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The Salinas Valley is one of the major valleys and most productive agricultural regions in California. It is west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley—Silicon Valley. Salinas valley in literature is also famously mentioned in John Steinbeck's novel, "Of Mice and Men". The Salinas River, which geologically formed the fluvial valley and generated its human history, flows to the northwest or 'up' along the principal axis and length of the valley. The valley was named during the late 18th-century Spanish colonial Alta Cali period, and in Spanish ''salina'' is the term for a salt marsh, salt lake, or salt pan. The seasonal Salinas River had brackish tule ponds in broad depressed areas, and more salinity during summer and drought lowered flows. The valley is located (south to north) in portions of the Northern California counties of: Monterey, Kings, and San Benito. The valley runs in a southeast to northwest alignment. It begins south of San Ardo, framed by the central inner California Coast Ranges, continues north-westward continuously defined on the west by the Santa Lucia Range, on the east by the Diablo Range, to its end and the river's mouth at the Monterey Bay. The John Steinbeck novel ''Of Mice and Men'' (as well as others) was set in the Salinas Valley, with the valley providing the backdrop for some of his most famous novels. ==Geography== The Salinas Valley runs approximately southeast from Salinas towards King City. The valley lends its name to the geologic province in which it is located, the Salinian Block. Cities and populated places in the Salinas Valley include Bradley, Castroville, Chualar, Gonzales, Greenfield, Jolon, King City, Lockwood, Salinas, San Ardo, San Lucas, Soledad and Spreckels. The Salinas Valley is located in between the Gabilan and Santa Lucia mountain ranges, which border the Salinas Valley to the east and the west, respectively. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Salinas Valley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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