A cow camp grew up from a cattle trail crossroads. Picture Horsehead Crossing of the Pecos River with a herd of parched cattle stampeding to the...
Pecos, Texas
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Miles City, Montana
Miles City was primed for the Fourth of July. The fledgling town in eastern Montana Territory celebrated with music from Fort Keogh’s Fifth...
Cheyenne, Wyoming
A ‘Hell on Wheels’ town with a rowdy rodeo welcomes visitors to stay and enjoy the hometown atmosphere. It’s America’s smallest state...
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...
Western Events for October 2018
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this October. Prescott’s Folk Music Festival Prescott, AZ, October 6-7: Sharlot Hall...
Virginia City, Nevada: Queen of the Comstock
In its boom days in the early 1860s, Virginia City, Nevada, “royally roosted” midway up the steep slope of Mount Davidson, a boomtown visible from...
Queen of the Cowtowns
When Dodge City’s founders staked out their vision for a town near Fort Dodge in 1872, its first business was George Hoover’s bar. He sold whiskey...