{"id":12770,"date":"2012-01-19T21:46:16","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T03:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/?p=12770"},"modified":"2016-05-13T10:44:30","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T16:44:30","slug":"the-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/?p=12770","title":{"rendered":"The West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Winter \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0First Moon of the New Year<\/p>\n<p>Residuals from Denver. \u00a0Gabe saying, &#8220;Oh, no.&#8221; as he pushes his toy trains over the edge of the table. \u00a0Ruthie dancing with her stuffed horse while the US Junior Olympian dressage quadrille performed. \u00a0Jon at work on the renovation, painting doors, grouting tile. \u00a0Jen and I headed out to A-basin to pick up Jon after his head banging.<\/p>\n<p>The more we go out there and, specifically, the more I go to the Great Western Stock Show, the more intrigued I get with the West. \u00a0Cowboys. \u00a0Belt Buckles. \u00a0Rodeo. \u00a0Horses. \u00a0Ranches. \u00a0Brahma bulls and Longhorn cattle. \u00a0Rhinestone belts and Stetson hats. \u00a0There is an America here that I know little about. \u00a0A part of the country&#8217;s history born in pioneer expansion and Indian oppression. \u00a0A hardy, land and livestock oriented life necessitated by land unfit for traditional agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>Both the new West and the old one intrigues me. \u00a0Even the very old one. \u00a0The Anasazi west and the gunfighter and outlaw west and the rancher and cowboy and pick-up truck west.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure right now what to do with this intrigue, but something will come.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.handelit.com\/Blog\/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=16\">Code of the West<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Live each day with courage<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Take pride in your work<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Always finish what you start<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Do what has to be done<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Be tough, but fair<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When you make a promise, keep it<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ride for the brand<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Talk less and say more<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Remember that some things aren&#8217;t for sale<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Know where to draw the line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0First Moon of the New Year Residuals from Denver. \u00a0Gabe saying, &#8220;Oh, no.&#8221; 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