Photos: Fun times at the Altamont Fair
Sights and sounds of the 2017 Altamont Fair
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Showing off their western side, two women hold their horses inside the pony ring during
judging on Tuesday morning at the Altamont Fair.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Array of ribbons: Colorful show ribbons at the sheep and goat ring are all set for the
new winners at the Altamont Fair on Tuesday morning.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Standing strong: A white Bengal tiger stands on top of two platforms so that four other
tigers can serpentine around the bars during their performance in Nerger’s Tigers show at the Altamont Fair.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
What are you looking at? A hen peers out of her cage inside the poultry barn at the
Altamont Fair on Tuesday afternoon.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Flying high: Three kids are just hanging out as they cruise around in the midway midair
at the Altamont Fair.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Shooting away: Striving to win a stuffed animal, a mother and her son shoot corks toward
plastic cups as the father takes their photo in the midway at the Altamont Fair
on Tuesday afternoon.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hi there! A young donkey peers over the railing in the baby-animals section next to
the circus museum on Tuesday morning at the Altamont Fair.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
No bull about it: Amanda Terhune holds the head of Brutus, a 1-year-old Brahma
bull, waking him as he lies in the cattle barn at the Altamont Fair on Tuesday
morning.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Working together: Jackson Peters, 4, left, gets help from his father, Brian, at the fish
game on the Altamont Fair’s midway Tuesday afternoon.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Anxiously waiting: Dressed in her English riding outfit, a girl leans on the fence of the
horse ring as both she and her horse watch a judged event on Tuesday morning at
the Altamont Fair.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
New attraction: Bengal tigers look through bars as they are commanded to lie down in
the grandstand area at the Altamont Fair. Nerger’s Tigers bills itself as the
largest traveling tiger show in the United States; it is run by two Germans,
Judit and Juergen Nerger.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Peek-a-boo: A baby calf peers around its mother in the cattle barn early Tuesday morning at
the Altamont Fair.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
The shirt that says it all: At the edge of the Stunt Jumper platform, a girl has
second thoughts about leaping into the abyss Tuesday afternoon at the Altamont
Fair.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Udderly happy: A young boy holds his goat while being judged on Tuesday morning of the
opening day of the Altamont Fair in the sheep and goat ring.