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Mission San Luis Obispo

Posted on | December 31, 2008 | 2 Comments

Kids Playing in Mission San Luis Obispo Water Fountains Kids Playing in Mission San Luis Obispo Water Fountains

After Nojoqui Falls, I went to take pictures of Mission San Luis Obispo. The SLO Mission was the 17th of the California Missions that I have photographed in the past several years. The first one I had visited was Carmel, which I just thought was okay at the time, though historically significant obviously. It wasn’t until I visited San Juan Capistrano that I got hooked on photographing them as sort of a collector’s item or treasure hunt if you will. The remaining four that I haven’t photographed are Missions San Antonio, Dolores (San Francisco), San Jose, and San Francisco Solano (Sonoma).

Visually from a photographer’s perspective and considering ambience as a factor, I’d rank Mission San Luis Obispo somewhere in the middle. My favorite two are Mission San Juan Capistrano and San Juan Bautista. These are some really magnificent places architecturally.

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Category: California, Missions, San Luis Obispo, historical sites
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2 Responses to “Mission San Luis Obispo”

  1. Mark
    January 1st, 2009 @ 8:21 am

    Hey Richard, I think I have been to this mission – is it the one that sits right on top of the fault line, but has never fallen in?

    Happy New Year man. Hope is a great 2009!

  2. Richard Wong
    January 1st, 2009 @ 9:55 am

    Thanks Mark. Happy New Years to you too!

    I believe the one you are referring to is Mission San Juan Bautista which is about 100 miles to the north. Pretty much all of the missions though are located near or along the San Andreas Fault and are in constant danger of crumbling.

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