Nice road bike ride and farm stand visit yesterday.

We did a nice 36 mile road bike ride on the Monterey Recreation trail yesterday morning from the Monterey Wharf, south to the Pacific Grove Lighthouse then back through Monterey and north to Castroville turning around at the Pezzini Farm stand.

The photo is from the Pezzini Farm stand yesterday near Castroville CA, the so called “Artichoke Capital of the World". The Pezzini family farm is well known for their Heirloom Green Globe artichokes.

There are several farm stands between Moss Landing and Marina on highway 1. Pezzini is the biggest and nicest, in my opinion, with lots of fresh vegetables and fruit with a few other items. It's well worth a stop. It’s also has easy access with highway 1 off and on ramps. I have no relation to them BTW, other than being a customer for many years on our way back from Monterey.

#Bike #Bikeride #RoadBike #Exercise #Monterey #MontereyRecreationTrail #Castroville #Pezzini #Artichoke

#SafeRoutesToSchool, #MontereyCounty

Temporary Traffic Calming Project in Castroville — Geil & Seymour Streets
Per District 2 County Supervisor Glenn Church’s newsletter today, installation will occur September 3-9, and the project will be in place through October 8, 2025.

https://saferoutesmonterey.org/northmontereycounty/
The temporary measures will include crosswalks, curb extensions, and traffic circles to slow down traffic, which improves safety for people walking and biking and students traveling to school.

Take a survey, and learn more, including about SRTS measures affecting the following schools:

#Castroville Elementary
Echo Valley Elementary
#Elkhorn Elementary
Hall District Elementary
#Ohlone Elementary
#Prunedale Elementary
North Monterey County Middle
#Pajaro Middle
North #Monterey County High
Central Bay High and #HomeSchool

https://saferoutesmonterey.org/northmontereycounty/
#infrastructure

"One of those major safety issues includes a light that will be removed. A #roundabout will be in its place. They're also improving the connection between the #bike and #pedestrian #bridge and the path to North #MontereyCounty High School.” https://www.ksbw.com/article/castroville-boulevard-interchange-highway-156/65926911

Speaking of North County bike and pedestrian bridges, ICYMI, here’s a favorite that also serves North #Monterey County High School students, and others. https://bikemonterey.org/completion-castroville-bicycle-and-pedestrian-overcrossing.html
#Castroville #infrastructure #PublicSafety #StreetSafety

3PM / 15:00 TODAY‼️
#WestCoast PREMIERE of DEBUT FEATURE Where in the Hell by writer/director #LaramieDennis 🍿
Come watch our movie at #PJIFF, laugh & cheer with us! Ask us things⁉️

The Barn @ Mission Farm
400 San Juan Hollister Road, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 3:00pm
https://pjiff-2025.eventive.org/films/where-in-the-hell-67c38d7c87751ecf38f47d35

🐻❤️ #SanJuanBautista #Hollister #Gilroy #MorganHill #Prunedale #Aromas #SantaRita #Salinas #Monterey #Castroville #Watsonville #SantaCruz #UCSC #LosGatos #SanJose #BayArea

Proyecto de Mejoras de la Ruta Estatal 183 de Castroville Merritt reunión de información comunitaria – Jueves, 17 de abril de 2025.

Thursday, April 17, 2025
Community Information Meeting
California State Route 183 / Merritt Street, Castroville Improvement Project

https://bikemonterey.org/castroville-ca-sr-183-merritt-street-improvements-project-update.html

#Caltrans #CaliforniaDepartmentOfTransportation #CompleteStreets #transportation #infrastructure #MontereyCounty #Castroville #CASR183 #ACAPacCoast #PacificCoastBikeRoute

Saint Louis • Castroville, Texas, USA

Rolleiflex 2.8 D • Kodak Tri-X 400 • 2023

#FilmPhotography #Kodak #TriX #Film #Camera #120film #MediumFormat #Rolleiflex #BWfilm #Photography #TX #Castroville #Texas #Outdoors #Monochrome #Statue #Saint #Louis #Catholic #Church #August_5_2023

Nice Sunday bike ride with 8 friends in our Tri Club from Castroville to Monterey, and on to Pacific Grove and the Point Pinos Lighthouse, then back. It was a 43 mile round trip along the Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail and the Pacific Grove Coastal Recreation Trail.

https://monterey.org/city_hall/parks___recreation/beaches,_parks___playgrounds/monterey_bay_coastal_rec_trail/index.php
https://www.cityofpacificgrove.org/our_city/departments/recreation/beaches,_trails___outdoor/coastal_recreation_trail.php

Photo's are from the bike trail in Monterey looking toward Fisherman's Wharf:
1. Monterey Bay Harbor Seals from the trail looking toward the end of Fisherman's Wharf.
2. Monterey Bay Harbor Seals close up with one sprawled on a rock.
3. Three Monterey Bay Harbor Seals sunning on a rock.
4. Monterey Bay Harbor Seals at the water's edge.

FYI, the Seal laying across the rock in photo 2 was me in the afternoon.

#Biking #Seals #HarborSeals #Monterey #PacificGrove #Castroville #Photography