It’s more than 650 miles from Denver to Odessa, Texas, and there will be plenty of rodeo folks making their way across every foot of pavement over the next two weeks.

It’s time for the Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo at the Ector County Coliseum, a six-performance rodeo that takes place over nine days. Two years ago, I was knee deep in all the activity for 12 days.

It’s a great rodeo, and it will feature the best in the business. Here’s hoping plenty of folks get to experience it.