Old California..Mission San Miguel

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Pulled off the road a bit south of Paso Robles, into the town of San Miguel. Not a prosperous place, dusty streets and a sad downtown,but the mission !















 


Comments

  1. DeniseApril 23, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Having helped a middle-schooler make a replica CA mission out of foam board makes all the features in your photos vividly alive to me. Oh, the miniature bells, the tiny arcaded cloisters! Seriously, what a haunting place!

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  2. Hoover BooApril 24, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    You have to hand it to those 18th century Spaniards, they knew how to architect achingly beautiful buildings. Beautiful photos.

    I love road trip posts!

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  3. GardenbugApril 24, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    My late uncle Ronald used to provide old railroad bells to Mexican missions. A fond reminder of a special guy. Thanks KS!

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  4. MashaMay 13, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Great post. I recently did one on Carmel Mission. It is fun to find someone who likes some of the same things as I do :)

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