Articles for tag: American West, Horses, wild animals, wild mustangs

A horse graze grazes peacefully in a field.

The Mystery of Wild Mustangs: Symbols of Freedom or Forgotten Survivors?

Suhail Ahmed

  They materialize on the horizon like a rumor – manes lifted by desert wind, hooves scoring crescents into dust, bodies toughened by a life lived at the edge of scarcity. In the American West, wild mustangs are celebrated on murals and license plates even as they are counted, captured, and argued over in hearing ...

The Strange Stone Towers Scattered Across the American West

The Strange Stone Towers Scattered Across the American West

Andrew Alpin

You’ve probably driven past them countless times without a second glance. Dotting the harsh landscapes of the American West, mysterious stone towers rise from canyon rims and desert floors like ancient sentinels frozen in time. These enigmatic structures, scattered across Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico, represent one of archaeology’s most intriguing puzzles. Who built ...