Texas Hang Gliding How would you like to soar for hours like an eagle? Hang gliding is an air sport in which a pilot flies a light and non-motorized foot-launch aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of a fabric similar to parachute fabric. The pilot is set up in a…
Keep ReadingFrio River Tube & Kayak Rentals The Frio River is one of the best rivers in Texas for tubbing and paddling kayaks or canoes - it's cool and refreshing, very scenic, and not as crowded as the Guadalupe River. If you enjoy being on the water then a kayak or tube is ideal for a…
Keep ReadingHere is great information on hiking and biking in Texas. Make sure you also check out: Texas Outside's Biking Home Page - lots of good stuff on biking in Texas Texas Outside's Hiking Home Page - information on hiking in Texas Texas Trails For Hiking, Biking, and Equestrian Use - trail maps, brief trail descriptions,…
Keep ReadingSpring Break At Mo Ranch During our planning for a spring break vacation, we started looking for a fun place to stay in the Texas Hill Country and luckily we stumbled across the Mo Ranch website. After looking at all that Mo Ranch had to offer, we booked a couple rooms and headed to Hunt,…
Keep ReadingGruene History Ernst Gruene and his wife Antoinette, German immigrants, were the first to settle in 1845 in what is now known as Gruene. Their original house is now a B&B called Antoinette's Cottage. Being a good German, when Ernest bought his farm he wrote his intentions of opening a beer hall and saloon in…
Keep ReadingA Fun Visit to the Epic Waters' Waterpark in Grand Prairie We were babysitting the grand kids in Dallas and asked them "what would you guys like to do?" One of them quickly answered, "can we go to that new indoor waterpark in Grand Prairie that has gotten some excellent reviews?" Since it was 95…
Keep ReadingTexas Paragliding & Paramotoring Paragliding is a sport in which a wide canopy resembling a parachute is attached to a person's body by a harness in order to allow them to glide through the air after jumping from or being lifted to a height. Paragliding typically uses an inflatable wing and harness to experience this…
Keep ReadingHere you will find a list of the best reunion venues in North Texas area. If you're planning a friends reunion, a work reunion, or social reunion then you should check these venues in North Texas for your next reunion. If you want to find a reunion venue in another area of Texas, click on…
Keep ReadingParasailing Parasailing, also known as parascending, or "parakiting", is a kiting activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute. The kite's moving anchor may be a car, truck, or boat. The harness attaches the pilot to the parasail, which is connected to the boat,…
Keep ReadingA Fun Adventure Paddleboarding on the Rio Grande River On a bright and sunny afternoon during our stay at our favorite Texas resort, Lajitas Golf Resort, we had a few hours to kill before we starting devouring one of the Resort's delicious steaks. So we headed over to the Lajitas Boardwalk to talk to the…
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