Fort Pierre, South Dakota

Fort Pierre, South Dakota

Bone-chilling cold held Fort Pierre, South Dakota, in its icy grip the evening of January 27, 2010, as six men met in the city’s cozy Log Cabin Information Center. I don’t live in Fort Pierre, but in Pierre, its neighbor across the Missouri River, so I invited experts...
Fifty Years After The Alamo

Fifty Years After The Alamo

Just how or why John Wayne first came upon the idea of making a movie about the Alamo is possibly the only mystery remaining in a movie that has been examined and covered from every imaginable angle during the past 50 years since its premiere. Long before a single...
Top 10 Western Museums of 2010

Top 10 Western Museums of 2010

I hadn’t seen lines like this since I tried to get into a bookstore in Dallas, Texas, where actor Jimmy Stewart was autographing copies of his book of poetry. That was like trying to get into a Dallas Cowboys home playoff game. On May 24-25, 2009, when the New Mexico...
Have Gun, Will Travel: Season 4, Volume 1

Have Gun, Will Travel: Season 4, Volume 1

On a dark and stormy night, sheets of rain pounded the window of Paladin’s suite in San Francisco’s swank Hotel Carlton. Inside, the soldier-of-fortune Paladin (Richard Boone) entertained a beautiful and mysterious blonde, who was stretched out on his Victorian...
83 Must-See True West Destinations

83 Must-See True West Destinations

If you love history and the open road, we have combined the two just for you, complete with comprehensive listings and inside information to give you a leg up on any foreigners (people who live east of the Mississippi). Here is your own personal cheat sheet on 83...