In 1961, producers of Bonanza decided some land around Lake Tahoe, CA was great for outdoor shots. Fans of the TV show stopped by to see the place,...

Faith. Hope. Charity. Over time, the original names of the three prominent mountains near the charming community of Sisters, Oregon, have faded. But...

If there was one thing no cowboy could do without it was his coffee. A pot was always on the campfire, and every cabin cherished its supply of...

Cowboy actor Ben Johnson arrived in California in the late 1930s when Howard Hughes bought some horses from an Oklahoma ranch where Ben worked....

In the Old West, all things were possible. Shakespeare, NM, 1879. Ross Woods got the last breakfast eggs at the Stratford Hotel restaurant. Bean...

On a cold night in March of 1881 outlaws tried to rob the Tombstone to Benson stage. When one of the highwaymen yelled out "Halt!" the shotgun...

A bottle of a mustard­ pickle relish! In his autobiography, noted western surveyer Billy Owen wrote that restaurant tables in his day included “the...

July 25, 1853 Saddling up at 2 a.m.  Harry Love and his fellow California Rangers ride out of their rugged mountain camp and make their way to...

The beautiful Irish song and dance girl Lotta Crabtree is considered to be the first woman to bare her legs and smoke on stage. There's also an...

Labor negotiator? Yep. Both sides asked the Denver socialite (and Titanic survivor) to help out with the Ludlow, CO mine strike in 1914. More than...

Enough that when Indians wanted to find them for a hunt, they'd get up very early in the morning and look over the horizon for a little cloud. There...

After John Slaughter became sheriff of Cochise County in 1887 he issued a warning to the rustler gangs, “get out or get shot.” Most took his advice...