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Stiltzkin · 07-12-2006, 10:37 AM

Born and raised in El Paso >.>

Let me tell you about El Paso...
If you're into biking, and you want a nice bike route to ride your bike on, forget it. There's some bike trails along George Dieter, but I wouldn't say that they're safe to ride a bike on...
If you're interested in hiking, the Franklin Mountains have (what I consider to be) a nice hiking trail. There's also Dog Canyon a few miles north of El Paso, and Ruidoso is also somewhat close by if you're into camping. I haven't done much traveling around the US, but so far, El Paso has the worst planning I've ever seen. Streets don't meet at 90-degree angles, and some streets just go all over the place. I don't know what kind of job you have, but getting a minimum wage job at, say, Walmart or a fast-food place can be a challenge, because there's such a huge work force available in El Paso that you even have to compete for crappy jobs. El Paso also has UTEP (Univeristy of Texas at El Paso, which I attend), so El Paso is sort of a college town. There's always something going on at UTEP, like football games or soccer games, or whatever. Also, whenever a major band comes to El Paso, they always play at the Sun Bowl (which is part of UTEP). Also, every Sunday in the evening they have "music under the stars" at the Chamizal National Park. I've never actually been to it myself, but I hear that there's music and what not--it's a place where people take their dates. That reminds me, there's also scenic drive, which goes from the west side of town, over the mountain, and onto the east side (or vice versa). It is pretty scenic, as it affords you a nice view of El Paso from a high altitude. I also agree with goddfather40; the ugly parts of El Paso look beautiful compared to Juarez. There are a few advantages to going Juarez; you can get just about any prescription medicine without a prescription <.< but you'll need to know Spanish. You can also get some huge bottles of water (40oz or something like that) for about 55 cents. If you do go into Juarez, just beware of buying food from street vendors... and you'll also need to know Spanish.

07-12-2006, 10:37 AM	#16 (permalink)
Stiltzkin Junkie	Born and raised in El Paso >.> Let me tell you about El Paso... If you're into biking, and you want a nice bike route to ride your bike on, forget it. There's some bike trails along George Dieter, but I wouldn't say that they're safe to ride a bike on... If you're interested in hiking, the Franklin Mountains have (what I consider to be) a nice hiking trail. There's also Dog Canyon a few miles north of El Paso, and Ruidoso is also somewhat close by if you're into camping. I haven't done much traveling around the US, but so far, El Paso has the worst planning I've ever seen. Streets don't meet at 90-degree angles, and some streets just go all over the place. I don't know what kind of job you have, but getting a minimum wage job at, say, Walmart or a fast-food place can be a challenge, because there's such a huge work force available in El Paso that you even have to compete for crappy jobs. El Paso also has UTEP (Univeristy of Texas at El Paso, which I attend), so El Paso is sort of a college town. There's always something going on at UTEP, like football games or soccer games, or whatever. Also, whenever a major band comes to El Paso, they always play at the Sun Bowl (which is part of UTEP). Also, every Sunday in the evening they have "music under the stars" at the Chamizal National Park. I've never actually been to it myself, but I hear that there's music and what not--it's a place where people take their dates. That reminds me, there's also scenic drive, which goes from the west side of town, over the mountain, and onto the east side (or vice versa). It is pretty scenic, as it affords you a nice view of El Paso from a high altitude. I also agree with goddfather40; the ugly parts of El Paso look beautiful compared to Juarez. There are a few advantages to going Juarez; you can get just about any prescription medicine without a prescription <.< but you'll need to know Spanish. You can also get some huge bottles of water (40oz or something like that) for about 55 cents. If you do go into Juarez, just beware of buying food from street vendors... and you'll also need to know Spanish. __________________ The most important thing in this world is love.