Category: National Parks

Touring Corinth Battlefield Unit & Shiloh National Military Park + 2 Junior Ranger badges

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    Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Photo by Christie Dedman

We’ve been kinda out of the day-tripping mode. Our Expedition was struggling to keep up with us. So we upgraded to a truck. Hopefully one step closer to the dream. So we took her...

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Tips for touring Russell Cave National Monument with kids

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    Russell Cave National Monument - Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Russell Cave National Monument - Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Russell Cave National Monument - Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Russell Cave National Monument - Photo by Christie Dedman

A few years back we headed up to Bridgeport, AL with the kids to take a gander at Russell Cave National Monument. The National Park Service site had a reptile program scheduled so we thought it...

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National Park 2017 News: Free Parks Canada pass, US Senior Pass price increase & free admission dates

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    Battle in the Clouds NPS - Tenn. Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Scotts Bluff NPS Nebraska - Photo by Christie Dedman

National Parks are my family’s go-to destination spots – we plan all of our road trips around them so we can continue our Junior Ranger badge tradition with the kids.  Every year in January I...

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Earn Junior Ranger badges at Kennesaw National Civil War Battlefield & Etowah Mounds in Georgia

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    Etowah Mounds museum Photo by Christie Dedman
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    The Fall of Atlanta marker on Kennesaw Mtn -Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Wildlife at Kennesaw - Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Working on Jr. Ranger badge Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Atlanta Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Mound view - Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Climbing Etowah Mounds - Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Working on Junior Ranger manual at Kennesaw NPS Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Walking towards the Etowah Mounds _ Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Weapons demo - Photo by Christie Dedman
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If you love Junior Rangering at National Parks as well as state parks then add Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield and Etowah Mounds State Park in Georgia to your list of places to see in...

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