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With our most recent blog, we share some ideas from our team at our apartments in El Paso, TX. We got such a great response that we thought we share some more ways to get out and enjoy springtime in El Paso!
When is the last time you took a tour of one of the best zoo’s in the south? Now is the time to do so. They are open and offering lots of opportunities for you and your friends to enjoy a full day of fun and education, too! With 35 acres of adventure and more attractions every year, we are sure there are new things to do and see. We love to take the African Star Train and the kids love the Tree House Playground.
Another great benefit is that you can visit several countries all in one day. Look at how the zoom describes what awaits you and yours … then head to the zoo this spring.
Africa “Africa is the second largest continent in the world with deserts, tropical rain forests, and vast savannas. With over one million species of animals Africa has both the heaviest and tallest animals on earth, elephants, and giraffes. Look at our animals from the deserts and savannas of Africa.”
Animals of the Americas “From the American Alligator found in the Southern United States to the Squirrel sized Tamarin monkey in South America our animals span across North and South America. Enjoy a vast variety of animals from the desserts, tropical rain forests, and wetlands of the Americas.”
Asia “Discover the animals of Asia including endangered Asian elephants, siamangs, Malaysian tapirs, and critically endangered Malayan tigers, Sumatran orangutans and Przewalski's horses. In this area you can also see the Zoo's rarest large animal – the critically endangered Amur leopard from Russia and China.”
El Paso Municipal Rose Garden
Opening on the first day of March, the El Paso Municipal Rose Garden great option if you are just looking for a quiet stroll in and safe and colorful spot. We love to head to the Rose Garden for an afternoon outing from our apartment in El Paso, TX. What is so interesting about the Garden is that is offers over 1,500 rose buses and over 400 varieties of Roses!
The Garden is maintained by the Master Gardener Rose Committee which is comprised of volunteers from the City, the Rose Society, and the Extension. Throughout the season (March – December), they offer classes for all ages and most are free (or ask for a donation).
Coming up on March 4, we are going to tune into the live webinar: Tomato Growing Essentials in El Paso, or Anywhere! Through the professional guidance of Bev Clark from the El Paso County Master Gardeners, we will learn all about growing tomatoes right from our home at Cantera Apartments in El Paso. You can register right here.
On April 9, there is another excellent webinar about growing vegetables – inside or outdoors. It’s called Accessible Gardening for Life and more details can be found right here. The workshop will be presented as a live zoom so you can ask questions at any time throughout the presentation.
As the website notes: “El Paso Master Gardeners Penny Leslie and Bev Clark, will provide techniques, garden adaptations and tool suggestions to create accessible gardening opportunities that will enable people to continue to enjoy indoor and outdoor gardening throughout their lives.”
For more ideas on what to do and see in the spring in El Paso, never hesitate to stop by our Main Office at our apartments for rent at Cantera. We always enjoy sharing our local insight with you!
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With Spring Break right around the corner, we thought we’d send along some of our favorite things to do with our kids on vacation right here in El Paso. Through a variety of resources and chats with the neighbors within our apartment community in El Paso, we’ve created this short list to fill the forthcoming long hours of daytime fun.Everyone Loves a Day at the Zoo! What’s not to enjoy and remember when you can take your kids to the El Paso Zoo to watch lion taming, animal feeding and so much more so close to home. It’s a family favorite year-round and a super family thing to do when you’re looking for an educational option that’s loaded with fun. For a complete schedule of activities, and more information, click to the El Paso Zoo website right here.
Go Downtown for Some Uptown Fun If you get a bad day of weather, head to the El Paso Museum of Art for some good times for all ages. In addition to all the exhibits, there are arts and crafts classes scheduled throughout the spring. From jewelry to ceramics, to photography and comic and character drawing classes, the museum has an excellent list of activities to keep your kids creative all spring long, and year-round. For a full list of art classes at the El Paso Museum, click here.
Get Out and Up on the Wyler Aerial Tram If you have yet to experience the views and history that comes with this breathtaking ride up to Ranger Peak, put this on your list. The four-minute ride will take you and yours over a 240-foot-deep canyon wrapped with incredible views of the city below. The adventure is as educational as it is memorable as the Wyler Aerial Tram has a host who describes the rock formations, fauna and local wildlife that exist in the terrain way below. Up top, there’s more to see and do at its 7,000-foot elevation. For hours of operation for the Wyler Aerial Tram and ticket prices, click here to their website.
Take a Picnic to the Park Some of our best memories of family time in El Paso were at Franklin Mountain State Park. It’s beautiful in the springtime when wildflowers are beginning to bloom and warmer temperatures temp one to take a long hike, get out on a mountain bike, or donate some vacation time as a Volunteer Park Ranger. It nature at its best and it’s a short scenic drive to one of our state’s most prized state parks. If your spring break plans include trying a new sport, click here to see GeoBetty Tours’ website where they offer hiking and biking tourshttp://geobettytours.com/ in the Park for the novice to the most advanced.
Love Your Library Got a rainy day or need some downtime? We always enjoy the opportunity to take our kids to the El Paso Public Library. Before you go, we highly recommend you spend some time with your children on-line to review their very helpful “Kid’s Catalog” that has categories of things that might interest your kids. One click on the catalog selection and your child can then select a book or two that he or she may enjoy on a favorite subject or two!
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During our last blog we started an impressive list of all that there is to do and see during what seems to be “Halloween Season” in El Paso. In an effort to keep your family and friends have a howling good time throughout the month, here’s another part of the long list of things you may want to do to celebrate all that there is to see and do just outside of your home at Cantera Apartments in October in El Paso!
Boo at the Zoo
Oct. 24-25
Halloween Movie Marathon
Oct. 25
Downtown El Paso Ghost Tour
Halloween Night!
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Oct. 22-30
Massacre on Marshall Road Haunted House
Every Friday and Saturday through Halloween
‘Howl-O-Wine’ Dog Walk
Oct. 25
Operation Pumpkin
October 23
Trailblazers Halloween Overnight Camp Out
Oct. 23
Call 544-0753
Halloween Happiness Carnival
At all Recreation Centers
Call 544-0753
Halloween Pumpkin Patch Pool Dive
Call 544-3556
Marilyn Manson
Oct. 28
Halloween ComicFest
Oct 29
"Dia de los Muertos" Lecture
Oct. 29 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Fido Fright Hike – Costumed Dog Hike
Oct. 30
Devils Night Ghost Tour at Concordia Cemetery
Oct. 30 9 p.m.-11 p.m.
Halloween Science! From Frankenstein to Fireflies:
Oct. 31 (Location TBA)
Halloween Fest – Pumpkin Carving Contest
Oct. 31
Halloween Mine Tours
Oct. 31 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
Dedo Halloween Ball
Oct. 31
Halloween Teen Smash and Jam Festival
Oct. 30
Call 212-1731
1st Annual Senior Halloween Bash
Oct. 30
Call 562-4268
KLAQ Halloween Parade
Oct. 31 3:30 p.m.
Diá de Muertos – Mariachi Los Mineros
Oct. 27
The Monsters Ball
Oct. 30
Halloween Freakfest
Oct. 31
Dillon Francis
Oct. 31
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Through Nov. 1
Día De Los Muertos Celebration
Nov. 1
Call 478-9971
Concordia Día de Los Muertos
Nov. 1
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