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4 days just isn't enough time to get a taste of Texas. If you can make it down to San Antonio do it. There is so much Texas History there. the flight from Love to SA is about an hour and cost less than driving. If you drive go down 281.

If you stay in N Texas go to the Fort Worth Stockyards. Awesome place. Longhorns are impressive and pretty docile. We have one named Jack as in JackAss down at the ranch that has a horn spread approaching 7ft. He is a big pet that will stand in the middle of the road and won't move until you feed him.

Forget about the Mesquite Rodeo. It is kinda like the minor leagues. Not Amature but not really a true Professional rodeo. And it a tourist thing. If you want to go to a good Small Town Texas Rodeo take a little trip NW of Fort Worth to Bridgeport. Its a good little PRCA Rodeo that will draw some well known cowboys. Nothing like a small Texas town when the big rodeo comes to town.

If you like to fly fish you may enjoy driving down to Kerrville and fly fishing the Guadalope River. Beuatiful country. And while your down you might as well drive over to Luckenbach and have a cold beer as suggested earlier. And since your in the area go to Gruene Hall in Gruene Texas. Awesome historic dance Hall running along the Guadalope River.