Do any Texans on the list have an opinion on Terlingua? http://www.historic-terlingua.com/historic_terlingua_ghostown_001.htm
I went there as a child and loved it, but I'm sure two decades could
have turned it into a terrible tourist trap.
Eric Powell
Deputy Editor
Archaeology Magazine
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Long Island City, NY 11106
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On Oct 29, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Lucy D. Jones wrote:
> Texas Highways Magazine http://www.texashighways.com/
>
> As a native Texan, I think the recommendations that have been given
> (ie,
> Mission Trail in San Antonio, Fredericksburg, etc.) are good.
>
> Lucy D. Jones
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Gwyn
> Alcock
> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:30 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HISTARCH] Texas
>
> So, dude ranches, anybody?
>
> Or how about references to web sites where they're reviewed or
> described?
> Gaye's from OZ, and might not know the reviewing sites in the US for
> such
> things.
>
> I've tried Yelp.com (nope), and
> tripadvisor.com (maybe the site's "Texas -->forums" area to search
> for a
> discussion of them?)
>
> If she were coming to California, I'd suggest Sunset Magazine or
> Westways
> from
> the Auto Club as places to start for regional travel info.
> Are there similar publications for Texas that could help her?
>
>
> Gwyn Alcock
> Riverside, California
>
> <ah-hem> GO RANGERS!
> (Just don't go where you went in the bottom of the 8th inning last
> night.
> Please.)
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Gaye Nayton <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Fri, October 29, 2010 3:38:12 AM
> Subject: Texas
>
> Hi all
>
>
>
> I am going to the SHA conference in Texas and want to look around
> Texas
> afterwards to see how they present their historic heritage. So:
>
> . what are the best must see western/historic heritage
> attractions
> in the state (I am already going to the Alamo) are there any natural
> wonders
> I should not miss?
>
> . I am on my own so does anyone know of any great tours (small
> groups though not bus loads) or ways to organise for a personalised
> tour/s.
> I had a great time in Arizona when a docent of the Flagstaff museum
> drove me
> around her part of the state and introduced me to all the locals she
> knew
> who did public archaeology or archaeology. A student at the uni also
> took me
> on a personalised day tour of the Painted Desert. I paid the student
> for the
> tour and the docent by buying up big at her museum as she would not
> take
> payment. Satisfaction all around.
>
> . Can anyone recommend a dude ranch experience. There are
> lots to
> choose from but it's hard to tell the duds from the good ones from the
> advertising.
>
>
>
> I have always wanted to go to Texas, having been raised on a steady
> diet of
> B grade westerns. Now I have the chance I don't want to miss anything.
>
>
>
> Cheers Gaye
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