HOLIDAY ROUNDUP, 2: A snapshot of holiday events in Big 
Bend Country and The Panhandle Plains ... details ahead 
on Passport to Texas ... 
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

Tis' the season ... and if you live in Big Bend Country or 
the Panhandle Plains, we'd like to suggest these holiday 
happenings:

Ride the Wyler Aerial Tramway in El Paso to the top of 
Ranger Peak on December 17, 18 & 19, as well as 
December 22 &23. Rides are continuous from noon to 5 
p.m. Santa will greet children and personally accept their 
wish lists. 

If you prefer to keep your feet planted firmly on the 
ground, then visit Fort Richardson State Park and historic 
site this month for your chance to visit a Victorian Santa.

For a south of the border holiday hoedown, make plans to 
be at the Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center 
in Lajitas December 22, from 6 to 9 p.m. for Christmas on 
the Border. Celebrate west Texas style with Folklorico 
Dancers, Mariachis and the Community Choir. 

Finally, what holiday season is complete without the 
poinsettia? Get your fill all month long at Big Spring State 
Park where you'll see six giant metal poinsettias -- twenty 
feet wide and eight feet tall? That's a lot of holiday cheer. 
Witness these prodigious poinsettias and a giant 
Christmas Star ensconced in lights from dark until 10 
p.m. 

As always, find detailed information about these and 
other events in the calendar section of the Texas Parks 
and Wildlife website.

That's our show ... For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm 
Cecilia Nasti.