Do you remember sheepherder wagons? I recall seeing them off in the distance, out on the prairie, in those Wyoming hills west of Cheyenne. They were found on open range around the west, on land where cows don’t do well but sheep thrive. That sheep wagon, with its white canvas top, was a beacon in …
Category: Western Places and Events
Farming Has a Long History in the West
The mysterious cliff dwellings in the American southwest are fascinating places. They are historical registers that teach us just a little of ancient times, of people who were farming here long before Columbus. The people who lived here are the true founders of American agriculture. Some of these dwellings are very remote. A few, …
Storming Area 51? Ummm… No.
You can take a joke too far, as a young man from Bakersfield found out recently. He didn’t realize that just the mention of Area 51 fires up a lot of people. So many people took his joke seriously, that some of them - maybe as much as 2 million - are actually thinking they …
The Corn Palace
If you’re traveling in the midwest, there’s a building in Mitchell, South Dakota, that you might want to stop and see. The folks in Mitchell say it’s the World’s Only Corn Palace, and it’s been around for more than a hundred years. The Corn Palace was built as a way to prove to the world …
The California Trail
If you’re driving to or from California this summer, you’re following one of the great wagon trails left by our forefathers. Consider taking a little time along the way to learn about the route and the intrepid travelers that built this nation. Most of the California emigrants took the northern route from St. Louis …
