PHOTOS: First day of the Colorado State Fair

Charlie Mathews, 11, from Castle Rock, uses all the muscles she has to close the stall door for her horse Diego Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in the 4-H barn during the first day of the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. The fair runs through Labor Day, Sept. 2, 2024.(The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)

Mason Bishop, left, and Lyle LeCaptain use the two-man saw during the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, on the first day of the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. The fair runs through Labor Day, Sept. 2, 2024. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)

Lyle LeCaptain, left, and Jasper Mayer compete in the log roll during the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, on the first day of the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. The fair runs through Labor Day, Sept. 2, 2024. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)

Cooks turn the chicken, ribs and turkey legs at the Backyard Barbecue Village booth Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, during the first day of the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. The fair runs through Labor Day, Sept. 2, 2024. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)

The old-time photo booths were wide open on the first day of the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)

Kealy Langford, 20, from Wiggins, Colo., washes her brother’s market goat named Pie Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, during the first day of the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. The fair runs through Labor Day, Sept. 2, 2024. Pie seemed to enjoy the cool bath as temperatures reached into the mid 90s. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)