The Grand Canyon State
The Grand Canyon State has been my adopted home for most of my life. When anyone asks me about touring the beautiful southwestern state, I always ask two questions: How long is your visit? How are you arriving: by car, plane or train? No matter what, you will either...
Owen Wister’s Wyoming
Owen Wister’s The Virginian, A Horseman of the Plains, published in 1902, considered to be the first Western novel, is about a black-haired Wyoming cowboy, his love for a Vermont schoolteacher and his search for justice during the early days of Wyoming. The...
Arizona Pearce Boom to Bust
Few folks driving on the old Ghost Town Trail northeast of Tombstone, through Gleeson, Courtland and Pearce are aware of the fact that it was quite a boom town after the decline of the silver rich city on Goose Flats. The town was named for Jimmy Pearce. He and his...
It Always Rains After a Dry Spell
It seems like my entire life has been spent living in a drought. I was born in Mesa, Arizona in 1939 where we lived on a small livestock farm. My father, a patient man, would always say, “It always rains after a dry spell.” It never rained and finally he sold...
True West January/February 2025
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