While riding the scooter from the motor home to the merchandise trailer, I spotted this trailer in the parking lot. What are the chances of another chance within such close proximity? It appears that Chance works in the front, or in our case, the back of a name. I didn't hear, but I hope that Mr. Kelton had a chance to win some prize money yesterday.
From inside the merchandise trailer, we have a pretty good vantage point of all the action. We can't see inside the arena, but as I mentioned earlier, the horse path goes right by where we are parked. These images are but a small snapshot of what we see on a daily basis, here at the Tucson Rodeo.
I did get over to the arena to watch a little bit of the steer wrestling competition. This photo shows a steer in the lead, as the two fellows on horseback try to catch up. When you watch these guys bailing off a horse at 20-30 mph, trying to wrestle the steer to the ground, you can't help but think, not only are they fearless, but they're also pretty darn good athletes.
Today is the middle day of what is referred to as the three "slack days". I don't know exactly how all of the competition in the different categories works, but the primary purpose of these 3 slack days, is to narrow down the competition. There are hundreds of competitors who can't all be in the actual rodeo performances, so these days are kind of like the preliminaries in other sports.
We don't do a lot of business on these days, but yesterday, we almost doubled what we did on Monday of last year. The general public doesn't routinely attend in large numbers during slack days, but the gates are open, and the bulk of spectators are school children. This rodeo, and the parade (this Thurs.), is a pretty big deal here in Tucson. The schools are closed this Thurs. and Fri., with the parade billed as the largest non-motorized parade in the United States. The wind has calmed down, and the weather forecast looks pretty good for the rest of the week.
While riding the scooter from the motor home to the merchandise trailer, I spotted this trailer in the parking lot. What are the chances of another chance within such close proximity? It appears that Chance works in the front, or in our case, the back of a name. I didn't hear, but I hope that Mr. Kelton had a chance to win some prize money yesterday.
From inside the merchandise trailer, we have a pretty good vantage point of all the action. We can't see inside the arena, but as I mentioned earlier, the horse path goes right by where we are parked. These images are but a small snapshot of what we see on a daily basis, here at the Tucson Rodeo.
I did get over to the arena to watch a little bit of the steer wrestling competition. This photo shows a steer in the lead, as the two fellows on horseback try to catch up. When you watch these guys bailing off a horse at 20-30 mph, trying to wrestle the steer to the ground, you can't help but think, not only are they fearless, but they're also pretty darn good athletes.
Today is the middle day of what is referred to as the three "slack days". I don't know exactly how all of the competition in the different categories works, but the primary purpose of these 3 slack days, is to narrow down the competition. There are hundreds of competitors who can't all be in the actual rodeo performances, so these days are kind of like the preliminaries in other sports. 
We don't do a lot of business on these days, but yesterday, we almost doubled what we did on Monday of last year. The general public doesn't routinely attend in large numbers during slack days, but the gates are open, and the bulk of spectators are school children. This rodeo, and the parade (this Thurs.), is a pretty big deal here in Tucson. The schools are closed this Thurs. and Fri., with the parade billed as the largest non-motorized parade in the United States. The wind has calmed down, and the weather forecast looks pretty good for the rest of the week.
Sure enjoying your blog. Barbara & Tom
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