Fortworth Stockyards

Fortworth is a city to the West of Dallas about 30-40 mikes away. There is a small area called as the Fortworth Stockyards. This place is very cool, absolutely chilled out... people wearing cowboy hats & boots, drinking beer on the roads, bands playing music really loud in open top wooden bars....really crowded & fun. There were a lot of roadside bars, Texan boots, hats & souvenir shops.

We had food in an open air wooden bar with live band and some beers. Then with our beers in hand, we started walking on the street. We walked into one of the shops and happened to walk through a door which said 'Employees Only' & to our surprise landed up in the rodeo show arena. The show had started about an hour before we got there and still we caught a good amount of the show.

The Fortworth stock yards show is 112 years old. Well trained cowgirls & cowboys compete in various competitions like brading calves, stay on & tame a raging bull etc. This was a very exciting experience & something to take friends & family to when they visit Texas.... :)