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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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A dance at Indian Night _DSC7337.jpg
A dance at Indian Night _DSC7337.jpg
Dance to Bolliwood Music at ISU International Night 2008 _DSC0765.JPG
Dance to Bolliwood Music at ISU International Night 2008 _DSC0765.JPG
ISU Stephens Performing Arts Center from Silverwood Circle _DSC0518.jpg
ISU Stephens Performing Arts Center from Silverwood Circle _DSC0518.jpg
Tom Sheeley - guitar - Chung Park - conductor - Idaho State Civic Symph smallfile _DSC0648.jpg
Tom Sheeley - guitar - Chung Park - conductor - Idaho State Civic Symph smallfile _DSC0648.jpg
ISU College of Engineering Steel Bridge Team _DSC0611.jpg
ISU College of Engineering Steel Bridge Team _DSC0611.jpg
Scene from Our Home at Sunset smallfile IMG_1448.jpg
Scene from Our Home at Sunset smallfile IMG_1448.jpg
music man _DSC0238.jpg
music man _DSC0238.jpg
olympus 287 wild sunflower and pollinators.JPG
olympus 287 wild sunflower and pollinators.JPG
flea bane city creek area P1040185.jpg
flea bane city creek area P1040185.jpg
Bearers of French Flag at ISU International Night 2008 _DSC0710.jpg
Bearers of French Flag at ISU International Night 2008 _DSC0710.jpg
VIew from Home towards American Falls Reservoir in the Early Spring P1040929.jpg
VIew from Home towards American Falls Reservoir in the Early Spring P1040929.jpg
Janene Willers retirement party _DSC1297.jpg
Janene Willers retirement party _DSC1297.jpg
antifilibuster rally Pocatello _DSC0641.jpg
antifilibuster rally Pocatello _DSC0641.jpg
Pocatello Marathon Starting Line smallfile 2008 P8290443.jpg
Pocatello Marathon Starting Line smallfile 2008 P8290443.jpg
ISU Lillibridge Engineering Laboratory P1000147.jpg
ISU Lillibridge Engineering Laboratory P1000147.jpg
ISU Music Dept Ice Cream Sextet _DSC3439.jpg
ISU Music Dept Ice Cream Sextet _DSC3439.jpg
Dr Ken Bosworth teaching Computer Science at Idaho State University P1010155.JPG
Dr Ken Bosworth teaching Computer Science at Idaho State University P1010155.JPG
ISU Dance _DSC9507.jpg
ISU Dance _DSC9507.jpg
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6537.jpg
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6537.jpg
ThreePennyOpera _DSC7726 smallfile.jpg
ThreePennyOpera _DSC7726 smallfile.jpg
ISU International Night 2011 _DSC1758.jpg
ISU International Night 2011 _DSC1758.jpg
Typische Bergszene DSC_2227.jpg
Typische Bergszene DSC_2227.jpg
wild rose hips _DSC1089.jpg
wild rose hips _DSC1089.jpg
SpringAtOldDorms2015.jpg
SpringAtOldDorms2015.jpg
College Market DSCN0481.jpg
College Market DSCN0481.jpg
Sopapilla Chapala DSCF0078.jpg
Sopapilla Chapala DSCF0078.jpg
Making Window Art at College Market _DSC0534.jpg
Making Window Art at College Market _DSC0534.jpg
le centre de rendez-vous à lautomne 1400 x 930 _DSC2045.JPG
le centre de rendez-vous à lautomne 1400 x 930 _DSC2045.JPG
ISU Physical Sciences - Engineering Complex smallfile P1000936.jpg
ISU Physical Sciences - Engineering Complex smallfile P1000936.jpg
Great Harvest Bread Sandwich smallfile IMG_2932.jpg
Great Harvest Bread Sandwich smallfile IMG_2932.jpg
African Food at Africa Night 2013 at ISU 028.jpg
African Food at Africa Night 2013 at ISU 028.jpg
Arrowleaf balsamroot very early DSCN1098.jpg
Arrowleaf balsamroot very early DSCN1098.jpg
Wharton - Fletcher - Masserini - Fisher  Open House at ISUIMG_0795.jpg
Wharton - Fletcher - Masserini - Fisher Open House at ISUIMG_0795.jpg
Show at Bistline Theater DSC_0070.jpg
Show at Bistline Theater DSC_0070.jpg
ISU History-Computer Science- Geosciences research group at College Market P1040560.jpg
ISU History-Computer Science- Geosciences research group at College Market P1040560.jpg
fire IMG_0150.JPG
fire IMG_0150.JPG
Autumn at ISU campus after todays long Faculty Senate meeting DSCN5336.jpg
Autumn at ISU campus after todays long Faculty Senate meeting DSCN5336.jpg
Arrowleaf Balsamroot IMG_3092.jpg
Arrowleaf Balsamroot IMG_3092.jpg
Gibson Jack Creek Roaring in May P1020658.jpg
Gibson Jack Creek Roaring in May P1020658.jpg
Miga and Jasper _DSC4884.jpg
Miga and Jasper _DSC4884.jpg
Pocatello Mountain Scene IMG_2787.jpg
Pocatello Mountain Scene IMG_2787.jpg
Pocatello Sunset DSC_1314.JPG
Pocatello Sunset DSC_1314.JPG
Nick at VMG picnic 2005 DSCF0023 smallfile.JPG
Nick at VMG picnic 2005 DSCF0023 smallfile.JPG
Joe Mitchell and his new car smallfile _DSC2940.jpg
Joe Mitchell and his new car smallfile _DSC2940.jpg
Baby Cockatiels with Newborn DSC_3318.JPG
Baby Cockatiels with Newborn DSC_3318.JPG
DSCF0071 Flag Carrier.jpg
DSCF0071 Flag Carrier.jpg
Pocatello High School
Pocatello High School
Josh Schieß DSCF0108.jpg
Josh Schieß DSCF0108.jpg
fireworks July 4 2004 Pocatello Idaho D70 DSC_0036.jpg
fireworks July 4 2004 Pocatello Idaho D70 DSC_0036.jpg
Ken Bosworth smallfile DSCF0068.JPG
Ken Bosworth smallfile DSCF0068.JPG
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