1. A NHT Preservation Corridor How does this tour meet your idea of a NHT Preservation corridor? What would improve the corridor’s historic character or setting?

2. Idea of a preservation corridor Had historical elements – sites and linear features (acequia, river, El Camino Real) Had facilities at places we stopped Not preservation behind a glass Thematically and time linked

3. Idea of a preservation corridor BUT… Do not know what a preservation corridor is Physical and interpretive linkage Sites as presented did not have the feeling of a “corridor” Lack of interpretation of El Camino Real de los Tejas What is the trail and what is the connection between the trail and the missions/acequias?

4. Idea of a corridor ACCESS More linkage between trail and sites along the trail More multimodal access (walking, equestrian, hiking, biking) in addition to auto/tour bus access Design for pedestrians

5. Heritage improvement Interpretive signage and documentation Maps, consistent and easy to read Signage that links and marks the trail Docents Explain the environmental/ecosystem changes Living encounters with locals More cell phone and modern information access Oral history that is related chronologically

6. Heritage corridor improvement Site/corridor improvement More preservation of resources Structural: fix cracks and stabilize Services for different types of visitors (bike riders, picnickers) Source locally possible Get easements to link the segments together

7. 5/14/20152010 NHT Workshop7 Heritage Tourism Along a Historic Trail What excites you as a visitor? What would bring you back again? Who you would bring with you and why?

8. Heritage Tourism – Reasons to Return On site activities Attend mass Active flour mill (add lime kiln, iron forge)

9. Heritage Tourism – Reasons to Return Time journey/authenticity Fascination with Spanish colonial period Learning about stories of every day people “Enjoy the time journey” Authentic – 5 missions and acequia

10. Heritage Tourism – Reasons to Return Natural environment Native vegetation Understand contemporary community intersection of geography and culture Deeper understanding of place and people “To see what I missed”

11. Heritage Tourism – who would I bring Family Spouses Children Parents College reunion History lovers

12. Tourism improvement Appealing to the visitor Replica items for “kids” to play with and interact Hand’s on activities Balloon flights

13. Tourism improvement ACCESS Horse and buggy tours Acequia trail linking the sites, fields

14. Tourism Improvement Improved interpretation More bilingual interpretation Don’t be afraid to be provocative More stories – not just one (indigenous, ancient, church, land, resource/food) More x-ray vision w/archaeological sites More about bricks and mortar and traditional building techniques Mark/sign the trail segments

15. Tourism improvement Visitor Enhancement Hands on activities More connection between the local plants and animals Living history experiences and events/way of life Guided tours Multimedia interpretation including film More “then” and “now” comparisons More artifacts