Tag: Len Wilcox

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEWSThe mysterious cliff dwellings in the American Southwest are fascinating places. They are historical registers that teach us just a little...

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEWSCalifornia is famous for its gold in the Sierra Nevada, just as Nevada is renowned for its silver bonanza and Montana...

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEWSDo you remember sheepherder wagons? I recall seeing them off in the distance, out on the prairie, in those Wyoming hills...

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEWSBallarat, California, is a town on the edge of nowhere, a collection of mud huts and tin shanties in one of...

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEWSThe story of the American West is a checkered one, with heroic struggles and devastating misdeeds. It’s war and peace on...

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEWS I’d like to tell you an old story that still wanders the Montana countryside. It starts in the summer of 1936...

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEWS Back when I was growing up in a small town on the Rio Grande, the border with Mexico was just a...

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEWS Have you ever stood under the shade of a Moon Tree? Well, you can, and you don’t have to go to...

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEW A new statue overlooks the Missouri River in the central part of South Dakota. Called Dignity, it’s a 50-foot tall image...

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEW Lots of people want to move north these days, but there’s a problem. North itself is moving. According to an article...

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEW One of my favorite writers published a piece that told the rules for wearing a cowboy hat. That writer is Bob...

By Len Wilcox WESTERN VIEWThere’s a lot of fine places to visit in California, and a few that are not so wonderful. Some people might...