Mission Trails

[Lydia Banales]

Sorry, group - this was meant as a reply to Bob Spenger who has
expressed interest in the project of connecting the California Missions
in a Camino Real walk. If anyone else is interested they may contact my
husband at josephabanales.net

Lydia Banales wrote:

> Don't know if I've updated you lately. Joe has completed the walk from
> San Juan Capistrano all the way to La Purisima in Lompoc. One piece at
> a time, of course. Last week he took our 9 year old grandson to
> Carlsbad and they walked to Mission San Louis Rey. Ryan is starting
> 4th grade when all the children study California history. The usual
> project is to construct a Mission, so Ryan got a head start. We have
> some great pictures.  We haven't walked any more segments of the
> Camino, but were in Southern France and Spain this summer. Soooooo
> hot! I volunteered at Lourdes for a week while Joe returned to the
> Bilbao area to continue his family name research. The experiences were
> enriching for both of us. My knee is still not right, but I hope by
> next Spring or Fall to walk another part of the Camino. We've done the
> beginning of the French route and the end. Only about 350 miles to go!
>  Hope all is well with you. Best regards, Lydia Banales
>
> Bob Spenger wrote:
>
>> The missions of Alta California (strung along El Camino Real) are
>> spaced about right for daily bicycle travel and the route was done
>> (north to south) and reported on a year or so ago. Walking is
>> tougher, especially the southern half since it goes right through the
>> heaviest part of the metropolitan area of SoCal. I have tried to
>> envision a route in my area's section, San Juan Capistrano to San
>> Gabriel, but it is quite murky. The bicyclist wnho did it took a long
>> detour by way of the beach cities.
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> Bob Spenger
>>
>> Rebekah Scott wrote:
>>
>>> I'd add to this the trail followed by Father Junipero Serra, a
>>> pioneering Franciscan priest who founded nine missions on a journey
>>> through Mexico and up into California. Some of his lovely churches
>>> are still there and standing and active. God knows how you'd
>>> navigate the superhighways, though!
>>>
>>> Rebekah Scott, journalista
>>> 'The more I learn, the less I know.'
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