Father Junípero Serra built first mission in San Diego in 1769.Until 1823, there were 21 missions in total in California along El Camino Real – roughly Highway 101 today. Harsh weather and earthquakes certainly don’t help the reservation of the 21 California Missions but most of them are still functioning – church services, weddings and funerals.

西班牙傳教士Father Junípero Serra從1769年起，在聖地牙哥蓋了一座傳道院，之後沿著太平洋北上到Sonoma (舊金山北邊一點) ，一路 興建傳道院，到1823年止，共建了21座；經過兩百多年的風吹日曬雨淋加地震，大致上是保留下來，現在統稱 21 California Missions。

這些傳道院大多沿著今日的101號公路 - Highway 101大致是沿著當初的El Camino Real (英文可翻成The Royal Road - 紀念西班牙皇室的經濟贊助)

I happened to read some travel guide one day and felt like to have a “mission trip.” I started out with Mission San Gabriel nearby LA – if I stay in CA long enough, maybe I will be able to make all missions possible!!!

今日幾乎所有的傳道院都有教堂禮拜、婚禮、或是葬禮，開放時間不一，因為每個傳道院的建築歷史特色都不同，我不知那一天看到旅遊介紹，便想從洛杉磯近郊開始，來一趟任務之旅，如果在加州時間待得夠久，說不定是 Missions Possible 呢！

* tile in San Gabriel - trail
在聖蓋伯傳道院旁的地磚