I don’t normally write about the saint a mission was named for, but today I’m finding solace in Santa (Saint) Barbara. She was a third century pagan who was beheaded for converting to Christianity. Her passion for her faith and her…
One of my favorite places to visit in summer is Pismo Beach. It is a little less glamorous than its popular northern neighbor Carmel By The Sea, and a little less crowded. Though it seems the crowded part is changing….
I’m standing in a Wells Fargo Bank waiting to speak with a teller when I notice a mural on the wall. It has the iconic Wells Fargo stage coach on it and a picture of one of the California Spanish…
The last of California’s Spanish Plazas is surrounded by the largest of the Spanish Missions, Mission San Juan Batista, the last unpaved portion of California’s historic El Camino Real, an old adobe convent that was once part of the mission…
Mission San Miguel: A Photo Essay
The California Mission Trail runs North and South through coastal towns and the inland hills. Alto California’s “El Camino Real” or The Royal Road was the King’s highway in Spanish Colonial times. El Camino Real is now part of California’s Hwy 101…