You’re Riding Shotgun With… San Francisco-born John Boessenecker, who, as a boy, made annual vacation trips along this route with his...
Gold Coast’s Badmen
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Travel & Preservation
Doc Holliday Slept Here
You’re Riding Shotgun With… Thomas J. Noel, who is truly “Dr. Colorado.” He has written more than 40 books on Colorado, he is a...
Custer & Cody Country
You’re Riding Shotgun With… Candy Moulton, a fourth-generation Westerner, who was reared on the Wyoming ranch her grandparents...
Cowboys & Cowtowns
You’re Riding Shotgun With… Orin Friesen, whose passions are the Chisholm Trail, Texas Longhorn cattle, the Pony Express and Kansas...
April 2012 Events
A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. SANTA CLARITA COWBOY FESTIVALSanta Clarita, CA, April 19-22: Melody Ranch &...
10 for 10: Bismarck, ND
1. Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park provides the finest example of living history on the Northern Plains. Besides the reconstructed Custer House...
Following Sibley’s Confederate Invasion
You’ve gotta love Texians and the Confederate government. They actually thought this was a good idea. In 1861, Brig. Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley...
February 2012 Events
A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. Gold Rush DaysWickenburg, AZ, February 16-19: Mining heritage offers gold...
Following Arizona’s Road to Statehood
It’s hard to believe, but it was here, off Interstate 40 at milepost 325—in the middle of nowhere—that Arizona’s road to statehood really began. I...
10 for 10: Prescott, AZ
Touring our #1 Town of the year, Prescott, Arizona. 1. Hit the 1877 Palace Saloon on legendary Whiskey Row and belly up to the bar where Buckey...
November/December 2011 Events
A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. Michael Martin Murphey’s Cowboy Christmas Ball Oklahoma City, OK, December 16:...
Ellensburg, Washington
Come winter, you’ll find Ellensburg locals at the elk feeding station, where elk come up close to the Yakima River Canyon scenic route. When autumn...