On today’s hike we went over to the lower Presidio. The Monterey Presidio is the only still-active presidio in the USA. All the rest have been converted to civilian uses. The bottom part of this presidio is open to the public.
There is a monument to Father Junipero Serra who founded the Spanish mission on the Monterey peninsula and is seen as the father of several towns in the area. There’s also a monument to Commodore Sloat who took Alta California from Mexico.