Catherine and the Kid She was known in Kansas as “The Widow McCarty” and a resident in Silver City, New Mexico, described her as “a jolly Irish...

Catherine and the Kid She was known in Kansas as “The Widow McCarty” and a resident in Silver City, New Mexico, described her as “a jolly Irish...
True West Towns Pendleton, Oregon This “Real West” town kicks up its bootheels for rowdy rodeo. Pendleton, Oregon, has come a long way since...
Calamity Jane, Wild Bill and George Custer roamed the Black Hills On July 2, 1874, George Armstrong Custer led a surveying expedition...
Miners searched for lucrative gold strikes in the Cave Creek mining district 140 years ago. Soldiers from nearby Fort McDowell fought off marauding...
More than half of the gatherings of mountain men and fur trade caravans took place in Wyoming, including the first one in 1825 along the Henry’s...
October’s Cowboy Gathering rounds up poets, pickers and train lovers. Durango is an active four-season town. Each year starts with winter...
Adventure awaits the traveler on great cattle drive routes from Texas to Kansas. Among Kansas cattle towns, 1871 is probably best remembered for...
The James-Younger gang met its match in a frontier bank. At the centennial of the nation’s founding, Northfield, Minnesota, was a bucolic river town...
Discover Wyoming on a road trip to Cody, Casper and Cheyenne. Scotsman Peter McCulloch ramrodded a crew that trailed 3,800 head of...
When you dig deep into Jerome’s history you find so many layers—so many stories of boom and bust, of bordellos, opium dens, gambling and...
Gettin’ along little dogies up the Western Trail is still a fun road trip today. By the 1880s, time was catching up with the Western Trail—the...
Time to Motor West Enjoy welcoming Western hospitality when you stay and explore the region’s best towns. Whether you grew up in a small town...