by Candy Moulton | Jun 11, 2024 | Renegade Roads, Travel & Preservation
Discover Wyoming on a road trip to Cody, Casper and Cheyenne. Scotsman Peter McCulloch ramrodded a crew that trailed 3,800 head of cattle into Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin in 1879. The herd was owned by Judge William A. Carter and Carter Cattle Company which...
by Bob Boze Bell | Jun 11, 2024 | Classic Gunfights, Features & Gunfights
The Gage Train Robbers vs. The Citizens of Silver City “We better charge them.” Maps & Graphics by Gus Walker | Based on the research of Bob Alexander and Karen Holliday Tanner March 10, 1884 After an exercise break, prisoners Frank Taggart, Mitch...
by J.R. Sanders | Jun 11, 2024 | Features & Gunfights
Los Angeles lawman William Hammel tamed one of the West’s wildest towns with hard work and Horseless Carriages. Los Angeles, California. Not everyone’s picture of a wild-and-woolly Western town—even though Wyatt Earp, who spent his last years there, claimed Tombstone...
by | Jun 10, 2024 | True West Blog
Paniolos made their mark—even in the Old West. In 1823, the king of Hawaii, King Kamehameha III, imported some vaqueros from Spanish California to teach the Hawaiians how to gather, ride, rope and herd the wild cattle on the island. They were...
by True West | Apr 23, 2024 | True West Blog
Visit the website at SouthwestMT.com A visit to Southwest Montana is more than just a trip—it’s a chance to explore the state’s robust history and vibrant landscape. Here are five things you absolutely shouldn’t miss in the extraordinary space between...