A Little Rain Never Hurt Anyone…

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Especially at a rodeo. But it hasn’t been just a little rain this year during the 2023 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo. It has been a soaking rain nearly every day for the entire week, which is unusual for springtime in Colorado. Despite the conditions, rodeo moves ahead and the fans are still filling the stands at the award winning rodeo in Elizabeth, Colorado.

Keenesburg, Colorado steer wrestler Gage Hess ran a successful 7.6-second time in rainy conditions on Saturday night at the 2023 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo in Elizabeth, CO. The time has him currently sitting in 6th place. Image copyright Lincoln Rogers, 2023 – All rights reserved.

The last performance is this afternoon. Stay dry out there!

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“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32

Saturday Action At ’23 Elizabeth Stampede

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It was a rain-soaked Saturday at the 2023 Elizabeth Stampede, so maybe that was the explanation for all the splashy action inside the arena. From mud-slogged bull rides to record setting bareback action, the popular rodeo had it all.

Rodeo bareback riding phenom Rocker Steiner continued to build his reputation with this high-flying 89.50 point ride aboard Hillbilly on a wet Saturday night at the 2023 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo in Elizabeth, CO (June 03). The score set a new arena record at the award winning venue. Image copyright Lincoln Rogers, 2023 – All rights reserved.

Saturday afternoon had the most rain of the day’s rodeo action, and the bull riding really kicked up the water.

Cole Skender successfully rode War Zone through the water and mud on a rain-filled Saturday afternoon at the 2023 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo in Elizabeth, CO. Image copyright Lincoln Rogers, 2023 – All rights reserved.

There is more action coming for Sunday afternoon’s Red, White and Blue Rodeo, and the forecast looks like more rain. My rain gear is getting prepped again…

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“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32

Award Winning Rodeo Improves

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I know it has been a while since my last blog post. My apologies.

Summer rodeo season is right around the corner and that means the award winning Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo is coming up quick. Not content to rest on their laurels and sold-out performances, the good folks responsible for the Elizabeth, Colorado rodeo are hoping to make a splash in 2023 with a Friday Night Chute Out featuring Bulls and Bronc riding, versus the traditional (and popular) bull riding only that has been a staple for over a decade. You can read my interview with the Elizabeth Stampede Vice President and Production Committee Chair, Ron Howard, on the website of the Fence Post magazine. https://www.thefencepost.com/news/nothing-less-than-the-best/

The Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo is adding bronc riding to its popular Friday night bull riding lineup, which will help the award winning rodeo continue to attract high-profile bronc riding contestants like 2022 PRCA bareback world champ Jess Pope (pictured competing at the 2022 Elizabeth Stampede – Image copyright Lincoln Rogers).

On top of all the new action, the Elizabeth Stampede is also going to be available via streaming service and television this year. Their new title sponsor – Maverix Broadband – is playing a large role in helping that happen.

Lord willing, I will have plenty of photos and articles from this year’s rodeo to post in the near future!

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“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32

Elizabeth Stampede Wins Again!

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One of my favorite rodeos — the Elizabeth Stampede in Elizabeth, CO — won the Mountain States Circuit title (again) for Rodeo of the Year, this time for the designation of Medium Rodeo of the Year.

Well deserved honor for all the good folks who put that rodeo together. Just from my vantage point of covering it for publication year in and year out since 2003, I can tell you it is a labor of love for all involved.

A group photo that includes award winning 2022 Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo board members, committee members, and a host of other volunteers plus royalty and contract personnel show their pride in celebrating the 35th year since the Elizabeth, CO rodeo officially joined the PRCA. The upper photo has them holding up three fingers with each hand, while the lower photo has them holding up five fingers with each hand to signify 35 years of PRCA rodeo. ~ Image by Lincoln Rogers, 2022

Thanks for stopping by!

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It’s Colorado Mead, Honey!!!

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Actually… it is both! Colorado Mead AND Colorado Honey.

My article with photography about Honnibrook Craft Meadery (in Castle Rock, CO) using premium Colorado honey from Lockhart Honey Farms for award winning success is now posted on The Fence Post magazine’s website.

https://www.thefencepost.com/news/its-colorado-mead-honey/

DJ Kurtz (foreground) and Michael Fagan, co-owners of Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, CO, discuss their mead making process while premium monofloral Colorado honey from Lockhart Honey Farms flows from a 55-gallon drum into a tank that will blend the honey, water, yeast and other nutrients as it is pumped into large vats to create a new batch of craft mead. Open since 2019, Honnibrook has picked up numerous awards for its “light and refreshing” style of mead.

I had a great time talking with Kurtz and Fagan, as well as Leo and Laura Lockhart, for the article. Many thanks to all four for their courtesy and generosity with their schedules.

And in case you were wondering… the mead is excellent!

“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32

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Credit Where Credit is Due…

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I made an earlier post about Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, CO making “award winning” meads. In this day and age of hyperbole over substance, I thought it might be best to show one of their awards in a separate post.

Image by Lincoln Rogers, 2021 – All rights reserved. Lincoln Rogers must be credited if image is shared.

Honnibrook Craft Meadery co-owners Michael Fagan (left) and DJ Kurtz (right) stand proud behind their “Commercial Wine 2021 Best of Show” award earned at the 2021 Colorado State Fair. The duo’s Peach Habenero mead beat out wineries and wines from all over the state of Colorado to pick up the big win.

Kurtz and Fagan are a pair of great guys who love making mead. You can taste that passion in everything they produce. I believe the 2021 Colorado State Fair wine competition judges tasted it, as well.

I am looking forward to writing an article in the near future about Fagan and Kurtz and their use of Colorado honey to create their mead. I am just getting some additional interviews and taking a few more photos!

“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32

You can also find Lincoln Rogers on
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All I Mead is You!

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Pun-tastic headline aside, I learned a ton about mead this weekend as I spent time with the co-owners (Michael Fagan and DJ Kurtz) of a Colorado craft meadery in the town of Castle Rock who are making a name for themselves and their fast growing business: Honnibrook Craft Meadery.

Right now, I am in the beginning stages of putting together a magazine article about Honnibrook and its use of Colorado sourced honey to create their award winning meads. Kurtz and Fagan approach making their mead differently than most producers (i.e., 6.2% alcohol vs 10+% of most meads) and their techniques are also different. Their unique craft brewer approach is paying off with awards and surprising (in a good way) growth.

DJ Kurtz and Michael Fagan, co-owners of Honnibrook Craft Meadery, stand amid the equipment used to create a new batch of mead in their craft meadery located in Castle Rock, CO. Fagan (right) is next to a 55-gallon drum of Colorado-sourced honey that is being pumped and mixed with water and other ingredients to send to the fermentation tanks in order to create their award winning mead.

Fagan and Kurtz are two really nice guys who are incredibly passionate and enthusiastic about what they are doing and it shows in their product. They refuse to let anything get to the consumer that does not meet their own high approval standards for their mead. It was a lot of fun to interview them and take some photos while they were creating a new batch. I look forward to putting the article together.

“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32

You can also find Lincoln Rogers on
www.lincolnrogers.com and the conservative,
Pro-America social media platform USA.Life
I like it there!