Writer Thomas Oles gets back in the saddle with his concluding second part of Pendleton Round-Up, and describes the highlights of the Round-Up's leisure life infused with sexual energy, free-flowing whiskey and beer, entertainment at The Happy Canyon Night Show, and local Pendleton character.

The Pendleton Round-Up, the rodeo filled with pageantry and tradition, is held each year in Pendleton, Oregon -- one of the last stops on the Oregon Trail. Writer Thomas Oles contributes his thoughts visiting the Round-Up, cowboy culture, and explores iconic vestiges of the American West.

Seattle arts writer Molly Norris contributes her impressions from this year's Seattle Erotic Art Festival held at the Exhibition Hall in the shadow of the Space Needle. Fashion and fetish levelled the playing field for cultural, sexual, and artistic expression.