The 5th Annual Chuck Wagon Cook-Off

Get your wagons hitched up and head to Tumbleweed Ranch at Tumbleweed Park November 7-9 for the 5th Annual Chuck Wagon Cook-Off. There's fun planned for all ages with a campfire glow, live music, gunfighter shows, and delicious food!

In case you want to get into a more "Western" state of mind before the big weekend, check out our list of Modern Westerns -- a great list of books featuring titles by Charles Portis, Larry McMurtry, Jeff Guinn, and Phillipp Meyer.

For those who want to try their hand at a little campfire cooking, check out a few of the titles below:

• Cabin Cooking: Delicious Easy-to-Fix Recipes for Camp, Cabin, or Trail by Kate Fiduccia
• Campfire Cuisine: Gourmet Recipes for the Great Outdoors by Robin Donovan
• Easy Campfire Cooking: 200+ Family Fun Recipes for Cooking Over Coals and in the Flames with a Dutch Oven, Foil Packets, and More!
• A Fork in the Trail: Mouthwatering Meals and Tempting Treats for the Backcountry by Laurie Ann March
• The Outdoor Dutch Oven Cookbook by Sheila Mills
• The Leave-No-Crumbs Camping Cookbook: 150 Delightful, Delicious, and Darn-Near Foolproof Recipes from Two Top Wilderness Chefs by Rick Greenspan
• The One Pan Gourmet: Fresh Food on the Trail by Donald Jacobson The Scout's Dutch Oven Cookbook by Tim Conners