10 things to do in El Paso before you die
Oct 15, 2004, 9:30 pm
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10 things to do in El Paso before you die
Well, hopefully you won't die soon, but here is some stuff to do in El Paso if you are ever in this neck of the woods.
1. Visit the Missions
2. Mt. Cristo Rey
3. Hueco Tanks
4. Sunland Race Track and Casino
5. Visit Ciudad Juarez , don't want to drive, you can always take the trolley
6. Eat at Chico's Tacos
7. Attend Viva El Paso!
8. El Paso Tramway
9. Visit the Franklin Mountains
10. Attend a game at the Sun Bowl
11. White Sands
12. Water Sports? Try Elephant Butte
13. Go Batty at Carlsbad Caverns
14. Snow Skiing in Ruidoso
15. Into conspiracies, and believe in UFO's? Visit Roswell, New Mexico , or Marfa
16. Visit Old Mesilla , try lunch at La Posta
Enjoy your trip to the Sun City
1. Visit the Missions
2. Mt. Cristo Rey
3. Hueco Tanks
4. Sunland Race Track and Casino
5. Visit Ciudad Juarez , don't want to drive, you can always take the trolley
6. Eat at Chico's Tacos
7. Attend Viva El Paso!
8. El Paso Tramway
9. Visit the Franklin Mountains
10. Attend a game at the Sun Bowl
:-: Bonus Round :-:
11. White Sands
12. Water Sports? Try Elephant Butte
13. Go Batty at Carlsbad Caverns
14. Snow Skiing in Ruidoso
15. Into conspiracies, and believe in UFO's? Visit Roswell, New Mexico , or Marfa
16. Visit Old Mesilla , try lunch at La Posta
Enjoy your trip to the Sun City
Last edited by jfe; Oct 22, 2004 at 10:59 am
Jan 14, 2005, 11:28 am
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Done:
1. Visit the Missions
4. Sunland Race Track and Casino Before "Casino" was added to the name!
5. Visit Ciudad Juarez , don't want to drive, you can always take the trolley All the time, even driven! You really DO need to eat some tacos from a street vendor, or at least visit El Taco Tote.
7. Attend Viva El Paso!
8. El Paso Tramway Before they closed it an re-opened it!
9. Visit the Franklin Mountains
10. Attend a game at the Sun Bowl In costume! Been in all levels of the press box, both locker rooms (pre-Durham Center), even the boiler room.
11. White Sands
13. Go Batty at Carlsbad Caverns
14. Snow Skiing in Ruidoso Not skiing, though.
15. Into conspiracies, and believe in UFO's? Visit Roswell, New Mexico , or Marfa
16. Visit Old Mesilla , try lunch at La Posta Take the back roads from ELP!
Enjoy your trip to the Sun City[/QUOTE]
1. Visit the Missions
4. Sunland Race Track and Casino Before "Casino" was added to the name!
5. Visit Ciudad Juarez , don't want to drive, you can always take the trolley All the time, even driven! You really DO need to eat some tacos from a street vendor, or at least visit El Taco Tote.
7. Attend Viva El Paso!
8. El Paso Tramway Before they closed it an re-opened it!
9. Visit the Franklin Mountains
10. Attend a game at the Sun Bowl In costume! Been in all levels of the press box, both locker rooms (pre-Durham Center), even the boiler room.
:-: Bonus Round :-:
11. White Sands
13. Go Batty at Carlsbad Caverns
14. Snow Skiing in Ruidoso Not skiing, though.
15. Into conspiracies, and believe in UFO's? Visit Roswell, New Mexico , or Marfa
16. Visit Old Mesilla , try lunch at La Posta Take the back roads from ELP!
Enjoy your trip to the Sun City
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Jun 18, 2005, 6:58 pm
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Here is my score:
1. Visit the Missions
Nope
2. Mt. Cristo Rey
Nope
3. Hueco Tanks
Nope
4. Sunland Race Track and Casino
Does going to State Line BBQ count ?
5. Visit Ciudad Juarez , don't want to drive, you can always take the trolley
Yep -- Trolly & Walk
6. Eat at Chico's Tacos
Yep
7. Attend Viva El Paso!
Nope
8. El Paso Tramway
Nope
9. Visit the Franklin Mountains
Yep
10. Attend a game at the Sun Bowl
Yep
11. White Sands
Yep
12. Water Sports? Try Elephant Butte
Nope
13. Go Batty at Carlsbad Caverns
Nope
14. Snow Skiing in Ruidoso
Nope
15. Into conspiracies, and believe in UFO's? Visit Roswell, New Mexico , or Marfa
Nope (well I can't remember going)
16. Visit Old Mesilla , try lunch at La Posta
Yep -- Old Masilla
Nope -- La Posta
Always do 
1. Visit the Missions
Nope
2. Mt. Cristo Rey
Nope
3. Hueco Tanks
Nope
4. Sunland Race Track and Casino
Does going to State Line BBQ count ?
5. Visit Ciudad Juarez , don't want to drive, you can always take the trolley
Yep -- Trolly & Walk
6. Eat at Chico's Tacos
Yep
7. Attend Viva El Paso!
Nope
8. El Paso Tramway
Nope
9. Visit the Franklin Mountains
Yep
10. Attend a game at the Sun Bowl
Yep
:-: Bonus Round :-:
11. White Sands
Yep
12. Water Sports? Try Elephant Butte
Nope
13. Go Batty at Carlsbad Caverns
Nope
14. Snow Skiing in Ruidoso
Nope
15. Into conspiracies, and believe in UFO's? Visit Roswell, New Mexico , or Marfa
Nope (well I can't remember going)
16. Visit Old Mesilla , try lunch at La Posta
Yep -- Old Masilla
Nope -- La Posta
Originally Posted by JFE
Enjoy your trip to the Sun City
May 30, 2009, 7:13 pm
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So I have a option to either spend 2 days in El Paso or overnight and fly out in the AM and overnight in Houston. Which one should I go for?
May 31, 2009, 5:08 pm
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Not sure, but right now we have very nice weather.
If you are going to spend the night, you could go for dinner at Jaxon's on Airway, which is close to the airport
If you are going to spend the night, you could go for dinner at Jaxon's on Airway, which is close to the airport
May 31, 2009, 5:30 pm
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At one time or another have done most, and was surprised not to see the two approaches to Cd. Juarez, downtown and the Chamizal.
From the old days, I recall....
La Paloma on the East side...The best "Gorditas" in captivity.
...and even longer ago, "Shangri-La" in old downtown Juarez, better than any Chinese restaurant in the US at that point in time.
Was Jaxon's the place noted for green chiles atop steak? ...And overall, the BBQ at State Line is overrated compared to the Grand Holy Sanctuaries of the Art.
BBQ reaches its ultimate expression in some of the small towns in the Brazos and Colorado Bottoms, where the sausage is still crafted by acolytes with deep accents and great grandfathers from Bohemia and Moravia. The sort of places where the beef was reverently laid upon the pit yesterday - Transubstantiation is both doctrinal and slow - and then served upon sterling patens of butcher paper (and where sauce, if not an afterthought, is from drippings and never sodden with sugar or sugared components).
Then there are the Knights Templar and Hospitallers of St. John, nestled snug in their fortress, Coopers at Llano, upstream if not upscale.
From the old days, I recall....
La Paloma on the East side...The best "Gorditas" in captivity.
...and even longer ago, "Shangri-La" in old downtown Juarez, better than any Chinese restaurant in the US at that point in time.
Was Jaxon's the place noted for green chiles atop steak? ...And overall, the BBQ at State Line is overrated compared to the Grand Holy Sanctuaries of the Art.
BBQ reaches its ultimate expression in some of the small towns in the Brazos and Colorado Bottoms, where the sausage is still crafted by acolytes with deep accents and great grandfathers from Bohemia and Moravia. The sort of places where the beef was reverently laid upon the pit yesterday - Transubstantiation is both doctrinal and slow - and then served upon sterling patens of butcher paper (and where sauce, if not an afterthought, is from drippings and never sodden with sugar or sugared components).
Then there are the Knights Templar and Hospitallers of St. John, nestled snug in their fortress, Coopers at Llano, upstream if not upscale.
Jun 1, 2009, 1:27 pm
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Two other El Paso "musts":
1. Go to one of the outlets and buy an expensive (but discounted) pair of boots.
2. Return to the outlet the next day to return your boots after staring at the pair you bought while back at the hotel and muttering to yourself, "When the f**k am I ever gonna wear these back in New York?"
1. Go to one of the outlets and buy an expensive (but discounted) pair of boots.
2. Return to the outlet the next day to return your boots after staring at the pair you bought while back at the hotel and muttering to yourself, "When the f**k am I ever gonna wear these back in New York?"
