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There are some who might argue that to meet a real cowboy, one would have to begin by living an extremely hard life, far from the maddening crowd. There might be something to that, because it isn’t the easiest way to be in the world, and never was. But for visitors in the old west towns, they don’t really want to meet the ones who live on the edges of culture, and want to see a good approximation instead. This isn’t to say that there are no real cowboys at the Elk-sponsored Helldorado Days , held in Las Vegas at the beginning of summer since the 1930s. There certainly are real characters here, but there is a certain sense of social decorum that makes it rather family friendly.

This means that the usual guests at Las Vegas hotels can head on over and taste the Vegas version of what the west was like. It’s also how people still live, so there’s some standards like a rodeo, along with the contemporary pleasures of a golf tournament. One of the most fun events here last year was Whiskarino , where men sporting mustaches and beards are judged on their authentic western appearance. Men with facial hair is always interesting, and a contest makes it something that could only happen here.