* '''XIT Rodeo and Reunion''' [http://www.dalhart.org/xitrodeo.htm], held the first weekend of August every year, features live music, professional and amateur rodeo events, the world's largest free barbecue, and other activities.
* '''XIT Rodeo and Reunion''' [http://www.dalhart.org/xitrodeo.htm], held the first weekend of August every year, features live music, professional and amateur rodeo events, the world's largest free barbecue, and other activities.
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* '''Lake Rita Blanca Park''' on the south edge of town offers '''hiking''', '''biking''', and '''horse trails''' and makes a good place for birdwatching. The 2,168 acre park was once Texas' most northernmost state park but is now administered by the city of Dalhart.
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* '''Lake Rita Blanca Park''' on the south edge of town offers '''hiking''', '''biking''', and '''horse trails''' and makes a good place for '''birdwatching'''. The 2,168 acre park was once Texas' most northernmost state park but is now administered by the city of Dalhart.
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Revision as of 07:42, 8 March 2008
Route 87 through Dalhart
Dalhart[1] is a city in the High Plains of the Texas Panhandle. It is known as the "Gateway to the Rockies" because it is an important stopover and resting place for many Texans on their way to the ski slopes of northeast New Mexico and Colorado.
From I-40 west of Amarillo, take Highway 385 north from the small town of Vega, about 80 minutes.
Get around
See
XIT Ranch Museum, [2]. Focuses not only on the (no longer existant) three-million-acre ranch which blanketed the area, but also has exhibits on local wildlife, railroad history of the area, and the role of the County Sheriff in Old West life.
Do
XIT Rodeo and Reunion[3], held the first weekend of August every year, features live music, professional and amateur rodeo events, the world's largest free barbecue, and other activities.
Lake Rita Blanca Park on the south edge of town offers hiking, biking, and horse trails and makes a good place for birdwatching. The 2,168 acre park was once Texas' most northernmost state park but is now administered by the city of Dalhart.
Buy
Eat
Bar H Steakhouse, 1010 US Highway 54 E, 806 244 3813.
Drink
Sleep
Days Inn, 701 Liberal St, 806 244 5246. Clean rooms, indoor swimming pool.
