One of the activities that we actively pursued in our RV travels is to visit as many state and National Parks as we can. The kids do the National Park Service's Jr. Ranger programs at many of the national parks, and most of the kids have over 100 badges/patches. We really enjoy the programs as they are generally very educational and include many details about the parks that … [Read more...] about Love the NPS Jr Ranger program? Check out WebRangers!
National Parks
Jr Ranger program 101…
During the 5 years that we have been on the road, one of the activities that we have consistently tried to do is to visit our country's National Parks no matter where we are at. We want to introduce our children to the wonders of God's creation, and we love that National Parks make that so easy! So far, we have spent time in over 90 locations in the National Park system. … [Read more...] about Jr Ranger program 101…
George Washington Carver National Monument, MO…
One of the days that Vaughn was gone driving for Samaritan's Purse, the kids and I took a little road trip. Baxter Springs is on Route 66, and we followed that highway into Missouri, through the little town of... and into...where we drove by the new Joplin hospital, which is still getting the final touches put on it (the old hospital, destroyed in the tornado in 2011, was … [Read more...] about George Washington Carver National Monument, MO…
Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, OKC…
While in OKC, one MUST STOP destination is the OKC National Memorial!We visited the memorial last year, but we did not visit the Museum that is located next door. We had talked about going last year, but weren't sure how kid appropriate it was, and we just never did it. So, this visit to OKC, I took a few of the middle and big kids, and we spent just over 2 hours at the... … [Read more...] about Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, OKC…
Andersonville National Historic Site, GA…
This past weekend, we stopped in Georgia to visit a guy that Vaughn had met while we volunteered in Moore, Oklahoma. While we ended up not staying as long in Americus as we had planned (they were moving their son), we did manage to get in an afternoon at the Andersonville National Historic Site, which was a Civil War POW Camp. We first visited Andersonville last year, but we … [Read more...] about Andersonville National Historic Site, GA…