Clarion Collection Pacific Grove Queen Suite photos and hotel review.
Sep252018
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May152017
Pacific Grove, California has wonderful May days
The Monterey Peninsula gets some serious tourism with a couple million visitors throughout the year. Tourism here peaks June to August, but May is still relaxing for me in the weeks before the crowds pick up and travelers fill the coastal walking paths. As a local Monterey resident, I headed three miles down the coast…
Jan012015
Last Day Monterey 2014 photo essay
New Year’s Eve started in some ways like a typical tourist day in Monterey since I went to the Holiday Inn Express Monterey Bay for my shower, breakfast and to pick up the hotel folio for Kelley’s fourth IHG Rewards Club stay for two free nights at any IHG hotel worldwide in 2015. Spending $117…
Nov082013
Monarch Butterflies of Pacific Grove
The Monarch butterflies are here once again at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, California, self-proclaimed “Butterfly Town, U.S.A.” The fascinating aspect is the thousands of Monarch butterflies resting in the trees in an area not much larger than a couple of backyards are the great-grandchildren offspring of the butterflies who wintered here on the…
May102012
Pacific Grove: Rivers of flowers to the sea; Fort Ord: my birthplace National Monument
I like to talk up the place I live – the Monterey Peninsula of Central Coast California. This is another one of my posts that has nothing to do with hotels. This post does share some of the great attractions of coming to the Monterey area. The Monterey Peninsula is a place with nearly 200…
Jan142012
Lovers Point Park in Pacific Grove
Lovers Point is one of the most popular coastline destinations in Pacific Grove. The park offers visitors a beach, sand volleyball court, kids wading pool (seasonal) and a rocky outcrop for climbing around. There used to be two restaurants next to the park, but both are currently out of business. This is some of…
Jan082012
Pacific Grove Coastal California Scenery
Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach are the western front of the Monterey Peninsula. Pacific Grove is the northwestern portion and Pebble Beach is the southwestern portion of the arm of forested land reaching out into the Pacific Ocean of Monterey Bay. This photo was taken during a flight out of Monterey Airport (MRY) in 2010 and…
