Touring America's Parks with Shayne!
National Parks, State Parks & Other Places
On 7/20/2024, Me and my mom went to the Western National Parks Association and saw a video about some desert National Parks. There are four deserts in the southwestern United States. The Mojave Desert, located primarily in southeastern California and Southern Nevada. The Sonoran Desert, which occurs in southern Arizona and extends into California, and…
In the last few weeks I saw a three part movie called West of the West – Channel Islands at WNPA. It was very interesting. First part was about Ancient Peoples: they discovered that people lived on the island in the very early days. Second part was about Settlers: there used to be ranching on…
https://www.wnpa.org/ – This is the website for the Western National Parks Association. WNPA is located in Tucson, AZ. It’s a store the helps the funds of all the parks that they support. There are 71 parks that they support. Here is a list of the parks. How many have you been to from this list? I…
On one of the Wednesday this month of September I went to the Western National Park store located in Tucson, AZ. The film was about Colorado’s Spectacular. Great film about the parks. Here is what the paragraph: Experience the wonders of Colorado! The Rocky Mountains, brilliant blue skies, ferocious storms, blankets of snow, steep canyons,…
Last week I went to the Western National Park store located here in Tucson, AZ for a film. This film was about railroads in the National Parks. Here is what it says on the paper. Journey along the railways as you explore the nation’s long-standing love affair with trains. The railroads were crucial part of…
Today, 9/2/2023 me and my mom went the the Western National Park Store. They were showing a film called Paving the Way: The National Park to Park Highway (Part 1). Here is some of the wording they said on the flyer. Pack your spare tires and extra provisions for an epic adventure! Join us on…
Today me and my mom went to the Western National Park Store here located in Tucson, AZ. We went to see a film called Arizona’s Monuments. It talked about some of the monuments here in Arizona. The Grand Canyon may be the most well-known destination in Arizona, but 18 other places in the state certainly…
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…