**BOY GENIUSES CONQUER NATIONAL PARKS: 10-YEAR-OLD TWINS SHATTER RECORDS AND PARENTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS**
In a jaw-dropping display of youthful enthusiasm, daredevil duo and Idaho natives, Bubba and Chuck Jensen, 10, have become the youngest siblings to earn Junior Ranger badges at an astonishing 171 national parks and sites, leaving a trail of bewildered park rangers and exhausted parents in their wake.
According to sources close to the family, the Jensen brothers began their whirlwind tour of America’s most treasured landmarks last summer, fueled by a combination of granola bars, video games, and a fierce competitive spirit.
“We just really love rocks and stuff,” said Bubba, the self-proclaimed “National Park Ninja.” “And our parents were like, ‘Hey, why not? It’s not like we have anything better to do… like, I don’t know, paying the mortgage or anything.'”
The brothers’ odyssey took them to iconic destinations such as Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon, where they hiked, biked, and even participated in a Junior Ranger-led baton-twirling demonstration that left onlookers agog.
Their impressive collection of Junior Ranger badges includes:
* 63 National Parks (including one acquired while hiding from a swarm of bees in the Petrified Forest)
* 108 National Park Service Sites (including a surprising detour to the Little Bighorn Battlefield, where they reenacted the famous battle with Nerf guns)
* 27 National Monuments (where they inadvertently started a minor rockslide while attempting to recreate the Wright brothers’ first flight)
* 12 National Historic Sites (where they discovered a hidden talent for interpretive dance)
As news of their achievement spread, park rangers and officials from coast to coast were left scratching their heads, wondering how two preteens managed to out-hike, out-learn, and out-earn their own kids.
“We’re not sure what’s more impressive – their sheer determination or their parents’ ability to afford the gas,” said a National Park Service spokesperson, shaking head in awe.
The Jensen brothers’ parents, Mark and Debbie, were unavailable for comment, reportedly busy planning their next family vacation – a 3,000-mile road trip to visit all 93 U.S. National Forests.
When asked about their plans for the future, Bubba and Chuck simply grinned mischievously and said in unison, “We’re going to visit all the World’s Largest Balls of Twine… and maybe start a collection of our own!”
**UPDATE**: The brothers have just announced plans to tackle the “World’s Okayest Golfer” tour, visiting all 18 U.S. courses designed by the legendary golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones. Stay tuned…
