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Seeing Like A Guide

LETTERS

CALIFORNIA COOL • Indigenous fashion designer Jamie Okuma invites us into her beautiful world.

PARADISE FOUND • The time is right to build a meaningful family legacy at an extraordinary 244-acre ranch in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley.

FLOAT THE FOODIE BOAT • They say “kindness floats the boat” in Steamboat Springs—we say Hannah Hopkins’ locally loved restaurants do, too.

THE PERFECT SUMMER DAY IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS • Here are Hannah Hopkins’ recommendations for an epic day in “The Boat.”

THE GREAT AMERICAN HORSE DRIVE • We head to northwest Colorado to see if we’ve got the saddle stuff to make it 60 miles to Sombrero Ranch with 400 horses thundering ahead.

GUIDING LIGHT • With her first major solo show underway, Native American photographer Cara Romero creates cinematic, evocative imagery showcasing modern Indigenous life.

GARY ERNEST SMITH

PRIX DE WEST

ART CALENDAR

THE BEST OF THE West

Ashley McBryde’s Musical Heroes • Nashville’s beloved story telling country singer names 10 artists who have changed her life with their words and their performances.

7 BEST GETAWAY DESTINATIONS IN THE WEST • FROM BOISE TO TAOS TO CODY, THESE TOWNS ARE HAVING A DESERVED MOMENT THAT YOU NEED TO EXPERIENCE RIGHT NOW.

Best Western Trips For Train Lovers • One of our favorite ways to see the West is on an iron horse. Here are three journeys by rail.

Destination Native America • The best Indigenous cultural attractions across the West to experience as a respectful tourist.

The Best Chicken Fried Steak In The American West • There‘s a right way to do it, for sure.

C.J. Box’s Favorite Modern Westerns • The bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series recommends his colleagues’ work — and takes a short dip into western lit’s all-time classics.

BEST PLACE TO GET WET • SPLASH IT UP AT OKC’S NEW WATER PARADISE.

Starry, Starry Nights • For the best celestial experience in the West, go stargazing at Utah’s Dead Horse Point State Park.

Best Place to Relax Your A—Off • Lose your stress in the West at The Spa at Séc-he in Palm Springs, California.

The Artful Life • Chemehuevi photographer Cara Romero shares six Indigenous artists to know.

Voices That Won The West • These legendary figures speak, and we can’t help but listen.

BEST WESTERN PODCASTS

The Tropes Of Taylor • Hey, we take no pleasure in roasting the great Taylor Sheridan, but certain moves from the canon of Yellowstone have become, well, let’s say “signature.”

The Best Dude Ranches For Every Type Of Vacationer • Why be passive when you can have a truly Western adventure on vacation?

THE BEST OF NATIVE RODEOS AND RACES • LET THE BLACKFEET COWBOY AND THREE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION RODEO STAR BE YOUR GUIDE TO COOL RODEOS, WILD COMPETITIONS, CHIPPY RIVALRIES, AND SOME GREAT TIMES.

FIRST ANNUAL RODEO SURVEY • RODEO STARS, INSIDERS, AND OLD HANDS TELL IT STRAIGHT: HONEST OPINIONS A.BOVT THE BEST ROPERS, TOUGHEST RIDERS, RANKEST BVLLS, WILDEST STOCK, CRAZIEST FA.NS, ruul THE BADDEST COWBOYS IN THE WEST

HOW TO GET DIRT-RICH • Our roving correspondent rides into St. Louis’ Enterprise Center just in time to see it transformed into a PBR rodeo arena. The secret is tons and tons of dirt.

THE SCENE • This season in the West:...