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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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Evening Primrose Huge roadside flower up Scout Mtn DSCN3201.jpg
Evening Primrose Huge roadside flower up Scout Mtn DSCN3201.jpg
Main Street Old Town Pocatello from Human Eye Level IMG_1579.JPG
Main Street Old Town Pocatello from Human Eye Level IMG_1579.JPG
zoo sunflower DSC_0118.jpg
zoo sunflower DSC_0118.jpg
autumn DSC_0009.jpg
autumn DSC_0009.jpg
Lovely Ducks at Pocatello Zoo DSCF0675.jpg
Lovely Ducks at Pocatello Zoo DSCF0675.jpg
Snake River at Massacre Rocks State Park _DSC5022.jpg
Snake River at Massacre Rocks State Park _DSC5022.jpg
Bill O_Brien with a Guitar Student _DSC0511.jpg
Bill O_Brien with a Guitar Student _DSC0511.jpg
DSCF0157 Flag Carrier.jpg
DSCF0157 Flag Carrier.jpg
birds at our feeders _DSC7160.jpg
birds at our feeders _DSC7160.jpg
person serving food at Indian Night at ISU _DSC7238.jpg
person serving food at Indian Night at ISU _DSC7238.jpg
Du bist die Ruh' _DSC0093
Du bist die Ruh' _DSC0093
City Creek P1020672.jpg
City Creek P1020672.jpg
Taste of France DSCF0163.jpg
Taste of France DSCF0163.jpg
Bill O_Brien and Bob Fisher DSCF0031.JPG
Bill O_Brien and Bob Fisher DSCF0031.JPG
Pocatello Marathon 2008 _DSC9128.jpg
Pocatello Marathon 2008 _DSC9128.jpg
ISU College of Engineering P8270424.jpg
ISU College of Engineering P8270424.jpg
Composite of ISU Campus Scenes.jpg
Composite of ISU Campus Scenes.jpg
tractor P1030284.JPG
tractor P1030284.JPG
Audrey and Robert Pirro in R7 parking lot _DSC2936.JPG
Audrey and Robert Pirro in R7 parking lot _DSC2936.JPG
Red Hill dsc_2854.jpg
Red Hill dsc_2854.jpg
CoHo.jpg
CoHo.jpg
Mexican Food at Chapala's in Chubbuck DSC_2542.jpg
Mexican Food at Chapala's in Chubbuck DSC_2542.jpg
Home Oct 28 2004 DSC_0009.jpg
Home Oct 28 2004 DSC_0009.jpg
Judo at ISU International Night 2006 _DSC0289.jpg
Judo at ISU International Night 2006 _DSC0289.jpg
Identify us - Gibson Jack flowers and pollenating insect P1020656.jpg
Identify us - Gibson Jack flowers and pollenating insect P1020656.jpg
Engineering Picnic DSCF0020.JPG
Engineering Picnic DSCF0020.JPG
Turkey Sandwich and Soup at Portneuf Valley Brewing _DSC9662.jpg
Turkey Sandwich and Soup at Portneuf Valley Brewing _DSC9662.jpg
Sunflower on Chinese Peak Trail P1000141.jpg
Sunflower on Chinese Peak Trail P1000141.jpg
ISU Early Thaw Feb 2008 IMG_0852.jpg
ISU Early Thaw Feb 2008 IMG_0852.jpg
salad using locally available ingredients IMG_1474
salad using locally available ingredients IMG_1474
Winter Returns to Pocatello P1010200.JPG
Winter Returns to Pocatello P1010200.JPG
ISU International Night Host 2005 DSCF0183.jpg
ISU International Night Host 2005 DSCF0183.jpg
College Market Interior Bild 015.jpg
College Market Interior Bild 015.jpg
Wild Turkeys smallfile P1040335.jpg
Wild Turkeys smallfile P1040335.jpg
The Dining Room - 2nd and Center - IMG_1340.jpg
The Dining Room - 2nd and Center - IMG_1340.jpg
Sweet Coonie smallfile _DSC0178.jpg
Sweet Coonie smallfile _DSC0178.jpg
Choir conductors with festival organizers etc _DSC6328.jpg
Choir conductors with festival organizers etc _DSC6328.jpg
Chinese New Year at ISU 2010 _DSC6861.jpg
Chinese New Year at ISU 2010 _DSC6861.jpg
Bill OBrien R and Curtis L Guitar Concert large web sized  _DSC8590.jpg
Bill OBrien R and Curtis L Guitar Concert large web sized _DSC8590.jpg
Red Hill IMG_1583.jpg
Red Hill IMG_1583.jpg
bird with prey to feed babies at birdhouse _DSC0430.jpg
bird with prey to feed babies at birdhouse _DSC0430.jpg
A dance to Chopin nocturne op 9 no 2 _DSC8070.jpg
A dance to Chopin nocturne op 9 no 2 _DSC8070.jpg
DSCN1390.jpg
DSCN1390.jpg
International Night 2011 The Hosts _DSC1656.jpg
International Night 2011 The Hosts _DSC1656.jpg
Dancer at ISU Nepali Night 2015 _DSC5720.JPG
Dancer at ISU Nepali Night 2015 _DSC5720.JPG
clown DSCF0028.JPG
clown DSCF0028.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
Buckskin View smallfile img_0185.jpg
Buckskin View smallfile img_0185.jpg
Baby Sulcata Tortoise at McKee's (pet store) on Yellowstone Ave., Pocatello P1010038.jpg
Baby Sulcata Tortoise at McKee's (pet store) on Yellowstone Ave., Pocatello P1010038.jpg
ISU Nepali Night 2019 _DSC1405.JPG
ISU Nepali Night 2019 _DSC1405.JPG
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