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2000, I hope with  this map  and these                and true ocean blue canyon topography.
            words to communicate with you that Point              Monterey’s hilly shaded relief accuracy is
            Lobos, Monterey and the whole area is                 courtesy of USGS digital elevation
            and unbelievably fabulous place to visit,             models, and the new ocean depth
            and you should so.  Take Franko’s Dive                bathymetry is from NOAA data. We tax
            Map  of  Monterey  with  you!  In  May  of            payers paid for this wonderful data, so it
            2000  I released  my first edition  of                is nice to be able to use it to create a more
            Franko’s Map of Monterey, along with a                beautiful and accurate map. Although this
            second edition of my beloved Santa                    is a “Dive Map” of Monterey, Franko’s
            Catalina Island, and first editions of the            Map is also a perfect tourism map. All of
            Channel Islands, the San Diego County                 the local major roads and routes are
            Coast, the Orange County Coast, and the               clearly shown, including the unbelievable
            Los Angeles County Coast. It is hard to               17-Mile Drive (a toll road), as it meanders
            say what  is my favorite, but  if it is not           through the most amazing scenery,
            Monterey I don’t know what it is. I now               including ocean vistas that can’t be beat,
            have  maps of the Hawaiian Islands,                   tall forests of Monterey pines and
            Guam, Cozumel, Cayman Islands, British                Monterey  cypress trees, and  the most
            Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands,                  stunning golf courses on earth.  And if you
            Bonaire, and more, and Monterey is still              thought that the Monterey Peninsula was
            at the top of my favorites list.                      beautiful, Point Lobos State Reserve is all
                                                                  of that, with zero human population!  A
            The following describes the  details of               special detail of  Point Lobos State
            Franko’s Dive Map of Monterey. Side one               Reserve shows its trails and dive spots.
            of the map is shows the Monterey                      You can also follow Franko’s personal
            Peninsula, including, Monterey, Pacific               favorite bike route from Point Lobos to
            Grove, Pebble Beach, Carmel by-the-sea,               Carmel, around the Monterey Peninsula
            and Point Lobos State Reserve. Side two               on the famous 17-Mile Drive, to Pacific
            shows the whole of Monterey Bay, from                 Grove, and on to Monterey and beyond.
            above Santa Cruz to the upper end of Big              Meanwhile, not forgetting that this is  a
            Sur. It also details Monterey Harbor and              “Dive Map”, there are over two dozen of
            downtown, the Monterey National Marine                the most notable scuba dive spots around
            Sanctuary, and the bird watching and                  the Monterey Peninsula located, with their
            kayaking paradise  of Elkhorn Slough,                 underwater features described.  A pair of
            right at the center of the Monterey Bay               underwater photos show  a patrol of
            coast line.                                           batrays around divers, and some of
                                                                  Monterey’s goofiest wildlife – the playful
            Side 1 of Franko’s Dive Map of Monterey               sea lions. This gives  the  map  viewer  a
            shows the Monterey Peninsula and Point                glimpse of what is down there. Franko’s
            Lobos State Reserve in fabulous green                 Kelp Forest Creatures gives the viewer a
            shaded relief as they jut out into stunning           better and deeper understanding of what
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