Swapping the Dutch lowlands for a year in the mountains of Colorado seemed exciting enough—but I wanted more. From previous visits to the U.S. I knew how vast and beautiful the backcountry of the West ...

Once a station for switching out horses and mules for fresh ones along the old Oregon-to-California Trail, a 54-acre ranch near Mount Shasta has hit the market for under $1 million. History is at your ...