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Via Podcast Episode 7
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Episode Description
The Via Podcast returns with modern cowboy storyteller Will Grant, who reveals why hosts Michelle Donati and Mitti Hicks are “dudes” and so much more.
Listen as Grant uncovers the authentic West—and also defines what that even means—as we trot on horseback through Utah’s west desert amid wild horses and experience the Navajo Nation in Arizona with a Diné guide. Grant also tells us why Sheridan, Wyoming, is the ultimate “cow town” and what to expect if you vacation at a dude ranch.
Show Notes:
This episode showcases the following locations, and more:
- Canyon de Chelly, Arizona
- Great Basin, Salt Lake City, and Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
- Navajo Nation
- Thunderbird Lodge and indigenous-guided tours, Arizona
- Hubbell Trading Post and Teec Nos Pos Trading Post, Arizona
- Sheridan, Wyoming, and the Big Horn Mountains
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