NEW INLAND PADDLING TRAIL: Get off dry land and into a 
canoe! A new paddling trail has opened in 
Bastrop ... details on Passport to Texas.

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife 

The opening of Bastrop's new paddling trail was a bang 
and splash!

On your mark, get set. [horn buzz] Whoo! The race has started. 
Go get 'em guys! :10



At the sound of his siren, Bob Spain set loose the national 
championships for aluminum canoes and marked the 
opening of the new Wilbarger Paddling Trail. It's 
accessible to all levels of paddlers, so you can come out 
to enjoy the scenery that the racers passed up for the 
finish line. 

The new trail is on the Colorado River, of course. It starts about 
14 miles from the city of Bastrop. It's a meandering stream with 
no real difficulty; no major rapids. It's just kind of a unique 
area. There's a few islands in there, a few little rock gardens, 
and a lot of bird life there. It's just a fun thing to do. You can go 
to areas you can't get with a car, you can experience wildlife 
you'll never get to see, and until you've experienced a float trip, 
you just don't know it's out there. :23

And that perch from your boat -- gliding past the 
landscape, feeling the spray of water -- offers a personal 
connection with nature. [enter naturefest_sfx during this]

It just gives people an opportunity to know about a segment 
and to appreciate the river. We'll all be more conscious of trying 
to save and preserve as people know it's out there. :09

Learn more at passporttotexas.org. See you on the river!

That's our show ... with research and writing help from 
Sarah Loden... For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia 
Nasti. 



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