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True West Towns Pendleton, Oregon

True West Towns Pendleton, Oregon

by | May 1, 2025 | True Western Towns

True West Towns Pendleton, Oregon This “Real West” town kicks up its bootheels for rowdy rodeo.   Pendleton, Oregon, has come a long way since it was a dusty outpost on the Oregon Trail in the 1850s, but it holds tight to the reins of its Western heritage. The...
Trails of the Old West

Trails of the Old West

by | Feb 21, 2025 | Features & Gunfights

DISCOVERING AMERICA’S HISTORIC FRONTIER TOWNS   From Arizona’s sunbaked deserts to Wyoming’s untamed wilderness, America’s historic frontier towns capture the enduring spirit of the Wild West. These storied destinations take travelers on a journey through time,...
The Frontier Characters of South Dakota

The Frontier Characters of South Dakota

by | Feb 21, 2025 | Renegade Roads

Calamity Jane, Wild Bill and George Custer roamed the Black Hills     On July 2, 1874, George Armstrong Custer led a surveying expedition of around 1,000 men, 110 wagons and hundreds of head of mules, horses and cattle from Fort Abraham Lincoln into the...
King of the Scatterguns

King of the Scatterguns

by | Feb 21, 2025 | Shooting from the Hip

The single best and most economical arm for hunting and defense in the Wild West was the double-barreled shotgun.     At the sign of trouble, the mere sight of a shotgun ready for business is more threatening than almost any other arm. As one stagecoach...
Wild Times in the Rockies

Wild Times in the Rockies

by | Oct 15, 2024 | Features & Gunfights

  Jim Bridger, Thomas Fitzpatrick, William Sublette and dozens of their companions waded into cold mountain streams 200 years ago, setting beaver traps and establishing an industry. They were doing the job Gen. William Ashley and Maj. Andrew Henry advertised in...