Fort Smith, Arkansas

Fort Smith was an Army outpost, a court, and a jail. Judge Parker, known as the "Hanging Judge" sent 75 people to the gallows that was located just outside the main building.

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.