The sign over the road indicating we're at the stockyards

This video is at the pen where the cows are waiting to make their march down the road

Neat painting on the side of the building

They've barely fit two side-by-side across the street

This cow was hitting his horns on the post, trying to walk by

Fort Worth Stockyards

March 24 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

Today we headed down to the stockyards to check out the shops and the cattle drive. This historic area is where the convergence of the railroad and the stockyards meet up. During the Civil War, they would round up all the cattle from states as far as Kansas and bring them down the Chisholm Trail to Fort Worth, where they would load them on trains and take them out to be sold.

Today they reenact the cattle drive down a short part of the street with some Longhorns. those suckers are really big and the horns are huge

Texas Longhorn cattle are a breed known for their distinctive long horns, which can span over 8 feet. They are hardy and adaptable, originally descended from cattle brought to the Americas by Spanish conquistadors in the 15th century. The ones we saw today weigh between 1000 and 2000 lbs.

We also checked out the John Wayne Museum. We didn’t go through the whole museum, but the gift shop had a lot of neat stuff and information.Read more