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We just love the San Francisco Chronicle‘s recent article, “Round Up Your Inner Cowboy — or Girl,” which mentions five great Western-inspired destinations. If you ever have the opportunity, visiting these places sounds like a great time. Just be sure and wear your cowboy boots! First on their list is Gene Autry’s Museum of the [...]

A Wichita Falls, Texas western wear store closed in 2006 after being open since 1953, and the owner’s amazing collection of over 500 cowboy hats will be preserved at the Museum of North Texas History. Great news indeed for such a legendary part of Wichita Falls history. The store was Cow Lot Western Wear, and [...]

If you’re able to make it to Pueblo, Colorado, a city just 90 or so minutes south of Denver, this weekend, we highly recommend going to the Wild Wild West Fest. Happening Wednesday, May 13 through Sunday, May 17, the festival has a little something for everybody. What’s great is that it’s for a good [...]

Ever seen the 1979 movie The Electric Horseman, where Robert Redford plays a former rodeo champion? If you have, you probably vivdly remember the outfit Robert Redford wore in the opening montage — pink and purple sparkly cowboy boots with a rhinestone-studded suit adorned with embroidered golden eagles and blossoms. And now this famous suit [...]

Shopping for a little cowboy or cowgirl sure is fun, especially since there are so many fun things out there for them. Adorable clothing, awesome toys and even cowboy boots! Whether you’re shopping for a unique birthday, Christmas or “just because” gift, be sure and check out children’s cowboy boots. They’re cool, useful and are [...]

J.R. Simplot’s cowboy hat has finally been returned to his family, nine months after it was stolen from a floral arrangement set up at Qwest Arena after Simplot passed away. The cowboy hat was a symbol of J.R. Simplot, who had worn it for about 25 years, so his family was absolutely thrilled to get [...]

Here in Austin, we’re lucky to have a ton of interesting places to go and things to see, and it always seems like there’s something cool going on. So when we heard about the Cowboys and Presidents exhibit at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, we got pretty excited. Cowboys and Presidents will be [...]

Calgary Stampede is here! Calgary Stampede is here! The Calgary Stampede has arrived. It is by far the biggest 10 days in Canada, well at least as far as rodeo enthusiasts and the city of Calgary are concerned. The annual Calgary Stampede turns downtown Calgary into one big salute to the cowboy. You will find [...]

Summer Camp for Summer Break Summer Camp is the perfect way for you little cowboys and cowgirls to spend all that free time during their favorite break … summer break. There are several cowboy and cowgirl summer camps throughout the country. One of the cowboy summer camps that we know about isn’t too far down [...]