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Texas Ventures The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, in conjunction with private outfitters, has organized a passel of adventure trips on seldom-used public and private land throughout the Lone Star State. Everything from mountain-biking rugged Caprock Canyon to sea kayaking off Matagorda Island is covered in the new Texas Passport Adventures catalog. For a free copy, call 800-841-6547.

Nevada's New Mexico Sharpen your shooting skills with photographer Nevada Wier in the northern New Mexico desert. The weeklong adventure-travel photography workshop runs June 16-28; tuition, $955 Call Santa Fe Photographic Workshops at 505-983-1400.

At Loggerheads Every June and July, giant loggerhead turtles struggle up the beaches of Pritchards Island, South Carolina, to lay their eggs. Spend five nights patrolling beaches with turtle researchers to record data on nesting patterns. The first group departs June 26; cost is $525. Call Wilderness Southeast at 912-897-5108.