Touring America's Parks with Shayne!
National Parks, State Parks & Other Places
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 on this date 107 years ago they made up the National Parks Service. There are over 400 parks to check out in the USA. They keep saving parts of our country. Happy Birthday!! How many parks have you gone too? Right now I am up to 114. There is a lot more to see…
Today the president announced a new National Monument is coming. It will be the 425 park of the National Park Service. It will be called Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument that is located in Mississippi and Illinois. This monument it about a 14 year old black kid getting kidnapped and killed and his…
Today we are celebrating the Birthday of the United States. America will be 247 years old. On this day the Declaration of Independence was ratified by the US Second Continental Congress. Some of the people that were part of Congress were John Hancock, George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Peyton…
On this date 6/12/2022 a year ago I started working on this blog. This has been a great year for traveling. I will be putting more stuff up of all of my trips over the years. Thank you for stopping by and reading my stories. Thank you Shayne Touring America’s Parks with Shayne
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…
I got this stamp when I went to The Western National Parks Association that is located here in Tucson, AZ. 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…
Memorial Day is for remembering the men and women soldiers that lost their lives during the wars. There is a lot of places that you can go to pay your respects to the soldiers in the National Park Service. I have been to a couple of places. These places are in DC. Korean War Veterans…
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…