KAYAKING: You don't need white water rapids to enjoy 
kayaking in Texas waters. We'll tell you more coming on 
Passport to Texas.
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife. 

James Graham says traveling aboard a kayak is the 
ultimate means of individual navigation.

"Well, it's what we call people power ... it's a way to experience 
waters that are less crowded, that are more pristine." :06

During Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo last year, the 
Houston kayaking instructor was teaching folks the finer 
points of paddling. Since these boats don't use motors 
to move, they can be used a lot more places than say a 
powerboat ... 

"That's one of the things fishermen are really appreciating 
now ... they can get up into some very, very shallow water ... the 
fish aren't used to people in those areas; you can really enjoy of 
lot of Texas this way." :09

He says there is a perception that kayaks are dangerous 
because people see them going over white water rapids 
on TV ... 

"Well white water is only a small part of the sport ... and in fact 
kayaks are more stable than canoes because you are sitting lower in 
the water, the center of gravity is lower, your balance is better." :09

Learn more about kayaking and canoeing on the Texas 
Parks and Wildlife web site.

That's our show for today ... thank you for joining us ... our 
engineers this month are Mark Thurman and Bill 
Harwell ... we had administrative assistance from Kim 
Conner . 

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