by Sherry Monahan | Nov 8, 2011 | Art, Guns and Culture
“Our journey on will be still more difficult, on account of food. In a few days from this place, buffalo cease entirely, and no game is to be found in the country. To remedy the evil we have to dry and pack meat here for the journey.” Henry H. Spalding’s sentiment was...
by Miriam Cronkhite | Nov 8, 2011 | Travel & Preservation
Come winter, you’ll find Ellensburg locals at the elk feeding station, where elk come up close to the Yakima River Canyon scenic route. When autumn comes, you’ll find Brigid Clift more in her element. As the archivist for the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame, she can’t...
by Johnny D. Boggs | Nov 8, 2011 | Travel & Preservation
Ah, New Mexico. The Land of Enchantment. Or, as many say, the Land of Entrapment. Or, while waiting for the plumber to show up, the Land of Mañana. Type A personalities don’t last long here. In January, New Mexico celebrates its centennial. One hundred years of...
by Ollie Reed Jr. | Nov 8, 2011 | Features & Gunfights
ADOBE RANCH, N.M. Out here, where the tawny Plains of San Agustin spill over the Continental Divide and slap up against the mountains of the Black Range, spring winds rowdy enough to rattle your teeth, blister your ears and curb your enthusiasm whip it up wild, loud...
by Henry Cabot Beck | Nov 8, 2011 | Western Movies
We’ve seen them ride off into the sunset at the end of the story, but what happens when the heroes and outlaws, the men of myth and grand adventure, come back late in life to climb back up on the horse for one last ride? Movie fans might remember when Sean Connery...