Where are george and lennie coming from in the beginning of chapter 1

At the start of the book, Lennie and George are just coming to the little heavenly bit of the Salinas River near Soledad. They have been hitchhiking this way so that they can get to the ranch where they have been told they will work. They are coming from Northern California, from the town of Weed.

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