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 Russian River’s Redwoods
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Travel & Preservation
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...
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Living in a bucolic setting along Mitchell Creek, with lots of horses and wild turkeys, Greg and Marilee Rippy are in their mid-50s quite...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2010
Given to towns that have made an important contribution to preserving their pasts. We hope this award will not only encourage federal, state and...
Looping Across Kit Carson’s Southwest
A banner whips in the wind over the main drag as I drive into Taos, New Mexico, and I figure that Kit Carson is getting his due. I should have known...
All Roads Lead to Chaco Canyon
"This is the best place on the planet. If you don’t come back, there’s something wrong with you.” These words spoken by G.B. Cornucopia, a 20-year...
Homeplace Ranch
Where a family of seven once bunked together in 1912, three modern-day cowboys now sleep. The Canadian Pacific Railway’s entrance in 1883 and the...
Bisbee, Arizona
In the historic district of Old Bisbee, S. Grant Sergot is handmaking a fur felt hat inside the Victorian-style Optimo Hatworks. Located at 47 Main...
Heading for the Hills
Riding along peaceful West Verde Creek on Comanche Bluff Trail, I could see in my mind’s eye the natives stalking a transplanted settler from Poland...
Following Charlie Russell’s Paintbrush
It’s a quiet day in Utica. No practical joker has tied tin cans to a dog’s tail and sent that dog running across the street in front of the General...