1. Experience America
David Batchelor

2. Table of Contents/Itinerary
I. The West
i. California: The Golden Gate Bridge, H
ii. Arizona: The Grand Canyon, A
II. The Midwest
i. South Dakota: Jewel Cave National Park, A
ii. Kansas: Pawnee Rock, H
III. The South
i. Texas: Guadalupe Mountains National Park, A
ii. Mississippi: Chickasaw Village and Fort Site, H
IV. The Northeast
i. New York: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, H
ii. Virginia: Appalachian Scenic Trail, A

3. Map
Golden Gate
Bridge
The Grand
Canyon
Jewel Cave National
Park
Pawnee
Rock
Guadalupe
Mountains National
Park
Chickasaw Village
and Fort Site
Appalachian Scenic
Trail
Theodore Roosevelt
Birthplace

4. The West
 First we will travel to California in the western USA
and visit the Golden Gate Bridge
 Second we will travel to Arizona and visit
the Grand Canyon
The Golden
Gate Bridge
The Grand
Canyon
H
A

5. California: Golden Gate Bridge
 Opened on May 27, 1937
 Connects the San Francisco Peninsula with the Marin
County
 Known as one of the world’s most beautiful bridges
 You can hike, bike, drive or just view the bridge from a
distance
-The Golden
Gate Bridge at
night
-The Golden Gate
Bridge during day
time

6. Arizona: The Grand Canyon
 An Immense landscape in the northwest of Arizona
 277 river miles long, 18 miles wide and
approximately a mile deep
 Hiking and wonderful sightseeing of the beautiful
scenery and wildlife
 Camping grounds around the area
-Sunset -A wonderful view -Sky view

7. The Midwest
 First we will head northeast from Arizona and land in
South Dakota to see the Jewel Cave National Park
 Then we will head south to the state of Kansas and
see Pawnee Rock
Jewel
Cave
National
Park
Pawnee
Rock
A
H

8. South Dakota: Jewel Cave National Park
 At 146 miles long, Jewel Cave is the second longest
cave in the world
 Many crystals throughout the cave give it it’s vast
magnificence
 You can also explore the cave yourself with a tour
guide and safety helmets
-Jewel Cave Sign
-Explorers in the
Interior
-Interior
formation of
crystals
-Tourists

9. Kansas: Pawnee Rock
 This landmark marks the half way point line along
the Santa Fe Trail
 Landmark also vital to the Pawnee Indians
 Come visit this landmark and ponder over the history
of this landmark
-Pawnee rock vantage point
view
-Pioneers on rock in
1897
-Shaded picnic pavilion
for family and friends

10. The South
 First we will travel southwest from Pawnee Rock in
Kansas to Guadalupe Mountains National Park just
east of Dell City in Texas
 Then we will travel east to Mississippi Chickasaw
Village and Fort Site
-Guadalupe
Mountains
National Park
-Chickasaw
Village and
Fort Site
A
H

11. Texas: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
 While at your stay, enjoy one of the world’s best flora
and fauna habitats
 Great place for hikers and sightseers
 Also if you are a scientist or any type of naturalist,
then this is a great place to research
-Hiker
-Sunset view
-Nature
-Day-time
view

12. Mississippi: Chickasaw Village and Fort Site
 Home to the powerful Chickasaw tribe
 Learn about the history of the Chickasaw and their
conflicts with the Europeans, ie, wars
 Experience a fort that was thought to be the spot of a
major battle in 1936
-Indoor
museum -Fort illustration -Chickasaw fort
site
-Fort Site
Chickasa
w

13. The Northeast
 Travel northeast from Mississippi to Virginia and
explore the Appalachian Scenic Trail
 Then, travel northeast again to New York City where
we will see the home and birth site of Theodore
Roosevelt
-
Appalachia
n Scenic
Trail
-Theodore
Roosevelt
Birthplace
H
A

14. Virginia: Appalachian Scenic Trail
 This trail is an approx. 2,175 mile long footpath that
runs along 14 states along the northeast of the
united states
 This path was made in 1937 and passes over the
many types of wildlife along the Appalachian
mountains
-
Appalachia
n Scenic
Trail
-Map of trail

15. New York (City): Theodore Roosevelt
Birthplace
 See the birth place and home of Theodore Roosevelt
 Learn about Theodore Roosevelt’s boy hood in a
four story house
-Interior -Then -Now
-A child

16. Works Cited
Appalachian. National Park Service. August 24, 2009. http://www.nps.gov/appa/index.htm
Grand Canyon. National Park Service. August 24, 2009. http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm
Guadalupe Mountains. National Park Service. August 24, 2009. http://www.nps.gov/gumo/index.htm
Jewel Cave. National Park Service. August 24, 2009. http://www.nps.gov/jeca/index.htm
Key Dates. Research Library. August 24, 2009. http://goldengatebridge.org/research/dates.php
Old West Photos. Kansas Legends August 26, 2009.
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Pawnee Rock. Kansas State Historical Society. August 24, 2009.
http://www.kshs.org/places/pawneerock/index.htm
Santa Fe Trail. Wikipedia. August 25, 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_Trail
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace. National Park Service. August 24, 2009. http://www.nps.gov/thrb/index.htm
Visitors. Golden Gate Bridge. August 24, 2009. http://goldengatebridge.org/visitors/
Wars for Empire in Mississippi. Chickasaw Village and Fort Site - Tupelo, Mississippi. August 24, 2009.
http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/chickasaw.html
Welcome to the Grand Canyon. National Park Service. August 24, 2009.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/grca/grandcanyon/index.htm
What to do. Visitors. August 24, 2009. http://goldengatebridge.org/visitors/whattodo.php