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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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International Night 2011 flag bearer _DSC1663.jpg
International Night 2011 flag bearer _DSC1663.jpg
ISU Early Thaw Feb 08 IMG_0857.jpg
ISU Early Thaw Feb 08 IMG_0857.jpg
Pocatello Postcard, a 6x8.5 mailable card printed by Modern Postcard and available in local stores
Pocatello Postcard, a 6"x8.5" mailable card printed by Modern Postcard and available in local stores
Bill Schaefer of Idaho State Journal photographing ISU Prof. and Book Author Susan Swetnam _SC0575.JPG
Bill Schaefer of Idaho State Journal photographing ISU Prof. and Book Author Susan Swetnam _SC0575.JPG
Oktobermond - October Moon _DSC0350
Oktobermond - October Moon _DSC0350
La Catrina Quartet with Pizzicato _DSC4382.jpg
La Catrina Quartet with Pizzicato _DSC4382.jpg
Robin _DSC7987.jpg
Robin _DSC7987.jpg
Lillibridge Engineering Laboratory IMG_4656.jpeg
Lillibridge Engineering Laboratory IMG_4656.jpeg
VMG picnic may 15 2005 DSCF0044 smallfile.JPG
VMG picnic may 15 2005 DSCF0044 smallfile.JPG
Camelback Mountain DSCF0014.jpg
Camelback Mountain DSCF0014.jpg
haiku reading at isu cherry blossom festival _DSC0143.jpg
haiku reading at isu cherry blossom festival _DSC0143.jpg
Lillibridge Engineering Lab, College of Engineering, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Lillibridge Engineering Lab, College of Engineering, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
DSCF0091 Flag Carrier.jpg
DSCF0091 Flag Carrier.jpg
Dancer at ISU Nepali Night 2015 _DSC5720.JPG
Dancer at ISU Nepali Night 2015 _DSC5720.JPG
Buckskin Rd from a QuadcopterDJI_0013
Buckskin Rd from a QuadcopterDJI_0013
Geoff Friedley singt aus dem sogenannten Italienischen Liederbuch _DSC1589.jpg
Geoff Friedley singt aus dem sogenannten Italienischen Liederbuch _DSC1589.jpg
Smoking Snowman at College Market DSC_2380.jpg
Smoking Snowman at College Market DSC_2380.jpg
The King's Singers at ISU Performing Arts Center _DSC4659.JPG
The King's Singers at ISU Performing Arts Center _DSC4659.JPG
una danza latina - International Night _DSC8037.jpg
una danza latina - International Night _DSC8037.jpg
Aurora Borealis IMG_6724.jpeg
Aurora Borealis IMG_6724.jpeg
autumn IMG_1053.jpg
autumn IMG_1053.jpg
Century High School DSCN0552.jpg
Century High School DSCN0552.jpg
The Dining Room _DSC9289.jpg
The Dining Room _DSC9289.jpg
Baby West Bench Fox Squirrels Today DSCF0116.JPG
Baby West Bench Fox Squirrels Today DSCF0116.JPG
Trimmers flowers _DSC0033.jpg
Trimmers flowers _DSC0033.jpg
Springtime at Inman Creek Inkom _DSC3753.jpg
Springtime at Inman Creek Inkom _DSC3753.jpg
Performing Arts Center Idaho State University DSCF0008.JPG
Performing Arts Center Idaho State University DSCF0008.JPG
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6589.jpg
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6589.jpg
Shoshoni Club Booth and Chess Players at ISU Student Organization Fair 2005 DSC_6627.JPG
Shoshoni Club Booth and Chess Players at ISU Student Organization Fair 2005 DSC_6627.JPG
ISU Dance _DSC9593.jpg
ISU Dance _DSC9593.jpg
red squirrel _DSC8277.jpg
red squirrel _DSC8277.jpg
Tulip at ISU DSCN0794.jpg
Tulip at ISU DSCN0794.jpg
music man _DSC0224.jpg
music man _DSC0224.jpg
RIchie Sheng performs at Pocatellos Got Talent July 2011 _DSC8560.jpg
RIchie Sheng performs at Pocatellos Got Talent July 2011 _DSC8560.jpg
eclipse of the moon - beginning _DSC0653.jpg
eclipse of the moon - beginning _DSC0653.jpg
salad using locally available ingredients IMG_1474
salad using locally available ingredients IMG_1474
Winco Grocery Store P1040429.jpg
Winco Grocery Store P1040429.jpg
Dawn Wells at VMG Filmfest opening smallfile 049.jpg
Dawn Wells at VMG Filmfest opening smallfile 049.jpg
Camelback Mountain _DSC0459.jpg
Camelback Mountain _DSC0459.jpg
Save City Creek DSCF0024.JPG
Save City Creek DSCF0024.JPG
Idaho State University College of Engineering with the Bent P8290122.jpg
Idaho State University College of Engineering with the Bent P8290122.jpg
Georg Friedrich Händels Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus _DSC0595.jpg
Georg Friedrich Händels Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus _DSC0595.jpg
Georgian Display at ISU International NIght 2008 _DSC0664.jpg
Georgian Display at ISU International NIght 2008 _DSC0664.jpg
The King's Singers at ISU Performing Arts Center _DSC4657.JPG
The King's Singers at ISU Performing Arts Center _DSC4657.JPG
O sole mio - the sun setting on saturday before eclipse day _DSC9063.JPG
O sole mio - the sun setting on saturday before eclipse day _DSC9063.JPG
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6709.jpg
Nepali Night 2010 _DSC6709.jpg
ISU Football DSCF0026.JPG
ISU Football DSCF0026.JPG
Dump with seagulls and mountains IMG_0526.jpg
Dump with seagulls and mountains IMG_0526.jpg
International Night Flag Bearer _DSC1673.jpg
International Night Flag Bearer _DSC1673.jpg
Spring Morning
Spring Morning
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