The Sundance Kid was an outlaw and a member of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch in the American Old West. But who was this outlaw and how did he get the name Sundance Kid? It all started in a little town on the edge of the Black Hills. Continue reading The Sundance Kid: How he got his alias
I first heard about Rattlesnake Kate when visiting Colorado’s Greeley History Museum. On display was a 1920’s flapper dress entirely made of rattlesnakes with a necklace made of large rattlesnake rattles. I thought who would make such a dress? Well, a Longmont woman named Kate McHale Slaughterback. Better known as Rattlesnake Kate. The more I dug into her story the more I was intrigued. Continue reading Rattlesnake Kate: The Snake Killing Women Who Made a Dress and Shoes from 140 Snakes
In recent years, many monuments have been vandalized, mocked, and in need of protection due to civil unrest about their meaning and representation. There once was a tall Civil War Monument in the front entry of the Colorado State Capitol building. What happened to that monument and why was it removed? Continue reading The Civil War Monument that was spray painted and taken down in Denver
Back in the mid-1800’s Denver’s Curtis Street between Fifteenth and Nineteenth street was home to “Theater Row.” It started with the Apollo Hall in 1859. Then the Tabor Grand opened in 1881. Many more theaters followed. Continue reading Wonderland Theater of “freaks” and “bizarre exhibits” was once in Denver, Colorado
About forty years ago, a lake in Northern Colorado was a popular nude swimming attraction.
Coot Lake is now a popular place to walk your dog and let them jump in for a cool swim. But this wasn’t always for dogs. It was once a place where you could swim nude. Continue reading Remembering the clothing optional beach in Colorado
In 1872, Prospectors Philip Arnold and his cousin John Slack sold a false American diamond deposit to prominent businessmen in San Francisco and New York City. Triggering a diamond prospecting craze in the western states of Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, and Arizona. The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872 was one of the biggest cons of its time. Continue reading Colorado’s Great Diamond Hoax of 1872
New Bern, North Carolina’s Tryon Palace is a mansion that was formerly called Governor’s Palace and was the official residence and administrative headquarters of the British governors of North Carolina from 1770 to 1775. Located in New Bern, NC the palace was often at the center of state occasions and hospitality. The residence was seized by American Patriot troops in 1775. Shortly after the state capital was relocated to Raleigh in 1792. The palace garden span 16 acres and are marvelous.Today, the palace is a state historic site. Continue reading Visiting Tryon Palace New Bern North Carolina
We love going to Yellowstone National Park’s less visited spots. This video takes you to just a few of the places we like to on the westside of Yellowstone NP and some historical site too. Continue reading Off the beaten path YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – Our Favorite West Side Stops Yellowstone NP Wyoming
Sprague Lake within Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) is not as natural as you think. This shallow, 13-arce lake is the remnants of a resort that once stood at its shores. Continue reading Abandoned Cabin in the woods: Rocky Mountain National Park
At the Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass in North New Mexico, Union volunteers from Colorado clashed with Confederate Texans trying to take over New Mexico. The battle is referred to as the “Gettysburg of the West” by many historians. The battle occurred from March 26-28, 1862. Which ended in a Confederate retreat to Texas. Continue reading The bodies of several Civil War soldiers were found in a New Mexico backyard
