The annual Omak Stampede Rodeo is underway, attracting thousands of visitors to the town. This event is renowned for the Suicide Race, a thrilling 200-foot downhill horse race into the Okanogan River.

The rodeo season is upon us, and the sport is alive and kicking (literally) in the Inland Northwest. In Cheney, Omak, Lewiston, Worley and elsewhere, you can see ropers, riders, queens and clowns ...