“Giddy Up” Gals Getaway

“Giddy Up” Gals Getaway

As 70 head of horses hoofed their way to the corral for morning rides, a Mercedes Benz horn honked, loud and impatient. But horses stop for no man. Not even Don, who was on his way to a business meeting and wanted to grab a quick breakfast beforehand. The whole...
Following the Arkansas River

Following the Arkansas River

I’m driving around Wichita, Kansas, looking for the Arkansas River and I can’t find it. That is probably because I’m pronouncing it like the state of Arkansas (with a “saw” at the end) and I find out the people around Kansas pronounce it like their state. Now that I...
True West’s Best of the West 2005 Winners

True West’s Best of the West 2005 Winners

Celebrating our 51st continual year of publication, True West again brings you our hoarded nuggets, our favorite out-of-the-way secrets: the best saloons, the top single action army revolver, the wildest Western towns—the West’s best, bar none. We also share your...
State of the Union

State of the Union

They’re larger than life, these men and women of the Old West who are part of America’s history and its legacy. They were bigger and braver, outrageous and bodacious, mean and mighty—take your pick. If history were static and if icons were honestly painted, we’d...
State of the Union

State of the Union

They’re larger than life, these men and women of the Old West who are part of America’s history and its legacy. They were bigger and braver, outrageous and bodacious, mean and mighty—take your pick. If history were static and if icons were honestly painted, we’d...