 I walked around the old closed up rodeo arena and actually found it kind of a sad place. There was a couple of years in my life when I spent enough time at rodeo arenas to realize that there's a lot of blood, sweat, and tears, on the dirt floor of an arena like this. And a lot of lives were altered in rodeo arenas just such as this all over the country with folks competing and sometimes risking their lives for nothing more than pride and a belt buckle.
 I wonder how long there will even be rodeos? They've been under attack for a long time from animal-rights groups, and insurance companies that don't want to sell them policies. It seems like anything that represents American's history is under assault from all sides.  I think this used to be a concrete barbecue. But I was never here when the arena was still open and being used so that's just a guess.  This is the chute they use to get the livestock in and out of the semi trailers.
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 Boondocking at the roping arena outside of Ajo Arizona.
 I've never boondocked here before so I thought I would give it a try. There's a lot more places In Ajo to boondock if this spot doesn't work out,  The gadgets that replace my brain while I'm driving, my Garmin GPS, the camera that watches my motorcycle, and my rearview camera.  A nicely dressed young lady.
 Taking a few shots.  Strategy discussion.  Cowgirl mom.  Fun for the whole family. Even if your big sisters got a gun, and all you have is an Incredibly interesting pink ribbon. |
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