As I sauntered through an open meadow on Romer, a black-and-white Tennessee Walking horse, I thought about the first ranchers who lived in the...
Grape History on a Sunset Ride
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Travel & Preservation
Top 10 Western Museums of 2010
I hadn’t seen lines like this since I tried to get into a bookstore in Dallas, Texas, where actor Jimmy Stewart was autographing copies of his book...
The Walls of a Prison Will Never Hold Me
Angola, Louisiana, might not be considered the West to some folks, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen any roundup get as Western as its prison...
The Dalles, Oregon
Susan Buce jokingly dubs herself the “History Queen,” yet her breadth of knowledge of the Columbia Gorge region is indeed impressive. The...
On the Trading Post Trail
They were cultural centers, these trading posts on the Navajo reservation. “A community place for people to meet, get their mail, maybe make a phone...
A Modern Stagecoach Adventure
How comfortable would the ride really be inside a Concord stagecoach? I’m not sure if I buy into Ed Heimann’s claim that the Concord is the “Rolls...
83 Must-See True West Destinations
If you love history and the open road, we have combined the two just for you, complete with comprehensive listings and inside information to give...
Cherokee Nation’s Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Last March 6, a direct descendant of Sequoyah, the mayor of Tahlequah and the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation were among those who came...
The Russian River’s Redwoods
I can only imagine what the settlers of California’s Russian River must have thought as they stared up at the towering redwood trees. I can only...
The Pony Rides Again, 150 Years Later
The Pony began when Johnny Fry rode from Pikes Peak Stables in St. Joseph, Missouri on April 3, 1860. Its lifespan was short, a mere 18 months, but...
Following Calamity Jane
Born in Missouri in 1856 Martha Canary came west with her family, spent part of her childhood in the Montana gold fields near Virginia City and...
Horsey Adventures in Fort Worth
Billed as the oldest stock show in America, the Fort Worth Stock Show dates to 1896, when it was first held as a one-day event on the banks of...