Texas State Fair

After my part in the DFW Support Staff, I took a few days after to go to the Texas State Fair. I really liked it. I wish my friends were with me. The midway games brought back memories of other Fairs I went to. Everything is fried at the Fair; from Snickers bars to the famous "corney dogs"

This is a sample of a prize winner in the Annual Fried Foods competition.

It's a Fried Banana Split, and yummy. I did not get a chance to sample the winner, which was Chicken Fried Bacon. Humm...

The famous butter sculpture. It's a tribute to the King Tut exhibition that will be in Dallas in late October.Some of the livestock at the Fair.Judging the young cattleThe Piglet Races. It was hilariousHere I am with Big Tex. He got new clothes this year. I highly recommend this State Fair to everyone. Can't wait till next year.

Fort Worth Stockyards

I was fortunate to be a part of the Support Team to assist with the vendor change at DFW. There really isn't a very good public transportation system from DFW to Dallas. The TRE is the only link to Dallas and Forth Worth. The TRE does not run on Sundays. But for us tourists, hope is not far. They are building a rail line from DFW Airport to downtown Dallas. Anyway, on my day off, I ventured out to Fort Worth, to see the Stockyards. Here's my mode of transportation.Once a major stop on the Chisholm Trail, Forth Worth is the place to experience Texan heritage. From the authentic saloons and Friday night Rodeos, to the daily longhorn cattle drives, the Stockyards gave me a true representation of how the Old West was.