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Secret Monterey: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Secret Monterey: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Little-known stories about major attractions and other spots replete with mystery and intrigue in beautiful Monterey County

2022

Stories

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Fifty Years of the Personal Computer Operating System

Gary Kildall’s POS established an industry standard but lost out to Microsoft.

11 min readApr 18, 2024

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BATW Travel Stories

Washington Street, Yountville

A winter stroll on culinary Disneyland’s Main Street

5 min readMar 26, 2024

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Sharing Food

Who Invented Monterey Jack Cheese?

An Original American Cheese with a Very Curious History

8 min readDec 4, 2023

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Who Invented Monterey Jack Cheese?

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BATW Travel Stories

Costa Rica: First Impressions

A Photo Essay

5 min readSep 30, 2023

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Costa Rica: First Impressions

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Globetrotters

Death and Life at Point Lobos

April 8, 2021

5 min readAug 9, 2023

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Death and Life at Point Lobos

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BATW Travel Stories

BATW “Stories of Culture, Travel and the World”— Contents

Stories of Culture, Travel and the World publishes stories written by members of the Bay Area Travel Writers professional organization…

8 min readJul 22, 2023

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BATW “Stories of Culture, Travel and the World”— Contents

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Weeds & Wildflowers

Monterey Peninsula Wildflower Kaleidoscope

A Photo Essay of Superbloom 2023

4 min readJun 27, 2023

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Monterey Peninsula Wildflower Kaleidoscope

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Merced Today: Fleeting Impressions

A photo essay on Merced, California

5 min readJun 22, 2023

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Three Cultural Gardens at the Presidio of Monterey, California

“This garden allows me to stay connected to a part of my past and to so much of what made me who I am” — Gwyn De Amaral

12 min readJun 14, 2023

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Three Cultural Gardens at the Presidio of Monterey, California

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Weather Prediction Goes Digital

Fleet Numerical Weather Facility (FNWF): The NPS and Point Pinos Era

16 min readJun 7, 2023

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Weather Prediction Goes Digital

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David A. Laws

David A. Laws

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I photograph and write about Gardens, Nature, Travel, and the history of Silicon Valley from my home on the Monterey Peninsula in California.

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