new and vibrant way. Please take a look at his website to see the Monterey Bay through an expert lens, www.eddickie.com.
A group of us hiked a section of our Walk the Bay trip yesterday, Manresa Beach to Palm Beach. One of our detours took us off the beach to the paved road and parking area for Sunset Beach. Clean restrooms and cold water for our water bottles were worth the short detour. When we continued south on the road, we came to a path that was blocked to traffic. Following this path we discovered it was formerly a paved road. Mother Nature had filled in most of the roadway and native plants and birds had reclaimed the scenic pathway. Standig water stopped our progress in about 1/4 mile and we hiked up the dune to return to the beach. It was then we spied some gorgeous wetlands below, right next to our path. How wonderful to see a paved road become a wild path and eventually a protected wetland for migrating birds!
Wetlands Visible from Sunset Beach Dunes
A group of us hiked a section of our Walk the Bay trip yesterday, Manresa Beach to Palm Beach. One of our detours took us off the beach to the paved road and parking area for Sunset Beach. Clean restrooms and cold water for our water bottles were worth the short detour. When we continued south on the road, we came to a path that was blocked to traffic. Following this path we discovered it was formerly a paved road. Mother Nature had filled in most of the roadway and native plants and birds had reclaimed the scenic pathway. Standig water stopped our progress in about 1/4 mile and we hiked up the dune to return to the beach. It was then we spied some gorgeous wetlands below, right next to our path.
How wonderful to see a paved road become a wild path and eventually a protected wetland for migrating birds!
