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Bold, Beautiful—And Totally Teddy • On America’s 250th birthday, the long-awaited Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opens at the very spot where its honoree found his footing, launched a legacy, and sowed an enduring national spirit.

Patriotic Paddle • Zipping from Colorado to Utah through Lodore Canyon wasn’t always such a pretty endeavor. Now it’s a summer adventure worthy of marking a nation’s 250th anniversary.

Spirit Of Summer • Now’s the season to savor your new favorite whiskey or bourbon-based cocktail in the perfect setting. Whether that’s right at home or way down the road at your westernmost saloon, these stellar sips will point you in the right direction.

Born To Be Wild • When it comes to cowboy style, everybody wants to dress the part — right down to their hot-trending wild rags.

Now Hear This • Fresh from Luke, Lainey, and Clint, these three releases are all music to our ears.

Theatrical Theodore • Top award-winning TV series Elkhorn portrays Roosevelt during his badass Badlands days and calls to mind our favorite earlier screen portrayals of him.

Craig Johnson’s Campfire Canon • The best-selling author shares three must-reads that capture the spirit of the West — and travel well in Longmire-ish landscapes.

Hats By Hand • The winning women-owned Crossbow in Telluride, Colorado, aims high and hits its mark with handcrafted hats, bags, and goods built for the Western way of life.

Teton Spectacular • You could buy Red Hills Ranch and own a chunk of Wyoming Wonderland, or you could just visit the Gros Ventre for a heckuva holiday.

BUFFALOED • A Montana conservation group had grazed bison on Bureau of Land Management land for decades. Then the Interior Secretary pulled their leases.

CALL OF THE WILD • Luke Frazier loves the outdoors and paints what he loves.

COWBOY IMMERSIVE • Oklahoma City’s National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum carries the West of the true cowboy around the world in an immersive experience.

ART CALENDAR

THE DUDES A BIDE • Dude ranches have been delivering uniquely American vacations for 100 years. A new coffee table book and documentary celebrate a century of city slickers —and others yearning for unspoiled country and simple joys — getting horseback and happy out West.

SHOOTING THE DUDES • Photographer Scott T. Baxter talks about the multiyear project to document and celebrate the Dude Ranchers’ Association’s 100 years of getting butts in saddles.

NO ONE IS EVER A STRANGER FOR LONG • The history of dude ranching and the first 100 years of the Dude Ranchers’ Association.

MILLION DOLLAR RIDE • On a canyon-rappelling, cliff-hugging, e-bike-touring, Ancestral Puebloan site-gawking, scenic train-hopping, historic Western hotel-indulging drive of your life through “America’s Switzerland” along Colorado’s 236-mile San Juan Skyway, one thing is certain. You’ll be getting out of the car.

HIT THE TRACK • The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has been all-aboarding passengers for 140 years through the remote and scenic wilds of Colorado’s high mountain landscape.

TURNING THE PAGE • Visit this enchanting “Center of Adventure” town in Arizona, and your outlook might never be the same.

ARIZONA’S HOLLYWOOD • California has Hollywood proper, Utah has Kanab, and Arizona’s got Page. Here are...