Tag: American West

  • The Man Who Gave Up Everything to Live Alone in a Forgotten Ghost Town

    The Man Who Gave Up Everything to Live Alone in a Forgotten Ghost Town

    Most people would think twice about spending a weekend without cell service. Brent Underwood chose something far more extreme. He moved 8,200 feet into the California mountains, where he lives among the weathered remains of an abandoned 1800s mining town with no running water, a punishing mountain road, and winters capable of cutting him off…

  • How a Montana Couple Saved Their Ranch From Development

    How a Montana Couple Saved Their Ranch From Development

    In a time when vast stretches of the American West are being carved into luxury developments, investment properties, or recreational playgrounds for the ultra-wealthy, one Montana couple made a decision that stopped their community in its tracks. Dale and Janet Veseth, cattle ranchers in northern Montana, chose not to sell their 38,000-acre ranch, valued at…