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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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red squirrel with late may snow _DSC3709.jpg
red squirrel with late may snow _DSC3709.jpg
Extreme Makeover Home Edition Pocatello Idaho August 2010 P1020093.jpg
Extreme Makeover Home Edition Pocatello Idaho August 2010 P1020093.jpg
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Raccoon paw print in snow IMG_7404.JPG
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red squirrel uncropped smallfile lightened _DSC0503.jpg
Mike Ramshaw Hidayatollah Ahsan Steve Miller and Moses Okeyo at senior project presentation DSCF0010.JPG
Mike Ramshaw Hidayatollah Ahsan Steve Miller and Moses Okeyo at senior project presentation DSCF0010.JPG
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DSC_102.jpg
ISU Massage Therapy Program - College of Technology _DSC0023.JPG
ISU Massage Therapy Program - College of Technology _DSC0023.JPG
Cameroon Dance at Africa Night 2013 at ISU 063.jpg
Cameroon Dance at Africa Night 2013 at ISU 063.jpg
ISU Administration Building Fox Squirrel DSCF0001.JPG
ISU Administration Building Fox Squirrel DSCF0001.JPG
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dove _DSC7146.JPG
Lou Pirro taking picture of self and kids smallfile  _DSC2920.jpg
Lou Pirro taking picture of self and kids smallfile _DSC2920.jpg
photo workshop at ISU with Kristi Sheriff 0007.jpg
photo workshop at ISU with Kristi Sheriff 0007.jpg
Horse on a Snowy April 17th Morning _DSC0025.jpg
Horse on a Snowy April 17th Morning _DSC0025.jpg
Pocatellos Got Talent July 2011 Annie _DSC8551.jpg
Pocatellos Got Talent July 2011 Annie _DSC8551.jpg
Deborah DSCF0025.JPG
Deborah DSCF0025.JPG
Liberal Arts Bldg., Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Liberal Arts Bldg., Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
sunflowers juniper and sky city creek area P1040161.jpg
sunflowers juniper and sky city creek area P1040161.jpg
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dump smallfile DSCN5980.JPG
fireworks july 4 2008 _DSC5515.jpg
fireworks july 4 2008 _DSC5515.jpg
Habibs Home before Wedding Reception _DSC0546.jpg
Habibs Home before Wedding Reception _DSC0546.jpg
Isabella DSC_0007.jpg
Isabella DSC_0007.jpg
Nepalese dance _DSC0353.jpg
Nepalese dance _DSC0353.jpg
Autumn near McCammon IMG_0874.jpg
Autumn near McCammon IMG_0874.jpg
City Creek autumn scene _DSC1586.jpg
City Creek autumn scene _DSC1586.jpg
Applebees smallfile _DSC0264.JPG
Applebees smallfile _DSC0264.JPG
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6709.jpg
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6709.jpg
ISU Administration Building Thundercloud Plum Blossoms DSCN6086.JPG
ISU Administration Building Thundercloud Plum Blossoms DSCN6086.JPG
Trimmers flower P1050439.jpg
Trimmers flower P1050439.jpg
Early Spring Scene _DSC0087.jpg
Early Spring Scene _DSC0087.jpg
Pocatello Twilight _DSC5131.jpg
Pocatello Twilight _DSC5131.jpg
Election Day 2008 smallfile _DSC0595.jpg
Election Day 2008 smallfile _DSC0595.jpg
Scarlet Gilia DSCN3209.jpg
Scarlet Gilia DSCN3209.jpg
Pocatello Marathon 2008 _DSC9015.jpg
Pocatello Marathon 2008 _DSC9015.jpg
Linda Wolfe Pocatello Artist _DSC3979.jpg
Linda Wolfe Pocatello Artist _DSC3979.jpg
Crete Brown and I by Deborah -- dont know what shes holding DSCN5697.JPG
Crete Brown and I by Deborah -- dont know what shes holding DSCN5697.JPG
Red Hill Cougar Trap _DSC6648.jpg
Red Hill Cougar Trap _DSC6648.jpg
chamomile DSCN1570.jpg
chamomile DSCN1570.jpg
Pocatello Street Scene - MLK Blvd and ISU Eli Oboler Library P1040008.jpg
Pocatello Street Scene - MLK Blvd and ISU Eli Oboler Library P1040008.jpg
Yellow flowers late PA050035.jpg
Yellow flowers late PA050035.jpg
Rodeo 2007 _DSC0128.jpg
Rodeo 2007 _DSC0128.jpg
A dance at Indian Night _DSC7305.jpg
A dance at Indian Night _DSC7305.jpg
City Creek P1020986.jpg
City Creek P1020986.jpg
Autumn on the Quad at ISU smallfile IMG_1482.jpg
Autumn on the Quad at ISU smallfile IMG_1482.jpg
Hootowl Road at Sundown _DSC0228.jpg
Hootowl Road at Sundown _DSC0228.jpg
DSCF7491 Autumn at ISU.JPG
DSCF7491 Autumn at ISU.JPG
Changing Seasons at Gibson Jack Creek P1000292.jpg
Changing Seasons at Gibson Jack Creek P1000292.jpg
New Pocatello Sign DSCF4987.jpg
New Pocatello Sign DSCF4987.jpg
ISU Music Dept Carry Nation  _DSC3426.jpg
ISU Music Dept Carry Nation _DSC3426.jpg
ISU Mechanical Engineering graduates 2013 with most faculty and a doggie 1600pix BW 024.JPG
ISU Mechanical Engineering graduates 2013 with most faculty and a doggie 1600pix BW 024.JPG
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