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Pocatello, Idaho

NEW: Come see my snowy panorama of ISU HERE!


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 https://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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ISU College of Engineering Students presenting their final project - Makho Johnathan and others _DSC0394.JPG
ISU College of Engineering Students presenting their final project - Makho Johnathan and others _DSC0394.JPG
red squirrel DSCN6038.JPG
red squirrel DSCN6038.JPG
Scout Mountain Nature Trail _DSC2497.jpg
Scout Mountain Nature Trail _DSC2497.jpg
ISU Baroque Festival 2009 at Jensen Hall - Performing Arts Center _DSC4747.JPG
ISU Baroque Festival 2009 at Jensen Hall - Performing Arts Center _DSC4747.JPG
Fort Hall Replica P1020201.jpg
Fort Hall Replica P1020201.jpg
Pregnant College of Engineering Squirrel PA110021.jpg
Pregnant College of Engineering Squirrel PA110021.jpg
DSCF0173 Flag Carrier.jpg
DSCF0173 Flag Carrier.jpg
Maytag Washer at Bannock County Historical Museum _DSC1680.jpg
Maytag Washer at Bannock County Historical Museum _DSC1680.jpg
WINTER FOX SQUIRREL lowres DSCF0063.jpg
WINTER FOX SQUIRREL lowres DSCF0063.jpg
turning maple leaves at city creek at 5000ft P1040148.jpg
turning maple leaves at city creek at 5000ft P1040148.jpg
Mark Neiwirth and Langroise Trio with Page Turner Turning Page 2006-4-2 022.jpg
Mark Neiwirth and Langroise Trio with Page Turner Turning Page 2006-4-2 022.jpg
Buckskin Autumn Scene DSC_6702.JPG
Buckskin Autumn Scene DSC_6702.JPG
Dance to Bolliwood Music at ISU International Night 2008 _DSC0764.jpg
Dance to Bolliwood Music at ISU International Night 2008 _DSC0764.jpg
Trimmers flower _DSC0016.jpg
Trimmers flower _DSC0016.jpg
Bonnie and Jake at Kim and Habibs Wedding Reception _DSC0637.jpg
Bonnie and Jake at Kim and Habibs Wedding Reception _DSC0637.jpg
ISU Dance _DSC6103.jpg
ISU Dance _DSC6103.jpg
A Neighbor's Decoration _DSC9887.jpg
A Neighbor's Decoration _DSC9887.jpg
Trimmers' flowers2007 IMG_3039.jpg
Trimmers' flowers2007 IMG_3039.jpg
ISU College of Engineering Dean Graduate Associate Dean _DSC2682.jpg
ISU College of Engineering Dean Graduate Associate Dean _DSC2682.jpg
_DSC0782 Pocatello Sunset Modified in GIMP Image Editor.JPG
_DSC0782 Pocatello Sunset Modified in GIMP Image Editor.JPG
Bird of Prey probably guarding food at Pocatello Zoo _DSC0794.JPG
Bird of Prey probably guarding food at Pocatello Zoo _DSC0794.JPG
Eclipse of the Sun from Pocatello _DSC5192.jpg
Eclipse of the Sun from Pocatello _DSC5192.jpg
Thai Seas Seafood - home-made dinner for Putnam and myself DSC_0053.jpg
Thai Seas Seafood - home-made dinner for Putnam and myself DSC_0053.jpg
Old Tom from Arbon Valley DSCN0176.jpg
Old Tom from Arbon Valley DSCN0176.jpg
Habibs Home Ready for his Wedding Reception _DSC0544.jpg
Habibs Home Ready for his Wedding Reception _DSC0544.jpg
typical august roadside scene P1030971.jpg
typical august roadside scene P1030971.jpg
Apple Blossoms smallfile P5060072.png
Apple Blossoms smallfile P5060072.png
dwarf zinnia from fred meyer P1050524.jpg
dwarf zinnia from fred meyer P1050524.jpg
Caldwell Park Downtown Pocatello PA110039.jpg
Caldwell Park Downtown Pocatello PA110039.jpg
Springtime at College Market
Springtime at College Market
typical pocatello summer scene with sunflowers and mountain P1060323.jpg
typical pocatello summer scene with sunflowers and mountain P1060323.jpg
Trimmers Tulips P1050423.jpg
Trimmers Tulips P1050423.jpg
The Dining Room by Tom Cashin and his Wife _DSC9293.jpg
The Dining Room by Tom Cashin and his Wife _DSC9293.jpg
Trimmers daffodil DSCN6039.JPG
Trimmers daffodil DSCN6039.JPG
Autumn at ISU’s Pond Student Union
Autumn at ISU’s Pond Student Union
food line ISU Taste of France DSCF0090.jpg
food line ISU Taste of France DSCF0090.jpg
bigleaf balsamroot _DSC0923.jpg
bigleaf balsamroot _DSC0923.jpg
Chinesischer Löwe _DSC0035.JPG
Chinesischer Löwe _DSC0035.JPG
Typical Spring Scene, Pocatello, Idaho
Typical Spring Scene, Pocatello, Idaho
Sadie being let out of her cage to fly by Deborah _DSC6153.jpg
Sadie being let out of her cage to fly by Deborah _DSC6153.jpg
Super Duper Moon is Today P1020671.JPG
Super Duper Moon is Today P1020671.JPG
campus rose DSCN5321.jpg
campus rose DSCN5321.jpg
ISU Wind Tunnel with Prof Steve Chiu's Hand _DSC0854.jpg
ISU Wind Tunnel with Prof Steve Chiu's Hand _DSC0854.jpg
Cat and a Customer at College Market New Year's Day 2009 IMG_0875.jpg
Cat and a Customer at College Market New Year's Day 2009 IMG_0875.jpg
View from Gibson Jack Trail P1020663.jpg
View from Gibson Jack Trail P1020663.jpg
ISU at work - president, student, professor and photographer _DSC0411.jpg
ISU at work - president, student, professor and photographer _DSC0411.jpg
a neighbors dog P1020533.jpg
a neighbors dog P1020533.jpg
Breakfast with giant German pancakes at Elmer's
Breakfast with giant "German" pancakes at Elmer's
Continental Bistro DSC_2951.jpg
Continental Bistro DSC_2951.jpg
Bill O'Brien, guitarist, Edited96 smallfile.JPG
Bill O'Brien, guitarist, Edited96 smallfile.JPG
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