Touring America's Parks with Shayne!
National Parks, State Parks & Other Places
On August 25, 2024 the National Parks System will be celebrating their 108th Birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! The NPS was established on August 25, 1916, with President Woodrow Wilson signing what is now called the Organic Act to “preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Parks System for the enjoyment education,…
Last week a new national park got approved to be the 430th park. It is located in Texas. Its called Blackwell School NHS. It’s close to Marfa, TX. New park added to my list to see in the future.
During World War II, the cause of preventing wild fires became a patriotic one, and the U.S. Forest Service joined the National Advertising Council to developing promotional materials to encourage fire awareness. In August of 1944, a smiling Smokey Bear wearing a ranger hat was introduced to the world as a symbol for fire prevention….
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…
The first time I went to a National Park was when I went with my mom and dad. Later on in life I went to a lot of parks with my dad. He use to work for the National Park Service in Alaska, Colorado and New Mexico. When I would visit him in his home…
Over the years I just collected pictures, brochures, stamps and postcards. Now I have started collecting more things. When I went to DC in 2021 I started to collect pins and magnets. So now I collect, pictures, brochures, stamps, post cards, pins and magnets. Every once in awhile I do buy a shirt. I have…