S1E20: International Potato Chips, Imaginary Adventures, and Travel in Texas part I
In this episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers talk about traveling in their home state of Texas, USA! This week is part I in our Texas series, covering East Texas, North Texas and the Panhandle Region, and West Texas. We talk about cowboy culture, national parks, deserts, forest, swamps, camping, hiking, steak, and more! Come back next week for part 2, when we will talk about the Central Texas Hill Country and the Southern Gulf / Barrier Islands Region!
We also chat about Thai potato chip flavors and how different snacks are abroad. Michael has found what may be the very best potato chip flavor ever, but other flavors aren’t quite as nice. Also, James has a vendetta against geese, and both hosts are terrified of the winged menace.
Adventures in the News
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, James shares an article about a guy going on pretend adventures from the comfort of his own home. Check it out! It's a super cool way to keep up with adventuring in spite of a lockdown.
Monthly Challenge
This month's challenge is to share your favorite local food. We have listeners from all around the world, and we'd love to learn about the cuisine and dishes that you love! Send a photo and / or description of your favorite local dish to us at our email hello@attemptadventure.com with the subject line "challenge".
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Stuff we talked about in the episode
4:55 The Big Year
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Year
6:29 As Adam Goes
15:23 Tyler State Park
https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/tyler
15:43 Caddo Lake State Park
https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/caddo-lake
17:12 Texas Rose Festival and Tyler Rose Museum
https://www.texasrosefestival.com/
https://www.texasrosefestival.com/museum.html
19:44 Fort Worth Stockyards
https://www.fortworthstockyards.org/
21:05 Sundance Square, Fort Worth
22:30 Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas
22:39 Dallas Museum of Art
22:44 Dallas World Aquarium
24:12 Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth
24:14 Sixth Floor (JFK) Museum at Dealey Plaza, Dallas
24:20 TRE train between Dallas and Fort Worth
https://trinityrailwayexpress.org/
Dinosaur Valley State Park, Glen Rose, Texas
https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/dinosaur-valley
26:22 Palo Duro Canyon State Park
https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/palo-duro-canyon
28:26 Big Texan Steak Ranch
31:30 Guadalupe Mountains National Park
https://www.nps.gov/gumo/index.htm
34:00 McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains
https://mcdonaldobservatory.org/
36:15 Monahans Sandhills State Park
https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/monahans-sandhills
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Pictures from the episode
TRE - the Trinity Railway Express runs between downtown Dallas and Fort Worth
cattle drive at the Fort Worth Stockyards
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Big Texan Steak Ranch, Amarillo, Texas
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, West Texas