TOUR COMBINE PROMOTES TEXAS ADVENTURES.Byline: Syd Kearney Houston Chronicle Introduced earlier this year, the Texas Passport Adventures program has been enticing vacationers to climb, bike, kayak kayak (kī`ăk), Eskimo canoe, originally made of sealskin stretched over a framework of whalebone or driftwood. It is completely covered except for the opening in which the paddler sits. and hike as they discover the diversity of the Lone Star Lone Star (or Lonestar) may refer to:
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is a Texas state agency that oversees and protects wildlife and their habitats. In addition, the agency is responsible for managing the state's parks and historical areas. program - which meshes private lands, commercial tour outfitters and the expertise of the TPWD TPWD Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff - is an effort to boost tourism, which is credited with putting about $21 billion in the state's coffers last year. ``It's opening up the nature tourism market,'' says Bill Rutledge, TPWD's director of conservation communication. Through the program, TPWD acts as a wholesaler of nature tours, with established outfitters running individual excursions. A fly-fishing adventure, for example, may feature expert instruction by the outfitter's guide during the day and evening presentations by TPWD fishery biologists. Naturalists, biologists and other TPWD experts volunteer their time for these programs. The program's first 28-page catalog featured 65 tours, most with multiple departures. Most adventures are three-day tours that include meals, lodging (often camping), instruction and guides. Here is a sampling of Texas Passport Adventures: Play cowpoke in the Panhandle. Participants will visit a livestock auction, enjoy a rodeo and ride horseback Verb 1. ride horseback - ride on horseback horseback riding, riding - travel by being carried on horseback equitation, horseback riding, riding - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements into Palo Duro Canyon Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment in the Panhandle of Texas (USA). As the second largest canyon in the United States, it is roughly 120 miles long and has an average width of 6 miles, but reaches a width of 20 miles at places. during this Sept. 13-15 program. Cost is $635. Bike through Caprock Canyons. Advanced cyclists can enjoy the rugged beauty and the challenge of this West Texas terrain. Cost for the Sept. 20-22 program is $225. The next catalog will be available in August; for a copy, call (800) 841-6547. |
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