State Fair Pics

Last Saturday was our group outing to the State Fair of Texas, AQ's signal that fall is officially here. For the second year in a row, we've gone during the annual Red River Rivalry, also called the Red River Shootout, which is the name given to the annual college football game between the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners.

Sadly, for the second year in a row Texas won the game. That's okay though, since Oklahoma won the 4 years previously. You can tell who each of us cheer for, and let me tell you, we got quite a few odd looks from people.

Say hello to Big Tex, the giant talking anamatronic mascot of the State Fair of Texas. If anyone gets lost, you can bet the the place to meet up will be at the feet of Big Tex.

One of our traditions, besides checking out the car show and eating Fletcher’s Corny Dogs and Caramel Apples, is to ride the giant ferris wheel, The Texas Star. I was hoping to get a video but the ride was over too soon. Maybe next year I'll have better luck. I did get a good picture of the Midway though. You can see the Cotton Bowl in the upper right of the picture.

AQ and I took the ride this year with PoD and his significant other, Beth.

After the ride, I tried to take a picture from the base of the Texas Star. If you look closely, you can see the cages at the upper left. Each cage holds up to 6 people.

Next time, Pics of this years pumpkin...