Offspring of a Percheron stud and a Mexican hot-blood mare, the big black colt born on the Frank Foss ranch of Southeastern Wyoming may have lacked...
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Writing at the Bend of the River
As a young man, Bill Gulick thought his future was on the baseball diamond. He was battling his way up through the semi-pro leagues, when at age 21,...
A Journey to Arizona’s Big Ditch
Just as travelers have done since 1901, you can arrive at one of the most beautiful places on earth via train, thanks to the Grand Canyon Railway....
All that cowboy
Ginny Davis of Homedale, Idaho, describes herself as being “Country when Country wasn’t cool.” (Is that even possible?) When Ginny decorated her...
Beadwrangler Makes Magic
It could be the jewel tones of the lofty Sangre de Cristos or the perfect clarity of the crisp Rocky Mountain air that gives Susie Cotcher her...
On the Edge of the Abyss
It is late August, but the air is crisp as I board the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Durango, Colorado. The firemen are already...
Too Cool to be a Cowboy
Forget all the clichés about singin’ cowboys—some are just too hard to label, especially when they turn out to be a mix of Southern charm and true...
Down Mexico Way
At 4:20 a.m. on March 9, 1916, the United States was invaded for the first time since the British sacked Washington during the War of 1812. The...
Tombstone Made Wyatt Earp Famous
Stuart Lake’s legendary Wyatt Earp has more cachet among collectors than the real man behind the gun. When presented with the Earpiana collection of...
Blood on the Tracks…Wyatt Earp vs Frank Stilwell
March 20, 1882 With the recent killing of Morgan Earp by assassins, Wyatt Earp spends his 34th birthday attending to the details of shipping his...
Any Day’s a Good Day
I’m in good hands. Roger Graham is driving Engine No. 300, an 83-ton, 2-8-0 steam engine built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1917, and Wesley...
Limpia Creek Custom Hat
When PRCA cowboy Cody Ohl waves his hat after a good roping time, it’s likely to be one made by Limpia Creek Custom Hat. Fort Davis was this...