Nothing’s more amusing to an old cowgirl than a line dance, especially at an Elk’s Lodge at rodeo time. There I was, holding up the bar with the...
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Art, Guns and Culture
True West’s Best of the West 2004 Winners
Celebrating our 50th anniversary, we at True West again reveal our hoarded nuggets, our favorite out-of-the-way secrets: the best brothel museum,...
The Jeans Mystique
From James Dean to Adriano Moraes, from the good guys to the bad, everybody’s favorite rebel or hero wears jeans. Blue or black denim jeans may be...
Wahoo! Santa Fe
Shouting the name of Diane Zamost’s Santa Fe vintage and vintagelike Western wear company makes most folks want to climb on a horse and head out on...
Larian Motel
Gordon Anderson doesn’t believe it, but some of his friends and guests and even a former maid think his Larian Motel is haunted. Gordon says he’s...
Cottonwood Canyon Ranch
The original pioneers came to the land as explorers, as dreamers—claiming a hunk of dirt to make a life. They came, as historians remind us, “not to...
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show
In 1883, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show began in North Platte, Nebraska. Before it folded three decades later, the hunter-scout-turned-megastar had...
Cremello
Blue-eyed Cremello and Perlino horses were once called Albinos, but now the American Quarter Horse Association has ceased using the term in its...
Goddesses with Many Tastes
Round these parts the question often arises, “What’s the difference between a cowboy and a cowgirl?” The answer is simple: a cowgirl can do...
High Desert Museum
How fascinating, yet chilling to have a golden eagle watch you from just a few feet away. It’s an experience found in few places, but it happens...
Painting Below the Belt
Paintings by Nelson Boren grab viewers by the scruff of the neck, demanding they complete the scenes to which the artist provides only a glimpse....
My Lake Mohave Christmas Came Early
Summer along the lower Colorado River is hot. Come July or August, 123 degrees in the shade is common around Lake Mohave. And that Lake Mohave...