Old Ones Dream

The Old Ways — And the Real Deal

Note: This story was dealt with in several scattered posts on Old Ones Dream back during the summer of 2013. The following is to collect and expand and replace those posts in more appropriate fashion. Classic Rock, a Longhorn steer with a story and a part to play — one... Read more →

Eric Taylor - Songwriter Poet 1949 - 2020

I was alone in Alpine, Texas, having supper at the Reata bar. There was a woman sitting next to me also alone. She had travelled from a city much like Austin, or Fort Worth, and was in the small college town on a business trip. I was in town after... Read more →

Burns, Oregon: Sanctuary for Paranoia, and Ignorance

Solitude, Industry and Lonely Work Those who work and take care of animals (cattle, horses and sheep) on family owned ranches in the Western United States often do so outdoors alone and many miles from home in the worst weather. This environment cultivates introspection and individualism. These owner operators and... Read more →

BIG BEND BREWERS MAKE “LIVING PRODUCT” WITH LOVE, By Marlys Hersey

It is rare that I have the opportunity to read such a well written article about a process I know that produces a product I love, in a geographic region that I love. The Big Bend Gazette and Marlys Hersey and the Big Bend No. 22 Porter are the real... Read more →

Longmire and Henry Standing Bear: Best Friends Back on Netflix

Ten new episodes of “Longmire” were released by Netflix today. All four seasons can now be seen on Netflix. A&E had canceled the Western drama after three seasons because, although popular, it didn’t attract the desired demographic - whatever that is. The series is based on the novels of best-selling... Read more →

The Best Laid Plans ... by Robert Dennis

Brought Back Memories This blog post by Robert Dennis reminded me a lot of a lot of things about the early part of our lives. It is certainly descriptive of how a "good hand" can take a two man job and do it alone. It reminded me of how I... Read more →

The Near Extinction of the American Bison: Do the Math (Rev. 11/9/2015)

What Really Caused the Near Extinction of the American Bison In Hay Camp at Shade Ranch in the Little Missouri Grasslands near Medora, North Dakota, in 2013 we spoke of “Texas Tick Fever”. It had been mentioned in a program, perhaps on the History Channel, which described the devastation brought... Read more →

Sunday Column: Be careful with this place… | Meanwhile, back at the ranch…

Jesse Veeder is a fourth generation member of a ranching family in the western part of North Dakota, in the middle of the Bakken oil shale formation, who has returned home to live on the ranch. She is a singer song writer, and writer. She has a big heart and... Read more →

Finding Crazy Horse: Little Bighorn in Context

As we discussed earlier, historian's estimates seem to cluster around a probable median American death toll of around 500 soldiers and civilians at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The European American toll was certainly around 260 and the Native American toll was probably, not certainly, between 200 and 300.... Read more →

Finding Crazy Horse: The Valley of the LIttle Big Horn

Leaving Spearfish, South Dakota in June, 2010 we drove west on US 212 from Belle Fourche, South Dakota to camp at Hardin, Montana; and passed through the Northern Cheyenne Reservation at Lame Deer, Montana and onto the Crow Indian Reservation. We passed by the entrance to the Little Bighorn Battlefield... Read more →