Sea lion makes splash at Monterey Bay race as it joins canoe crew

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/28/sea-lion-makes-splash-at-monterey-bay-race-as-it-joins-canoe-crew/

#MontereyCountyNow has some #BikeMonth news: https://www.montereycountynow.com/events/#/details/bike-to-bluegrass-bike-chat/19004954/2026-05-31T09

A caller this morning, asking about Bicycling Monterey’s May 31 Bike Month event https://bikemonterey.org/bike-to-bluegrass.html, is from Pacific Grove. He plans to bike to our Monterey destination in time for the optional free pancake breakfast, served 10-11am. He asked about the bike train pick-up stations, e.g., Monterey Peninsula College. Please give us a call https://bikemonterey.org/contact-me to let us know if you want to bike with us, or have questions.

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #MontereyBay #MontereyPeninsula #Monterey #LiveMusic #Cycling #Biking #Bluegrass

Bike Buzz: 17th Anniversary / Bike Month 2026 edition. Check it out to see what makes two #Mastodon users — @Kleen and @Weather_Rock_Wx — extraordinary in 2026!
https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-17th-anniversary-edition.html

#MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #cycling #biking #MontereyBay #Monterey #ActiveTransport #BikeMonterey #BikeAdvocacy #MastodonPeopleWhoBike #Mastodon

“ #Salinas High’s mountain bike team rides the Rec Trail all night and day, with little rest in-between,” by
Erik Chalhoub, #MontereyCountyNow

"With the 24-hour ride, Assistant Coach Cathy Weidemann says it takes the students out of their comfort zone, and allows them to do something many have never done before: ride a bike in the middle of the night."

https://www.montereycountynow.com/people/831/salinas-high-s-mountain-bike-team-rides-the-rec-trail-all-night-and-day-with/article_d70b3573-99ed-48f5-ba85-66f7839468ea.html

For some history of the team, see https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-county-teens-who-bike-including-mountain-bike-at-the-2017-california-state-high-school-mountain-bike-championships-and-elsewhere.html and
and https://bikemonterey.org/category/children-and-teens/salinas-high-school-cowboy-racing-mountain-bike-team

#MontereyCounty #MontereyBay #MoreKidsOnBikes #NICA

"Bay Area construction company illegally polluted river, lawsuit alleges.” Rpt by Paul Rogers, #MontereyHerald.

Graniterock, "based in Watsonville, has more than 20 offices and locations, incl in San Jose, Concord, Redwood City, South San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Salinas….Lawsuit...stated that the company has been fined four times since 2018 by state #WaterPollution regulators at #CentralCoast Regional Water Quality Control Board. In those cases, settlements required #Graniterock to pay a total of $138K in penalties for water quality violations at the quarry.

"For each of the 46 incidents involved, the board imposed the minimum penalty of $3K, the lawsuit noted, calling it 'tantamount to a #PayToPollute system' for a company with millions of $ in annual revenue.
…
“#Pajaro #River, which drains a watershed that extends across parts of #SantaClara, #Monterey, #SanBenito & #SantaCruz counties, meanders through strawberry and other farm fields before emptying into #MontereyBay.”

https://www.montereyherald.com/2026/04/17/prominent-bay-area-construction-company-illegally-polluted-river-lawsuit-alleges/

Looking for something to do on Easter in #Monterey? Here’s a pop-up event:

Easter Sunday bike train / social ride on April 5, 2026. Details: https://bikemonterey.org/pop-up-easter-sunday-bike-train.html

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #BikeMonterey #BikeCalifornia #MontereyBay #cycling #biking #SocialRide #BikeTrain #EasterSunday #Easter2026 #Easter #BikeToWorship #BikeToChurch #church #30DaysOfBiking #MontereyPeninsula