Tag: Len Wilcox
Western Views: Honoring Old Bill
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
Williams, Arizona, is a place that has always piqued my interest. It’s high up in the pines, about 30 miles west...
Western Views: Storming Area 51? Let’s not
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
You can take a joke too far, as a young man from Bakersfield, CA, found out recently. He didn’t realize that...
Western Views: Celebrating the American cowboy
By Len Wilcox
The last Saturday of July (July 27th this year) is the National Day of the Cowboy.
The cowboy began in the Southwest. The...
Western Views: “The Bad Men from Bodie”
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
In the shadow of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, north of Mono Lake between Lee Vining, California, and Hawthorne, Nevada, is the...
Western Views: Morro Bay, Calif.: Popular with birds, butterflies and tourists
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
Morro Bay is a small fishing town with about 10,000 residents. It’s on the coast about halfway between Los Angeles and...
Western Views: The rise and fall of Wupatki
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
The Four Corners country is famous for its pre-Columbus Native American civilizations. Most known are the tremendous cliff dwellings at Mesa...
Western Views: The story of Peg Leg and his legendary gold
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
It took strong wills and hearty bodies to settle the West, and a lot of our pioneering forefathers were the stuff...
Western Views: The ancient and interesting story of teosinte
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
Teosinte is a grass native to Central America. It’s also the first GMO food produced in the Americas and, as far...
Western Views: Buffalo, Wyoming, celebrates Longmire Days
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
The people of Buffalo, Wyoming, have a lot of reasons to be proud of their town: It has an important place...
Western Views: Mad Mike and his Wild Rocket Show
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
California has a reputation for attracting some very interesting characters. There’s been another one on the loose, making a name for...
Western Views: When Wild Bill Hickok played ball
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
1869 was a banner year for many Americans: It’s the year that baseball grew up and turned pro. The first professional...
Western Views: Farming has a long history in the West
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
The mysterious cliff dwellings in the American Southwest are fascinating places. They are historical registers that teach us just a little...
