35 miles west?! I'm sorry Anthony you are Mr. Salinas on this board (thats for damn sure!) but I have been to Monterey at least 7 times in my life and 5 of those were within the last year & everytime in order to get there i had to exit the 101 in Salinas and go west on the 68 and it was never more than 20-25 miles. I have no doubt in my mind about that sorry. I know there is only a 10-15 mile difference in what we are saying but I have a strong interest in georgraphy and I know you would only want accurate statements to be made on this board. Maybe you meant 35 miles from the beginning of Salinas to the end of Monterey?