Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Drought and Grasshoppers

The first settlers to this region began to farm the land, but drought and grasshoppers made life miserable for most.  But just when things seemed…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Near the Santa Fe Trail

The early trails that moved settlers from east to west often charted courses that helped reduce the number of obstacles in their path.  Those trails…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Searching for Gold in Kansas

If you are a Spanish explorer searching the New World for gold, the place you’d come look of course would be the state of Kansas. …

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

The Quivira of Kansas

The area around Lyons, Kansas in the central part of the Sunflower State may appear to be sparsely populated by national standards.  However, about 500…

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Posted in American Countryside Montana

The Backcountry Horsemen

They are called the Back Country Horseman.  Their work is something that may have impacted you and you never realized it.  And once you hear…

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Posted in American Countryside Montana

Packing Explosives to Open the Trail

Placing explosives on the backs of mules sounds like an unusual job, but it was just part of the work that Stu performed for years…

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Posted in American Countryside Montana

The Outhouse on Top of the Mule

We’ve all seen old time pictures of mule trains packing supplies to some remote location.  However, Stu Sorenson will tell you those are not always…

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Posted in American Countryside Montana

Lodges of Glacier

We recently did some shows from the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park.  Also impressive is another park lodge…this one in Glacier National Park. …

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Posted in American Countryside Montana

Establishing Glacier National Park

Along Montana’s border with Canada you’ll find one of the most popular and most scenic national parks in the country.  The story of how it…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

A Look Back at the Kennedy Assassination

In the tragic events that unfolded in Dallas when President Kennedy was assassinated, we may forget that a police officer lost his life in the…

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