Montana

If you're American, I'd bet that at some point in your life you've dreamed of being a cowboy. This is especially true for those of us who grew up watching Bonanza and Gunsmoke every day after school. I've seen The Searchers and The Sons of Katie Elder so many times I've just about got them memorized. I'm far enough along in life that a career change to wrangler is a bit, um, impractical. But horses and wide open spaces are still full of romance for me. So last month I traveled to McGinnis Meadows Cattle & Guest Ranch in Montana to find out if those cowboy fantasies ever could have come true.