Stunning 17-Mile 'Drive'

We stayed the night at Veteran's Memorial Park in Monterey and found that our trusty MSR Whisperlite was having some issues, so the next morning we backtracked ~16kms to REI to get a new pump cup and other spare parts. A few hours later, and back where we had started the day, we bought a bunch of groceries and headed out of town on the scenic route. 17-Mile Drive is certainly not the fast way to head south, but even we (who have seen a lot of coast in the last 2 months) thought it was particularily stunning with a big swell crashing on the rocks as we rode along. In general we thought Monterey was a really interesting town, and would definitely return in the future to spend more time learning about the history of the area and taking in the stunning scenery.Read more