Inside the highly-anticipated Palo Pinto Mountains State Park | NBCDFW
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[{'start': '0.160', 'end': '5.120', 'text': 'Take a trip inside the highly'}, {'start': '2.159', 'end': '8.559', 'text': 'anticipated Palo Pinto Mountains State'}, {'start': '5.120', 'end': '10.719', 'text': 'Park. Nestled off Interstate 20, 80'}, {'start': '8.559', 'end': '12.880', 'text': 'miles west of Fort Worth. It will be the'}, {'start': '10.719', 'end': '16.480', 'text': 'first state park to open in North Texas'}, {'start': '12.880', 'end': '21.000', 'text': "in 25 years. NBC V's Katie Blakey has a"}, {'start': '16.480', 'end': '21.000', 'text': "sneak peek at the park's progress."}, {'start': '24.560', 'end': '28.720', 'text': 'With the wild flowers in bloom and the'}, {'start': '26.560', 'end': '30.720', 'text': 'birds singing, the sounds of Texas'}, {'start': '28.720', 'end': '32.559', 'text': 'wildlife welcome you to Palopinto'}, {'start': '30.720', 'end': '33.760', 'text': 'Mountain State Park. The place sells'}, {'start': '32.559', 'end': '35.920', 'text': "itself, right? And that's true with"}, {'start': '33.760', 'end': '37.520', 'text': 'every state park. James Adams is park'}, {'start': '35.920', 'end': '40.239', 'text': 'superintendent. What is it like for this'}, {'start': '37.520', 'end': '41.600', 'text': "to be your office every day? It's it's"}, {'start': '40.239', 'end': '43.360', 'text': 'got to be one of the greatest jobs in'}, {'start': '41.600', 'end': '46.000', 'text': 'the world. You know, the views are'}, {'start': '43.360', 'end': '48.000', 'text': 'certainly a perk, but opening a new'}, {'start': '46.000', 'end': '50.239', 'text': 'state park is a massive undertaking.'}, {'start': '48.000', 'end': '51.760', 'text': 'When we started, uh there was nothing'}, {'start': '50.239', 'end': '54.239', 'text': 'here.'}, {'start': '51.760', 'end': '56.480', 'text': 'The progress seen today has taken years'}, {'start': '54.239', 'end': '58.399', 'text': 'of work carving roads and laying'}, {'start': '56.480', 'end': '59.840', 'text': "utilities across rugged terrain. There's"}, {'start': '58.399', 'end': '62.879', 'text': 'been a lot of thought and consideration'}, {'start': '59.840', 'end': '64.479', 'text': "put into hiding the things that we don't"}, {'start': '62.879', 'end': '66.560', 'text': 'want folks to think about, right? So,'}, {'start': '64.479', 'end': '68.880', 'text': 'the focus remains on the lush topography'}, {'start': '66.560', 'end': '70.640', 'text': 'and the rich history within its canyons,'}, {'start': '68.880', 'end': '73.119', 'text': 'harking back to the early days of the'}, {'start': '70.640', 'end': '76.320', 'text': 'Texas and Pacific Railway. There were'}, {'start': '73.119', 'end': '79.360', 'text': 'ghost towns on the site that were a'}, {'start': '76.320', 'end': '82.240', 'text': "product of that railroad. There's a rock"}, {'start': '79.360', 'end': '85.520', 'text': 'oven, dry stacked rock oven that was uh'}, {'start': '82.240', 'end': '88.080', 'text': 'built out here in 1880 and uh was used'}, {'start': '85.520', 'end': '89.360', 'text': 'to just bake bread for the masses, the'}, {'start': '88.080', 'end': '92.240', 'text': 'army of folks that were building that'}, {'start': '89.360', 'end': '94.240', 'text': 'railroad. The park boasts 5,000 acres to'}, {'start': '92.240', 'end': '96.079', 'text': 'explore and they really put an emphasis'}, {'start': '94.240', 'end': '98.159', 'text': "on making sure it's accessible to"}, {'start': '96.079', 'end': '100.400', 'text': 'everyone. There are trails designed for'}, {'start': '98.159', 'end': '102.400', 'text': 'those with limited mobility. Campsites'}, {'start': '100.400', 'end': '104.320', 'text': 'for varying skill levels in the tranquil'}, {'start': '102.400', 'end': '106.159', 'text': 'waters of Tucker Lake are already'}, {'start': '104.320', 'end': '107.759', 'text': "stocked. That's the goal. That's the"}, {'start': '106.159', 'end': '109.520', 'text': 'goal is, like I said, try to provide'}, {'start': '107.759', 'end': '111.600', 'text': 'something for everybody. The visitor'}, {'start': '109.520', 'end': '113.600', 'text': 'center is nearly complete. Etching on'}, {'start': '111.600', 'end': '116.159', 'text': 'the windows is designed to discourage'}, {'start': '113.600', 'end': '118.479', 'text': 'bird strikes. The endangered golden'}, {'start': '116.159', 'end': '120.960', 'text': 'cheek warbler calls the area home.'}, {'start': '118.479', 'end': '122.799', 'text': 'Spotting it as elusive as determining'}, {'start': '120.960', 'end': '124.640', 'text': "when the park will open. So, I don't"}, {'start': '122.799', 'end': '127.439', 'text': "have a completion date yet. I know we're"}, {'start': '124.640', 'end': '129.679', 'text': 'getting closer every day, right? Adam'}, {'start': '127.439', 'end': '131.920', 'text': "says he's done projecting dates and"}, {'start': '129.679', 'end': '134.239', 'text': 'instead focused on getting every detail'}, {'start': '131.920', 'end': '136.319', 'text': 'right. Everybody understands that we are'}, {'start': '134.239', 'end': '140.319', 'text': 'creating a legacy uh for the state of'}, {'start': '136.319', 'end': '142.160', 'text': 'Texas. Um and everyone has taken that to'}, {'start': '140.319', 'end': '145.280', 'text': 'heart and really cares about generating'}, {'start': '142.160', 'end': '149.200', 'text': 'the best park we can in Palo Pinto'}, {'start': '145.280', 'end': '149.200', 'text': 'County. Katy Blickie, NBC'}]