Ever since I was a kid growing up in Ogden Utah back in the early 80's, I've been fascinated by the Spanish bullfight. I even searched out books on bullfighting at the Weber County library, where I found and read "Death in the Afternoon" by Ernest Hemingway. I'm probably the only kid in Utah to have ever read that book. Now here we are 40 years later and I still enjoy learning about and keeping up with the bullfights.

September 27, 2026

Dominguez Escalante video

Last week was the anniversary of the Dominguez Escalante expedition making its way into Spanish Fork - Utah County.

I didn't make it to the celebration in Spanish Fork on September 18th, I did drive by the park however earlier in the day and saw them setting a few things up.

Sadly, it was not a great day for a celebration out of doors, it was just bad luck they picked that day. The morning of the 18th it rained probably the most I have seen it rain in one day in Utah. It came down in buckets for hours that morning! It did clear up later in the day but everything was so wet, and it was fairly cold outside too, that I think most people just wanted to stay home and get dry.

Here is a video that popped up in my YouTube feed that is pretty well done explaining how things went and how things could have gone with the expedition. Interesting video and fun to watch.


 

Billy the Kid - 2026

I don't want to like this AI stuff, but how else are you going to bring Billy the Kid into the modern age?

Someone used AI to see what Billy the Kid would look like in 2026.


 

Cartel de Leon - 2026


 

La Maestranza














Funny how you never see a photo of La Maestranza without at least a few people milling around. It must be just one of those places where there are always people hanging out, taking photos. 

I guess I just need to get there and see for myself if I can get a photo without people in it.

A unique photo

Date, location, or bull ranch unknown.

Just a unique photo of a fighting bull.

Jose Maria Manzanares en Sevilla - 2026


 A great photo of that traje de luces I like so much.

Sometime earlier this year in the Feria de Abril de Sevilla.

Morante en Sevilla - 2026


A photo that seems to pop up a lot in my Instagram or Facebook feeds.

Not sure of the date, but sometime during the Feria de Abril this year.