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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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Camelback Mountain, Pocatello, Idaho
Camelback Mountain, Pocatello, Idaho
ISU Football DSCF0023.JPG
ISU Football DSCF0023.JPG
College of Technology car paint job shown at ISU Recruiting Fair DSC_6915.jpg
College of Technology car paint job shown at ISU Recruiting Fair DSC_6915.jpg
Horse in Arbon Valley DSCN0220.jpg
Horse in Arbon Valley DSCN0220.jpg
Jay Kunze, Ph.D., Dean of Engineering, ISU DSCF0047
Jay Kunze, Ph.D., Dean of Engineering, ISU DSCF0047
Path from Red Hill Building Idaho State University DSCF0086.JPG
Path from Red Hill Building Idaho State University DSCF0086.JPG
Autumn on the Quad at ISU smallfile IMG_1482.jpg
Autumn on the Quad at ISU smallfile IMG_1482.jpg
Linda Wolfe Pocatello Artist _DSC3979.jpg
Linda Wolfe Pocatello Artist _DSC3979.jpg
Autumn on Scout Mountain smallfile P1030229.jpg
Autumn on Scout Mountain smallfile P1030229.jpg
Buckskin Road from Quadcopter smallfile DJI00022.JPG
Buckskin Road from Quadcopter smallfile DJI00022.JPG
Horses at Dusk on American Road _DSC4945.jpg
Horses at Dusk on American Road _DSC4945.jpg
ISUPostcardFront3a.JPG
ISUPostcardFront3a.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
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly smallfile IMG_0389.JPG
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly smallfile IMG_0389.JPG
Twilight at Camelback Mountain _DSC0047.jpg
Twilight at Camelback Mountain _DSC0047.jpg
Solar eclipse 14 Oct 2023 DSC_6741.jpg
Solar eclipse 14 Oct 2023 DSC_6741.jpg
Aspen with Non-Native Evergreen DSC_2267.jpg
Aspen with Non-Native Evergreen DSC_2267.jpg
Jenkins' ceramics P1000186.jpg
Jenkins' ceramics P1000186.jpg
Autumn on Buckskin IMG_0606-2.jpg
Autumn on Buckskin IMG_0606-2.jpg
Old Town Pocatello IMG_1584.JPG
Old Town Pocatello IMG_1584.JPG
Jack Lemley _DSC0380.jpg
Jack Lemley _DSC0380.jpg
DSCF0159 Flag Carrier.jpg
DSCF0159 Flag Carrier.jpg
Camelback Mountain Pocatello in Autumn.jpg
Camelback Mountain Pocatello in Autumn.jpg
Extreme Makeover Home Edition Pocatello P1020089.jpg
Extreme Makeover Home Edition Pocatello P1020089.jpg
ISU VMG Meeting at the Grecian Key DSCF0061.jpg
ISU VMG Meeting at the Grecian Key DSCF0061.jpg
Fort Hall Replica P1020198.jpg
Fort Hall Replica P1020198.jpg
Tiramisu by ISU kitchen crew DSCN1140.jpg
Tiramisu by ISU kitchen crew DSCN1140.jpg
Tulip at ISU smallfile _DSC0024.jpg
Tulip at ISU smallfile _DSC0024.jpg
ISU Music Dept Ice Cream Sextet _DSC3439.jpg
ISU Music Dept Ice Cream Sextet _DSC3439.jpg
Autumn in Front of The Continental Bistro DSCF0740.jpg
Autumn in Front of The Continental Bistro DSCF0740.jpg
Aurora Borealis IMG_6727.jpeg
Aurora Borealis IMG_6727.jpeg
Pink Microsteris original scale cropped P4230150.jpg
Pink Microsteris original scale cropped P4230150.jpg
Pocatello Myco P1030153.jpg
Pocatello Myco P1030153.jpg
Pocatellos Got Talent July 2011 Annie _DSC8551.jpg
Pocatellos Got Talent July 2011 Annie _DSC8551.jpg
ISU Engineering Graduate Krystal Firebaugh May 2007 _DSC0431.jpg
ISU Engineering Graduate Krystal Firebaugh May 2007 _DSC0431.jpg
ISU Winter Scene at 6 degrees F P1020143.jpg
ISU Winter Scene at 6 degrees F P1020143.jpg
Twinkle and Emerson - Lovebirds from McKees cropped smallfile _DSC0574.jpg
Twinkle and Emerson - Lovebirds from McKees cropped smallfile _DSC0574.jpg
ISU International Night flag bearers 2011 _DSC1709.jpg
ISU International Night flag bearers 2011 _DSC1709.jpg
Honey Bee on Yellow Rose
Honey Bee on Yellow Rose
ISU International Night 2011 flag bearers _DSC1695.jpg
ISU International Night 2011 flag bearers _DSC1695.jpg
Taiko drummers ISU cherry blossom festival _DSC0163.jpg
Taiko drummers ISU cherry blossom festival _DSC0163.jpg
tractor P1030284.JPG
tractor P1030284.JPG
Fire IMG_0140.JPG
Fire IMG_0140.JPG
Friedleys sing Schumann Duet with Neiwirth at Piano _DSC0008 smallfile.jpg
Friedleys sing Schumann Duet with Neiwirth at Piano _DSC0008 smallfile.jpg
Trimmers flower _DSC0015.jpg
Trimmers flower _DSC0015.jpg
Avi Bosen and his Mom Sera at College Market _DSC0789.JPG
Avi Bosen and his Mom Sera at College Market _DSC0789.JPG
Jackson-Bosworth Bigelow Award Handshake _DSC0152.jpg
Jackson-Bosworth Bigelow Award Handshake _DSC0152.jpg
Springtime in Inkom _DSC3756.jpg
Springtime in Inkom _DSC3756.jpg
bikers west mink trail DSC_0097.jpg
bikers west mink trail DSC_0097.jpg
il parco rosso -- no it's not, it's Ross Park, Pocatello, Idaho, home of Pocatello Zoo
il parco rosso -- no it's not, it's Ross Park, Pocatello, Idaho, home of Pocatello Zoo
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