Wichita “has the large city amenities as well as the Country character,” with commuters to the city passing “wheat and milo fields as well as...
Wichita, Kansas
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Travel & Preservation
Navajo Country on Horseback
I was in northeastern Arizona, exploring Canyon de Chelly on horseback with Navajo guide Lee Bigwater when we happened upon an awesome piece of...
The Texas Camel Corps Camel Treks
Secretary of War Jefferson Davis wrestled with a problem in 1840. He needed to send soldiers to protect the vast Southwestern frontier, but little...
Filming the Oregon Trail
During the 19th century around 400,000 people traveled the Oregon and California Trails seeking new opportunities, land, gold. They traveled with...
Following Mountain Man Jim Bridger
At the edge of the Red Desert, But situated in a lush valley within view of a mountain range that retains snow on its peaks much of the year, Fort...
Gold Fever
In the Bradshaw Mountains outside of Phoenix, Arizona, I saddled up with my guide Milton Joseph and two other riders to search for gold with...
Lawton, Oklahoma
Fort Sill is the first place that comes to mind when I think of Lawton, Oklahoma. Especially during the month of May, which is when, in 1871, a...
Trailing Narcissa Whitman & Eliza Spalding
Narcissa had entered into a marriage of convenience with Dr. Marcus Whitman to fulfill her lifelong desire to serve a mission. Traveling with her...
Top 10 Western Museums of 2009
Our third annual awards honoring this year's top museums based on their grand showcases of the American West in the previous year. 1- Great Platte...
Back Trail to the Reel West
My wife Dana and I rode into the heart of the Alabama Hills, a place I had been to thousands of times in my 50-plus years, even though I’d never set...
Herding Belligerent Bison
If you get up close, especially when one decides to charge you on horseback, bison can be pretty scary beasts. They look prehistoric, with their...
San Antonio, Texas
"Bring in your deer antlers and you can trade them for a shot of whiskey or beer." When you enter the Buckhorn Saloon and Museum in San Antonio,...