Steve Shaw makes history on horseback accessible. “The biggest thrill for me was the ride down Allen Street,” says Dave Taylor, a Texan who...
Making History on Horseback
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Travel & Preservation
150 Places to Celebrate Kansas’s 150th Birthday
There’s no place like Kansas. We’re talking about the Central/ Sunflower/Wheat/Jayhawk State. This state has more nicknames than Bob Boze Bell (but...
Full Steam Ahead
Steve Hauff, was the only man in the room of Steampunk enthusiasts not dressed in funkified Victorian garb With his degree in Victorian history,...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2011
Given to towns that have made an important contribution to preserving their pasts. We hope this award will not only encourage federal, state and...
Elk City, Oklahoma
Dr. L.V. Baker, a fourth-generation native and owner of Safari B Ranch, believes Elk City to be as unique as the residents of his exotic ranch. Elk...
Ranch Riding on Hawaii’s Big Island
While riding at the 1847 Parker Ranch, the snow-capped Mauna Kea looks absolutely beautiful from afar; on those slopes, Hawaii’s original cowboys...
On the Cheyenne Heritage Trail
Hmmm. Several years back, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department created the Cheyenne Heritage Trail, a 400-plus-mile route featuring 10...
Cowgirl 101 in Apache Country
I rode a Mexican Mustang named Pancho through areas that would have felt downright claustrophobic during the days of Apache reign. While astride...
Trailing Alfred Jacob Miller in the West
Alfred Jacob Miller was 27 years old when Scotsman Capt. William Drummond Stewart visited his Baltimore studio in 1837. Stewart thought his upcoming...
Fort Davis, Texas
“Most people still don’t believe that there are mountains in Texas,” says Larry Francell, the just-retired director at the Museum of the Big Bend in...
Buffalo, Wyoming
Buffalo, Wyoming-population 4,480-is the kind of town that rallies around its community members, even when memories are all they have left of the...
Buffalo, Wyoming
Buffalo, Wyoming-population 4,480-is the kind of town that rallies around its community members, even when memories are all they have left of the...