Across the West, cemeteries, monuments and memorials provide a poignant reminder of the West’s historic past. Across the United States...
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On the Trail of Ashley’s 100
An adventure awaits those who follow the Western routes of the mountain men. It might not be the most famous advertisement in the...
Bandera, Texas
Cattle-drive roots and cowboy cahoots make this Hill Country town a favorite Old West destination. It’s no wonder Bandera is a cowboy...
Zane Grey’s Arizona and New Mexico
A backroads tour of the Western author’s two favorite states leads to small towns, historic sites and awe-inspiring natural wonders. ...
Cottonwood, Arizona
A river runs through it…and Western spirit too. Thirteen years ago, a bobcat attacked unlucky patrons in Cottonwood’s Chaparral Bar....
The Grand Old Park
Yellowstone, America’s first National Park, celebrates its 150th anniversary. Ferdinand V. Hayden, head of the U.S. Geological and Geographic...
Red Lodge, Montana
Discover the Old West in the gateway town to America’s most beautiful highway. Heading southwest across the high plains of south-central...
Historic Hotels, Saloons and Ranches
The West's best hotels, saloons, restaurants and dude ranches are among the most tangible ties to America’s frontier past. Outlaws, lawmen,...
Texas’s Quanah Parker Trail
Discover the life of the legendary Comanche following the arrows in the Lone Star State. Quanah Parker, war chief of the last band of...
Dreaming Nevada
Adventures await across the Silver State for the visitor who loves small towns and history. Growing up in Southern California, I spent a great deal...
On the True Grit Trails
Travel across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Colorado and discover the real and imagined locations of the iconic novel and 1969 film’s locations. All Images...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2022
Where History Happens Vigilant stewards keep the Old West alive in these Top Ten Towns. Since the Manifest Destiny doctrine was expressed in the...