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
The Joshua Tree only blooms in the area in and around Joshua Tree National Park in the high desert of California. – photo by Joe AlexanderOfficial site: Park Service, Joshua Tree National Park
Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded in 1776 by Spanish Catholic missionaries and is in present day Orange County in Southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego. – photo by Joe AlexanderOfficial site: Mission San Juan Capistrano