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The winning entry was submitted by Helen Salisbury, a Stanford University student, who created a portmanteau from the Spanish words asilo ("refuge") and mar ("sea"). In 1956, Asilomar was incorporated into the California State Parks system, and Moss Beach was renamed Asilomar State Beach after the conference grounds. [6]
The Carmel submarine canyon lies just north of Point Lobos. Like Monterey Canyon to the north the canyon provides cold, nutrient-rich water to the surface during upwelling events. These nutrient-rich waters fuel the high primary productivity seen in Carmel and Monterey Bays, which in turn support the high diversity of life observed in the water ...
Asilomar State Beach, officially Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds State Park, is a state park unit of California, United States.It provides public access to rocky coast and dune habitat on the Monterey Peninsula.
The name is a corruption of Tasajera, a Spanish-American word derived from an indigenous Esselen word, which means "place where meat is hung to dry". [4] [5]The 126-acre mountain property surrounding the Tassajara Hot Springs was purchased by the San Francisco Zen Center in 1967 for the below-market price [6] of $300,000 [5] from Robert and Anna Beck. [7]
Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge: Del Norte County: CA 1979: 14 acres (0.057 km 2) [31] Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge: Modoc County: CA 1911: 46,460 acres (188.0 km 2) [32] Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge: Riverside County: CA 1985: 3,709 acres (15.01 km 2) [33] Colusa National Wildlife Refuge: Colusa County: CA 1945: 4,507 ...
Shoppers visit the weekly Carmel Farmers Market in Carmel-by-the-Sea in January. A man armed with an assault rifle was shot by police in Carmel-by-the-Sea on Friday. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
In the Carmel area, the trail passes a cool play space and Midtown Plaza, where your whole family can play a little ping-pong or corn hole, grab a bite to eat, or just relax on the bench swings.
Carmel Point also known as the Point and formerly called Point Loeb and Reamer's Point, is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, United States. It is a cape located at the southern city limits of Carmel-by-the-Sea and offers views of Carmel Bay , the mouth of Carmel River , and Point Lobos . [ 1 ]