Julius the Bull Rider

We met Julius while visiting Mary Anne at the Shonto School. He is a Navajo Bull Rider and invited us to come watch him practice at the Shonto rodeo grounds. I will just say that while I respect all the bull riders' courage and their amazing abilities, what they are doing seems absolutely crazy tome! Everyone (aside from the bulls) seemed to be enjoying themselves though, and there are some fringe benefits. When we told Julius we lived in Connecticut he told us he had competed in the huge tribal gathering in Connecticut called Schemitzun and had won several thousand dollars and a new pickup truck that he drove back across the U.S. to Arizona. Hopefully it has comfy seats because his backside had to be hurtin'.