Triangle X Ranch

Triangle X Ranch
John Butcher riding back to the Triangle X Ranch.

About Me

I fell in love with Jackson Hole when first introduced to the area by the Butcher family. When I decided to spend the summer of '11 out here in JH, a former Pingry athlete, Katie Occhipinti, suggested I blog the adventure. I had no idea what a blog was but Katie O set the whole thing up and got me on my way. Last summer was a tremendous experience. The blog details all the great fun I shared with friends from June '11 - Oct. '11. Even before I left to head back to SRQ, I knew I wanted more of JH. I am now back in JH for "Adventure Summer Round Two!" Many friends have encouraged me to continue the blog this summer ...... so here we go! I arrived to town on June 12th and immediately felt at home. I am looking forward to another summer of hiking, biking and visits from friends. I once again look forward to sharing this experience with all of my friends who have planned to visit me out here. I also look forward to sharing the experience with my friends who follow this blog. Enjoy the pictures and the adventure. Happy summer to everyone!

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Teton County Fair

 Today was a perfect day to spend the morning at the Teton County Fair.  I can not even remember the last time I attended a county fair.  It was probably back in my San Diego days when I attended the Del Mar Fair.  Nancy, Daniel and I woke up early to drive to downtown Jackson to attend the Teton County Fair.  I just love living (even if it is for the summer) in a small town.  We were able to drive within two blocks of the fair and easily park on the street.  A quick stroll placed us right in the middle of the fair.



Our first stop at the fair was to watch the agility dog competition.  I was impressed with the dogs and the handlers we watched , but I couldn't help to know that deep down in my heart that Jed would have rocked the competition if his private plane from Pingry had arrived on time!

The people folks in the agility dog competition took their roles seriously.  It was fun to watch all of the dogs and to watch the other people watching the dogs.  There was even a clown!

The dog folks take this stuff seriously!
They even have "dog" license plates

The agility course t the Teton Fair

Now that I know how to use the video part of my camera, I took a few fun videos of the dogs running the course.  Again, I know that Jed would have kicked the other dogs butts on this course!

Little Dog video 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX0JX2sgbag

Border Collie video 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbWp2W3G45U


There was a nice size crowd watching the agility competition.  The dogs also invited their dog friends to watch the competition.

Sad face because his dog friend did not do so well.
A future participant











After watching the agility dog competition, we wandered over to the corral to watch a few of the horse competitions.  We watched the "cutting" competition which consisted of cowboys and cowgirls on horses moving cows around the corral.  The excitement was insane.  LOL  Check out the video below of the run away cow!

Check out this video of the run away cow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQoO_QRv7jE



















From cows and horses we walked by the "reptile man."  Even though I am many miles away from Florida, the alligators followed me to Wyoming.



With only a small amount of time left to enjoy the fair before Nancy and Daniel had to leave for the airport, we stumbled across the food court which made Daniel extremely happy!  The boy can eat.  He is a bottomless pit.

Daniel ordering two corn dogs!
Did I mention that there was a clown !


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