Potato Time

TOP: Cowboy riding the wild horse

2nd: A good rule of thumb is not to be UNDER THE HORSE when it goes insane. 5 riders tried this steed, and not one survived more than about 5 seconds. One tough horse...

3rd: An if it wasn't bad enough riding it, then you have to catch it

4th: Brought a patriotic tear to my eye. Here's a native group that has been raped and pillaged by the US, yet they proudly salute the colors and are proud Americans.

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Today we hit Pocatello Idaho, Kathy's 48th state. Pocatello is a small city, some manufacturing, and a small college (but not really what I would call a "college town"). After a brief driveabout, we found out about the Shoshone rodeo that was scheduled for that afternoon.

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Now we'd been to rodeos before (notably Snowmass, a really big one in Colorado), but this one sounded different. It was all native americans, with some different events. So, we drove on up to the fairgrounds on the reservation, and took in the view. It was actually quite cool, a very different tone than the "white guy" rodeos. This was more reverential of the animals, there was no sense of time (the next event starts when the next event starts, not keeping to some arbitrary timetable), and the spectators were very laid back. It was more like watching flowers bloom on a spring day than a rugby match with pack animals. Very pleasant and relaxing. But make no mistake; these athletes were as good as they come.

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We spent a day or so around Pocatello; a nice city, but nothing to write home about. But, the native rodeo thing was very cool.

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"Why do reservations exist anymore anyways" Lumpy out