Matt Sterling

PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT TO SEE.. THE SEA LIONS UP CLOSE. ## WE'RE IN MONTEREY. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. AND HERE IS THIS. THE SEA LIONS HAVE HAD LOTS OF BABIES RECENTLY, I HAVE AND THEY'RE JUST HAVING A GREAT TIME. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT QUITE THIS, LIKE, ACTIVE WHERE THEY'RE DIVING IN, HAVING FOOD, SLIPPING OVER, YOU KNOW, HAVING THEIR LITTLE ARGUMENTS BEST PLACE IN MONTEREY IS THIS SPOT RIGHT HERE AT THE COAST GUARD PIER. AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

A growing colony of sea lions has taken over San Carlos Beach in Monterey, leading to its closure since August 21 and drawing visitors to witness the annual spectacle. Action News 8 photojournalist Matt Stirling spoke with people who came to see the sea lions up close. "We're in Monterey. It's beautiful. And here is this. The sea lions have had lots of babies recently," one visitor from Modesto, Christine Hiett, said.

I am a fairly frequent contributor to Medium, usually when I need to get something out of my mind and off my chest. I enjoy writing and engaging with other writers on this platform who have an interesting story to tell. As frequent Matt Sterling readers know, I spent most of my career at Time Inc., a giant in the magazine publishing industry. As a refresher, magazines were glossy, paper periodicals people used to subscribe to with their own hard earned money.