2019 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo Article is Now Published

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My latest article in The Fence Post magazine is about the recent Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo and their hard work in putting on a pair of rodeo performances on Saturday alone.  For a town with a population of just 1,400, it is an amazing feat to see them host about 5,000 people in the stands and on the grounds over those two Saturday performances.

Colorado barrel racer Shali Lord explodes into the third barrel on her way to a 16.14-second time on Sunday afternoon’s round of rodeo action at the 2019 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo in Elizabeth, CO. Lord’s time was just .01 seconds behind Amy Jo Reisdorfer’s and Brittany Pozzi-Tonozzi’s winning time of 16.13 seconds.

A pair of rodeos keeps organizers and volunteers busy on Saturday

A LOT more photos should be in the print edition coming out this coming Monday (June 24, 2019).

75th Anniversary of D-Day

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You want to know the definition of sacrifice?

You want to know the definition of courage?

Remember… reflect.

And God bless.

Wild West Show at the 2014 National Western Stock Show

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http://youtu.be/pds2PMCUEIU

This is a video compilation of my (Lincoln Rogers) photography, interviews and video clips regarding the Wild West Show at the 2014 National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado.

All images, interviews and videos are copyright Lincoln Rogers, 2014 – All rights reserved.

 

You can find Lincoln’s Fine Art Photography gallery online here

History Alive and Well in American Forts

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(Fort Mackinac and the front of Mackinac Island in a photograph taken by a tourist in 1918)

My wife and I enjoy history, especially when it is alive and well.  Visiting old American frontier forts in Colorado (Bents Old Fort) and Wyoming (Fort Laramie, Fort Casper) is a real treat, but one of our very favorites is the historic Fort Mackinac located on Mackinac Island between the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan.  The location is amazing and has such an authentic feel to it, since the island does not allow motorized transportation and keeps its Victorian atmosphere fresh and energetic.  Visiting this fort that saw action during the War of 1812 with the British was great fun for us.  If you ever get a chance to visit beautiful Mackinac Island, take it.  You won’t be sorry.

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/defending-fort-mackinac-lincoln-rogers.html

(Battle reenactments for tourists take place on the grounds of the historic Fort Mackinac every summer.)

Have a great day and don’t let your horse come home without ya!

Lincoln

Check out Lincoln’s online gallery of Fine Art Photography!

I Am Thankful…

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You know – I am thankful.  It might sound trite, old fashioned, passe’, smarmy or… whatever.

I don’t care.  I’m still thankful.  I thank God for the many blessings in my life.  I have the blessings of a home, a loving wife, family members that care, a few incredible friends, food on the table and the ability and opportunity to create art and write for a living.

How can I NOT be thankful?

Have a great Thanksgiving holiday and don’t let your horse come home without ya!

Lincoln

Check out Lincoln’s online Fine Art gallery here