POTD: Cheese Steak

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Cheese Steak
Sells, Arizona
2025

The first of a few shots from the fair portion of the fair/rodeo/pow-wow on the Tohono O’odham Nation. On the skyline in the background is Baboquivari Peak that I climbed almost 50 years ago.

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POTD: Dubious Choices

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Dubious Choices
Sells, Arizona
2025

Bronc riders choose that even knowing that they are probably quite often going to be thrown violently onto the ground by an unappreciative mount. Steer wrestlers on the other hand choose to intentionally throw themselves from their horse, counting on a steer (hopefully not its horns) to break their fall. Me, I wouldn’t choose either, even if I were still young and stupid. (Being old and stupid comes with a bit more caution in most cases.) Once in my twenties I jumped on the back of a larger donkey thinking it would be docile enough to ride bareback. He immediately advised me otherwise and I found myself dumped on the ground. Even after all these years, I still remember how much that hurt. If I had any ideas about how exciting it might be to participating in rodeo events (which I didn’t), that fall would have taken care of any such notions.

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POTD: Safety Crew #2

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Safety Crew #2
Sells, Arizona
2025

The rodeo clown, another important member of the crew that keeps fallen cowboys safe. Rumor has it this guy also makes a pretty good stand-in for a missing or injured barrel during the barrel races, although we did not see him in that role.

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