WHAT IS WINDOWS INTO THE WEST?

My quest to paint the stories, people, and objects that made the American West legendary.

One chapter at a time.

The Eight Chapters

I EXPLORATION & FUR TRADE
II WESTWARD TRAVEL
III GOLD RUSH & BOOMTOWNS
IV NATIVE NATIONS
V LAW & OUTLAWS
VI COWBOYS, CATTLE DRIVES & HOMESTEADS

VII WILD WEST SHOWS & EARLY RODEO

VIII IMAGE MAKERS

You are here

Wild West shows & rodeo map

This map follows the people, events, shows, rodeos, makers, photographs, and other connections I’m finding as I research this chapter of Windows into the West.

Click the pins to explore the story as it unfolds across the West!

latest stories

Research, travel, history, and the creative process behind the work.

Rodeo and Wild West Shows are on the map!

Oct 2

Explore the interactive map behind Chapter One of Windows into the West and see how early rodeo, Wild West shows, and Western history began to connect.

Roses and the West

Sep 6

Oil painting of a warm peach rose by artist Kim Randleas

The Road Into Pendleton

Aug 16

Blanch McGaughey bronc riding at the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon, circa 1910–1919.

Where I’m Beginning

Aug 9

Historic L.A. Huffman photograph of a cowboy being thrown from a bucking horse on the open range near Miles City, Montana, circa 1898.