The 129th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days (CFD) — a huge, 10-day western celebration — opens Friday. The "Daddy of 'em All" has been held since 1897 so that Cheyenne can celebrate its Old West roots.

For the last full week of July, the quietness of Cheyenne transforms into the roaring heartbeat of the West. For more than a century, Cheyenne Frontier Days has drawn cowboys, cowgirls and curious ...