A few photos from the 2016 Monterey Games

[tpa]

Great pictures, thank you for those. The throwing area looks a little strange to UK eyes without grass.

[Panache]

Great pictures, thank you for those. The throwing area looks a little strange to UK eyes without grass.

That throwing area may be grassless, but it is the only games in Northern California where you can sit and watch all the athletic events from shaded bleachers!

;)

Cheers

Jamie

[OC Richard]

looks a little strange to UK eyes without grass

Believe me, the further north you go, the more grass there is

Now, somebody not from California might wonder why Jamie identifies Monterey as being in Northern California when if you divided the state into thirds Monterey is in Central California.



If you divide California into two halves the centerline of California is the 37th parallel, which runs just south of San Francisco; San Francisco itself would be in NorCal but pretty much everything south of it would be SoCal



But Californians conceive the border as being much further south; here is one attempt to define it

[tpa]

But Californians conceive the border as being much further south; here is one attempt to define it

That is what you get when politicians try to dabble in technical stuff they don't understand. It has nothing to do with geography and everything to do with population distribution!

[Panache]

...Now, somebody not from California might wonder why Jamie identifies Monterey as being in Northern California when if you divided the state into thirds Monterey is in Central California...

LOL! Richard!

An easier way to think about the Northern California / Southern California is "Us" and "Them"



Cheers

Jamie

[Richrail]

An easier way to think about the Northern California / Southern California is "Us" and "Them"

In Nevada Las Vegas is "Them" and the rest of the state is "Us".

[Alan H]

That arena has some history. It's the site of the main stage for the Monterey Jazz Festival. I've seen the Count Basie band and the Modern Jazz Quartet there, a "number" of years ago. It's also the site of the Monterey Blues Festival, which back in the 1960's hosted...on one night.... Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and the Holding Company, and the Mama's and the Papa's.

Panache has it right, it's a great place for the audience. However, it's a horrible place for the athletes. The dirt is hardpan, it destroys cabers. The hardpan has a layer of small-diameter dirt on it, so throwing is like throwing on a layer of ball-bearings sitting on glass. Footwork is dicey at best.

However, the illustration of both myself and Roger throwing sheaf shows the wild difference in our techniques. I should change, Roger throws about 5 feet higher than I do!

[Blupiper]

Believe me, the further north you go, the more grass there is

Now, somebody not from California might wonder why Jamie identifies Monterey as being in Northern California when if you divided the state into thirds Monterey is in Central California.



If you divide California into two halves the centerline of California is the 37th parallel, which runs just south of San Francisco; San Francisco itself would be in NorCal but pretty much everything south of it would be SoCal



But Californians conceive the border as being much further south; here is one attempt to define it

Richard:

I know I'll get in trouble for this, but if you're looking for grass in CA, Humboldt County (see north near Oregon border) is where it can be found. OK, i'll go now.

JMB

(hey, 500th post--what do you know?)