Old West Foods in the 21st Century

Old West Foods in the 21st Century

Imagine yourself sitting in a restaurant somewhere in the Old West. You order oatmeal, biscuits and chocolate for breakfast. Nope—not a candy bar. “Chocolate” was a popular beverage in the 1800s and was served right along with coffee. When your meal arrived, it may...
Miles and Miles of Miles City

Miles and Miles of Miles City

Everybody loves Montana, and what’s not to love (except, well, maybe Butte)? Flathead Lake and Glacier National Park. Deer Lodge and Livingston. Big Hole and Big Sky; Bozeman and Bannack. Ford’s Drive-in in Great Falls and Parrot Confectionery Store in Helena. Artist...
Top 10 Western Museums of 2009

Top 10 Western Museums of 2009

Our third annual awards honoring this year’s top museums based on their grand showcases of the American West in the previous year. 1- Great Platte River Road Archway Kearney, Nebraska We opted for a little brass, a lot of sass and a ton of vision with our...
Back Trail to the Reel West

Back Trail to the Reel West

My wife Dana and I rode into the heart of the Alabama Hills, a place I had been to thousands of times in my 50-plus years, even though I’d never set foot here before. Situated west of Lone Pine, California, in the beautiful but stark Owens Valley, the Alabama Hills...
Cow Camp Style

Cow Camp Style

It took a decade to find the property that Mike and Amy Bennett envisioned: a classic little log building not unlike the trailside museum at the confluence of the Madison and Gibbon Rivers in Yellowstone National Park, with a little stream out back, a meadow and lots...