Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Signing Up for Bull Riding

Most mothers would be worried about their teenage son riding a bull.  This mother signed her son up to ride a bull even though he’d…

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Posted in American Countryside Montana

The Grant Kohrs Ranch

Ranchers know that winter weather can sometimes toss brutal conditions at us.  It was one bitter winter in Montana in particular that changed ranching in…

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Posted in American Countryside Montana

Trading One Steer for Two

If you could trade one steer for two, and you did that over and over, you could build quite a herd.  That’s what this man…

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Posted in American Countryside Nevada

I’ve Got It!

If you are a miner and struck it rich, you might shout this one word, and that one word is the name of this town…

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Posted in American Countryside Nevada

Settling West to East

Most Europeans who came to the United States made the trip overland, east to west, to reach the place they would call home.  Lori Price’s…

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Posted in American Countryside Nevada

The Battle of Battle Mountain

The name of this town sounds like there was some major trouble that took place here sometime in the past.  Perhaps the name is a…

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Posted in American Countryside New Hampshire

Clark’s Trading Post

Imagine a animal show where bears bolted from the stage to barrel past tourist and make a break for the ice cream stand. It’s just…

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Posted in American Countryside New Hampshire

A Roadside Stopper

Along I-93 in northern New Hampshire you’ll find a spot that’s been attracting families for three and four generations now. In order to get those…

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Posted in American Countryside California

Tule Lake Internment Camp

Soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government began to worry that Japanese Americans living in this country might be foes rather than…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

The Modoc War

In the middle of a lava field in northern California you’ll find a place known as the stronghold…a volcanic fortress of sorts where a man…

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