The Mesa County Fair

We visited the Mesa County Fair this morning. On a positive
note, it wasn't very crowded since it was the last day of the
fair. On the other hand, there weren't very many animals left
since all of the judging had already been completed. We did get
to see a few goats (including one that "attacked" me!) He was just
very excited and I must have had a friendly face. I felt bad though
because he was limping a bit after he jumped out of the pen.
One of the highlights for us each year is checking out the crafts
that have been entered. Besides 4-H participants, Mesa County
has an open division, including one for knitting. Lynn always
thinks about entering, but never gets around to it. I may be
biased, but I think she would have easily won this year. There
are a lot of talented folks though and it's always interesting to
see all of their hard work. We managed to see everything before
it got too hot and another Fair season has come and gone.

At The Fair

It's not the biggest or fanciest fair around, but the Mesa County Fair
is just the right size to spend a couple of hours getting to see the
agricultural side of the Western Slope. I don't think we would have
wanted to spend much more time than we did at the fair since at
5pm it was still 102 degrees outside.


Lynn even got to ride a horse! Well, not a real horse, but about as
close to riding as we wanted to get.

To add a few more exhibits to accompany the 4H entries, local
adults can enter their projects. Two of the largest sets of entries
are the quilts and knitting projects. Of course, Lynn gave an extra
long look at all of the knitting projects, feeling inspired to maybe
enter something of hers next year. I'm sure she'll talk about them
more on her blog.


One of my favorite parts of the fair is looking at all of the different
animals. The livestock barns were pretty warm, but we managed
to check out the goats and the sheep.


Of course, what fair is complete without taking in at least one
guilty pleasure? My guilt of choice is usually a corn dog! This
beauty started out at a foot long and only survived long enough
for me to get a quick photo of it!