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Pocatello, Idaho

Welcome to beautiful Pocatello, Idaho, home of Idaho State University, where I serve on the Computer Science faculty in the College of Engineering. The photos are for viewing only, but you are quite welcome to send links to the photos anywhere in the universe, or make direct links to the photos! I shuffle the images once in a while, so if you wonder where your favorite image went, please try searching for it. Currently the images (except a few most recent ones) are shown in random order. Comments are appreciated, but sometimes I may not see them for a long time. Thanks for visiting!

For pictures of places near Pocatello such as Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Arches National Parks, City of Rocks National Reserve, Lava Hot Springs, Soda Springs, Great Salt Lake, and Massacre Rocks State Park, see this gallery.

Please note that clicking on the thumbnails gives you a larger version of the photo. Once the larger photo is visible, you can further select various display sizes by clicking on the appropriate word underneath the photo.

I have 6 prints on permanent display at the Pocatello Regional Airport, so you might want to look for them in case you plan on air travel!

If you are interested in purchasing a print or otherwise using a photograph, please contact me at vkantabu@computer.org or (208) 251-4368. Some photos may not be printable or saleable. Thanks.

AIR AND MERCURY POLLUTION ALERT!! Being situated in a valley, the Pocatello area does have a tendency to have air pollution problems. In recent years (except this exceptionally dry winter season), the air has been cleaner. But all of a sudden Power County next door is planning to put a Coal-Burning Power Plant at the old FMC site!! See article at http://www.journalnet.com/articles/2005/03/10/opinion/opinion01.txt

Many people don't believe that these so-called "clean" coal-burning plants are nearly as clean as their advocates are claiming. And even if they are relatively clean, please note that many of us Bannock County residents believe that we are already at our limit of tolerance when it comes to air pollution! Such air pollution as shown in a photo of mine in this gallery (see http://www.pbase.com/vkantabu/image/40660709) is believed to cause nasty sinus infections in many of us that last for weeks, sometimes months, each year! Please, we need the air to be cleaner, not dirtier!! Please read this article I just found on Oct 14, 2005 ... http://webcenter.health.webmd.netscape.com/content/Article/113/110585.htm?pagenumber=1

NEW ARTICLE FROM MY ALMA MATER, THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY I usually don't bother to read The Johns Hopkins Magazine, but tonight I picked it up and saw an eye-catching title, "Bad Air Days Cause Increase in Hospital Admissions." Well, of course, I thought. Isn't that an obvious result? But when I read it, it turned out to be another surprising discovery by a Hopkins faculty. Quoting the article, "RESEARCHERS WERE SURPRISED AT HOW RAPIDLY INCREASES IN HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOLLOWED INCREASES IN AIR POLLUTION LEVELS." .... "The researchers calculated that in 2002, there were 11,000 additional hospitalizations associated with 10 micrograms per cubic meter increase in PM2.5."


Mercury pollution is also a well-documented problem stemming from coal-burning power plants. Mercury pollution can cause autism in children, among other serious health problems.

I am an associate professor of computer science and electrical engineering at Idaho State University. Please see my academic Web site at http://idahostate.academia.edu/VititKantabutra.
Back East (meaning in the Eastern United States) they say that if you have an interest other than academia, then you must keep it more or less a secret. It's just not in my nature to play by rules that don't make sense, and that's why I'm out here in Wild Idaho!

NEWS September 20, 2009. Just expanded my photo collection at flickr! Please see them at http://www.flickr.com/photos/96517640@N00/


NEWS Friday, Sep 28, 2007: I started a Pocatello photo blog at http://pocatellophotoblog.blogspot.com/ Some photos are also in this gallery, but some may not be.

I also have some photos of Pocatello at Webshots and some more (along with those by other photographers) at Trekearth.com and also at Flickr.com. Speaking of Trekearth, all my photos there can be found here.

Also see my photos on Google. For example: http://picasaweb.google.com/vkantabu/RescueOnChinesePeak# and http://picasaweb.google.com/vkantabu/NWFEntries200902#
If you are interested in seeing how things looked in the mountains just east of Pocatello back in the 1970's and 80's, see http://pbase.com/vkantabu/fromdebbiebrooks

Here is a link to historical photos of Bannock County at ISU's library, made available by Karen Kearns: http://idahodocs.cdmhost.com/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/p2003coll1&CISOSTART=1,1 (Unfortunately, Karen Kearns passed away in 2012, still in her 40's.)

By the way, the blue background of these pages is actually Pocatello's sky color sampled from a photograph I took on a clear day.
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Blue Camas or are they Triplet Lily -- Puffy Purple Flowers DSCN3053
Blue Camas or are they Triplet Lily -- Puffy Purple Flowers DSCN3053
Pocatellosche Berge im Frühlinge DSCF0019.jpg
Pocatellosche Berge im Frühlinge DSCF0019.jpg
Munro's globe-mallow near AMI Semiconductor DSC_4921.JPG
Munro's globe-mallow near AMI Semiconductor DSC_4921.JPG
Trimmers flowers P1050434.jpg
Trimmers flowers P1050434.jpg
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African Food at Africa Night 2013 at ISU 028.jpg
Cooking at Idaho State University's Pond Student Union DSC_2564.jpg
Cooking at Idaho State University's Pond Student Union DSC_2564.jpg
Wilma the zoo coyote DSC_0112.jpg
Wilma the zoo coyote DSC_0112.jpg
First Friday Art Walk at Mind Your Body Studio _DSC3790.jpg
First Friday Art Walk at Mind Your Body Studio _DSC3790.jpg
Northern Flying Squirrel _DSC0022.jpg
Northern Flying Squirrel _DSC0022.jpg
Our Little Harvest DSCF0578.jpg
Our Little Harvest DSCF0578.jpg
A Conversation with Elena Velasquez _DSC0109.jpg
A Conversation with Elena Velasquez _DSC0109.jpg
antifilibuster rally Pocatello _DSC0673.jpg
antifilibuster rally Pocatello _DSC0673.jpg
autumn scene with aspen DSCF0111.JPG
autumn scene with aspen DSCF0111.JPG
Geoffrey Friedley, Tenor, and Mark Neiwirth, Gravicembalo con Piano e Forte - Liederabend - Feb 07 dscf0254.jpg
Geoffrey Friedley, Tenor, and Mark Neiwirth, Gravicembalo con Piano e Forte - Liederabend - Feb 07 dscf0254.jpg
My Student Makhosana Ngazimbi and His Girlfriend _DSC0056.jpg
My Student Makhosana Ngazimbi and His Girlfriend _DSC0056.jpg
College of Engineering Squirrel ISU _DSC0083.JPG
College of Engineering Squirrel ISU _DSC0083.JPG
ISU campus butterfly near PSUB DSC_0069.jpg
ISU campus butterfly near PSUB DSC_0069.jpg
Smoking Snowman at College Market DSC_2380.jpg
Smoking Snowman at College Market DSC_2380.jpg
Chinese Peak in the Autumn _DSC1990.jpg
Chinese Peak in the Autumn _DSC1990.jpg
Food at ISU International Night 2006 _DSC0196.jpg
Food at ISU International Night 2006 _DSC0196.jpg
Hootowl smallfile DSCF0014.jpg
Hootowl smallfile DSCF0014.jpg
Thom Ritter George and Janet Sung with Id State Civic IMG_1013.jpg
Thom Ritter George and Janet Sung with Id State Civic IMG_1013.jpg
Mike and another familiar person _DSC0364.jpg
Mike and another familiar person _DSC0364.jpg
Pocatello Marathon 2008 quick starters _DSC8957.jpg
Pocatello Marathon 2008 quick starters _DSC8957.jpg
dwarf zinnia from fred meyer P1050524.jpg
dwarf zinnia from fred meyer P1050524.jpg
Metropolitan Opera auditions at ISU Stephens Performing Arts Center Pocatello _DSC2108.jpg
Metropolitan Opera auditions at ISU Stephens Performing Arts Center Pocatello _DSC2108.jpg
ISU Baroque Festival 2009 at Jensen Hall - Performing Arts Center _DSC4773.JPG
ISU Baroque Festival 2009 at Jensen Hall - Performing Arts Center _DSC4773.JPG
microbiotic crust turned green after light rain P4230140.jpg
microbiotic crust turned green after light rain P4230140.jpg
West Center Street Pocatello IMG_1595.JPG
West Center Street Pocatello IMG_1595.JPG
Mark Neiwirth talked to fans after a piano concert at ISU Stephens Performing Arts Center _DSC0578.jpg
Mark Neiwirth talked to fans after a piano concert at ISU Stephens Performing Arts Center _DSC0578.jpg
ISU Football DSCF0015.JPG
ISU Football DSCF0015.JPG
Inside the Centre Rendez-Vous _DSC9583.jpg
Inside the Centre Rendez-Vous _DSC9583.jpg
ISU Dance _DSC8979.jpg
ISU Dance _DSC8979.jpg
eclipse of the moon - beginning _DSC0649.jpg
eclipse of the moon - beginning _DSC0649.jpg
Isabella DSC_0007.jpg
Isabella DSC_0007.jpg
red squirrel on an aspen _DSC0415.JPG
red squirrel on an aspen _DSC0415.JPG
Winter Returns to Pocatello P1010200.JPG
Winter Returns to Pocatello P1010200.JPG
Chinese New Year at ISU 2010 _DSC6861.jpg
Chinese New Year at ISU 2010 _DSC6861.jpg
ISU Guitar Ensemble Spring 2008 _DSC0362.jpg
ISU Guitar Ensemble Spring 2008 _DSC0362.jpg
zoo goosies DSCF0673.jpg
zoo goosies DSCF0673.jpg
Early Spring Scene from Pocatello Creek Road Pocatello 114.JPG
Early Spring Scene from Pocatello Creek Road Pocatello 114.JPG
International Night 2012 _DSC7923.jpg
International Night 2012 _DSC7923.jpg
Silver Fox at Pocatello Zoo _DSC1137.jpg
Silver Fox at Pocatello Zoo _DSC1137.jpg
International Night 2011 flag bearer and host _DSC1659.jpg
International Night 2011 flag bearer and host _DSC1659.jpg
Hoggie y la musica de Albeniz
Hoggie y la musica de Albeniz
Rose family member
Rose family member
antifilibuster rally Pocatello IMG_0476.jpg
antifilibuster rally Pocatello IMG_0476.jpg
Western Serviceberry am I not I grow by E Mink Tr Scout Mtn P1010508.jpg
Western Serviceberry am I not I grow by E Mink Tr Scout Mtn P1010508.jpg
Pocatello Sunset _DSC7503.jpg
Pocatello Sunset _DSC7503.jpg
Curtis Smith _DSC8514.jpg
Curtis Smith _DSC8514.jpg
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