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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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Inside the Centre Rendez-Vous _DSC9583.jpg
Inside the Centre Rendez-Vous _DSC9583.jpg
ISU Baroque Festival 2009 at Jensen Hall - Performing Arts Center _DSC4751.JPG
ISU Baroque Festival 2009 at Jensen Hall - Performing Arts Center _DSC4751.JPG
Theater ISU Idaho State University DSC_54.jpg
Theater ISU Idaho State University DSC_54.jpg
ISU Administration Building Tulip DSCN5825.JPG
ISU Administration Building Tulip DSCN5825.JPG
DSCF0159 Flag Carrier.jpg
DSCF0159 Flag Carrier.jpg
Pocatello Area Country Autumn Scene - from West Buckskin Road - IMG_0234.jpg
Pocatello Area Country Autumn Scene - from West Buckskin Road - IMG_0234.jpg
Honey Bee on Yellow Rose
Honey Bee on Yellow Rose
flowers at Randall Chiropractic _DSC0175.jpg
flowers at Randall Chiropractic _DSC0175.jpg
Hoggie y la musica de Albeniz
Hoggie y la musica de Albeniz
American Falls Reservoir Sunset from Pocatello _DSC7718.jpg
American Falls Reservoir Sunset from Pocatello _DSC7718.jpg
Our First Cockatiel babies born of Ama Mama and Jake Daddy DSCN5482.jpg
Our First Cockatiel babies born of Ama Mama and Jake Daddy DSCN5482.jpg
Graveley Hall Idaho State University smallfile DSCF0047.JPG
Graveley Hall Idaho State University smallfile DSCF0047.JPG
Our Home Under Construction (renovation) Despite Snow 0002.jpg
Our Home Under Construction (renovation) Despite Snow 0002.jpg
The Dining Room _DSC9288.jpg
The Dining Room _DSC9288.jpg
ISU Guitar Ensemble _DSC0536.jpg
ISU Guitar Ensemble _DSC0536.jpg
Dance at Idaho State University Pocatello 403.jpg
Dance at Idaho State University Pocatello 403.jpg
Red Tractor and Red Shed from Pocatello Creek Road _DSC6357.jpg
Red Tractor and Red Shed from Pocatello Creek Road _DSC6357.jpg
Autumn 2008 _DSC9629.jpg
Autumn 2008 _DSC9629.jpg
Frazier Hall, former home of the Theater Department, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Frazier Hall, former home of the Theater Department, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
rodeo 2007 _DSC0262.jpg
rodeo 2007 _DSC0262.jpg
a last rose of the season 30 Oct 2013 P1010683.jpg
a last rose of the season 30 Oct 2013 P1010683.jpg
Spring Snow Scene DSCN6059.JPG
Spring Snow Scene DSCN6059.JPG
Pocatello Marathon 2008 _DSC9212.jpg
Pocatello Marathon 2008 _DSC9212.jpg
DSC_48.jpg
DSC_48.jpg
Autumn on Eighth Avenue IMG_0471.jpg
Autumn on Eighth Avenue IMG_0471.jpg
ISU Administration Building -- Spring smallfile _DSC0039.jpg
ISU Administration Building -- Spring smallfile _DSC0039.jpg
Moose Aug 23 2008 _DSC8319.jpg
Moose Aug 23 2008 _DSC8319.jpg
mule deer _DSC4231.jpg
mule deer _DSC4231.jpg
ISU Football DSCF0015.JPG
ISU Football DSCF0015.JPG
Me by Deborah _DSC6564.jpg
Me by Deborah _DSC6564.jpg
View from Trayis Ridge P1060307.jpg
View from Trayis Ridge P1060307.jpg
iPhone squirrel ISU IMG_1840.jpg
iPhone squirrel ISU IMG_1840.jpg
ISU Dance _DSC9073.jpg
ISU Dance _DSC9073.jpg
Spring on 7th Ave DSCN0894.jpg
Spring on 7th Ave DSCN0894.jpg
ISU Guitar Ensemble Spring 2008 smallfile _DSC0410.jpg
ISU Guitar Ensemble Spring 2008 smallfile _DSC0410.jpg
Pocatello Marathon 2008 _DSC9179.jpg
Pocatello Marathon 2008 _DSC9179.jpg
Doosie Duckson le canard de Rouën 2006-4-2 012.jpg
Doosie Duckson le canard de Rouën 2006-4-2 012.jpg
Sunset over American Falls Reservoir from Pocatello _DSC7834.jpg
Sunset over American Falls Reservoir from Pocatello _DSC7834.jpg
Apple P1000001.jpg
Apple P1000001.jpg
Un coro de España DSC_6479.jpg
Un coro de España DSC_6479.jpg
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IMG_7721.JPEG
Wilder Helianthos P7160016.jpg
Wilder Helianthos P7160016.jpg
Wild sunflower smallfile DSCF0030.JPG
Wild sunflower smallfile DSCF0030.JPG
East Fork Mink Creek Trail Scout Mtn P1010481.jpg
East Fork Mink Creek Trail Scout Mtn P1010481.jpg
Gate on Red Hill Sorry for the Bent Post IMG_2545.JPG
Gate on Red Hill Sorry for the Bent Post IMG_2545.JPG
Snowy Autumn Scene Early October 2005 DSCF0037.jpg
Snowy Autumn Scene Early October 2005 DSCF0037.jpg
Sunset Today April 27 2013 069.JPG
Sunset Today April 27 2013 069.JPG
Goat at McKees Pocatello P1040271.jpg
Goat at McKees Pocatello P1040271.jpg
Rosa Woodsii , human planted
Rosa Woodsii , human planted
Identify me - I grow at Gibson Jack Trail at 5500 ft P1020643.jpg
Identify me - I grow at Gibson Jack Trail at 5500 ft P1020643.jpg
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