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  The Pony Express

  Its daring young riders risked their lives to help make America one nation from...

  • Posted February 3, 2017
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   A Genuine Article

  Chuck Pierson was what early cowboys called “a genuine article.” See his unusual story...

  • Posted February 3, 2017
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  A Ghost Town

  For years, you could see the remains of Dearfield’s wooden houses and Jennie’s faded...

  • Posted January 2, 2017
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  Rattlesnake Kate

  She killed 140 rattlesnakes one day in 1925 on the plains near Greeley. Read...

  • Posted January 2, 2017
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  Wild West Ride

  “Go West, young man.” He did, and Mark Twain gave a humorous account of...

  • Posted December 5, 2016
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  A Bear Attack in Estes Park

    Rocky Mountain Jim became famous for surviving the attack in 1871. See page...

  • Posted December 5, 2016
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  Famous Trail

  Unusual things happened in the 1800s along the Oregon Trail in Wyoming where pioneers...

  • Posted November 2, 2016
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  Estes Park Pioneer

    When young pioneer Abner Sprague built his first cabin in Estes Park in...

  • Posted November 2, 2016
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  Roof of the Rockies

  Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park is the best known scenic drive...

  • Posted October 1, 2016
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  The Mountain Men

    In the early 1800s, these men opened the Oregon Trail before most Americans...

  • Posted October 1, 2016