Tag Archives: rodeo

The AFP ‘cowboy up’ at The Lost Dutchman Days rodeo

03/10/2009 – 10:39pm

Andrew and I are standing in a bucket crane eighty feet above the Arizona desert.  In front of us is the towering Superstition Mountain, glistening in the orange glow of a western sunset.  At a dizzying distance below, the colorful electric lights burn from a small carnival as faint screams and yelps from teenagers echo [...]

Angola Prison Rodeo – Angola, LA

11/11/2008 – 9:01pm

Angola prison, notorious for once being the most violent prison in the U.S., is now home to the famous prison rodeo and hobbycraft sale.  Held in April and October, the rodeo and hobbycraft sale provide a way for low and medium security inmates to get a break from their regular schedule and possibly earn some [...]