I recently spent a couple days exploring Monterey with my sister, braving rain showers and enthusiastic tourists in our quest to find the most perfect hike in the area.

Was it this gorgeous expanse of rolling green hills and interesting nature patterns?

Or this coastal trail, complete with pregnant harbor seals and urchin-infested tidepools?

Either way, we rounded out the trip with a few traditional cribbage matches. Seemed like the perfect way to end a weekend of good food, great shopping, and scores upon scores of healthy sea vegetables.