Leah Brady and sister Lois Whitney, Shoshone Indians living in Elko, are integral partners of the California Trail Interpretive Center. Leah and Lois’ Mother Elizabeth Brady (…White-Knife band), and father Webb (Pine-eater band) taught the girls Shoshone arts and survival. Mary Hall (Ft. Hall, Idaho?) the girls’ grandmother and her daughter Eva Piffero and other [read more…]
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Cowboy John Ranch Tour 2016 Photo Tour
Rode the bus, CoachUSA, north from Elko, Nevada to Robin and Steve Boies Ranch. The two of them along with Agee Smith of Cottonwood Guest Ranch, and BLM Range management Specialist Jeff Moore talked about the progressive philosophy Holistic Management which has guided the ranches and other ranchers part of their management system to protect [read more…]
Cowboy Poetry Gathering 18 years ago!
Back in 1998 there was no Ranch Tour during Elko’s Cowboy Poetry Gathering, so John would offer to take media and other folks he ran into to visit ranches and see Elko’s scenery. In 1998 special guests at the Gathering were drovers and historians from Scotland and Ireland. Some of those were the folks above in [read more…]