Texas Activities January 2007

For the ever increasing bird watchers over the nation, the West Texas Winter Birding Tour last from December 26, to January 2nd.   The tour includes El Paso's Franklin Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Davis Mountains State Park, the Chihuahuan Desert, and West Texas grasslands.  By the time you are reading this article, the official tour will be over, but if you have a RV and are ready to go, there is still time to catch up on some great Texas bird watching.  Top 10 places to watch birds during the year are listed below (see the article in December about the costal bird watching).  http://wingsbirds.com/tours/birdlist/130  Interested in list of birds seen along the coastal areas in previous years? (A click will do it.)

• Sam Houston National Forest and Huntsville State Park, Cleveland, TX
• Davy Crockett National Forest, Apple Springs, TX
• Armand Bayou, LaPorte, TX
• Bastrop, Buescher, and Lake Bastrop State Parks, Bastrop, TX
• Pedernales Falls State Park, Johnson City, TX
• Angelina National Forest and Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Broaddus, TX
• Cedar Hill State Park and Dallas Nature Center, Duncanville, TX
• Benbrook Lake, Benbrook, TX
• Balmorhea Lake and Balmorhea State Park, Balmorhea, TX
• Brazos Bend State Park, Rosenberg, TX

 Texas Events http://www.texashighways.com/currentissue/eventscalendar.php

Odessa has their 74th annual Sandhill indoor rodeo January 4 – 28th.    Of course, there is the http://www.fwstockshowrodeo.com/  Fort Worth Stock Show and  Rodeo January 12 – February 4th.     What about a night with the famed blues king -  B.B. King on the 22nd  in El Paso and in Galveston the 25th – 27th. 

The Dallas American Airlines Center has a lot to offer in January:

January 6, 2007 @ 7:30 p.m.  Talented extreme Freestyle Motocross riders are at the forefront of extreme entertainment.  This high-flying, daredevil display of aerial acrobatics leaves spectators gasping for breath, as they watch the most insane athletes soar more than 30 feet in the air while flying over 70 feet of dirt and clay.  This adrenaline pumping display provides the most extreme form of family entertainment for children and adults of all ages to enjoy.

January 28, 2007 @ 4:00 p.m. You won't want to miss this all-new production from Emmy Award-winning Smucker's Stars on Ice!  Produced by skating legend Scott Hamilton, the 2007 season showcases Olympic and World Champions, and is sure to entertain you with all the creativity, humor, and excellence one has come to expect from Smucker's Stars On Ice!

Lots of Stars hockey games to see.  http://www.americanairlinescenter.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/Page/PageID/74/Mo/1/Yr/2007   Music you want?   January 13, 2007, 7:30 p.m.  Few rock groups of the '80s broke down as many musical barriers and were as original as the Red Hot Chili Peppers.  Funk and Punk Rockers only!!!  January 29, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m.  Wrestling anyone????    WWE presents RAW comes to Dallas Monday, January 29th.  Main Event Match  WWE Title Match  -

JOHN CENA VS. UMAGA (ALEJANDRO)

In Texas in January there are rodeos, bird watching, concerts from punk to classic, antique shows, fairs, coastal fishing, and much, much more.  www.texashighways.com

Interested in good places to eat steak in Texas?   Read some of Texas Highways picks for steaks.  http://www.texashighways.com/currentissue/department.php?dept=escapeto

There is something “special” going on in Texas in every region in January.

Happy Traveling, Happy New Year.