Missions

Shea's Videos and Travel Journal Entries Tagged with Missions

Close-up of a man wearing glasses and a green cap, with the text "The Hiking CEO Shea Oliver" in a badge. Behind him, photos of religious and historic artifacts, including a statue, capture Tucson's essence. The text reads, "Shea's Rapid Recap #39: San Xavier del Bac Mission, Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center.
With a rainy day on tap, I headed into Tucson to visit the San Xavier Del Bac Mission, the Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center, and ate an Indian Taco that rocked!
A man wearing glasses and a cap smiles at the camera with a desert landscape in the background. Text reads, "The Hiking CEO Shea Oliver. Shea's Rapid Recap #38. Exploring Ted DeGrazia's Artistic Legacy in the Sonoran Desert." Inset images spotlight Ted DeGrazia's artwork and a gallery interior.
After hanging out in the Ironwood Forest National Monument and not touristing very much, I decided it was time to head into Tucson and needed southwestern art fix.
A historic stone house with a wooden porch and white columns sits surrounded by lush greenery. An American flag and a state flag wave on a flagpole to the left, marking it as an important state historic site. A detached garage is visible under the partly cloudy Kansas sky; white chairs line the porch.
No matter how many times I wander into a historical site dealing with Native Americans, I am continually disappointed at how so-called Christian Europeans treated them.
A grassy field with a sign in the middle advertising the Picket Wire Trail - Dinosaur Tracksite.
Spent a wonderful day hiking into the Picket Wire Canyonlands to visit the largest dinosaur tracksite in North America.