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The Lone Ranger, Silver and Tonto
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/23May14-The-Lone-Ranger.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB) No matter your age, you’ve most likely heard of the Lone Ranger, his horse Silver and his faithful Indian…
American Countryside Video: The Eisenhower Farm
Wanted Dead or Alive
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/22May14-Bass-Reeves-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase, “Wanted, Dead or Alive!” It certainly was used on some occasions, but near Ft. Smith,…
A Long Walk Behind the Wagon
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/21May14-Bass-Reeves-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)If a fugitive is captured, they are usually transported to a jail to await a hearing before a court of…
A Crack Shot and Tenacious Tracker
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/20May14-Bass-Reeves-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)He was one of the first African American U.S. marshalls in the nation. His reputation as a crack shot…
Law In the Indian Territory
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/19May14-Law-In-the-Indian-Territory.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)In Ft. Smith, Arkansas you can find the courtroom where Judge Issac Parker used to preside. It was a place…
A Mine Under the Museum Floor
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/16May14-Uranium-Mine-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)It’s a museum with its mine underneath the floor – an unusual, but effective idea on promoting the industry that…
A Different Mineral in a Mine
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/15May14-Uranium-Mine-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)Many mining booms begin quite by chance. That was the case about 100 miles west of Albuquerque. However, the mineral…
Hidden Cove Petroglyph Park
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/14May14-Holbrook-Petroglyphs-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)I’ve always enjoyed the chance to view Native American petroglyphs. The ancient rock writing is fascinating, but it’s hard to…
Petroglyphs
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/13May14-Holbrook-Petroglyphs-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)They’re called petroglyphs. They are carvings or drawings made into the stone from hundreds of years ago. We know little…
The Zuck Family Corral
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/12May14-Holbrook-Petroglyphs-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)Just outside Holbrook, Arizona you can find the remains of an old corral that once housed the herd of the…
Down Under: The Challenges of Camels
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/09May14-Australia-Curtis-Springs-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)American farmers and ranchers may have predators and feral animals that pose problems to their business. The same can be…
Down Under: Learning from the Old Guard
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/08May14-Australia-Curtis-Springs-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes you need someone to “show you the ropes.” The same can be said for this cattle ranch. Here the…
Down Under: 200 Miles to the Nearest Vet
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/07May14-Australia-Curtis-Springs-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We continue our series outside our nation’s borders today with a visit to the Curtin Springs Station in central Australia….
Down Under: Managing Drought
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/06May14-Australia-Curtis-Springs-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)U.S. farmers and ranchers are no stranger to droughts. However, here in central Australia, these ranchers must manage their ground…
Down Under: The Story of Curtain Springs Station
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/05May14-Australia-Curtis-Springs-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Today we begin a fascinating series from an over million acre ranch in the Australian outback. The story of Curtin…
Scenic Route – The Curtain Springs Station
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/ScenicRoute_CurtinSprings.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 38:13 — 26.2MB)In central Australia you will find Ayer’s Rock…the iconic red monolith that’s the country’s well-known landmark. Just 60 miles east…
Down Under: 6 Stoplights in 1700 Miles
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/02May14-Austalia-Alice-Springs-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s a highway that once had no speed limits. There are still portions of the road where you can go…
Down Under: Alice Springs
Podcast: Download (2.1MB)The city of Alice Springs is a place with rich history and amazing landscapes. It’s still the center of business for those who…
Down Under: Linking the Rest of the World
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/30Apr14-Australia-Alice-Springs-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the heart of the Outback, you can still see the telegraph station that helped link cities like Sydney and…