Alpaca
The huggable, buggable creature!
Did you know the King County Fair is the oldest fair west of the Mississippi? In fact, the King County Fair was founded in 1863-when Abraham Lincoln was president and Washington Territory was 26 years from statehood!
Alpaca
The huggable, buggable creature!
Beware of Space Goat!
Ooooh!
Goat Balls
Clearly a threat to society
Momma and kid
Pygmy goats are funnnnny!
5 little piggies
So smelly, yet so cuuuuute!
Sweet poodle
The fair is very old school... 4H competitions, livestock, rodeo, logging competition... the whole nine yards!
Pet the kitty
Who knew you could compete in a cat contest?
Beautiful quilt!
The student that made this amazing quilt has my full respect!
The Logging Competition, sponsored by Mountain Dew
Getting ready
You've got to mentally prepare for the big event
Men's Double Bucking Crosscut Sawing
This guys have huge arms and can cut quite fast!
CLimb that pole!
Speed climbing is a quick event! With a rope around their backs, and spikes on their shoes, these world champion climbers could scale 65 foot poles in just 10-15 seconds. Brian Bartow was our personal favorite... a good climber, a good log roller, and a sexy, sexy man!
Horizontal Chop
The show shall furnish cradles for the logs, but securing the logs in the cradle shall be the responsibility of each contestant. A maximum of 14" diameter log will be used. The logs should be 3" to 6" from the ground. The log should not be less than 26" long.
Axe Throwing
Center of the bull's eye is to be exactly 60 inches from the ground. The target will be 36 inches in diameter with the following five scoring areas: 4" Bull's eye with 4" wide circular rings. The bull's eye shall score 5 points, the next ring 4 points, the next ring 4 points, the next ring 2 points, and the outside ring 1 point. The Foul line is 20 feet straight out from the bull's eye, then straight down to the ground.
Obstacle Pole Power Saw Bucking
The obstacle pole shall be 36 feet long with an 8-inch end recommended. The pole rests on another log causing the end to be 5 feet off of the ground. Starting with one hand on the starting point designated by the show, the contestant's hand must not leave the starting point or touch the saw before the command "Go". On "Go", the contestant pick's up the saw, mounts the pole below the bottom 4 foot mark on the pole, races up the log and starts the saw after crossing the top 5 foot mark then severs a disc at the end of the pole (or more than one disc at shows discretion). Upon severing the disc (s), shut off the saw before re-crossing the top 5' mark, race down the pole, one foot must be below the bottom 4' mark on the bottom of the log before touching the ground. No part of the foot may touch the bottom mark. Return to starting point to end time.
Vertical Chop
A 12" maximum diameter is recommended, no shorter than 26" long. Chopping stands will be a maximum of 24" high. The World Championship and Grand Finals log sizes will be 12" in diameter (37" circumference). Novice contestants must wear equipment that protects the lower legs from a glancing axe blow.
Moses Sr.
For some, logging is a family event. This sweet old man is Moses Sr, and his son Moses Jr is further back in a black tank top. They were a powerhouse duo.