Most Obliterated California Mission Mission San Rafael Arcángel After a morning spent touring the Misión San Francisco de Asís, the four of us (Kim, Mary, Tracy and I) decided we could chalk off another mission shortly after crossing over the beautiful Golden Gate. We had two cars, so I asked […]

Just Call Me Delores Misión San Francisco de Asís We were long overdue in renewing our mission quest, so over President’s Weekend Tracy and I were able to knock out two of them in one day. Driving from Napa (after visiting Tracy’s dad and stepmom), we coasted (well not literally […]

A Little Off The Beaten Path La Purisima Concepción/La Purisima Mission State Historic Park I had taken a break from my goal to reach all 21 missions, so it was back on the trail in late November for me in my mission quest to visit all 21.  In reality, La […]

“Queen Of The Missions” Old Mission Santa Barbara On a rather overcast Saturday morning, Tracy and I got an early start for our trip to Santa Barbara that would culminate with a fun and interesting lunch with my relatives visiting from Norway.   First, however, we would pay a visit to […]

An Unexpected Gem Old Mission Santa Inés After visiting Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolusa, I headed south on the 101 until I saw the sign for Old Mission Santa Inés.  To get to Old Mission Santa Inés (located four miles to the east of the 101), I first had […]

Ring That Bell Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolusa While in San Luis Obispo (located about 3 1/2 hours north of Los Angeles) on business, I decided this would be a great time to pick up my ninth mission on my mission to hit all the missions. It would be […]

Mission By The Sea Mission San Buenaventura Known as “The Mission By The Sea,” Mission San Buenaventura was the ninth (and last) mission founded by Junipero Serra, and one of only six that he personally dedicated. This was the eighth mission Tracy and I have toured on our California Mission […]

A Mission With A Feminine Side Mission Santa Clara de Asis What makes Mission Santa Clara de Asis unique is it was the first mission to be named after a woman, Saint Clare of Assisi. It is the 8th mission founded in California and was founded on January 12, 1777, […]

California’s Final Mission Mission San Francisco de Solano Although only the sixth mission that Tracy and I have visited, this was the 21st and last mission built in California.  It was the only mission to be constructed under Mexican rule and is named for Saint Francis Solano from Montilla, Spain. […]