Salinas, Ca.

On the way north I couldn't resist stopping at the James Dean memorial not far from where he died. The reason this time was to do the geocache there which we quickly accomplished.


We arrived in Salinas, the breadbasket of America. The breadth of the food production in this area always amazes me. Food is shipped all over the US from this California town.


But on this trip I decided it was time to visit the Steinbeck museum and what a treat it was. Different vignettes highlighted the many novels he wrote as well as other aspects of his life.


He grew up not far from the center that pays tribute to his life.


Even though he spent much of his working life among the workers about whom he wrote he did attend college for six years but never graduated. I was excited to see the camper he used in his book Travels with Charley, which I read about him and his poodle traversing the United States in a truck with a camper while on one of my trips.





Mission accomplished and on we went to a town which had such an impact on his writings - Monterey.