Salinas, CA

Steinbeck says

A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike.” —John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America In 1960 in a camper named Rocinante, Steinbeck traveled with […]…

Soledad, CA

Pinnacles national park

A hundred years of protection have made Pinnacles National Park, right in Soledad’s backyard, a nature-lovers happy place. Best spot to see condors: get to the summit early on High […]…

Soledad, CA

Where the rubber met the field!

During World War II, the US government enacted the Emergency Rubber Project Act which created the Guayule Rubber Project just east of Soledad, under the direction of the US Forest […]…

Marilyn Monroe, Artichoke Queen

Norma Jean Baker — aka Marilyn

As a young starlet, Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Baker at the time) came to Castroville in 1948 on a promotional junket for a local jewelry store. She made such an […]…

California Missions of the Central Coast

Soul on a Mission

When I was in college … some time ago … I wanted to study art history. At the time, my very practical Dad said, “How will you ever make a […]…