Touring America's Parks with Shayne!
National Parks, State Parks & Other Places
On 11/3/2007, me and my mom decided to go to the Grand Canyon NP. My mother won a train ride to the canyon. We stayed in Flagstaff, AZ for the weekend but drove to Williams, AZ to catch the train. The train was fun. There was a person talking about the canyon and there was…
This was the first time seeing the Grand Canyon for me. My parents and I were moving to Phoenix, AZ from Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. I was about three years old. Grand Canyon National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
On 1/14/2023 – I meet up with a group of other National Park Travelers. I am in a online club that plans meet-ups at different parks around the country. Robbie (one of the members) planed this meet-up to happen at Saguaro National Park. Me and my group meet at the East Visitor Center. We went…
While my dad and me were on our way to New Mexico. We stop at a monument that is located in AZ, CO, NM, and UT. It is called the Four Corners. It’s a little area where all four states that connected with the corners of the states. They have a place where you can…
I have been to this park before in the early 90’s but I don’t remember any of it. I got another chance to see it on 10/7-8/2022. On 10/7/2022 we went to Spider Rock overlook. We were there for the sunset. It was a amazing view of the glow shining on the rocks. Then on…
On 10/7/2022, Me and my dad got to go somewhere different. I have always heard about this place but never got a chance to until this month. We went to see Monument Valley. It was so cool to see. There are so many different rock formations. Love all the red color. Some of the rock…
On October 7, 2022 – Me and My Dad did a road trip from Arizona to New Mexico. My dad lives in Santa Fe, NM so he drove down to pick me up. Our first spot we stopped at was Navajo National Monument located in North East of Arizona. This is a new park for…
In September of 2022 – Me, Mom and Carl took a three day trip to some National Parks in Arizona. On this day we went to the Grand Canyon. I was here two years ago but this time I got to see all new things. It was a perfect day and weather was great. We…
In September 2022, Me, Mom and Carl went on a three day trip to some National Parks in Arizona. Today we went to Petrified Forest. There are two parts of these park, a painted desert and petrified forest. My mother has never to to the forest part. Stop #1 – Rainbow Forest museum and giant…
In the last couple of months I have been on two new trips. I will be adding my newest ones on here. I added three new parks to my list of places I have been too. The trips are: Arizona – Petrified Forest, Grand Canyon Arizona & New Mexico – Navajo, Monument Valley, Canyon de…