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Contributors • TO EXPAND THE 2022 CLASS OF C&I HEROES HONORED IN BEST OF THE WEST (PAGE 98), WE ASKED OUR CONTRIBUTORS TO NAME A PERSON OR ORGANIZATION THEY CONSIDER A HERO AND TELL US WHY.

Poets And Heroes

LETTERS

WESTERN ACCESSORIES

ANCIENT PEAKS WINERY

CALLI CO. SILVER MAKES TURQUOISE THE ULTIMATE ACCESSORY

Cavender’s Boot City Las Vegas

Mercury Leather Works

ON THE HORIZON

ON THE HORIZON

Western Heritage Awards

2022 Dude Ranchers’ Association Convention

HAPPY TRAILS

BLACKBEAR BOSIN

CLAIRE THOMAS

SCOTT BURDICK

RENTING THE WEST • LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO GET AWAY? EXPERIENCE WESTERN LIVING AT ITS FINEST WITH THESE DREAMY VACATION RENTALS THAT BLEND TOP-NOTCH AMENITIES WITH INSPIRING DESIGN.

PUT A SPRING IN YOUR STEP • RELAX AND UNWIND AS WARM WEATHER CALLS FOR CASUAL STYLE.

DADS and DAUGHTERS • TO CELEBRATE FATHER’S DAY, WE TALKED WITH SOME FAMOUS FATHER-DAUGHTER DUOS ABOUT LIFE, LESSONS, AND LOVE.

TERRY and ERIN BRADSHAW

BUCK and REATA BRANNAMAN

VAL and MERCEDES KILMER

KURT RUSSELL • AS THE ACTING LEGEND AND HIS LATE FATHER ARE INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF GREAT WESTERN PERFORMERS, HE LOOKS BACK ON EARLY ROLES AND DISCUSSES THE CHALLENGES BEHIND THE MAKING OF THE 1993 CLASSIC TOMBSTONE.

Historic Background • C&I’s Kurt Russell cover shoot took us to Will Rogers’ ranch and namesake state historic park in California.

C&I’s HEROES of the WEST • IN OUR ANNUAL BEST OF THE WEST SPECIAL, WE PRESENT INSPIRING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO REMIND US OF THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE AND OUR SHARED AMERICAN GOODNESS.

MATTRESS MACK • Houston’s “Mattress Mack” opens his furniture stores to Houstonians in need.

RED STEAGALL • Whether he’s singing around a campfire, headlining a cowboy-poetry gathering, or hosting his popular show on RFD-TV, he’s an example to us all.

THE KINDEST FAMILY’S KINDNESS CLUB • The Barrón family honors their late little boy’s legacy by spreading joy through random acts of kindness.

JOY HARJO • The first Native American named U.S. poet laureate gracefully shares herself and her heritage in evocative verse.

RON KING of OSCAR’S PLACE • He traded a high-power career and Gucci suits for Levis, boots, and rescue donkeys.

SETH HOPKINS • He helped create one of the country’s top art museums from the ground up and is broadening the experience of Western art within.

TEXAS EQUUSEARCH • After a life-changing tragedy of his own, Tim Miller decided to devote his time to finding missing people.

GERONIMO HOTSHOTS • These Native American firefighters putting their lives on the line are some of the country’s best.

CHILDREN’S GRAND ADVENTURE • This group gives pediatric cancer patients the chance to just be kids while encouraging strength, fortitude, and resiliency in the great outdoors.

NEDA DEMAYO • The founder of a national nonprofit for wild horse advocacy and conservation, she offers solutions to protect America’s mustangs on the range.

NIAGARA ROCKBRIDGE, MISS NAVAJO NATION • From hauling coal to distributing food boxes to teaching healthy traditional cooking, Miss Navajo Nation is there to help her people.

HERITAGE TRAIL • WE SET OUR ITINERARY FOR HISTORICAL SITES THAT TELL THE STORIES OF THE WEST.

WARRIOR OF PEACE •...