They had these steps that we climbed to mount our horses. One of them was tied up away from the others. You’d almost think they didn’t keep any horses here, but sure enough, there were a dozen horses just waiting for us. We piled into an old jeep and went off through the forest. I can’t tell you the orientation of these guys, because as I’ve stated before: everyone in Texas dresses like a gay cowboy. It was the job of these beauties to take us down to the stables. We met a couple of hot cowboys in the lobby.
It was too bad, since once I saw my room I really wanted to just sit in front of the fireplace and soak in the scenery. Being on a press tour, they wanted to speed everything along, so we only had 15 minutes to get changed to ride our horses. It would make an excellent destination for a gay tour. We got to the ranch and our rooms were totally awesome! The design is kind of Ralph Lauren meets Wild West. I love outdoor adventure activities, and this activity was promising to really deliver a cool experience. I’d been looking forward to this activity for the entire tour! We spent the next hour and a half driving to Graham, Texas and my insides kept twisting in excitement…or perhaps it was the food trucks. Way to go Texas!Īfter lunch we departed for Wildcatter Ranch. It’s resulted in some interesting and inventive ways to green things up. When the Dallas city charter was written, a clause was added that requires a minimum amount of green space within the city. The trucks park at the side of a beautiful park that’s been recently built over the top of a freeway in order to beautify the city. They should have one of those runaway-truck gravel ramps off to the side. There is a separate handicap ramp that zigs and zags its way down, but I could see someone in a wheelchair mistakenly going down the main ramp and getting into a heap of trouble. The entrance is below ground level and you have to go down a steep ramp. You simply must check out this time-lapse video that shows how it works. The entire theater is built vertically with the stage being totally changeable between levels. We crossed the street and went inside the AT&T Theater. Then my ghost could haunt the patrons of the opera for all time. Honestly though, if it had been me donating all that money, I would have insisted that my tomb be under the theatre. The artists got together and put on a performance for him in the basement of the building while it was still under construction. He unfortunately fell ill with cancer and never saw the building completed. The Dallas Opera Theater is amazing the amount of money it took to build this theatre is astounding! The biggest contributor donated well over 100 million dollars to the project. Stephan has created 21 different restaurants in his career! I am not surprised.Īfter breakfast we toured the Arts District. It was awesome! They used liquid nitrogen to freeze the guacamole. He made a wonderful breakfast of Huevos Rancheros with his personal modern twist. When the ball fell into the 30 slot, I realized I only had thirty minutes to meet my group to head to breakfast, which had been prepared for us at the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau.
When the alarm went off this morning, I felt like a roulette ball was spinning around the inside of my skull. They Should Call This the Dallas Food Tour! If you missed Part 1, click here!ĭay 3: The Food Keeps Coming.