The location is a cultural historical landscape that is preserved by the Museum Centre of Turku. For more information of Kylämäki, visit www.turku.fi Equipment: Canon 5D mk II EF 16-35 f/2.8 L II USM @ 16mm Exposure: 1/80 sec f/16 ISO 160 Post processing with Lightroom 4.1 to recover shadow and highlight detail and colour. Few bad lens flares removed by cloning/desaturation/colour change. Copyright: Marko Tarvainen Please respect copyright. If you want to use this picture, it is available…

M. R. O’Connor writes about Sam Correro, the creator of the TransAmerica Trail, and the pleasures of navigating what the writer William Least Heat-Moon called “blue highways,” the dirt roads of America.

The Chisholm Trail looms large in the pantheon of cowboy history. The images evoked from those two words are the heart and soul of the American cowboy lore. Longhorn cattle, wild stampedes, perilous river crossings, clashes with Native cultures, and, ultimately, wild celebrations in some dusty, trail-terminus cow town. As with most legends, historians and […]

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The hit TV series "Yellowstone" has become a national sensation, showcasing the rugged cowboy lifestyle on a Montana ranch. Viewers are drawn to the show's authenticity, which reality TV ranchers praise for its realistic depiction of ranch life. Will Hayden, a familiar face from "Duck Dynasty," commends "Yellowstone" for portraying the challenges and victories of ranching. He emphasizes the significance of family in this lifestyle, highlighting the unwavering support needed during tough…

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