Sunday, September 15, 2013

Fort Worth Stockyards Final Post from Labor Day Weekend

A cowboy has never had a 8 to 5 job…you get the job done when it needs to be done.

Leading the herd through town

Out rider making certain the herd is safe

Long Horns!

Cowgirl out rider moving the herd along

Stage Coach bringing in the cattle baron

After the morning move

Moving the crowd

Low rider bike!

A gang moves through the campsite

Cutie pie

Don't mess with me!

Night roping

Horn roped, going for the legs

Turn em left

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Fort Worth Part 3 Structures, et all

Katherine McClintock: [after walking out of her bedroom to find G.W. and Mrs. Warren at the bottom of the stairs] What's going on here?
George Washington McLintock: [Intoxicated, with Mrs. Warren sitting on his lap] Now Katherine, are you going to believe what you see, or what I tell you?

Armor House


Billy Bobs American Flag

Long Horn Sculpture across from Billy Bobs



River Walk Side Building

Tarantula Train trail


Rising Sun Farm House with Windmill

Train section of museum wall

Museum wall

Sun Setting on main street

Riding Arena - moving the roping cattle

Another view of our campsite ... block away from the action.

River walk river

River walk tunnel

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Fort Worth Stockyards Part 2

Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.


Bull riding Joey

Riding the ponies

Yes - that's a real live long horn Sheriff Joe is riding




Cowboy Joey rope a steer

Taken the lead in the stick pony race

Eating icecream while watching the rodeo




Veronica hits the rodeo floor


Never shoot pictures from the tracks - stay safely to the side

Sheriff Joe is sworn in - receiving his badge


YEP!  That was our campsite right behind the long horns

Veronica and her favorite cowboy from the Pawnee Bill rodeo

Cowgirls!

Hey look - a train in one of our trip pictures!  Grapevine Railroad turntable

Hearne, TX Station


Singing Cowboy

Trick Rider




Ride em cowgirl!



The herd