May 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th.
58th Annual Miles City Bucking Horse Sale!


Once again it is time.
Hard to believe it was 2006 when Anne and Gary were here. :(

www.buckinghorsesale.com
if anyone is interesting in seeing what this is all about!

We are looking forward to seeing all of you (Carol & Bing included) that weekend. All this and a quick sighting of Devil's Tower (think Close Encounters of the Third Kind mountain) and Mt. Rushmore.

If I had only brought my red cowgirl hat home from San Antonio...

Cheers, Anne

This is it! :app:
This is the week of the 56th annual Bucking Horse Sale.
Anne & Gary will be here around 6:00 pm Friday evening to help us take it all in Friday and Saturday.
Should be wild. :pass: :woh:

Have fun, you guys! :)

Masaki

You betcha, Masaki!

I've completed leg one to Chicago. Gary gets here Thursday, then on Friday it's off to Miles City and the Bucking Horses. Jim - thanks for the e-mail. Got the information.

Cheers, Anne

Oh what a fun weekend you 4 are going to have!! Enjoy...of course we'd love to see photos too!

We have Anne taken care of with a red cowgirl hat.
Just happen to have one from my brother in law days coaching at Louisville. :D
Gary I am a little worried about
He almost always seems to have a visor on.
Friday evening we will go downtown. Jan B and I belong to a private club, (Miles City Club is the oldest continuous social club in the state of Montana. 1884),( Teddy Roosevelt was a social member before his political days), and will take Anne & Gary there for awhile. We then will walk Main Street which is closed off and 3 to 4 bands will be playing on the street at different locations.
Saturday morning we will go to the parade at 9:30 am then goof around a little until we go to the Sale, (rodeo),around 12:30 pm. The reserved box seats we have are located in the very front row, and in the absolute middle of the fairgrounds grand stands. Only negative is we are out in the sun with no shade. Saturday night Bing and Carol Cherry will come over for a steak fry.

You all are going to have the best time!!! Please pictures??? Joanna

This sounds like lots of fun. Be sure to take a picture of Anne in her red cowgirl hat.

Anne & Gary are always up for a little off-road adventure...have fun!

Bad news, Jim. Gary brought his visor along. I will have to do a little creative packing this morning.

Countdown to liftoff is 5 hours!

Yee haw!!! Anne

See ya in a a few of hours :app:
Gary and Anne fly into Rapid City arrive around 1:30 pm MDT, and then have a 4 hour drive if anyone is interested. Will be looking for them around 6:00 pm.
BHS offically started last night with "Little Texas" concert at the fair grounds. Understand it was packed.

Jim/Jan,Ann/Gary:

Man, you guys are going to have a romping good time! It really does sound like fun. Maybe next year for us as we plan more domestic travels. Credit card is experiencing a major blow-out this year. Will have to have it retreaded.

Cheers! Ray
A good resolution is like an old horse, which is often saddled but rarely ridden.
Mexican Proverb

www.buckinhorsesale.com

or


www.milescity.com

and hit the BHS link.
PS
They just installed a web cam showing Main Street
that can be found going here.

Anne & Gary made it in fine shape.
After a cocktail hour, "ROAR" pictures,
ribs, we set out for the Friday night happenings.
Think we kept the East Coasters up a little late since it was midnight MDT when we got home.
Not much movement yet this morning at 7:00am.
Will collect pictures and post them later.

Gary and Anne left this morning for Wyoming.
To many places and not enough time. Wish they could have stayed longer.
We have loooooooots of pictures between us.
Will post them soon.

I have added a few pictures on ofoto.com
if any of you would like to see the pictures
we took.
I am sure Anne will have a lot more when she gets home.

Loved the pictures Jim and good to see Anne and Gary again.

I must tell you .. this celebration is one of America's best-kept treasures. Jim and Jan B told us it was sold out months in advance and they were right. Thanks so very much to Jim and Jan B for fantastic hosting, Bing and Carol for joining in Saturday night's steak fry and United Airlines for keeping us on schedule. Jan B's dad was the star of the parade, flashing a friendly smile.

This time of year, the drive from Rapid City to Miles City is through gorgeous topography. Buttes with rosy-colored sandstone peeking out from the grass overgrowth topped by buff-colored rock. Rolling pastures with Black Angus cattle, sheep and lots of white-tailed deer (a LOT smaller than the pesky ones in NJ). My stepdaughter identified the top layer as the "Sundance" formation. Down here in Hulet, WY, the base layer is a much darker red, or Spearfish formation. That's the geology lesson for the day.

Something for everyone, and much of it going on at the same time. Human corrals for night-time dancing, carousing, mechanical bull riding for the adventurous, and otherwise carrying on!! Parades with more candy thrown for the little ones than a spectacular Halloween trick-or-treating evening! "Quick Draw" where local artists produce original art for auction in thirty short minutes! "Hog Roast" to raise money for the local fire company! and .. event to end all events .. The Bucking Horse Sales bronc riding, horse auction and parimutuel horse races throughout the afternoon. Jim and Jan B have an excellent wagering system. Each person bets on the same number horse for the entire day, depending on seat number in the box. I was rooting for #2 and Gary had #5. We did OK. Kevin was the big winner with #4, and Jan B also cleaned up on #1. Jim B is waiting for next year. Around 4:30 pm, the blood alcohol level seems to collectively kick in for the crowd. At that point, EVERYONE is making new friends. One group of kids from Kentucky made up T-Shirts for themselves proclaiming they were "Gettin' Lucky .. in Montucky". If you want to see all kinds of T-Shirt slogans, this is among the better locales. Several you have to see to believe. Another memorable one was "I didn't ask you to dance. I said YOU LOOK FAT IN THOSE PANTS"

Gary defended the "Princess" title with a ruby screwdriver complete with a maraschino cherry for the Breakfast of Champions sun-upper event. Montana barkeepers know how to deal with princesses of the male persuasion. I may adopt a few of those techniques at home.

Yesterday we walked the base of Devil's Tower in Wyoming. There were a few folks starting their descent when we were there. I would need a LOT more time in the gym to attempt that feat.

On to the Black Hills today sporting my brand-new "Miles City Bucking Horse Sales" t-shirt. Tomorrow afternoon it's back to the Garden State.

Editing to add: Jim B, nice job on the pictures! I added 20 more in the album next to it.

Cheers, Anne

Ann/Gary:

You won't suffer this:

"When I look back now over my life, and call to mind what I might have had simply for taking and not take, my heart is like to break."
(William Hale White)

Cheers! Ray

Jim and Anne, your pictures are great. This sounds like a genuinely "USA" kind of good time!

Thanks for the photos, guys! Sounds like a good time was had by all!!

Betty

Buckin Horse Sale 2007
May 17-18-19-20
Hard to believe it is almost here.
Gary and Anne were here in 2006.
WOW!

Jim - we'll be with you in spirit that weekend! We've had more fun taking the Bucking Horse Sales to the masses as we've worn holes in those T-shirts on our travels. It always sparks conversation.

Gary's lining up the biscuits & gravy, ruby screwdriver fixin's AND the paper umbrellas for Saturday's Breakfast of Champions.

Give our best to Jan B, Bing, Carol & of course Jody!

Cheers, Anne

Great photo, Chip! How is life in Capitan??

Chip - now that's an "action photo"! WOW!

That is a really good photo!!

Actually that's a Bull. The local Smokey the Bear Rodeo. Made the Front Page of the Ruidoso News. Now we are going to dig up Billy the Kid and do DNA tests to make sure Pat Garret really shot him. Photos to come.

This is a very interesting place to live.

May 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th.
58th Annual Miles City Bucking Horse Sale.

Yep! it is time once again for hundreds of Cowboys and Cowgirls and wanna be's to come to Miles City for the Sale.

www.buckinghorsesale.com
if you would like to see what it is all about.

Chip, fantastic photo.