It’s the time of year when rattlesnakes are more likely to hole up during the daytime and be active at night so I thought it best to share what to do and what not to do in case of snakebite. Don’t go walking in the desert at night without a flashlight and a walking stick. It’s easier to deal with a close encounter in the dark with a stick than a firearm. I’ve had quite a few chance meetings with ra

True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows