![20200210_111326_1.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPiX34BiBNTWF8BFmKYwjzaJrhBf7CqBPTEpV5how8YBL/20200210_111326_1.jpg) Monday morning after our [visit](https://steemit.com/travel/@scribblingramma/arizona-again-part-2) to the White Elephant Store and the Clay Studio display, we headed on south to visit the Tumacacori National Historic Park. It features the ruins of an old Jesuit mission. Ms. R and Mr S and I joined a tour that was just starting, but soon decided the guide was too heavily into Teacher Mode, and we dropped aside to look at things at our own pace. ![20200210_112259_4.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdmxBffonxDVwdRKAANKfgp1PXF4P8NYgp3ubHQNScNq5/20200210_112259_4.jpg) The entrance to the mission church. ![20200210_112334_6.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmU5XgQmVAEhZnsNchGwjo4Ys1yy8YNZMxopVR3961dkdM/20200210_112334_6.jpg) The inside of the old mission church. It is a very tall, narrow room. ![20200210_112553 trimmed_1.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXkZDzzDDTtoQS9aomH6Euu7ntNwr5k2hzAn97YzwBcF6/20200210_112553%20trimmed_1.jpg) Side view of the mission church. ![20200210_112856_6.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcjmD46z1dK8r2GTkrUW4sHTc368n8XQhLz4KYznHT7CJ/20200210_112856_6.jpg) There is an old cemetery at the far end of this yard. ![20200210_113311_7.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVUwccb6BtbCWUazb5dHt1u8L49TMRztSzF6vA9HhJkCj/20200210_113311_7.jpg) The ruins of a convento. ![20200210_113354_12.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSsiKvVvWV4Hh65QMkoFanG5Pv91LYJX1FSJi7TiNzTFt/20200210_113354_12.jpg) This oven was inside the ruin pictured above. ![20200210_113554_13.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmfWCXW27qCSaNHm6LETLVZ2S7nKyHyADSUtUj8ZrMNjas/20200210_113554_13.jpg) A very small dwelling! ![20200210_113626_14.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQemB65crYs9u9X9ytGQH1wS89iRmiJPqp2kM8KKQC6T2/20200210_113626_14.jpg) A close-up of the inside of the roof. It looks like ocotilla branches are part of the construction materials. ![20200210_120957_20.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaoMFD1j7PDa4qUjdfAVQE73SWvjPmSJL6KVyG4iXD2XQ/20200210_120957_20.jpg) Attempts are being made to stock the old orchard site with varieties of fruit trees that would have been available in the 1700s and 1800s. ![20200210_115547_18.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbw3gYF1UaPqXLP9qzy9Z6D5gjtbbvU2JNh7QuqGnpoJn/20200210_115547_18.jpg) A path lead from the Mission site to the nearby Santa Cruz River. ![20200210_115221_17.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWAPXiu68jUKx4KMGp3weZXqK1rgi5NcMX2VUjLdGoi5Z/20200210_115221_17.jpg) Mistletoe growing on a tree along the path. It's actually a parasite. ![20200210_120056_19.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmU2cteJtfZYPcYQAoZVUDwnmZfsJ7iJ9FMg4Syrakwgk1/20200210_120056_19.jpg) The Santa Cruz River. Having grown up next to the mighty Columbia River in western Washington, this looks more like a creek to me. I had the urge to wade in it, but then the sensible part of my brain reminded me I had nothing with which to dry my feet. I seem to hear that sensible voice more than I used to. It must be a function of age. *All photos taken on my Android phone.*