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+categories = ["travel"]
+tags = ["monterey", "california", "wildlife"]
+date = 2026-09-30T10:00:00-05:00
+description = "A visit to Monterey to see whales, and other wildlife"
+draft = false
+slug = "2026-09-30-monterey"
+title = "🐋 Monterey, CA"
+author = "nicholas"
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+We visited Monterey, California to see about the whales and such.
+
+## Photo Gallery
+{{< gallery name="monterey-gallery" >}}
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+images:
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/whale-blow.JPG"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/monterey-deer.JPG"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/sea-lion-teeth.JPG"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/pier.JPG"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/sun-through-trees.jpg"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/tall-tree-human-scale.jpg"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/roaring-camp-train.jpg"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/tide-pool-star.jpg"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/uhhh.jpg"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/hawk.jpg"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/beach.jpg"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/shrubbery.jpg"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/seal-lions-sleeping.jpg"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/carmel-newspaper.jpg"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/whale-tail.JPG"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/sea-creature.JPG"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/boats.JPG"
+  - src: "images/monterey-gallery/boat.JPG"