“You are a vehicle of God that comes to see me in the eleventh hour to save my knowledge from being lost. I will teach you up to the last day.” — Ascencion Solorsano

https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover/the-great-grandson-of-the-last-full-blooded-member-of-the-mutsun-is-trying-to/article_bc20b6c4-5507-11ef-91ea-372da6a6b722.html

Report by David Schmalz, #MontereyCountyWeekly / #MontereyCountyNow staff writer.

#Mutsun #Westerners #Ascencion #Popeloutchom #Indigenous #CentralCoast #PajaroRiver #Gabilans #IndianCanyon #SanJuanBautista #Costanoan #storytelling #Smithsonian #CaliforniaEthnology #ethnology

El texto en el mapa de bicicletas del condado de Monterey es bilingüe, español-inglés.

The 2023 Monterey County Bike Map has been completed and is now available online in 8-1/2 x 11 PDF formats. In addition, new Z-fold maps are anticipated to be available for distribution by August 2023.

The last edition was in 2016, so the new map is a cause of celebration for visitors and residents of Monterey County.

https://bikemonterey.org/2023-bicycle-map-for-monterey-county.html

The map includes the following cities and unincorporated communities of #MontereyCounty, and more, as well as the #SantaCruz County city of #Watsonville, which is just over the #PajaroRiver.

#CondadoDeMonterey #MontereyCounty

#Carmel
#Castroville
#CSUMB
#DelReyOaks
#Gonzales
#Greenfield
#KingCity
#Marina
#Monterey
#MossLanding
#PacificGrove
#Pajaro
#PebbleBeach
#Salinas
#SandCity
#Seaside
#Soledad

#bici #ciclismo #bike #bicycle #cycling #mapas #maps #BikeMap #BikeMonterey
#BikeTooter

Pajaro River Levee Trail Bike Ride

Several of us enjoyed a 20 mile casual bike ride this morning along the Pajaro River Levee and along farm field roads on the Monterey side of the river. The trail runs along the Santa Cruz side of the river and is about 6 miles long depending on the starting point. The trail is a bit rough and pretty much requires wider mountain bike or hybrid tires due to the loose gravel and soft dirt in many spots.

A coyote near the levee trail is seen in the left photo.

The right photo is the levee trail end near the ocean. Unfortunately the trail end is blocked by the river and the slough. One can get to the ocean via farm roads. The Moss Landing power station cooling towers can be seen by the three trees on the left.

https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/7030312/pajaro-river-levee-trail

#Bike #BikeRiding #PajaroRiver #SantaCruz #Monterey #Coyote #Ocean #Photo