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Caprock Roundup
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The Caprock Roundup is an annual July Celebration held in Claude, Texas. The events include a Youth Ranch Rodeo, Parade, and Chicken Chase. My first visit was in 2023 but I documented only the parade and youth rodeo. I returned in 2024 and tried to document all the events I possibly could. i will be publishing those videos soon.
Motley Dickens Old Settlers Reunion
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I fell in love with this annual celebration of heritage in Roaring Springs, Texas back in 1974. I have been returning whenever possible even though it is held during the last part of what is usually a hot August. Most of the action takes place in the rodeo arena with roping jackpots, ranch horse reining competitions, and qualifying ranch rodeos sanctioned by the WRCA and WRRA organizations.
Then there are other activities such as goat roping in the morning, a live band old-timers dance in the late afternoon along with washer pitching, kids' bouncy fun all day, and a live dance band after the rodeos featuring the best Western Swing bands available.
2023 - 100 years of Rodeo!
As per recent years, this year was a mixture of WRCA-sanctioned ranch teams and rodeo events and several non-sanctioned events.
Friday
Team Sorting
Historic Wheat Growers Hotel
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The Wheat Growers Hotel opened in 1890 in the tiny town of Kimball, Nebraska to serve passengers traveling on the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. It was considered a large structure at that time and known to serve wealthy travelers with a plush environment and service. The structure is not open to the general public currently as steps are being taken to restore the hotel as a registered historic landmark.
The Wheat Growers Hotel is a historic hotel located at 102 S. Oak St. in Kimball, Nebraska. It was built in 1918 in the Early Commercial style and was the largest hotel in Kimball at the time. The hotel was added to the NRHP on July 11, 2002.
The Wheat Growers Hotel has 86 rooms, two hallways on each floor, and all rooms have electricity, plumbing, and steam heating. The hotel also has a restaurant, ballroom, kitchen, and heating system that keeps the building comfortable in Nebraska storms.
The hotel is temporarily closed and is being renovated to become a historical tourist destination. The renovation plans include:
10 suites on the second floor
Restaurant, museum, gift shop, and coffee kiosk on the first floor
Ballroom and brewpub in the basement
Courtyard on the south side of the building
The video above is the first part of an attempt to explore the building and some of its stories and more segments appear on this page below.
Wellington Pro Rodeo
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The Wellington Pro Rodeo, sanctioned by UPRA, is an annual event held at the Wellington Fairgrounds Arena in Wellington, Texas. I was permitted to document all three rodeos held June 29 - July 1, 2023. The rodeos feature all the standard pro rodeo events with Mutton Bustin', Ranch Bronc Riding, and Calf Scramble added in. I am including examples of some of the rodeo events below as they are published on Dusty Reins Stories and American Heartlands Channel on Saturdays.
Nature
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I love all of nature except when it makes me totally miserable. Ha! I like to make recordings of nature using the best natural audio I can manage. I traveled to some great places last year and hope to do more. However, a lot of good stuff was not captured because I did not spend the time to put out a GoPro or two and capture some time lapses. You will see several styles of videos in the playlist above.
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