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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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autumn sunset pardon the powerlines DSC_6374.JPG
autumn sunset pardon the powerlines DSC_6374.JPG
music man _DSC0218.jpg
music man _DSC0218.jpg
Storm Brewing Over Mtns _DSC0326.jpg
Storm Brewing Over Mtns _DSC0326.jpg
Trio Lyrique oder Lyrisches Trio at Jensen Grand Concert Hall Inaugural Event DSCN5718.JPG
Trio Lyrique oder Lyrisches Trio at Jensen Grand Concert Hall Inaugural Event DSCN5718.JPG
Boo the Alameda Pet Hospital Cat IMG_1572.JPG
Boo the Alameda Pet Hospital Cat IMG_1572.JPG
music man _DSC0293.jpg
music man _DSC0293.jpg
American Falls Reservoir Sunset from Pocatello _DSC7718.jpg
American Falls Reservoir Sunset from Pocatello _DSC7718.jpg
The Occupy Pocatello Movement IMG_0243.jpg
The Occupy Pocatello Movement IMG_0243.jpg
Pasta aus Neapolis mit Römerkäse und Crabcakes _DSC4859.jpg
Pasta aus Neapolis mit Römerkäse und Crabcakes _DSC4859.jpg
Autumn at ISU -- Liberal Arts Buildling DSCF0492.jpg
Autumn at ISU -- Liberal Arts Buildling DSCF0492.jpg
Idaho Museum of Natural History and  the Fine Arts Building, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Idaho Museum of Natural History and the Fine Arts Building, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello Creek creekside scene - spring _DSC6737.jpg
Pocatello Creek creekside scene - spring _DSC6737.jpg
Aspen in November in the Mountains DSCF0059.jpg
Aspen in November in the Mountains DSCF0059.jpg
P4270011.jpg
P4270011.jpg
Whitman Street Squirrel IMG_0667.JPG
Whitman Street Squirrel IMG_0667.JPG
Autumn at Home _DSC9865.jpg
Autumn at Home _DSC9865.jpg
ISU College of Engineering Steel Bridge Team 2007 _DSC0401.jpg
ISU College of Engineering Steel Bridge Team 2007 _DSC0401.jpg
Earth Day at ISU or Idaho State University DSCN1319.jpg
Earth Day at ISU or Idaho State University DSCN1319.jpg
Continental Bistro Lunch DSC_2941.jpg
Continental Bistro Lunch DSC_2941.jpg
Pork in Beer Sauce by photographer
Pork in Beer Sauce by photographer
Theater ISU DSC_131.jpg
Theater ISU DSC_131.jpg
Old Tom from Arbon Valley DSCN0176.jpg
Old Tom from Arbon Valley DSCN0176.jpg
Crestline Trail Scout Mountain DSCN6621.JPG
Crestline Trail Scout Mountain DSCN6621.JPG
ISU Guitar Ensemble Concert DSCF0039.JPG
ISU Guitar Ensemble Concert DSCF0039.JPG
College Market with Snow 4x6 smallfile 2007 P1010946.jpg
College Market with Snow 4x6 smallfile 2007 P1010946.jpg
ISU College of Engineering Graduates May 2007 _DSC0384.jpg
ISU College of Engineering Graduates May 2007 _DSC0384.jpg
Beaverland P2240089.jpg
Beaverland P2240089.jpg
rodeo 2007 _DSC0171.jpg
rodeo 2007 _DSC0171.jpg
Benton Street Rose PA070002.jpg
Benton Street Rose PA070002.jpg
Snow Scene from Pocatello Creek Road _DSC9699.jpg
Snow Scene from Pocatello Creek Road _DSC9699.jpg
baby cockatiels at play _DSC6823.jpg
baby cockatiels at play _DSC6823.jpg
Baby cockatiel DSCF0007.jpg
Baby cockatiel DSCF0007.jpg
Robin in a juniper tree smallfile _DSC1865.jpg
Robin in a juniper tree smallfile _DSC1865.jpg
Dance at Idaho State University Pocatello 349.jpg
Dance at Idaho State University Pocatello 349.jpg
Erik Graff ISU Computer Science and Physics graduate _DSC6679.jpg
Erik Graff ISU Computer Science and Physics graduate _DSC6679.jpg
OSL at Ross Park at the College of Engineering Picnic DSCF0041.JPG
OSL at Ross Park at the College of Engineering Picnic DSCF0041.JPG
Bergszene mit dem großen Vogel P1010078.jpg
Bergszene mit dem großen Vogel P1010078.jpg
Anderson Sandes thesis defense P1000242.jpg
Anderson Sandes thesis defense P1000242.jpg
Squirrel at R8 parking lot ISU IMG_1519.jpg
Squirrel at R8 parking lot ISU IMG_1519.jpg
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6690.jpg
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6690.jpg
Idaho State University Campus Scene DSCF0047.jpg
Idaho State University Campus Scene DSCF0047.jpg
ISU Flower with Snow DSCF0186.jpg
ISU Flower with Snow DSCF0186.jpg
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6674.jpg
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6674.jpg
Pocatello from City Creek P1040137.jpg
Pocatello from City Creek P1040137.jpg
Cherries from Ruth Moorhead's Tree DSCN6574
Cherries from Ruth Moorhead's Tree DSCN6574
white flowers smallfile DSCN3089.jpg
white flowers smallfile DSCN3089.jpg
Fox Squirrel R7 Parking Lot ISU _DSC8469.jpg
Fox Squirrel R7 Parking Lot ISU _DSC8469.jpg
Rachel Dowling Finishing Marathon smallfile _DSC0515.jpg
Rachel Dowling Finishing Marathon smallfile _DSC0515.jpg
food line ISU Taste of France DSCF0086.jpg
food line ISU Taste of France DSCF0086.jpg
Flagbearer ISU International Night 2005 DSCF0159.jpg
Flagbearer ISU International Night 2005 DSCF0159.jpg
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