Sunday, July 7, 2013

Mission San Gabriel




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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Mission San Fernando


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On a sunny morning in early April, we were descending into the Los Angeles basin on Interstate 5. We had tickets for a concert in Orange County and planned to spend the night before heading home.
This was the perfect opportunity to visit the two Missions in the Los Angeles area. One on the way down, one on the way back.
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Debbie found a San Joaquin Valley connection Check out my entire gallery at http://kirkwhitney.smugmug.com/History/Missions

Friday, May 24, 2013

The Mission Trail


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El Camino Real Marker, Mission Soledad
My wife, Debbie, and I plan visit all 21 California missions between April and October 2013 as our pilgrimage for the Year of Faith. The plan is to take a series of short trips to different parts of the state, and visiting two to four missions per trip.
The idea to do this came about in a most unusual way.

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Father Serra in front of Mission San Fernando
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Mission Santa Barbara

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Original Arch - Mission Santa Ynez


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