Central High School, Arkansas

This is where the civil rights crisis happened in 1957, when 9 African American students attempted to attend Central High.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

I really had fun at Hot Springs. We saw a natural spring where the water was 143 degrees coming out of the ground. It was so hot, I could hardly keep my hand in it. We saw the bathhouses, which were really nice, and we filled up some jugs with mineral water to bring home.

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.