Lincoln, Montana

If you recall the Fourth of July adventure we had in Lincoln, Montana, you might remember the rodeo that we went to on Saturday.  The main event was the Ring of Fire, a gladiator competition of sorts, that involved about eight men standing in a ring in the middle of the arena as a pissed off bull tried to destroy each of them.  The last man standing in the white ring was declared the winner and split the pot of money with the equally deranged person from the audience who bid on them to be the winner.

Nate captured this video of what might be the closest thing our society will ever witness that mimics what the Romans did 2,000 years ago with gladiators and wild animals:


The Ring of Fire from Nathan Currier-Groh on Vimeo.

At the beginning of the rodeo, Jerry released his racing pigeons to the Star-Spangled Banner:

Rodeo Opening Ceremony from Nathan Currier-Groh on Vimeo.


The kids of Lincoln had to get involved, too, so here's a sequence of the Chicken Scramble (6 chickens, 50 kids...catch a chicken and you get to keep it):

On your mark, get set...

Go!