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Salinas

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Sa·li·nas  (s-lns)
A city of western California east-northeast of Monterey on the Salinas River, about 241 km (150 mi) long, near its outlet on Monterey Bay. The city is a processing center and the birthplace of John Steinbeck, who based many of his stories on the migratory farm workers of the Salinas Valley. Population: 145,000.


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The season for working the salinas forms the harvest of Patagones; for on it the prosperity of the place depends.
Go down by San Jose and Salinas an' come out on the coast at Monterey.
 
 
 
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