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The Best of Monterey County was written by Kera Abraham, Mark C. Anderson, Jessica Bray, Michelle Caldwell, Nic Coury, Erik Cushman, Mary Duan, Joel Ede, James A. Foley, Jeanne Howard, Adam Joseph, Karen Loutzenheiser, Jessica Lyons Hardcastle, Ryan Masters, Erin Pipes, Sara Rubin, Walter Ryce, David Schmalz, Gabriel Skvor, Stuart Thornton and Paul Wetterau and photographed by Nic Coury.