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Dawson's DenAuthor: Will Dawson
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Season 5 Episode 5: Burro Bonanza!
Tuesday, 3 March, 2026
Proudly sponsored by Kathy’s Burro‑itos — the only burrito bold enough to yodel back.This week’s show kicks up a cloud of desert dust and long‑ear magic as the Bighorn Buckaroos open the gates with a snappy little tune celebrating the humble burro — that sure‑footed, big‑hearted companion of the American West.Then it’s time for “Where’s Will?”, and partner, Will’s wandered straight into Oatman, Arizona, a place that looks like a gold‑rush postcard somebody forgot to take down. Oatman sits tucked in the Black Mountains along old Route 66, where wooden boardwalks lean in the sun and the past never quite agreed to stay put. Wild burros roam the streets like they own the deed — descendants of miners’ pack animals left behind when the gold played out. Today they mosey through town, nudge tourists for snacks, and generally run the place with a kind of dusty, good‑natured authority. Visitors come for the history, but they stay because a burro blocked their car and refused to move until properly admired.After jawin’ with locals about life in a town where the four‑legged population outvotes the two‑legged, Will heads back to the storytelling circle of the Den. There he spins the tale of Pinto, the little Snowball Ranch burro with more grit than a gravel road. When a flash flood came roaring down the canyon, Pinto brayed the alarm, herded two cowboys to higher ground, and proved once again that the West was built not just by horses and heroes — but by the small, stubborn, steadfast burros who never quit.A song, a journey, a legend, and a whole lot of long ears — it’s all waiting for you in this episode of Dawson’s Den!
