The Sacramento Autorama is billed as the largest and second longest running indoor car show in the world. This year marked its 58th annual exhibition and was held once again at Cal Expo. The show featured 350 of the finest custom cars, hot rods, classics, motorcycles, and specialty vehicles in the county.

All images copyright Doug Arrington.

The California State Fair, like many state fairs, is held in August, the hottest month of the year. In Sacramento, that means temps over 100 degrees during the days. It usually cools significantly in the evenings, but not this year. Dawn and I went once after work - it was still near 90 when the fair closed - and one Saturday. It's always fun, but this year it was just too hot! Camera: Nikon D2Xs.

The Rupert Duncan Band at Dillian's Bar & Grill in Lincoln, California, October 21, 2006.

Dillion's has stage lights but, for some reason, didn't use them that night. Instead, they kept the house lights way up. Disappointing lighting, but the band rocked!. Our cocktail waitress, it turned out, is also a singer, so the band let her stand in for a song or two! Sweet!

The East Sacramento 4th of July Parade is billed as the longest continually running parade west of the Mississippi and it's no wonder why. The whole neighborhood gets involved! Homes are decorated, house bands play in front yards, folks decorate their cars, doga, even their kids. It's a piece of Americana that reminds us of times long passed. Dawn and I try to go every year . These images are from the parade in 2006. Camera: Nikon 8800.

Kicking off the Folsom Pro Rodeo each year is the Longhorn Cattle Drive down Sutter Street in Historic Folsom, and this year there was even a wedding! It being my first cattle drive, I came ill prepared, bringing only our 4mp Canon Digital Elph pocket camera. These are a few of the images taken July 1, 2004.