Pumpkin Carving Contest: One state park hopes to 
carve out an interest in its wildlife. That's coming 
up on Passport To Texas.


Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife. 

At the Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park visitors ride 
a gondola taking them up to the top of 56-hundred foot 
Ranger Peak. But the park is hoping a unique take 
on an upcoming holiday will encourage folks to discover 
what it has to offer at ground level.


"Our first annual wildlife pumpkin-carving contest. 
It incorporates the Halloween and the month of October 
and focuses the attention on the wildlife and the 
mountains of the area." 


Nancy Scarantino is a Park Ranger at the Wyler Aerial 
Tramway. The park is encouraging anyone to carve an 
owl, coyote or even a bat-o-latern for the contest. 
But the creativity doesn't stop there.


"We get everything from mountain lions, to mule deer, 
fox, ringtail cats, skunks, rattlesnakes, tarantulas, 
scorpions." 


Prizes will be awarded to the most creative gourds.


"First prize is a pass to the Wyler Aerial Tramway which 
allows you three trips, year-round for a family of four 
plus a goodie bag with neat things from the gift shop. 
Second prize is a free trip up the tram and an 
interpretive tour given to a family of four and third 
prize is a t-shirt and a goodie bag from the Wyler 
Aerial Tramway State Park." 


For more information about the contest, go to our 
website, passporttotexas.org. For Texas Parks and 
Wildlife, I'm Cecilia Nasti.