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LCSTRAVEL TALES OVERHEARD
For years, Mary and Bud Mills
would make the trek from their
home in Arlington to their prop-
erty near Caldwell, where they
camped out with a fire and a
dream. Now they have turned
their weekend getaway into The
Purple Gate Farm where they
share their love of the land
through lectures and nature trail
studies of native plants, wildflow-
ers and herbs. The sustainable
small-acreage farm includes
Japanese and herb gardens, picnic
areas, a fish pond, greenhouses,
woodworking and pottery sheds
and a gift shop with handcrafted
ceramics, dried flowers, herb
products and wildflower seeds.
The farm is off the beaten path,
so please call ahead at 409/567-
9824; tours by appointment only.
Near Chriesman in Burleson
County six miles northwest of
Caldwell off Texas 36.
A proposed recreational
trail through rural North Texas
was killed when a $1.7-million
grant was withdrawn because of
public opposition. The Dallas
Morning News reports the project
called for converting an aban-
doned railway from Farmersville
to near Paris into a 56-mile paved
hiking and biking trail. But when
the trail became an issue of priva-
cy and property rights versus eco-
TEXAS TRAVEL LOG
is published monthly by the Texas
Department of Transportation,
Travel and Information Division.
Please send news items of interest to
the Texas travel industry to Texas
Travel Log, P.O. Box 141009, Austin,
Texas 78714-1009. (512) 483-3727,
FAX (512) 483-3793. Deadline for
each newsletter is the 20th of the
month preceding the issue date.
Ann Kelton, Editor
Contributing Editors: Jane McNally,
John Russell, Mike TalleyLayout: Jane Yansky Design
AMARILLO TIC When a visi-
tor signed the center's guest book
manager Rosemary Eaves noticed
the woman had an Italian last name,
prompting her to ask the visitor
where she was from. The woman
replied in a lovely Australian
accent that she was from Germany.
She then laughed, explaining
she'd lived in Australia for a
number of years. Sounds like a
citizen of the world.nomic development and recreation,
most cities and counties pulled
out. Two years ago public opin-
ion pulled the plug on similar
plans near Tyler. Though land-
owner fears of trespassing, vandal-
ism and littering are understand-
able, nationwide success stories
far outnumber failures. Now rail
trails are slowly making their way
into Texas. The 64-mile Caprock
Canyons Trailway opened in the
Panhandle. Plans for trails in other
areas of Texas are in the works.
By the year's end, most of a 20-
mile stretch will open between
Mineral Wells and Weatherford,
which, Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department officials say, will
become their model trail.
Just three months after the start-
up of the first jetliner service
from Meacham Internation-
al Airport in Fort Worth,
officials from Mesa Airlines
voiced confidence but acknowl-
edged concern over the slow
buildup of traffic on its Fort
Worth-to-Houston route. The
Dallas Morning News reports
travel agents and passengers
praise the new-generation
Canadair regional jets, Meacham
and bargain fares. But some ana-
lysts are skeptical that the airline
can break even in time to survive
at Meacham. Mesa officials said
though loads are light, traffic is
growing and continuing to devel-
op. The airline had hoped toTEXARKANA TIC Excitement
among the staff built as the glitzy
tour bus of the world-famous
Harlem Globe Trotters pulled in.
Expecting a busload of athletes to
come bouncing out the door, they
were all set back the instant a
passel of seniors deboarded for a
leisurely rest stop on the center's
grounds. The group said they had
leased the bus from the illustrious
giants for a trip to Dallas.begin service to San Antonio by
June and to Austin by the year's
end. For now any expansion is on
hold. In the meantime, Mesa
continues to work toward chang-
ing the patterns of area travelers
used to flying out of D/FW
International Airport and Dallas
Love Field.
Thirty million years ago an earth-
quake rocked the land, leaving a
fracture stretching 1,800 miles.
Who would have guessed that the
belly of that ancient quake would
some day become one of Texas'WICHITA FALLS TIC
Counselor Penny King shouted,
"Move over Dallas! Wichita
Falls has got it all." The recent
opening of Grand Central Station
has made it easy for counselors
to direct travelers of all ages to
the latest hot spot for music,
dancing and fun. For just $5,
party-lovers can dance to sounds
of disco, Top 40 and country at
five different clubs.top-notch attractions. A visit to
Wonder World Park in San
Marcos not only offers a view
of massive boulders frozen in
time, but at a constant 72 degrees,
it's a sure way to escape the sum-
mer heat. As the only earth-
quake-formed cave in the nation
open to the public, it offers a
nature tourism experience you
won't soon forget. Unlike water-
formed caves, Wonder Cave is
not harmed by touch or light. So
visitors are encouraged to experi-
ence the cave close-up and take
lots of photos of the prehistoricTIES THAT BIND Declaring neckties
detrimental to the welfare of South
Padre Island, the town's Board
of Aldermen approved a
resolution making it illegal
to wear ties. The procla-
mation states that police -
officers will issue written warnings
to first offenders. Second offenders
will be fined the amount of a fine silk tie,
and the offensive apparel will be confiscated
and destroyed. Mayor Ed Cyganiewicz,
whose own tie was cut off, said it's all in fun.
Truth is, officers will give away promotional
T-shirts to anyone they see wearing a tie.P L AC ES
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