"Where's the best place to take pictures of the fireworks," Riley asked me.
"Dunno, but I drive over and park by the Dairy Queen," I said.
So went my brief conversation with an acquaintance at the Belle Fourche Roundup Thursday night (7/3/08) during the rodeo. Karen and I slipped out early to perhaps get a treat and take some pictures of the fireworks on our way back to Spearfish.
So we wound our way out of the grandstand well before the final event -- bull riding -- had concluded and made our way to my pickup. This was a good plan, I thought.Double disappointment. Dairy Queen was closed by the time we arrived; and we discovered two lighted communications towers were between us and the fireworks. I also started having pangs of frustration that we'd probably missed the most exciting part of the rodeo. My spirits were dashed, but I was determined to take a few photos anyway. And I'm glad I did. I rather liked the unusual tower backlighting.
All and all, it ended up being a delightfully cool evening for a good rodeo performance, and the fireworks display was just as I'd remembered from years gone by -- outstanding! But we still don't know how the bull riding came out.
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