As autumn turns to winter on the Central Coast, one of the markers of the changing season is the return of the northern elephant seals to beaches south of Big Sur and just north of Monterey Bay at ...

RELATED: The wharves of Santa Cruz County According to the Monterey Bay National Marine ... This group includes seals, sea lions and walruses, all animals that live in the ocean but can come ...

Kristy Alpert It'd be nearly impossible to come to the Monterey Peninsula and not ... It's the year-round home to a range of sea lions, harbor seals, sea otters, porpoises, whales and seabirds.

Home to a famed aquarium, incredible coastline,whale watching opportunities, and plenty of adorable sea otters, a Monterey ...

South of Carmel-by-the-Sea, the Point Lobos State Natural Reserve ... popular due to its views of the rugged coast and the gnarled Monterey cypress trees that perch precariously on the seaside ...