For all of you poor suckers not fortunate to live west of Independence, Missouri, or who find yourself in the crowded, humid East, fear not. You can find the West in them thar woods too. Head to Urbandale, Iowa, where the 500-acre outdoor Living History Farm museum covers 300 years of farming and is divided into three working farm sites, showcasing the Ioway Indians (circa 1700), white pioneers (1850) and horse-powered farms (1900). You’ll also find a replica 1875 farm-town, called Walnut H


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