Durham 2008 Official Visitors Guide - Where Good Things Happen - (Page 21) Park Plaza Throughout Research Triangle Park Five miles of walking and bicycle paths around and through Research Triangle Park. �F Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve 3706 Snow Hill Rd, at Old Oxford Highway, 962-0522, ncbg.unc.edu/pages/42/ #pennys_bend_nature_preserve Unusual wildflowers and unique molten rock formations called Diabase Sill on the 84-acre peninsula formed by the Eno River. �F THINGS TO SEE & DO Quarry Trail West Point on the Eno City Park ��F 5101 N Roxboro Rd (US Hwy 501), 471-1623, www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/parks.cfm Hiking trails, picnicking, rafting, and canoeing along the Eno River. Durham Bulls/DCVB East Club Blvd (bet. Rock Quarry and Northgate Parks) Hiking, jogging, and biking trails between Rock Quarry and Northgate Park. Durham’s legendary professional and collegiate teams have found many passionate fans and great successes both at home and on the road. HORSEBACK RIDING Dead Broke Farm 6921 Wildlife Trail, 596-8975(919) 812-8947, www.deadbrokehorsefarm.com Horseback riding and lessons, camping, special events, and birthday parties, on 60 sloping, wooded acres. Year-round. � Durham – Where Great Sports Happen From Hall of Fame Coach John B. McLendon’s development of the “four corners” basketball offense at NCCU to three-time NCAA championship-winning and Hall of Fame Coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, Durham is a “City of Champions.” Consider the fact that Durham-based Duke and North Carolina Central universities have, together, brought home four national basketball titles in 17 years. Here are some other reasons to believe Durham is where great sports happen: • First HBCU to win regional championship in cross-country. • 10 NCAA men’s and women’s team and individual championships in basketball, golf, soccer, track & field, and tennis. • Four national championships, nine Division I Final Fours, 16 ACC Tournament championships, 27 ACC championship games, and 11 ACC regular season championships in men’s basketball (tied for ACC record). • Site of the first inter-racial college basketball game, home to the first African-American drafted by the NBA, and the first community in history to have four-first round NBA picks in one year. • 45 National Player of the Year, eight National Defensive Player of the Year, 59 All-Americans, and 12 ACC Player of the Year honors for Duke men’s basketball. • Seven players in Sporting News 100 greatest players of all time. • Site of the fourth of 11 consecutive PGA victories by Byron Nelson. • Representation in 14 football bowl games, including eight major bowls. Site of the 1942 Rose Bowl. • Bull Durham ranked the “best sports movie” of all time. 21 Equiventure Farms 119 Quail Roost Farm Road, 620-6626 or 730-4729, equiventurefarm.com Horse farm located on historic Quail Roost Farm in Rougemont. Equiventure Farm offers two, large, allweather jumping and dressage arenas and over 800 acres of rolling grass pastures with hunt fences throughout. � North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center 9703 Straightaway Lane, 304-1009, nctrc-riders.org Year-round horseback riding for children and adults with disabilities. Call 304-1009 for an application and fee information. Quail Roost Farms 418 Quail Roost Farm Rd (off Roxboro Rd), 477-3009 or 477-8932, quailroostfarm.com Organized as a hunt club in 1875, it became one of the nation’s leading stables and dairy farms. Riding lessons available. Rainbow Horse Ranch 3516 Bivins Rd, 620-9313, www.rainbowhorseranch.com Individual or group horseback riding lessons (English & Western) by appointment. After-school Pony Camp. Available for events. Open M-Sa, 9am-4pm; Su, 10am-4pm. � SWIMMING & OTHER WATER ACTIVITIES Frog Hollow Canoe & Kayak Service 5435 Guess Rd, 949-4315, www.froghollowoutdoors.com Kayak and canoe rentals, guided individual and group tours. Open W-F, 10am-6pm; Sa-Su, 9am-6:30pm. Advance reservations needed; no walk-in traffic. � • Five MiLB International League division titles, four trips to the finals, two Governor’s Cup Championships, and headquarters for USA Baseball. • More state high school basketball titles (18) than any other community in the state, including three of four titles in one year. Durham also holds numerous titles in football, track, golf, wrestling, and volleyball. • Home to a former U.S. Olympic Committee President, 143 track All-Americans, 45 national champions, eight All-American relay squads, and 12 U.S. Olympians with eight national and world records. • Host for NCAA Championships, Pan Africa USA Track Meets, USA/Russia Track Meets, Junior Olympics, Olympic Trials, and co-host for the Olympic Festival and the Special Olympics World Summer Games. www.durham-nc.com Wafting the Eno River 5101 N Roxboro St, West Point on the Eno City Park, 471-3802, www.wafter.org Daily guided trips on inflatable “wafts” led by Durham native and naturalist “River Dave” Owen. Daylight and moonlight trips offered for individuals, families, or groups. $13 per person. Reservations required. Open May-Sept. � http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/42/#pennys_bend_nature_preserve http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/parks.cfm http://www.deadbrokehorsefarm.com http://equiventurefarm.com http://nctrc-riders.org http://quailroostfarm.com http://www.rainbowhorseranch.com http://www.froghollowoutdoors.com http://www.durham-nc.com http://www.wafter.org
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