The Cleveland National Forest is made up of 460,000 acres in Southern California northeast of San Diego. This is the road to Mount Laguna. From the southern end of this area, you can see into Mexico. – photo by Joe AlexanderOfficial site: www.fs.usda.gov/cleveland/
Pacific Beach is north of the inlets of San Diego Bay and Mission Bay. It has long been a haven for Southern California vacationers and surfers. – photos by Joe Alexander
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is the largest of the Spanish missions in California. It is located near Oceanside, California, north of San Diego. – photo by Joe AlexanderOfficial website: Mission San Luis Rey
Mission San Diego de Alcala was founded in 1769 and is the oldest and southernmost of the historic Spanish missions in California. – photo by Joe Alexander
