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Christmas 2003
First posted Dec 9, 2003
Last update Jan 2, 2018
800 x 531, 86.2 k The ASGRA Mechanical Bull 'Bam Bam' at the Washington Gay Pride festival.
800 x 531, 72.1 k Frank takes photos of the riders.
800 x 531, 43.3 k Baltimore's Inner Harbor during ASGRA's Hoedown dance.
800 x 531, 62.4 k The dancers go on into the night.
800 x 531, 86.3 k Summer has arrived at Chigger Hill Farm.
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800 x 531, 105.5 k Terry prepares the steaks in front of a grand view.
398 x 600, 58.9 k Terry is quite a cook in the southern North Carolina style.
800 x 531, 23.9 k Sunset at Lewes Delaware.
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800 x 564, 102.1 k This is Casanova, the horse Frank is learning to barrel race on. Below Casanova gets a wash down by his owner and her daughter.
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398 x 600, 35.0 k The pastures and home of Fort Valley Saddlery.
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800 x 531, 71.3 k In August Frank attended the International Gay Rodeo Association's annual convention held at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. The hotel was built in the Frank Loyd Wright style.
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398 x 600, 49.1 k Scott Smiley stands in the main entrance hall.
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800 x 531, 85.3 k Onto the convention where we were treated to an inspiring opening ceremony of flags.
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467 x 600, 40.0 k While there Frank was presented with this award for asgra.org for the best website within all the International Gay Rodeo Associations. And finally a fond fair well to HOT Phoenix.
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800 x 531, 69.8 k September and the Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association's Atlantic Stampede Rodeo. Festivities began on Friday night with the Stampede Jamboree Dance.
800 x 531, 63.9 k Front gate to the rodeo grounds.
800 x 531, 75.4 k Last minute directions to be made.
800 x 531, 112.5 k The first events, Calf roping on foot, Chute dogging, Pole bending, and Bareback bronc riding.
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800 x 531, 76.0 k Tom's nephew Lee joined us for the rodeo this year.
800 x 531, 105.2 k More events all Saturday, followed Saturday evening by the Harvest Moon Ball then more rodeo on Sunday.
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800 x 531, 116.1 k Our new friends, Vlad and Eric's house in Maryland.
800 x 531, 108.0 k Another shot from the back.
800 x 531, 114.5 k Hurricane Isabel left quite a mess. We lost 5 large trees but thankfully no real damage was done. Our friend Chuck stopped by to help remove the tree from the driveway.
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800 x 531, 58.3 k Late September found us in San Diego for another rodeo and site seeing. Here we find Frank overlooking Lake Elsinore about 30 miles inland.
800 x 531, 36.2 k A large aircraft carrier leaves the base at San Diego, as seen from Cabrillo National Monument.
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800 x 531, 49.0 k A trip to the San Diego Zoo.
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