Payson Roundup | Payson, AZ

Shooting the breeze, waiting for the starting gun.

Let the games begin!

Attacking the trail

Oh, oh, here comes trouble.

That was harder than it looked.

They're gaining on me.

Don't brake, don't brake...

Don't brake!

Am I out of the woods yet?

Oh, oh, another bump in the trail. Ah, but the finish line is just ahead.

Is this race gonna start or not?

Wow, that's the competition?

And the kids are off around the track for one fast lap.

And the winner is...

Mason McDowell

And they are all winners.

Warming up for the main event.

Wilbert Albert concentrates on his game.

Jason Fimbres, the current Arizona State Horseshoe throwing champ, warmed up with Theodore DeClay.

Trisha Hocshaw, the current Women's Arizona Horseshoe throwing champ, warmed up to admiring spectators.

The mountain trail run got off to a grand start with 53 contestants mounting an ...

And a child shall lead them.

Several groups of runners bunched together as the race wore on.

Another group makes its way around the circuit.

Age is of no consequence in a race of this nature.

A loner runner makes his way down the path.

The crowd thinned out.

The finish line was in sight and feet were flyin'.

Tim Fruth crossed the line and wasn't even breathing too hard. Go Tim.

One more charcoal chunk should do it. Ed Wixson gets ready to produce another masterpiece ...

Mark Wilkins, Arizona President of the International Dutch Oven Society, mixes up another batch of...hmm. ...

Mark Wilkins and Loren Partridge discussed their strategy for the dessert portion of the Dutch ...

Barb Wilkins and Justin Lich checked out Lich's chocolate cake as it fell from the ...

Gary Bedsworth, left, and Barb Wilkins, instruct Pastor Richard Richey, and his wife, Ronnie, on ...

The archery competition was swarmed with kids and eager adults, but proper instruction on safety ...

Phil Shahan takes steady aim at the number nine target in a field of twenty-eight ...

Phil Shahan, left, and his son, Jordan, mark their score sheet before moving on to ...

Cameron Maebe took his time as he took careful aim on a difficult course of ...

Brooklyn Maebe sets her arrow as she gets ready to shoot.

Jacob K. Barnett's arrow can be seen just leaving the bow as it sped to ...

Karson Ross was all business when it came to sighting in on her target.

Jace Maebe got close to the cigar fight action before the actual competition began.

Leslie and Lea Land took their time setting up for the cross-cut competition, but when ...

George and Tyler Harrison looked like they were going to win the mens' cross-cut, but ...

Anthony Spears made short work of this log in the chain saw two-cut, timed event.

Astounda Collins didn't let the fast flying chips slow her down in the log cutting ...

The ATV Rodeo competition had a few unusual events, and barrel racing isn't exactly an ...

Nathan Harris, left, and Rowen Pickering were the two finalists in the cigar fighting contest. ...

The barrel racing event was open to anyone with a quad, driver certification and a ...

What is this? ATV bowling of course. Ride up to the lane on your quad, ...

Nice shot, but there was one problem; Andrew Spear drove over the line and was ...

See ya next year!