SUMMER GETAWAYS: If you're daydreaming about summer 
vacations, you don't have to look far ... we'll tell you where 
to go on Passport to Texas.

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

Daydreaming about your summer vacation? Texas State 
Parks can make them come true. From the ordinary to 
extraordinary, it's all possible, and affordable, in Texas. 
Sarah Loden offers us some ideas.

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Out West, you can take Bedouin style camel treks through 
the Monahan Sandhills, scuba dive in the clear springs of 
Balmorhea State Park, or soar to the top of Ranger Peak 
aboard the Wyler Aerial Tramway.

Head North to experience the Grand Canyon of Texas -- 
Palo Duro Canyon. Get to its base by horse, bike, or good, 
old-fashioned foot, and stay for the annual summertime 
show, "Texas," an all-ages drama of song, dance, and 
fireworks. [fireworks explosion]

Another spectacle -- of wildlife -- is on display in South 
Texas, where the World Birding Center [birds chirping] 
provides a world-class destination for bird and nature 
lover's alike. 

Go East and other scenery awaits -- the Pineywoods with 
its swamps, [toads croaking] and Gulf Coast beaches. Take 
your rod and make some catches on the shore, or go 
inland to Purtis Creek where the lake is loaded with bass. 
Fishing is always free in state parks. 

The Texas map is dotted with State Parks -- and there's 
one near you. Find a state park summer getaway at 
passporttotexas.org.

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

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