In the spring of 1900, Pharmacist Theodore James Gatchell, better known as Jim, opened the first drugstore in Johnson County. The Buffalo Pharmacy became a popular stopping place for cowboys, lawmen, settlers, cattle barons, and famous Army scouts. Jim became a trusted friend to the region’s Native Americans, local residents, and those that passed through town. Many of those that befriended Jim brought him several gifts over the years. From guns to medicine bags, bow and arrows to clothing, those gifts now help tell Jim’s incredible story inside the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum. When Jim Gatchell opened The Buffalo Pharmacy in 1900, the drugstore had an immediate impact on the Johnson County community. Bringing in people from far and wide, Jim enjoyed getting to know his customers and befriended many. Famous Army scouts, cowboys, settlers, cattle barons, and lawmen would all frequent the pharmacy sharing with Jim their stories of life, work, and war. Before landing in Buffalo, Wyoming, Jim had grown up on a Lakota reservation and was fluent in the Lakota language. Through this and his caring nature, he became a trusted friend of the region’s Native Americans. They brought him many gifts throughout the years including guns, war bonnets, tools, medicine bags, bows, arrows, and clothing. As word about the gifts got out, local residents began donating mementos of historic names, places, and events from Johnson County. All of the artifacts Jim received have a unique role in telling of the culture and history of Johnson County. After Jim Gatchell’s death in 1954, his family generously donated his vast collection to the people of Johnson County with the provision that a museum be built to house it. After three years of fundraising, the museum was established in 1957. Nearly forty years later in the early 1990s, the museum came upon hard times financially as Johnson County struggled with a declining economy. In an effort to keep the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum in operation, a group of community-minded individuals formed the Gatchell Museum Association, Inc. The GMA made it their mission to raise money for future support of the museum and they have been building an endowment fund and supporting many museum projects ever since.  https://anchor.fm/loren-alberts  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  Baumgartner Ranch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg [email protected]  https://anchor.fm/loren-alberts  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  Baumgartner Ranch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg [email protected]  https://anchor.fm/loren-alberts  The Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/yoga-where-youre-at  Baumgartner Ranch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxK5yVrrE9znZXITpCKBJg [email protected]

King’s Saddlery is a complete Western tack store. We have a large inventory of merchandise for the cowboy, cowgirl and city-slicker! We carry a wide selection of saddles, ropes, bridles, bits, headstalls, reins, halters, roping equipment, barrel racing equipment, saddle bags, saddle blankets and slickers... to just name a few of our items.

Stop in and check out our huge selection of Western gift items including jewelry, dishes, frames, knickknacks, many horse related instructional video tapes and books!

Visiting Sheridan, Wyoming? Be sure to put The Don King Museum on your list of GREAT things to see and experience! The Don King Museum is truly a must see!

If you are looking for a specific item don’t hesitate to call. We will be happy to help you with your horse, rope, tack and gift needs...

The Don King Museum

Visitors are invited to browse and linger in the Don King Museum located off the Rope Shop.

The museum houses over three decades of the King family’s dedication to collecting Western and cowboy memorabilia from all over the world.

In addition to the hundreds of saddles that line the walls, the Don King Museum also showcases perfectly preserved wagons, coaches, Indian artifacts, guns, Western tack and original artwork.

In loving memory of Loren Alberts, whose heart and passion was to share the world and it's many wonders through his vision and voice, inspiring kindred spirits to seek the adventure of a wonder-filled journey.

Where Am I to Go! - Podcast #2 -  The Sink

In loving memory of Loren Alberts, whose heart and passion was to share the world and it's many wonders through his vision and voice, inspiring kindred spirits to seek the adventure of a wonder-filled journey.

Caves have provided shelters for humans and animals for thousands of years. Archeologists have identified and excavated many inhabited caves and rock shelters within the Bighorn Basin, including Natural Trap Cave, which yielded fossils dating from 20,000 years ago.  Animals of Natural Trap Cave Natural Trap Cave, an 80-foot-deep sinkhole-type pit with a 15 foot wide entry, is virtually impossible to see until it is directly underfoot. This cave, located on Bureau of Land Management land, became a deadly trap for prehistoric animals. Excavations have revealed fossils buried beneath the sediments here, including mammoth, short-faced bear, collared lemming, lion, cheetah, and camel. Over 30,000 specimens have been collected from the cave over the years, mostly from extinct animals.  Migratory Corridor Scientists doubt that humans played a role in forcing wildlife into Natural Trap Cave. The bell-shaped cave, nearly impossible for humans to safely enter and exit, never yielded any evidence of human occupations. Scientists believe instead that the cave was located within a major wildlife migratory corridor. The cave is closed to protect paleontological resources.  Ancient Shelters Rock shelters made excellent living places for ancient people, who often left evidence of their presence in the form of projectile points, beads, pottery, or other artifacts. Several rock shelters within the park have been studied and excavated by archaeologists. Two Moon shelter, located near Black Mountain, has produced 10,900-year old projectile points.  Ancient Climate The sediments within Natural Trap Cave are stratified meaning that the layers were formed in chronological order, with the newest layer on top. Armed with this knowledge and additional research, scientists have identified not only how old the bones and fossils are, but also what kind of environments the extinct animals lived in. Evidence from the cave reveals that within a span of just 500 years, the region's climate went from glacial to the current high desert.

In loving memory of Loren Alberts, whose heart and passion was to share the world and it's many wonders through his vision and voice, inspiring kindred spirits to seek the adventure of a wonder-filled journey.