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Articles
Dude Spotting
It’s harder to spot real cowboys than you might think. In my experience, nobody looks at a photograph of a welder and says, “That’s not a...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Sayings “He who does not expect to win is already defeated.” Quotes “An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose...
Cowboys Deluxe
Cowboys Deluxe At one time the Miller & Lux Ranch in California was the largest combined ranching, farming and meat-packing operation in the...
Into the Heart of the West
Make your plans, pack your bags and head out for a Western adventure of a lifetime! Whether you live in rural North Dakota or urban Texas, an annual...
Pioneer Pets
Dogs and cats are as Western as six-guns and Stetsons—and a lot more lovable. In the Old West, dogs were common—and necessary. Cats, not at first,...
John “Liver-Eating” Johnson
How did he earn his terrifying nickname? The sun lay low on the horizon over Battle Mountain in northwestern Colorado. The big man on the imposing...
Grapevine, Texas
An historic Lone Star State town shines amid big-city lights. Any traveler who’s changed planes at Dallas-Fort Worth International...
Following Billy the Kid
Tracking the legend across Arizona and New Mexico is still an adventure. It’s easy to start a travel story when you know where your subject was...
Jack London at the Movies
For nearly 120 years, filmmakers from around the world have adapted the American adventurer’s novels into captivating films and television. Read...
A Bullet for Your Troubles
Maps & Graphics by Gus Walker Based on the research of John Langellier, Jack McPhee, Larry Ball, Chip Carlson, Grace McClure, Diana Allen Kouris...
Grizzlies of the Far West
Before the legendary bear was nearly driven to extinction, Ursus horribilis ruled the forests and plains of the Pacific Coast. The American Indians...