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Grand Coulee was my first Washington rodeo! I would like to start by thanking Justin Morris with the National Guard for inviting me. It was great to see familiar faces! Each rodeo began with Muttin’ Bustin’ an hour before the performance, and as I walked into the first performance to help with what I could, I heard a familiar voice come over the sound system—Cody Hodge! A man from my own

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With the weather warm and the spring birds chirping, I was excited to spend the day on Rowdy and Laura Lee’s, Wild R Ranch. As with every trip, the drive made me thankful for my cell phone, but the father I drove, the less reception I had. I enjoyed a serene dirt road meandering back and forth a dry creek bed leading to the Barry’s Ranch bunkhouse. Never having to open many wooden gates in my

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From my doorstep in Yakima to my hotel room in beautiful Pocatello was exactly 600 miles. My trip took nine hours, and thanks to my Tomtom(GPS) I never got lost! I left at 3:30AM and traveled through miles of tranquil regions of sunshine; when I was 8 miles out of Pocatello it went from sunshine to literally a blizzard! The ground was blanketed in white, and the wind wrapped snow around every

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What an adventure this was! The best part of the trip was sharing the 665 miles between Moses Lake, WA to Ogden, UT with Jamie Rauch (my queen coach), Sara-Jane Prchal (Miss Moses Lake Roundup), and Kylie Kooistra (Miss Cheney Rodeo). As with all of my trips, there seems to be something, just something, that doesn’t quite go accordingly! As I left my house in Yakima (where I live during the

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This was a day of much excitement as I spent it with Sara-Jane Prchal, 2009 Miss Moses Lake Roundup, and the four 2010 contestants: Jamie Judd, Catrina Langley, Charli Bergevin, and Lacey Groski. The day started at 8 AM with orientation, followed shortly after with the Horsemanship portion of the pageant; the weather was beautiful! For lunch we had SubWay with Judges, and the rodeo committee.

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This “Night of Western Elegance” could not have been more beautiful! There was a crowd of over two 230 people who attended and helped to make my coronation night a success. JJ Harrison the Rodeo Clown was the Master of Ceremonies, Vicki Holleman-Perez the disc jockey, and John Bryant the auctioneer. The night began with a silent auction, which led into dinner of Filet Mignon. Laura Lee Barry

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The obstacles I encountered on this trip far surpassed the adventure I had in mind as I attempted to depart Seattle! It was the most memorable trip I have experienced in my lifetime and I will attempt to convey the humor and ¬my angst to the best of my ability. Enjoy. 104th Denver National Stock Show and Rodeo In an attempt to catch that ever refreshing 6:00a.m. flight I was dropped off in

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