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52 Texas Weekends : Great Getaways and Adventures for Every Season

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I was pleasantly surprised by this book! While the site says it is 224 pages of fun-filled adventures, I found out it is actually 334 pages. The ideas for weekends trips and information in this book have helped me enjoy Texas. R. Grimes (the previous reviewer) should read the book instead of making assumptions based on the cover. You won't find a better guide with more variety that covers the great state of Texas. The book has inspired my family to be more adventurous.

Being new to Texas and not knowing what to do or where to go this has turned out to be a great reference book for the entire state of Texas. The directions and places to stay are really great as reference locations. There is a wide selection of things to do from active to sedate!

If you live in Texas (and why wouldn't you?) or if you are planning a long trip to the Great State of Texas, you should buy this book and use it to plan out some weekend jaunts. The book is composed of 52 weekend recommendations, or trips. Each weekend recommendation is centered around a particular area and includes many activities, from leisurely walks and shopping, to adventureous ones. I have found the recommendations to be right on the money. This book is also a great read and provides substantial background information about each of the areas that serve as the center of each weekend "trip". Using this book as your main guide will help you experience all the great things that Texas has to offer.

June Naylor's "Quick Escape Dallas/FT. Worth" 5th Ed provides great travel planning. However this book provides better background knowledge of the site, esp. history of each site.

It really doesn't help much but only tells you summaries of places. I was thinking it would be more of a travel planner. No pictures either.

I haven't read the book because I didn't get past the cover - because prominently displayed in the upper left corner is a saguaro cactus. That cactus is found in the Sonoran desert (Arizona, for example!), not in Texas (which has the Chihuahuan desert). Granted, the saguaro is a cliched image of Texas, reinforced by numerous John Wayne movie sets. It is not, however, a true part of Texas. A nice prickly pear would have been a better choice of cacti. Makes me suspect of the rest of the book. Surely someone at the publishing house should have checked this.