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BAIT ALlI )m page said. “We’l target oflvi: ' Hurricane, A| t surge cc ■ owner her busii closed ikes the bo; indows.” ing,” she s York. This is ists scare me Aggielife The Battalion Page 3A • Thursday, September 16, 2004 Road trippin’ around Texas from camping to Sixth, Aggies can venture beyond the usual cities & sights li «r f 1 % a* « 4 • I /I a S' |-> O O... . A .. J V T . "J A . By Christina Teichman THE BATTALION I College Station may not be a common vacation destination, but fcneofits best qualities is that it is just a car trip away from many of drew near.stiijTexas’ top tourist locations. To find the origin of Texas’ most popular soft drink, head north on serted, andir highway 6 and hit 1-35. Here, tourists will find the Dr, Pepper Mu- isinesses, ini ieum ' n downtown Waco. Dr. Pepper is ‘the’ soft drink of Texas and ng casinos,# vascreated at Morrison's drug store in 1885. A businessman later v patrol carsi ^ aco an( l move d the production of Dr. Pepper to Dublin, lu a Dad !0 miles west of Waco. There, you can find the Dr. Pepper Bottle OO O i™ "'nmnanx/ ctill ir» \ r i. • \ i < vlt be seen pas: tfe to say we i this city," lin. However, bmpany still in business. The company is open Monday through _ Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sundays from noon to 4 pm. Ad- come tomeli n j ss j on j s 55 f or a j u |ts and $3 for students with an ID. Tourists looking to get farther away from College Station should scrambled to ;ons id er gjg Bend, which can be reached by traveling southwest arm s way,! hrough the Hill Country. Big Bend is a beautiful, wide-open area id elderly it ioo miles away from any hospitals, banks and stores. Hiking is the iana Superc: )est way to experience the land, but don’t forgo float trips down the ers to mow fro Grande, bird-and nature-watching and chances to relax, tall building The area features three possible campsites, each S10 dollars a up dead tor. light: Rio Grande Village, Chisos Basin and Castolon. Most of the ault,” said i sites are first come, first serve, but reservations can be made from ayedstubbo- November 15 through April 15. The closest public showers and mghter’s Fra facilities are at the Rio Grande Village Shop, ptokeepar: For extensive back country hiking and camping trips, reserva- ions need to be made and a park ranger needs to be notified of clearing p« ’ uests *°^S' n g plans and their estimated time of arrival at the enforcing t 3ar ' c ' ^ esen ' at ' ons must Be made by calling 1-877-444-6777, or www.reserveusa.com For more camping opportunities, consider pitching a tent in one sftwo parks in Bastrop. Texas, where the famous ‘Lost Pines’ are he biggest attraction. Bastrop State Park has a daily fee of S3 to hike and view the atement fron mature and trails. At $7 per person, the most primitive campsite is wedness dB j one-mile minimum hike from the parking lot. For a closer walk, needed atk insider S9-per-person sites, which are 60 yards away from lots, s to handle? Cabins require a two-night stay minimum and the cheapest (one ,'ictims. aed) is S65. I Bastrop’s other campground, Buescher Park, has the same S3 fee ■or the day outing, with its cheapest campsite priced at S9-screen fthut ‘huts’ for SI 5. Cabins are available but have limited usage. A Beall ahead of time is a must. Both Buescher Park and Bastrop State ■Park have an eight-person limit lor each campsite. §) “Bastrop is central to lots of sight-seeing places and has nice I'campgrounds. If you go camping in Bastrop it is easy day trips to ION San Antonio, San Marcos, Austin and New Braunfels,” said Anne Mendola, a junior English and theater arts major. If you find yourself in Austin, there will never be a difficult time finding something to entertain everyone. 6th Street is prob ably Austin’s most well-known tourist attraction among college students, aside from the Capitol Building. 6th Street, which used to be called Pecan Street, is seven street blocks long, between Congress and 1-35. Old buildings and homes, from the late 1800s and early 1900s line the streets and have now been turned into bars and hotels. Passing as a normal street during the day, the nightlife soon takes over 6th Street and the fun begins, especially on the weekends. There are bars, live music, comedy shows, tattoo parlors, street vendors and festivals that Austin puts on to cel ebrate regular events. James Byers, a sophomore English and history major, makes frequent trips to Austin and said there’s no shortage of entertainment. “There is the combination of the fact that it is a very warm at mosphere, the people are crazy, and it’s fun to laugh at the drunk people,” he said. The Hard Rock Cafe, The Library (a bar), and Iron Cactus (a bar/restaurant), plus many more make 6th Street a place for people of all different tastes, though many places are for ages 21 and up. “You get to see Leslie (a well-known cross-dresser, who once ran in the city’s mayor election) every night, which adds to the more humorous experience,” Byers said. An upcoming festival in Austin is the 26th Pecan Street Fall Arts Festival. On September 25-26, the festival will be free be cause it takes part on the open street. There will be food and beverages and five stages of local Austin entertainers. The 10th Annual Victorian Christmas on 6th is also approach ing. On Sept. 27 -28, Austin will take a step back in time to relive the turn of the century. More than 100 booths with arts and crafts will be set up, and there will be two parades each day. Other features include streets carolers, falconry shows, elephant rides, Vic torian costumes and decor and a western town with a gunfight. For a little ‘old time’ Texas atmosphere, Fredericksburg is perfect as a quaint German town. With antique shops, museums and gift shops, it can appeal to the less rowdy crowds. The Fredericksburg Brewing Company is also a wonderful tourist attraction. But when they get their festivals going it is a boisterous place to be. Oktoberfest, a colorful celebration of the German heritage, is held in Fredericksburg every year the first weekend in October. This year it will take place Oct. 1 -3 and will include two stages for music, pol ka and waltz contests, food and drinks and the German Bier Tent. On Friday, the festival is open from 6 pm to midnight, Satur- Gracie Arenas • THE BATTALION day from 10 am to midnight and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The passes are $6 for a day, $10 for a two-day pass, and $15 for all three days. On Oct. 1 and 2, at the same time as Oktoberfest, the Ladies’ State Chili Cook Off will take place just 12 miles outside of town. “This is the 34th year for the cook off and it was started because the ladies were not allowed to cook with the men at their chili cook off,” said Bobby McDaniel, who lives in Fredericksburg. Daily admission fees are not set, but $15 will get you both days’ admittance and a close camping spot for a tent. Copy Chief hies Editor Photo Editor o Producer >ugh Friday dur»s e summer sessw rersity. Periods* ddress changesl 7843-1111. 1 as A&M Universt) IcDonald Buildm} @thebat1alion.net ir endorsement b) 979-845-2696. For j Reed McDonald 845-2678. = NB Onlint Pay tequiremeff ig ce Fees < Prairie Rd. 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