Abraham Lincoln BIrthplace, Kentucky

This is not really the cabin that Lincoln was born in, but it is representative of cabins that were around this area then. The cabin is really tall because they built the monument to house it too small and had to cut the cabin logs.

Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

This cave is really big.

Petrified Forest, Arizona

I saw these stones that were made from wood.

Grand Canyon, Arizona

It was hazy the day we visited the Grand Canyon, but it was still amazingly beautiful. I got a Junior Park Ranger hat.

Lake Mead, Nevada

We stopped by to see Lake Mead, near Hoover Dam.

Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado

Setting on the border between Colorado and Utah, is this big quarry of dinosaur fossils. It was really hot there.

Fort Laramie, Wyoming

I visited this Army outpost and saw the monument to the Pony Express, the barracks and officer's homes.

Mount Rushmore, South Dakota

My very first Junior Ranger badge was earned at Mount Rushmore. I had to memorize the names of the presidents whose faces are carved in the mountain.



Another requirement was to hug a tree.