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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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First Snowstorm of the Season DSCF0083.jpg
First Snowstorm of the Season DSCF0083.jpg
Taiko drum Drummers at ISU Cherry Blossom Festival _DSC0174.jpg
Taiko drum Drummers at ISU Cherry Blossom Festival _DSC0174.jpg
Autumn 2008 _DSC9641.jpg
Autumn 2008 _DSC9641.jpg
Andrew Richard and Laird _DSC0370.JPG
Andrew Richard and Laird _DSC0370.JPG
Pocatello Woods in Moonlight - Happy Holidays 2007 _DSC0456_2.jpg
Pocatello Woods in Moonlight - Happy Holidays 2007 _DSC0456_2.jpg
International Night 2011 Liu Shi-Wei _DSC1649.jpg
International Night 2011 Liu Shi-Wei _DSC1649.jpg
West Buckskin Road Mountain Scene DSC_2962.jpg
West Buckskin Road Mountain Scene DSC_2962.jpg
Photo show by palette of light dot com at Walrus and Carpenter _DSC0220.jpg
Photo show by palette of light dot com at Walrus and Carpenter _DSC0220.jpg
Wagon and Teepee by Fort Hall Replica P1020203.jpg
Wagon and Teepee by Fort Hall Replica P1020203.jpg
Richie Sheng performs at Pocatellos Got Talent July 2011 _DSC8561.jpg
Richie Sheng performs at Pocatellos Got Talent July 2011 _DSC8561.jpg
Pocatello Sunset _DSC4288.JPG
Pocatello Sunset _DSC4288.JPG
Baked Chicken with Curry Powder and Washington State Apple Sauce smallfile IMG_1456.jpg
Baked Chicken with Curry Powder and Washington State Apple Sauce smallfile IMG_1456.jpg
Uhu
Uhu
I think this is butterweed DSCN1538.jpg
I think this is butterweed DSCN1538.jpg
Early Autumn at Chinese Peak
Early Autumn at Chinese Peak
Sheep and Goats at McKees Pocatello P1040288.jpg
Sheep and Goats at McKees Pocatello P1040288.jpg
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6548.jpg
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6548.jpg
Typical Pocatello Summer Scene P1060314.jpg
Typical Pocatello Summer Scene P1060314.jpg
Home-Baked Wild Salmon with Rosemary DSC_3066.jpg
Home-Baked Wild Salmon with Rosemary DSC_3066.jpg
Idaho State Civic Symphony Thom Ritter George Janet Sung IMG_1010.jpg
Idaho State Civic Symphony Thom Ritter George Janet Sung IMG_1010.jpg
IMG_7720.JPEG
IMG_7720.JPEG
Profs. Laura Woodworth-Ney and Kevin Marsh _SC0605.JPG
Profs. Laura Woodworth-Ney and Kevin Marsh _SC0605.JPG
Sunflower with bee OlymposBild 006.jpg
Sunflower with bee OlymposBild 006.jpg
le coq-au-vin à la mode d'ISU IMG_1038.jpg
le coq-au-vin à la mode d'ISU IMG_1038.jpg
Stephens Performing Arts Center DJI_0073
Stephens Performing Arts Center DJI_0073
Ambroses Subbaram DSCF0037 smallfile.JPG
Ambroses Subbaram DSCF0037 smallfile.JPG
international night 2011 flag bearer _DSC1690.jpg
international night 2011 flag bearer _DSC1690.jpg
rose non-native _DSC5419.jpg
rose non-native _DSC5419.jpg
Autumn at ISU Eli Oboler Library and R5 Parking Lot DSCF0548.jpg
Autumn at ISU Eli Oboler Library and R5 Parking Lot DSCF0548.jpg
June Terry and Kim _DSC0618.jpg
June Terry and Kim _DSC0618.jpg
The King's Singers at ISU Performing Arts Center _DSC4654.JPG
The King's Singers at ISU Performing Arts Center _DSC4654.JPG
Moosie October 2007 smallfile DSCF0794.jpg
Moosie October 2007 smallfile DSCF0794.jpg
ISU Guitar Ensemble concert DSCF0033.JPG
ISU Guitar Ensemble concert DSCF0033.JPG
Caldwell Park in Autumn smallfile IMG_1396.jpg
Caldwell Park in Autumn smallfile IMG_1396.jpg
Medical Center smallfile DSCN5663.jpg
Medical Center smallfile DSCN5663.jpg
Pocatellos Got Talent July 2011 Annie _DSC8551.jpg
Pocatellos Got Talent July 2011 Annie _DSC8551.jpg
Gift Wrapped by Glass Artist Lonalee Hamlin Jr DSC_2314.jpg
Gift Wrapped by Glass Artist Lonalee Hamlin Jr DSC_2314.jpg
Phil Jenkins selling his and his wifes ceramics at ISU Holiday Crafts Fair IMG_0271.jpg
Phil Jenkins selling his and his wifes ceramics at ISU Holiday Crafts Fair IMG_0271.jpg
La danza árabe - ISU International Night 2011 Saudi Arabian students dancing _DSC1736.jpg
La danza árabe - ISU International Night 2011 Saudi Arabian students dancing _DSC1736.jpg
DSCN1677.jpg
DSCN1677.jpg
Wiener Sängerknaben smallfile  _DSC0020.jpg
Wiener Sängerknaben smallfile _DSC0020.jpg
Autumn at ISU - le centre rendez-vous _DSC0042.jpg
Autumn at ISU - le centre rendez-vous _DSC0042.jpg
Prof. Dr. Westfalls sog. Bergheimat DSC_0116.jpg
Prof. Dr. Westfalls sog. Bergheimat DSC_0116.jpg
DSCF0132 Flag Carrier.jpg
DSCF0132 Flag Carrier.jpg
ISU Dance _DSC9616.jpg
ISU Dance _DSC9616.jpg
Maximilianus the Cat in a Basket smallfile DSCF0220.jpg
Maximilianus the Cat in a Basket smallfile DSCF0220.jpg
Lillibridge Engineering Lab, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Lillibridge Engineering Lab, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Noch ein Bild vom Verabredungszentrum P1030955.jpg
Noch ein Bild vom Verabredungszentrum P1030955.jpg
new bookstore on halliday _DSC0393.jpg
new bookstore on halliday _DSC0393.jpg
Center Street Pocatello in May IMG_1549.jpg
Center Street Pocatello in May IMG_1549.jpg
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