Backpacking to Fort Worth

For our last weekend in Texas, we took a backpacking trip from Dallas to Fort Worth. On Saturday morning we took the Dart Rail from North Dallas to Union Station in Downtown Dallas, then we took the Trinity Railway Express train from there to Downtown Fort Worth. We checked in to the Sheraton hotel downtown, visited the Fort Worth Water Gardens right across from the hotel, watched "The Alps" at the Omni Imax Theatre, then we ate at Riscky's BBQ and had a few beers at the Flying Saucer in Sundance Square.

On Sunday, we went to the Stock Yards for the Cattle Drive and sightseeing in the morning. Then we spent the afternoon at the White Elephant Saloon where we saw an acoustic performance by Scott Copeland, a local singer/songwriter. In the evening it was on to Billy Bob's Texas for the Red Dirt Roundup '09 where we saw Robert Earl Keen, The Wallflowers and Cross Canadian Ragweed.

I thought it was a little hot for backpacking all weekend, but Jamie didn't mind, and in the end we had a really great time and saw a lot of places.

Downtown Fort Worth Photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=107716&id=622608969&l=b354ca84f8


Fort Worth Stock Yards