Texas: Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Here is another park then we went too, Guadalupe Mountains.

https://www.nps.gov/gumo/index.htm

New Mexico: Carlsbad Caverns National Park

I went to New Mexico last year and we stop by the Carlsbad Caverns.  It was pretty cool to see.  You have to see in person.  There is water in the caverns.  There is a trail that you can follow in the caverns.  There is enough light for you to see what is in front of you.  They do have tours that you can take.

Me and my dad

 At night they have bat watches.  There are a lot of bats that stay in the cave and every night around sunset the bats start coming out like in a funnel.  They come out to every direction.  You can't take pictures of this amazing thing.  You have to see it for yourself.  It's amazing.

https://www.nps.gov/cave/index.htm

Colorado: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

My dad said that we went here on the way to Mesa Verde but I don't remember any of it.

credit: wikipedia

California: Channel Islands National Park

Last summer me and my mom went on a boat to the Channel Island.  It was pretty to see.  You can plan a all day adventure on one of the island but we just decided to stay on the boat.  We got to see a lot of dolphins along the way.  The boat was a lot of fun though.

 Lighthouse

https://www.nps.gov/chis/index.htm

Wyoming: Grand Teton National Park

Gran Teton was very pretty.  My step-mother use to live there when she was a little girl while her dad worked has a ranger.  The house that she lived in was still there.

Postcard

For more info: https://www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm

South Dakotas: Wind Cave National Park

I really don't remember that much about this place.  I don't even know if we went into the cave.

Here are some pictures from around there though.

Me and my stepmother Cathy

Me and my dad Bob

For more info: https://www.nps.gov/wica/index.htm

South Dakota: Badlands National Park

My dad told me that we went to Badlands National Park while we were in South Dakota but I just don't remember any of it.

For more info: https://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm

Missouri: Gateway Arch/Jefferson National Park

I saw the Gateway Arch in Missouri in July 13, 2015.  We went for my birthday.  The old Courthouse was pretty cool to see.

Here is me (right) and my mom up in the arch on top.  Great views.  Pretty cool to see up close.

I just read that the Gateway Arch is now a National Park - Feb, 2018.

For more info: https://www.nps.gov/jeff/index.htm