Touring America's Parks with Shayne!
National Parks, State Parks & Other Places
A Wonderland of Rocks In April 2023, me and my family went to Chiricahua NM. We went to the visitor center to look around and get my stamps. We drove up the hill to see the scenery around the park. We stopped at some different locations along the road. At the top of the hill…
A Clash of Cultures Me and my mom In April 2023, me and my family went to Fort Bowie. We got there to late so we didn’t get to hang out the much there. The visitor center was closed but I did get my stamps. We did see some the fort walls and read about…
In April 2023, we did a new thing that I didn’t realize it was here in Tucson. We went to a Train Museum and Train Store. This place is only open Sundays 1-4 pm and it only goes through September – May. $5 per person or $10 for a family. The address is 3975 N…
In April 2023, me and my family went on a tram ride at Sabino Canyon. Sabino Canyon is located in Tucson, Arizona 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road, Tucson, AZ 85750. The canyon is part of Coronado National Forest. We took a open-air tram up the hill. It takes a 1 hour round trip to do…
In 1873, a nineteen year old Emma took a ship to America from Sweden to live with her sister and brother. Few years later Neil arrived to America in 1879. Emma meet Neil at Fort Craig has a housekeeper. They started has friends to later on they started more of a friendship. When they were…
I got this stamp when I went to Saguaro National Park (East), Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area is recognizes the rich history natural and cultural resources and heritage of the Santa Cruz River watershed. It is a unique and diverse watershed in the southwestern US that encompasses a mosaic of cultures and history. Living…
Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail is located around Fort Bowie National Historic Site. This trail is 3,292 miles and the route was operated by the Butterfield Overland Mail Co, The trail is also known at the Ox-Bow Route. On the route it transport mail and passengers between eastern end points of St. Louis, Missouri and…
Last week I went to a ranger talk at the National Park Store. I learned a lot of new things about the National Park Service. One of things I learned was the Mackinac Island National Park was the second National Park of the National Park Service. I never heard of this place before but there…
Today me and my mom went to the National Park Store located in Oro Valley, AZ. There was a talk from a former ranger Charles R. “Butch” Farabee Jr. He was a ranger for most of his life and lived in a lot of parks. Claire Marie Hodges was the first female ranger of the…
On my vacation last week me and my family went to the Courthouse in Downtown Tucson. Why we went there was to see the new January 8th Memorial for the victims and survivors of a shooting that happened at a grocery store in 2011. There are different gardens with the names of the victims that…