Junior Ranger DJ takes the lead

Remember how in my Ft. Pulaski post I said that the National Parks and National Monuments have a Junior Ranger program?

Well DJ took that responsiblity very seriously. When we hiked out to the Cockspur Lighthouse he took the lead and hiked us right on out there, pointing out all of the sights that we could see. Making 90% of them up as he went along but it was rather cute and funny.*

Don't worry MOM! I'll protect you!

This way!

I think I see it!

Now for the wildlife portion of our adventure: Fiddler Crabs, thousands and thousands of them

AKKK Its a pirate ship! Duck and run!
Through the thick jungle forest

I think we go this way...

Be very very quiet there are bears in these woods.
Follow my lead Kelsey, I know the way:
Now off to our left we have the amazing Amazon River...

Oh look look I found it!
Isn't it great?

Oooooo more water!
Can't I get in again Mom?

More animals Mom!

Oh yeah there's the lighthouse

Ok girls, follow me! I will get us home safe and sound!
Man this Junior Ranger thing is hard work,



*with some mom interpretations thrown in here and there

Ft. Pulaski

Before we walked out to the lighthouse we took an adventure at Ft. Pulaski. It really was a georgeous day to be out in the sunshine, and it really didn't feel like it was two days before Thanksgiving.
DJ learned a neat thing about National Parks and Monuments, the fact that he could become a Ranger, a junior ranger, but a ranger indeed. So we learned more about the monument than we probably would have with out the program, as you had to find the answers to different questions in order to earn the badge.

The first thing on our list was to find different shapes in the visitor center:
Which meant for Natalie and DJ playing with the replica cannons.

We got to go through the tunnels

We put DJ in the prison:

We saw the beautiful Stars and Stripes flying against the bright blue sky.

The scary part for me was walking on top of the wall, I am not sure when I developed this dislike of heights but its here now. YUCK

We spent some lovely time, just spending time together.


The nice guide lady told DJ to keep an eye out for the pet aligator in the moat, so you know that was the first item on the agenda. We did not see him at first, but when we were leaving the Fort to go back to get his badge we found him. The kids named him Fred, go figure.

Cockspur Lighthouse

After leaving Tybee last week, the kids and I stopped at Ft. Pulaski and walked out to see Cockspur Lighthouse.
THe lighthouse from the bridge on Hwy 80 between the entrance to Ft. Pulaski and Tybee Island.


The bay/river between the Hwy and where Ft. Pulaski is.

Walking out to the lighthouse.


You can not go all the way out to the lighthouse, but the zoom lens on my camera makes it all good. ;)