Salinas, California, is a beautiful California city located south of the greater San Francisco Bay Area in Monterey County, about ten miles from the Salinas River. The city has a very favorable climate for agriculture, and as a result, is home to many vineyards, vegetable farms, and florists. Many also know Salinas from the works of John Steinbeck, who lived in the city and used it in a number of his books. Even better, it is a city with a smaller, yet thriving LGBT community where all can ...more