Passport to Texas

This is Passport to Texas

Just because the year’s half over, that doesn’t mean it’s too late to make good on your New Year resolutions; especially the one where you said you would learn a new outdoor activity like canoeing or kayaking.

04— A lot of state parks offer paddling 101 workshops.

See? It’s your lucky day. Rob Owen is a member of the Texas Outdoor Family and Texas Outdoor Education team.

12— These [101 workshops] will be an opportunity to come out to a park and learn from a ranger, briefly, about safety and some paddling strokes and having an opportunity just to use some equipment that otherwise you might not have regular access to.

Talk about removing barriers to your success. And, if you use good judgment on the water – Rob says you can forgo the workshop altogether.

14— Oftentimes, paddling skills are developed just through experience. If you take the opportunity to be safe, and think ahead about your plan, and where you want to paddle – and match your skill to the body of water you want to paddle on – then you really can start from scratch.

Good-bye excuses, hello good times paddling in Texas state parks. Just log onto the Texas Parks and Wildlife website to find the next paddling 101 workshop, or where you can rent paddling gear.

That’s our show for today… Funding provided in part by Ram Trucks. Guts. Glory. Ram

For Texas Parks and Wildlife, I’m Cecilia Nasti.