Fire Station #1 in downtown Ft Worth is a small museum.  This entrance is inside the foyer of a large high rise building..

 The bucket in the center is made out of leather.  Imagine a line of people passing full buckets of water to the front there the fire fighter throws it on the fire.  It is said that a fire doubles every minute.  I bet that not too many fires were extinguished that way.

 This ensemble has quite the head piece.

 I enjoy seeing real native artifacts.  The shield belonged to the clan of the bear.

I thought I'd go and see the inside of this building while I was downtown.  It's the Tarrant County courthouse.  Right inside the front doors was a metal detector system like at the airports and two sheriffs.  Posted was a sign that no pocket knifes were allowed (I had my Harley folding knife).  I would have had to walk back to the bike (right foreground) then back up the steps to the entrance.  I didn't go through the round trip routine.  What I could see of the inside was pretty regular anyway.  Not interesting like the outside architecture.

Traveling From Oregon to Texas

About an hour out from Fort Worth, Eastbound on Hwy 20 we came across this car carrier fully engulfed. You can see the driver standing by the cab.  Neither police nor fire was on scene yet.  I wished I was still on an engine responding.  I remember an on scene report once that said here was "burning flames".  

We could see this mountain for miles as we drove South in Northern California.  We're thinking Mount Shasta.

Well we are in Northern California

Packer Backers are EVERYWHERE!!

These types of signs are found at rest stops in Arizona.  Although important information you need to know but why would you want to walk your pet here?  Just saying.

Saguaro are very slow growing cactus. A 10 year old plant might only be 1.5 inches tall. Saguaro can grow to be between 40-60 feet tall (12-18m). When rain is plentiful and the saguaro is fully hydrated it can weigh between 3200-4800 pounds.

Pretty common sight in Texas.  The Texas Star.

Barnett Harley-Davidson of El Paso, TX says they are the worlds largest Harley-Davidson's dealer.  Ride to Live, Live to Ride is our motto.  http://www.barnettharley.com/  is the link just in case you want to visit.  Something happened to the steering on the motorhome as we drove past.  It kept trying to take the off ramp.  Ha!

Around Fort Worth

Cathy is standing in front of  Woman Addressing the Public: Project for a Monument by Joan Miró,1981, bronze which is outside the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, TX.  We went there and viewed an exhibition of  clay figures from the great Baroque sculptor Bernini.  But no pictures were allowed in the exhibit and since I can't run very well anymore.....

 The Fort Worth Police & Fire Fighter Memorial was set in a large, serene park.  Memorials go back to the turn of the century.

A single horse, without a rider, and with boots reversed in the stirrups symbolizes a fallen leader.

Art Deco Architecture Around Ft Worth, Tx

 I love Art Deco buildings.  A portion of this building you can live in.  It's known as the Lofts.

Three different company's own it.  The center had a huge ballroom but it was locked and couldn't get in.

 Here is the entrance of the Lofts.

 Nice decorations.

 Once through the doors is the lobby elevators.  Wow!

Not to mention the ceilings.  What a treat is was to see it.  Check out the ceiling.  Magnificent.

Main Post Office

 The Fort Worth main post office was built in 1931

 The interior of the post office has these clusters of Doric columns.

 As you walk up the stairs from outside you are greeted with this view.

 The decoration above the windows were metal.

 Here is a view down the main hall of the post office.  Lots and lots of PO Boxes.

There were a couple of these tables you can use to fill out your envelopes.

Texas Long Horns

 You know you're in Texas when you run into these guys.  The long horns allows them to ward off predators in the arid areas they naturally live in.

I had to take a picture of this cool looking home in rural Ft Worth, TX.