Women in Wyoming
To commemorate 150 years of women’s suffrage in Wyoming, we talk with Lindsay Linton Buk about her profound experience creating an exhibition celebrating the Equality State. A backcountry pilot from...
View ArticleArt Gallery: Kyle Polzin
Kyle Polzin’s meticulous still lifes bring back dioramas and the historical romance of the Old West. His meticulous still lifes look like they come straight out of the Old West, and artist Kyle Polzin...
View ArticleRecipes From the American Frontier
Sherry Monahan gets us familiar with the taste of the season with these holiday recipes. Pork Roast (Serves 4 – 6) 3 – 4 pounds boneless pork roast ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper ¼...
View ArticleArt and Hearth Books — Win a Copy of West: The American Cowboy
There’s nothing like a book full of pictures to fire the imagination for a new year. When French-born photographer Anouk Masson Krantz traveled from her home on the East Coast to explore the life,...
View ArticleHome Trend for 2020: Into the Wood
Out with the white, in with the walnut — or teak, or reclaimed oak, or whatever species suits your timber-trussed fancy. This year, the Western architectural staple branches back into trendsetting...
View ArticleReal Design Stories: Renovating California’s Gold Country
From Texas to New Mexico to California, folks are making it their mission to rejuvenate the places that represent their roots. Editor's Note: Real Stories is a three-part series from our January 2020...
View ArticleReal Design Stories: Revitalizing the Taos Ski Valley
From Texas to New Mexico to California, folks are making it their mission to rejuvenate the places that represent their roots. Editor's Note: Real Stories is a three-part series from our January 2020...
View ArticleNative Spotlight: Super Silversmith
Matthew Charley takes the traditional art of Navajo jewelry to a contemporary new high. Matthew Charley can be a hard man to get ahold of. Cell phone service is sketchy to nonexistent on the Navajo...
View ArticleReal Design Stories: Restoring a West Texas Historic District
From Texas to New Mexico to California, folks are making it their mission to rejuvenate the places that represent their roots. Editor's Note: Real Stories is a three-part series from our January 2020...
View ArticleCimarron Sounds, Vol. 1
In the first installment of his Cimarron Sounds column about Western music, RW Hampton asks — and answers — whether it’s still relevant. Editor's Note: Cimarron Sounds is an online blog series...
View ArticleThe Quieter Years of Randy Travis
A stroke may have robbed him of his voice, but the legendary country singer still has something to say. That voice. For decades, the voice of Randy Travis was a smooth pour of warm syrup on a cold...
View ArticleBest of the Fests
Eat, drink, learn, and be merry at some of the West's greatest cultural gatherings. What is your favorite way to celebrate the wonders of the West? Whether it’s a barbecue or an art show, a rodeo or a...
View ArticleCharged: A Journey to Recovery
What was supposed to be a normal day in the woods changed the course of Montana chef and outdoorsman Eduardo Garcia's life in the most shocking way. Eduardo Garcia can chop an onion faster, better, and...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: XL Statement Maker
Photographer Cara Romero's Indigenous subject matter tackles the big stuff. It was a big platform from which to make a really big statement. No venue could have been more suited to photographer Cara...
View ArticleBrody Cress
The Wyoming saddle bronc rider won a historic third consecutive Cheyenne Frontier Days Buckle by focusing on training, not results. When Brody Cress started entering saddle bronc riding competitions,...
View ArticleJustin Moore
The “Small Town USA” singer-songwriter recommends working at the beach, his mother’s cooking, and staying home until age 30. Small-town guy Justin Moore first went to No. 1 a decade ago with the song...
View ArticleWestern Heritage Awards Winners Announced
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is honoring the best in Western entertainment this April. Actors Robert Duvall and Kurt Russell will be recognized at the black-tie event. Below are...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: Delta Documentarian
Photographer Rory Doyle finds his most awarded subject matter among his neighbors in rural Mississippi and follows that same cowboys muse to the Bill Pickett Rodeo in Memphis and competitions in Cuba....
View ArticleC&I’s 2020 Photo Contest: Wild America
An online peek into the latest installment of C&I’s annual photo contest. Editor's Note: For more images from our 2020 photo contest, our February/March issue can be found in stores or in our...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: Shadow Catcher
Photographer Shane Balkowitsch celebrates the modern faces of Native America using an Old West technique. Shane Balkowitsch didn’t foresee the way history would come circling back around when he...
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