Travel & Preservation Archives

Clark on the Yellowstone

by Candy Moulton | Apr 1, 2006

The plan had been set in 1805 when Meriwether Lewis and William Clark noted where the Yellowstone River joined the Missouri and later gazed upon the...

Goliad, Texas

by TW Editors | Apr 1, 2006

To encourage our readers to visit this year’s winners of our Top 10 True Western Towns award announced in Jan/Feb, each issue will showcase the...

Confessions of a Ghost Town Maniac

by Jana Bommersbach | Apr 1, 2006

He’s True West Maniac #94, and after just a minute with this 32-year-old construction worker, it’s obvious why. “I have been fascinated with the Old...

“A Glorious Sight to See”

by Johnny D. Boggs | Mar 1, 2006

I’ll be the first to admit: I know nothing about the Battle of Spokane Plains. Actually, I know little about the Pacific Northwest, except I admire...

Trailing John Wesley Powell

by Candy Moulton | Mar 1, 2006

John Wesley Powell came to Wyoming’s Green River City in 1869 to launch the first of his two expeditions down the Colorado River. Earlier, in...

Leadville, Colorado

by TW Editors | Mar 1, 2006

To encourage our readers to visit this year’s winners of our Top 10 True Western Towns award announced in Jan/Feb, each issue will showcase the...

Train Towns

by twadmin | Mar 1, 2006

Many towns throughout the West owe their existence to railroads. Not many still celebrate their rail heritage. But 10 noteworthy trains are still...

On a Mission along El Camino Real

by C. Clarke | Jan 1, 2006

In the mid-18th century, when Spain’s King Charles III learned that Russian explorers and fur traders were settling along the Alaskan coast, he...

Billings Fills the Bill

by Johnny D. Boggs | Jan 1, 2006

She was one of my first loves. She stood watch over Main Street of my hometown, ancient brick with the year 1905 near the top of her facade. I used...