Chickasaw, Oklahoma

The nature center at Chickasaw had a bunch of snakes, that was my favorite part. The river was had flooded over the road and Papa had to turn around on a narrow road - with the trailer on. It was an adventure.

Lyndon B. Johnson, Texas

LBJ Ranch was really cool. It is a working ranch and a cowboy there showed me how to use a lariat. I also got to gather an egg at the German pioneer settlement.

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.