New Orleans Jazz, Louisiana

I learned about jazz music at the New Orleans Jazz NHP. They had musicians playing right there in the center. We also saw and heard many musicians on the streets of the French Quarter. After eating a muffeletta at Central Grocery, I ate beignets at the famous Cafe du Monde.

Jean Lafitte, Louisiana

Here I am in the Jean Lafitte Courtyard in New Orleans with my certificate and my souvenir - Museum replica Pirate Coins. The next picture is me at Jackson Park.

Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee

Obed Visitor's Center is located in Wartburg, TN, a small town on the Cumberland Plateau. After doing some of my booklet at the center, we drove through the park a ways and had a picnic lunch. I explored the river and finished my booklet.

Big South Fork, Tennessee

The visitor's center is in the coal town of Strearn, at the rail station. Then we went into the park, to Blue Heron, an old coal mining camp. The buildings are gone, but they have skeleton buildings. Inside the buildings is a button to press and hear real people who lived there talk about life in a coal camp.

Cumberland Gap, Kentucky

We explored the Cumberland Gap by hiking to the saddle of the Gap and then on to the Tri-state marker, where I stood in three states, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia - all at the same time! The hike was about 2.5 miles roundtrip. Uphill for 1.25 miles and then downhill on the way back.

Chicamauga & Chattanooga, Georgia

We visited Chickamauga on a very rainy day, but most of the Junior Ranger booklet could be completed at the visitor center. Later, it quit raining so we visited Point Park.

Ullysses S. Grant, Missouri

I saw the home of the former president and the hero of the Civil War near St. Louis. The magic mirror was pretty neat.