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The Inside Story on Why There's an Eagle on Top of the Monument at the Lower Presidio in Monterey - Just one of the fascinating stops on the VoiceMap Monterey Driving Tour

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by Bob Hamilton 02/28/2022
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A very special stop on the Voicemap Monterey Driving Tour is the beautiful Lower Presidio.  At the top of the hill overlooking the park is the “Sloat Monument” dedicated to John B. Sloat who was the captain of the ship that captured (not a shot fired, but, that’s a story for another time) Monterey for the United States.  This monument was built and a sculptor was commissioned in San Francisco to build a statue of Sloat pointing down to the Ameri...

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Tags: monterey peninsula, tours, monterey, presidio, voicemap, sloat

This is a Big Deal! Bernie is finally selling his 65 Chevy Impala.."a bargain" at 15 K

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by Bob Hamilton 08/05/2019
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My son-in-law, Bernie, is selling his 65 Chevy Impala after working to restore it for 9 years.  If you want to instantly get all the details click here to go to his Craigslist ad.  And to immediately contact Bernie click here to send him an email.  Now, you might take this ad to sell the Impala as just another ad to sell a car.  But, as his father-in-law I wanted to chime in and let you know this is no ordinary sell of a beautiful classic car.  ...
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My Monterey Peninsula - Guide to the Best in Hiking

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by Bob Hamilton 07/14/2018
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So, you want to know about hiking while you are visiting the Monterey Peninsula?  

Here are some links to hikes you may be interested in. 

Top Hiking Day Trips in Monterey
https://www.seemonterey.com/things-to-do/attractions/hikes/

Five Amazing Hikes Around The Monterey Bay
https://rootsrated.com/stories/5-amazing-hikes-in-monterey-bay

HikeSpeak's Central Coast Best Hikes
http://www.hikespeak.com/central-coast/monterey/

Hiking In Big Sur
http://www.hikin...
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New CD Released - Sounds of the Monterey Peninsula!

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by Bob Hamilton 06/24/2018
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RV Dream New Radio and My Monterey Peninsula are proud to announce the release of a new 75 minute CD that contains sounds of the Monterey Peninsula area.  The sounds mixed together like a beautiful nature's concert.  From Big Sur to Point Lobos to the Carmel beaches, to Pebble Beach, Pacific Grove, Monterey and Carmel Valley...a mixture of the various sounds of the ocean, the streams coming down from the mountains and the beautiful rivers that f...
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Tags: big sur, pebble beach, carmel, monterey peninsula, pacific grove, ocean sounds, river sounds, bird sounds, sounds of streams

SwingFest 2018 Comes to Monterey - West Coast Swing!

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by Bob Hamilton 01/08/2018
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Swingfest comes to the Monterey Peninsula

Besides all the wonderful attractions on the Monterey Peninsula that you can visit on any given day there are extra reasons to come to the area when special events occur. Every Martin Luther King jr. Weekend the West Coast Swing Fest comes to the Monterey Hyatt. Top dancers come from all over the world do this constantly growing event. They come to compete to learn to schmooze and most of all to dance. E...

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Tags: monterey peninsula, rv dream, rving the monterey peninsula, swing, swingfest