Highway Underpass To Be Built To Access Franklin Mountains State Park

January 28, 2013
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It looks like there is going to be some major construction happening soon at Franklin Mountains State Park: Local and state parks and wildlife officials say they have a solution that will make the entrance to Franklin Mountains State Park …

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Day Hikes In the El Paso, Texas Region

November 24, 2012
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While living in El Paso, Texas I had the opportunity to complete a number of great hikes in the region which I have listed below.  My criteria for adding a hike to this list is that the trail can be …

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Was Man Really Lost In the Franklin Mountains?

January 30, 2012
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This story below I find very hard to believe: A man who said he had been lost in the Franklin Mountains for the past five days was taken to a hospital Saturday, El Paso County sheriff’s officials said. The man, …

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On Walkabout At: The El Paso Zoo

January 22, 2012
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My little toddler daughter loves going to the zoo so my wife and I on a recent weekend went ahead and visited the El Paso Zoo.  The first time we went to the we didn’t really have high expectations considering …

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On Walkabout: Walking Tour of Downtown El Paso, Texas – Part 3

December 12, 2011
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Prior Posting: On Walkabout: Walking Tour of Downtown El Paso, Texas – Part 2 From San Jacinto Plaza I then next walked over to Cleveland Square.  While walking in that direction I walked over this bridge where the trains that …

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On Walkabout: Walking Tour of Downtown El Paso, Texas – Part 2

December 10, 2011
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Prior Posting: On Walkabout: Walking Tour of Downtown El Paso, Texas – Part 1 As I continued my walking tour of downtown El Paso, Texas, I found myself heading down El Paso Street and just a short distance from the …

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On Walkabout: Walking Tour of Downtown El Paso, Texas

December 5, 2011
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The first time I came to El Paso back in 1999 downtown was not some place that people really wanted to go and frequent since it was rundown and filled with shady characters.  However, over the past few years downtown …

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Picture of the Day: El Paso’s Chico’s Tacos

November 27, 2011
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Chico’s Tacos is quintessential El Paso.  You know someone is familiar with El Paso if they know about Chico’s Tacos.

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Picture of the Day: Globe Mills In El Paso

November 26, 2011
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This Globe Mills building was constructed in 1910 where it was used as a flour mill.  Globe Mills was a large company with mills spread throughout the American West in the early 1900′s.  Globe Mills was eventually bought out by …

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Picture of the Day: The Don Juan de Onate Monument In El Paso

November 25, 2011
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This is a statue of the Spanish Conquistador Don Juan de Onate that was constructed at the entrance of the El Paso International Airport in Texas.  It took six years to create the statue by sculptors in Mexico City, Mexico.  …

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