Horseback rides, campfires, critters, and wide-open spaces — cowboy country offers plenty of reasons for kids to unplug.

Life on the frontier required long days of hard work, and breakfast was one of the most important meals for cowboys. On cattle drives and ranches, cooks prepared simple but hearty foods that could ...

Lynda Rehse is one of hundreds of riders, cowboys, cowgirls, muleskinners and cooks that make up this caravan of animals, cow dogs and film makers.

Rodeo has a rich storied history that some say was born in 1869 when two groups of cowboys from neighboring ranches met in Deer Trail, Colo., to settle an argument over who was the ...

In this week's Makin' Tracks, a ranch‑born metaphor, a 6/8 gallop, and a late‑night pitch to Bryan shape one of country’s biggest new anthems.

America’s ranches have evolved from working lands for raising cattle and horses into vacation destinations for living the Wild West dream. In the Mountain West region, travellers can get a true taste ...

In the late 1800s, Black cowboys brought their culinary knowledge from Africa to the American West—influencing everything from antelope ribs to bread pudding recipes. In the early American West, Black ...

West Marin native Chris Hulls aims to preserve the old-timey watering hole as a vestige of the town’s rapidly disappearing ...