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Dallas,
a young city by comparison to others in the US is colorful and
diverse. Founder, John Neely Bryan, a Tennessee lawyer, saw
the area in 1839 and decided the land was good. Local Indians,
rough land, and the presence of a river spoke “trading
post” to him and in 1841, Bryan packed his belongings and
headed west. His was not a chase for gold mines as others, but
to indulge himself in the claim of 640 acres of rugged lawless
land. He went on to sketch out a town with plans for the local
courthouse along with 20 streets.
Dallas is fluid. Moving and growing. Expansion can be documented
through the years. Suburbs appear and then become swallowed
up as part of the great “Metroplex.” Unless you are
a resident, it is difficult to tell where Dallas County ends
and Tarrant County begins. Dallas is host to a wealth of entertainment:
Dallas Stars hockey league and Mavericks basketball at the new
American Airlines arena, the West End District with Deep Ellum
full of Jazz and Blues, Texas Stadium home of the Dallas Cowboys
in Irving, and The Arlington Ballpark home of The Texas Rangers,
as well as Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor, downtown Dallas Aquarium
and Zoo, Fair Park, Dallas Speedway, and the Lake Lewisville
Marina. Shopping is luxury at the Galleria, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom’s,
and the huge Grapevine Mills Outlet Mall just to name a few.
It’s JR Ewing’s Dallas or Walker Texas Ranger at its
best. It’s just Dallas!
For the RV’er, a great place to park and rest is “Destiny
Dallas. A Five-Star Resort located 20 minutes North of Dallas
on I-35E and 35 minutes Northeast of Ft. Worth, (refer to map
above). Destiny Dallas has beautiful natural camping and is
close enough to attend the Dallas attractions. This modern RV
park is up-to-date with high speed wireless internet throughout
the park. Five of these sites can accommodate super rigs and
have pull-through up to 100 ft. These also have instant phone
hook-ups. The premium sites can accommodate 40 ft coaches with
slides and all are pull-through. There are a total of 184 RV
sites with full hook-up. Each has 20/30/40 amp availability.
Daily rates usually run $31-$34.
This RV resort hosts a kaleidoscope of activities for the entire
family. Children can play on the playgrounds or volleyball courts.
There are video arcade games available. A six acre sports field
awaits the family reunion that puts together a baseball or soccer
team. There are deep pit BBQ and fire rings for cook-outs. For
dad and mom there is golf, tennis, boating, and fishing nearby.
For more information on this great RV resort call 1-888-238-1532
or visit their website at www.destinyrv.com.
Although only an hour away, Fort Worth has its own style and
flare. Seeing the rail trains and hearing the sounds of the
stockyards, takes one back to the Wild West. It doesn’t
happen often, but sometimes you can catch a wild cattle chase
being aired on the radio. I’ve heard it a few times in
the past while driving through the countryside. Policemen on
horseback and motorcycles trying to round up cattle that escaped
an 18-wheeler passing through. Once my travel writing friend
told me a story of seeing a bull loose at Billy Bob’s Texas
and watching cowboys in the back of their pick-up trucks trying
to chase him and rope him. Needless to say, he took them on
more than a “goose chase.” What do you do when you
rope a 2000 lb. bull and you’re standing in the back of
a truck? When he takes off in the other direction, you let go!
Fort Worth, situated on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River,
and named after US Army General William Jenkins Worth, a hero
of the Mexican War, is known for its diversified economy. Major
interstates, railways, and the sharing of the International
DFW airport have helped Fort Worth to grow substantially.
Fort Worth includes the city of Arlington in its logistics.
Arlington lies between Fort Worth and Dallas. Together, the
two cities make up the largest metropolitan complex in the DFW
Metroplex. Fort Worth’s “Cow Town” nickname came
about through the early years of cattle drives and rail shipments
of cattle into the stockyards. Once filled with the sounds of
mooing and snorting from cows and bulls, the stockyards now
sport a different sound. The night comes to life with the flavor
of nightclubs, country music, line dancing, and the aroma of
Tex-Mex food. Although the fashion is different than that of
Dallas, the shopping and style is still uptown in Cow Town.
The RV’er can enjoy and appreciate the parks in the Fort
Worth areas. RV parks centrally located make the Cow Town adventure
enjoyable as you pursue the adventures of the Will Rogers Memorial
Coliseum, the Nature and Science Museum with Noble Planetarium,
the award winning Four Block Water Gardens, Botanical Gardens,
and the Fort Worth Zoo. For the children and young at heart,
I should mention there is Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor in
Arlington.
The All Seasons RV Park in Arlington is a 15 acre wooded park
with shady pull through and some paved hook-ups. All are full
hook-up sites with 20/30/50 amps. There are private restrooms
available. All Seasons RV Park has 118 sites. Forty-five of
these sites accommodate pull-through. 110 accommodate double
slides. There are eighty sites which can handle the maximum
length coaches. All Seasons RV is a gated community with security
entrance. For reservations email at: allseasonsrv@gocampingamerica.com.
The park is located at 2715 S. Cooper (exit 449B from I-20;
take Cooper, exit Northbound 1.8 miles). For further information
you may call 1-866-778-7275.
Further south of Fort Worth is Cow Town RV Park located at 7000
I-20 West in Aledo, Texas. This is another “Go America”
RV Park. It is decorated in ranch style and has 104 paved sites.
All sites are 50 amps pull through. Laundry, propane, cable
television, instant phone, and high speed internet services
are available. This RV park is able to accommodate 45 ft. coaches
and their daily rate averages $29.95 with a 10% discount for
Good Sam and FMCA members. For more information you can call
them at 1-800-781-4678 or email: info@cowtownrv.com.
Remember, whether glitz, glamour or a lot of bull, for wintering
Texan’s, the Dallas – Fort Worth metroplex is a place
full of excitement, entertainment, mild weather, and never ending
fun. Hope to see you there!
Happy Traveling.
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