San Antonio Missions, Texas

Mission San Jose was awesome! It is very authentic and I got to see how the Indian converts lived in the mission. Then we visited the most famous San Antonio Mission - The Alamo.

Big Thicket, Texas

Big Thicket has a great variety of habitats in a small area.
To earn my JR badge I had to take a hike and find a whole list of items. One item was animal tracks. I found deer tracks.

Cane River Creole, Louisiana

Cane River is a Creole cotton farm in rural Louisiana. Several families lived and worked on the farm. They had a store that was also a post office.

Natchez, Mississippi

We visited Melrose Plantation in Natchez Mississippi. My favorite part was the punkah fan over the dining table. A slave child pulled the cord to make it swing back and forth.

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.