END of TRAIL is proud to partner with Wildlife West Nature Park, one of central New Mexico’s most enjoyable attractions, to offer off-site evening entertainment that is reasonably priced and includes outstanding dining and entertainment under the stars!
This special END of TRAIL Chuckwagon Supper and Show includes live Western Cowboy music by “Holy Water & Whiskey” as well as wildlife presentations, a unique falcon show, and a delicious chuckwagon barbeque dinner, including brisket, chicken, beans, baked potato, rolls, apple sauce, cookies, lemonade, coffee, and water.  A vegetarian option, substituting a tasty salad for the brisket and chicken is also available.
Free Shuttles will be available to transport all our SASS Cowboys and Cowgirls to and from Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood for an evening of wonderful entertainment and great food.  The park is open to chuckwagon guests at 5:30; the falcon show begins at 6:00; hayrides run from 6:00 to 7:00; and dinner is served at 7:00.  The live music starts around and runs for about an hour. Prices: $20 per person.  Reservations need to be made through Wildlife West by 2pm on the day of the show.  Call: (505) 281-7655

Belinda Gail was raised on ranches in Nevada's Carson Valley and in the California Sierra Nevada foothills near Sequoia National Park. Her rich ranching heritage and love of the West runs deep in her music and evokes the character of the people, as well as the beauty, majesty, and deep connection to the land only those who have lived the ranch life can truly capture. Ranching and the cowboy life are very much part of the essence of this dynamic Western Performer. Belinda is counted among the top female Western Music performers of this era. Her numerous awards are evidence of the level to which she has risen not only with Western Music fans, but with her peers as well. Along with being a gifted singer/songwriter, her warm and vibrant personality beautifully captures the "Spirit of the West" and easily wraps itself around her audience. She truly is "America's Western Sweetheart!"  

Nothing remains as intriguing as the Cowboy, especially if that Cowboy is Frederick Jackson Turner. Proudly called friend by many, Frederick Jackson Turner is not only a World Champion Cowboy Action Shooter, he is also a multi-talented musician and the truest and most honest performer in the world. His crowd pleasing, versatile mix of music will draw you in as he performs his extensive repertoire of original cowboy songs. The stories he sings, coupled with his talent on the guitar, make a sure bet it will be music to your ears. Voted Artist of the Year by the National Academy of Songwriters and having performed in hundreds of venues worldwide, smiles, laughter, dancing, and a toe-tapping good time is guaranteed for all with Frederick Jackson Turner on stage!

The Dooley Gang is renowned for entertaining SASS cowboys and cowgirls with their Cowboy Karaoke…ever hear of the Karaoke Pajama Party at the SASS convention? The Gang hails from the Badlands Bar 3 range in English, Texas, home of the 2011 Wooly Award Match of the Year, SASS Southwest Regional, Comin' At Cha. Their current avocation is traveling all over to shoot, make new friends, and bring out the Cowboy Karaoke. This year, the Gang is cranking it up in the Belle Union Saloon on Saturday night. Bring your singing voice, put on your dancin' shoes, and clear your dance card because you're sure to be on the stage or the dance floor before the night is over. With 6-time World Champion, T-Bone Dooley, on vocals and 5-time world champion, Nuttin' Graceful, on sound, it will be a fiesta you won't forget. So when the shootin's all done, join the legendary Dooley Gang for a fun-filled evening of entertainment, music, prizes, piñatas, and more! They're sure to give you a few more good stories to tell about EoT 2012. Ya' see, what happened was...

Photo: (L to R) Nuttin' Graceful, Honey B. Graceful, T-Bone Dooley, Ellie Gant, Buffy Logal, and Ringo Fire

In the days of the Frontier West, poker was king for Wild Bill Hickok, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and countless other notorious mustachioed Old West Cowboys. Rightfully so, gaming will rear its sinful head again at this year's END of TRAIL in the all new & improved GEM Saloon & Judge Roy Bean's Gambling Emporium. The Gem will offer poker tables for a "Dealer Call" format, as well as Blackjack Tables for your gambling pleasure. Even Walkin' Boss will be on hand running a Faro table on Thursday and Friday night! END of TRAIL provides each player's stake, so you've nothing to lose and maybe a little glory to gain. In the old west towns of Deadwood, Dodge City, and Tombstone, gamblers played with their backs to the wall and their guns at their sides, but with Judge Roy Bean himself on hand, a turn of the cards and a little cowboy luck is all that's needed for a night of fun and fame at the GEM Saloon Gambling Emporium!