Things Every True Texan Should See/Do

[Slick16]

Hike McKittrick Canyon (Guadalupe Mountains National Park) in October when the leaves are changing colors.

 

[huisache]

shoot a hog with open sight rifle

bag limit on first day of hunting season and finish up at Joe Cotten's

fish all night on the laguna madre

order breakfast in spanish at five in the morning in a border town

urinate on LBJ's grave

be at the Alamo at sunup on March 6

shoot water mocasins from trees while floating in your canoe

attend a performance of Lohengrin sober

watch the sun come up or go down at Santa Elena canyon

go to the A&M v. Texas game at Kyle and be in your seat an hour or so early to watch the corps guys march in (after having gone to the MSC and read all the citations on the wall in the rear lobby) and remember they are your relatives and neighbors and friends

And always remember that OU sux

 

[TexasWolf]

 

[RabidLonghorn]

Sit on an oil rig 150 miles in the gulf with a hurricane turning into the gulf, the wind and the waves pick up, it's like god turned on the weather machine.

 

[WorsterMan]

Big Bend
Fort Davis
Fredricksburg
Palo Duro Canyon area
DKR Texas Memorail Stadium Fall 2008

Dr. Pepper Museum

 

[accuratehorn]

Ride your bicycle 100 miles on August 31st in Wichita Falls in the Hotter'n Hell Hundred with 15,000 close friends.
Surf a couple of days prior to a hurricane's arrival.
Drive the 75 miles scenic loop that goes past the McDonald's Observatory. Drive the river road in New Braunfels on a bicycle on the Fourth of July weekend.
Drive the Rio Grande river road that goes west out past Big Bend.
Sit with a basket of fresh fried shrimp and a cold beer at a beachview cafe in Galveston, Port Aransas, Corpus or Padre.
Order Mexican food in Spanish where English isn't really spoken almost anywhere in the state.

 

[chyman]

Visit Gonzales, Texas. Where it all began!!!

Gonzales is most famous as the "Lexington of Texas" because it was the site of the first skirmish of the Texas Revolution. In 1831, the Mexican government gave the settlers a small cannon for protection against Indian attacks. At the outbreak of hostilities, a contingent of Mexican soldiers was sent from San Antonio to retrieve the cannon. On 2 October 1835, they were met by Texans who had fashioned a flag with the words "Come and take it". The Texans successfully resisted the federal troops in what became known as the Battle of Gonzales.

Gonzales later contributed thirty-two men to the ill-fated defense of the Alamo.

 

[Fetoid]

stuff your face on BBQ (ribs, sausage rings, pork chops, brisket) on a table covered w/ brown paper, no sauce, sides of "yellow cheese", onions, pickles, maybe some pinto beans. And a f*ckload of shiner.

In Lockhart. Smitty's, Kreutz Mart, whatever.

God bless you Lockhart, I miss your smell already.

And then go south and fish the King Ranch shoreline for reds on a setting sun.

 

[B]

Get a ranch in Downtown Dallas.
Buy diamonds by the ton.
Chase cuties in your Cadillac.
Drill oil wells just for fun.

 

[TXSNOS]

Tour Spoetzl Brewery

go floundering

 

[alden]

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[Uncle Rico]

visit dallas where you will find a population of the biggest douchebags in the state.

 

[HookemDanno]

Alden, I can't remember the name of the little joint but it's right off the highway... I could tell you if I saw it...seems like they had allsome pies as well...Rooster's maybe...

There ain't a whole lot there so I'm sure someone can point you in the right direction...

Danno

 

[Son of a Son]

Kick a Sooner in the nuts!

 

[bevo_daddy]

I think we have to add visiting the first ever whataburger in corpus at 4am to the list.



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[Big Ess Fro]

Prefer the second string quarterback.

 

[accuratehorn]

Lock the gate behind you when crossing the Red River.

 

[MaceHorn]

Three things:

1. The Alamo. I get misty every time I go there.
2. The State Capitol. I feel proud every time I go there.
3. Texas-OU. I am ecstatic every time I go there AND WE WIN!

 

[Steel Shank]

I don't see where anyone mentioned visiting Prairie Dog Town in Lubbock?

 

[Mack Tripper]

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[LITNIN HORN]

alden, I'm pretty sure Danno is talking about Royer's...the pies are some of the best anywhere. As for the chicken fried steak, I can't say. I've usually had one of the daily specials...some of the best steak I've ever had, killer stuffed flounder. The veggies are always exceptional. It is one of my favorite little, out of the way places.