Steer Wrestling: This is how you do it featuring Kolbey Hughes 10/7/2017 Spanish Fork National College Rodeo, Idaho State University (https://www.facebook.com/ISURodeoTeam/) rodeo team member 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
This was another chilly rodeo in the evening though the daytime slack was lovely. A full moon made an appearance through the clouds on the first night. Jessica brought Joey & Rachel by during slack and we got to hang out and watch a lot of roping. This is the last rodeo of the season. More … More Spanish Fork Rodeo
Logan is only 30 minutes away from the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I went to bed early and then was out of the hotel by 7:00 a.m. This time I was not going to miss the early morning light. I spent almost 4 hours at the refuge, it was a gorgeous day. Morning grebes … More Oct 1 2017: Back at Bear River Refuge
September 29 & 30 The drive down was deceptively lovely, warm, and sunny. Beautiful Logan Fairgrounds I love this photo. The person on the left is one of the pickup men who assist riders from their bucking horse/bull. The person on the left is one of the competitors. But what I like the most is … More Logan Rodeo
Last Saturday, a friend and I decided to get one last day trip in to Seward before winter comes in earnest. And wow, did we pick a beautiful day to do it. It was a gorgeous drive. Seward is about 2-2 1/2 hours away on the Seward Highway from Anchorage which passes a fjord, mountain … More Seward day trip
I had originally planned to leave at 5:00 a.m. but stayed up too late the night before and didn’t get out of town till 7:30. I wanted to drive through the Bear River Refuge and take pictures/bird. The rain was just hard enough that most of the birds were undercover. However, I was still able … More Sept 22 2017: Bear River Refuge
September 22nd & 23rd The rodeo was great fun of course, though it was very, very cold. I was sitting on my wool coat and after a round of discussion on the cold one of the ISU team went to my car and retrieved my two emergency wool blankets, one that she used and one … More Price Rodeo
On the way to Cedar City there was a brush fire right by the road. Traffic slowed enough that I was able to wrestle my camera out. I tried using the CPL filter that came with the camera but it doesn’t work with my mid sized lens. Alas, it would allegedly have taken the glare … More Cedar Breaks National Monument
The Rocky Mountain Region College Rodeo was held on Sept 8 & 9. It was a lot of fun. They put a lot of different entertainment and acts into the rodeo. It starts with opening ceremonies including flags, prayer, and more flags. Go Bengals There are signs from those who donate money. I must admit … More Cedar City Rodeo
9/2/2017 My original plan for Saturday morning was to go to the Sheepdog herding competition at the Eastern Idaho State Fair. But when I got up later than I expected and was reluctant to face the crowds I changed my plans and birded around Gray’s Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Some of my favorite photos on … More Birding Gray’s Lake
BlueRavenBirders 