Adventure awaits the traveler on great cattle drive routes from Texas to Kansas. Among Kansas cattle towns, 1871 is probably best remembered for...
On the Trail to Bloody Newton
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Renegade Roads
From the Basin to the Plains
Discover Wyoming on a road trip to Cody, Casper and Cheyenne. Scotsman Peter McCulloch ramrodded a crew that trailed 3,800 head of...
Rawhide!
Gettin’ along little dogies up the Western Trail is still a fun road trip today. By the 1880s, time was catching up with the Western Trail—the...
Following Billy the Kid
Tracking the legend across Arizona and New Mexico is still an adventure. It’s easy to start a travel story when you know where your subject was...
On the Western Trail
Pack it up, round ’em up and drive north for an Old West adventure. Sherman, Texas, native S.H. Woods was 16 years old when he was “second boss—the...
On the Trail of Charlie Russell
Travel across Montana and discover the state through the life and art of the cowboy artist. Charles M. Russell was 16 when he first arrived in the...
In Search of Hugh Glass
Travel the Rocky Mountain West to discover the truth about the legendary mountain man. If he had to do it over, there’s a chance Hugh Glass...
The Law Comes to Oklahoma
Follow the path of law and order from Fort Smith to Guthrie via Tahlequah and Muskogee. The law came to Indian Terri-tory, which would...
Following Fremont
The Pathfinder’s 1843 expedition across the West is still a grand route for adventurous travelers. John C. Fremont, known as The...
The Bozeman Trail
A journey on the historic route goes through the heart of traditional Lakota and Cheyenne hunting areas. Long before John Jacobs and John...
From Tennessee to Texas
Following David Crockett to the Alamo is a heritage trip of a lifetime. In 1835, David Crockett was a noted author who had spent much of the...
On the Trail of Ashley’s 100
An adventure awaits those who follow the Western routes of the mountain men. It might not be the most famous advertisement in the...