Event Info
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Eastwood Park (aka Album Park)
3110 Parkwood Drive
El Paso, TX 79925
Click here for Directions to location.
Registration/Check-in Time: 8:30 AM
Opening Ceremonies/Walk Start Time: 10:00 AM
The Kidney TRUST will be offering Free CKD Testing from 9 AM to 1PM.
About
As you enter the “City of Sun” and smiles, your eyes go straight to the majestic mountains that lay in the heart of our city. Our distinctive landscape makes us unlike any other city in Texas. With over 300 days of sun, you can enjoy the endless miles of nature's playground in El Paso any time of year. Whether your next adventure is touring the city by foot or hiking and biking along our many mountainous trails, our weather will enhance your visit.
Our city's treasures include historical landmarks that tell tales from 400 years ago where missions were settled, roads were traveled and desperados ran through our downtown. Our historic downtown has transformed into a rejuvenated place to come together and enjoy great entertainment. From theatre shows, museums, galleries and a slew of local hot spots, El Paso's downtown comes alive, day or night.
El Paso is also home to high-end retail, unique local boutiques and the newest outlet shopping center in Texas. Scheduled to open October 2007, Outlet Shoppes at El Paso, will be a 385,000 square center with famous name brand outlets. Explore Carlsbad Caverns, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, or indulge in one of the oldest wine producing regions in America.
El Paso treasures its old ways. We still attend church in our old Spanish missions on the historic Mission Trail – eight of the most historic miles in the United States – built by Native Americans in the late seventeenth century. The area was also home to famous outlaws including Pancho Villa, John Wesley Hardin and Billy the Kid. And don't forget your boots; after all, this is the Boot Capital of the World, and boots are still made by hand here.
The high mountains, which cut through the middle of the city, offer a dramatic setting for El Paso. Visitors can ride the Wyler Aerial Tramway to Ranger Peak to get a panoramic view of the city, or drive along Transmountain Road which cuts right through the Franklin Mountains. You can enjoy a picnic in the largest urban park in the U.S.: Franklin Mountains State Park, or for outdoor explorers, there's also mountain biking, hiking and rock climbing virtually any time of the year.
With our sister city, Juarez, Mexico, just across the border, a visit to El Paso is like getting two destinations in one. You can easily have breakfast in El Paso and lunch in Mexico. It's easy to catch a trolley from Downtown El Paso and tour Juarez's shopping hot spots. Enjoy an ice cold cerveza or a Margarita – which was invented in one of Juarez's bars – or dine in one of many of the city's elaborately upscale restaurants or dance clubs. And many of Mexico's rich traditions are still alive and can be experienced: bullfights, greyhound racing, mariachis and colorful dances.
El Paso is Texas, but it's just a little different. So come enjoy the warmth of our sun and our smiles – and do Texas different!