I have driven cattle in New Mexico, Colorado, Texas and even in Uruguay and beyond, participating in everything from city slicker-type drives to...

A party is always going on at Larimer Square. Maybe that’s why somebody just handed me a shot of tequila. Oh, well, when in Denver.... When I first...

I have spent years traveling overland trails in the West; some might say I have an obsession for traveling three miles an hour in a covered wagon....

It just didn’t seem right that a tombstone was propped up in front of an antique store in Mayer, Arizona. That’s what a casual shopper felt, getting...

“Bartlesville is an interesting blend of Western, Native American and energy history. When I think of this fascinating place, it brings to mind...

After the 13 Colonies rebelled against King George III, fife, drums and trumpets kept field commands attune to men in the heat of combat or on the...

Just after midnight on March 13, 1912, on a lonely stretch of tracks in southwest Texas, a train sat silently in the darkness. Looking for...

“Among the foremost of remedies ‘handed down’ in the family is the tea made of dung,” recalled Oregon pioneer Charles Banister. His grandmother’s...

American Western lore has spawned many stereotypical depictions of men and women in various professions ranging from sheriffs to prostitutes to men...

Blue jeans have been described as “democracy in fashion,” and rightly so. Whether you’re busted flat in Baton Rouge or a highly paid celebrity jet...

Perhaps the best known photo of a  is the 1915 image of Bonnie McCarroll by rodeo photographer Ralph Doubleday. Bonnie is shown upside down, ringlet...

Long before Raquel Welch graced the big screen in nothing but a Mexican poncho, gun belt and Colt .45 in Hannie Caulder, America and the...