. Jalbum 8.9 Photos of the recent Santa Fe Trail Trek made a few of the Colorado-Cherokee Chapter June 11-13, 2010 slides/DSCN2443.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Our group at the Madonna of the Trails Monument in Lamar, Colorado. From Left to Right, Pat and Eileen Surrena, Camille Bradford, Bruce and Peggy Watson, Judy and David Tisch, Phil Bradford, Ginny and Gary Dissette. Front kneeing, Pat and Berl Meyer Our group at the Madonna of the Trails Monument in Lamar, Colorado. From Left to Right, Pat and Eileen Surrena, Camille Bradford, Bruce and Peggy Watson, Judy and David Tisch, Phil Bradford, Ginny and Gary Dissette. Front kneeing, Pat and Berl Meyer slides/DSCN2443.JPG slides/DSCN2444.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Trail to Bent's New Fort Trail to Bent's New Fort slides/DSCN2444.JPG slides/DSCN2445.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Trail to Bent's New Fort Trail to Bent's New Fort slides/DSCN2445.JPG slides/DSCN2447.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Monument at Bent's New Fort. First known as Fort William, and then as Bent's Fort, the second stockade became one of the most prominent landmarks along the Santa Fe Trail. It was built of stone and a smaller trading post. The size was 180 feet long and 135 feet wide, with 15 foot high walls that were four feet thick. Cannons were in the bastions at the southwest and northwest corners. Cactus was planted on the tops of the walls to discourage climbers. This trading post was a rendezvous for Fremont's expedition to the Rockies, Kearney's march to Santa Fe and Price's Mexico column. It lasted until 1852 when William Bent, bitter over his unsuccessful attempts to sell it at his price to the Federal government, moved his gear out in 20 wagons and blew up the first Bent's Fort. The chronology continues with this, Bent's "New" Fort, 30 miles to the east and on a bluff overlooking the Arkansas River. Here he built a smaller version of his adobe establishment. It stood on a point so that it could be approached only from the north. The 16 foot high stone walls surrounded a dozen rooms and a large central court. A 55 foot long ware house was inside. Although it had no bastions, it retained the cannon of the earlier fort and these were mounted on the corners of the roof. Bent's reputation of fair dealing followed him and his trade kept up at the same pace as before. Then in 1859, the Army moved nearby and hinted that it might like to stay. Noting the damper that this put on his trading, Bent suggested that the Army might like to buy him out. Major John Sedgwick concurred. "I would strongly suggest that it be purchased," Sedgwick wrote in reference to the fort, "both for the convenience and the economy. It is offered for sale for $12,000, and I do not think that the government can put up such a work for that money." In 1860 Bent's New Fort became Army, but only on a lease basis: at $65 a month. Contrary to some historians, the Army never bought the fort. It paid the rent for a couple of years, then determined that Bent was only a squatter on Indian lands without legal title. The Army first re-named the place to Fort Faunterloy, after a Dragoon officer, then Fort Wise, after the governor of Virginia. It used the stone stockade principally as a commissary and quartermaster storehouse. The center of Fort Wise was built by Sedgwick's 350 men on the low ground next to the Arkansas a mile away. Monument at Bent's New Fort. First known as Fort William, and then as Bent's Fort, the second stockade became one of the most prominent landmarks along the Santa Fe Trail. It was built of stone and a smaller trading post. The size was 180 feet long and 135 feet wide, with 15 foot high walls that were four feet thick. Cannons were in the bastions at the southwest and northwest corners. Cactus was planted on the tops of the walls to discourage climbers. This trading post was a rendezvous for Fremont's expedition to the Rockies, Kearney's march to Santa Fe and Price's Mexico column. It lasted until 1852 when William Bent, bitter over his unsuccessful attempts to sell it at his price to the Federal government, moved his gear out in 20 wagons and blew up the first Bent's Fort. The chronology continues with this, Bent's "New" Fort, 30 miles to the east and on a bluff overlooking the Arkansas River. Here he built a smaller version of his adobe establishment. It stood on a point so that it could be approached only from the north. The 16 foot high stone walls surrounded a dozen rooms and a large central court. A 55 foot long ware house was inside. Although it had no bastions, it retained the cannon of the earlier fort and these were mounted on the corners of the roof. Bent's reputation of fair dealing followed him and his trade kept up at the same pace as before. Then in 1859, the Army moved nearby and hinted that it might like to stay. Noting the damper that this put on his trading, Bent suggested that the Army might like to buy him out. Major John Sedgwick concurred. "I would strongly suggest that it be purchased," Sedgwick wrote in reference to the fort, "both for the convenience and the economy. It is offered for sale for $12,000, and I do not think that the government can put up such a work for that money." In 1860 Bent's New Fort became Army, but only on a lease basis: at $65 a month. Contrary to some historians, the Army never bought the fort. It paid the rent for a couple of years, then determined that Bent was only a squatter on Indian lands without legal title. The Army first re-named the place to Fort Faunterloy, after a Dragoon officer, then Fort Wise, after the governor of Virginia. It used the stone stockade principally as a commissary and quartermaster storehouse. The center of Fort Wise was built by Sedgwick's 350 men on the low ground next to the Arkansas a mile away. slides/DSCN2447.JPG slides/DSCN2448.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Bent's new fort remains Bent's new fort remains slides/DSCN2448.JPG slides/DSCN2449.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Pat Palmer, in the blue shirt, was our fort guide and president of the Bent's Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association. Pat Palmer, in the blue shirt, was our fort guide and president of the Bent's Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association. slides/DSCN2449.JPG slides/DSCN2450.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Bent's new fort remains Bent's new fort remains slides/DSCN2450.JPG slides/DSCN2451.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Bent's new fort remains with the Arkansas Riven in back ground. Bent's new fort remains with the Arkansas Riven in back ground. slides/DSCN2451.JPG slides/DSCN2452.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN2452.JPG slides/DSCN2453.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Morning Glory within the fort boundry Morning Glory within the fort boundry slides/DSCN2453.JPG slides/DSCN2454.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Fort Lyons Sandstone with Arkansas River. Fort Lyons Sandstone with Arkansas River. slides/DSCN2454.JPG slides/DSCN2455.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Fort Lyons Sandstone with Arkansas River. Fort Lyons Sandstone with Arkansas River. slides/DSCN2455.JPG slides/DSCN2456.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Heading up the slope from the Arkansas River. Heading up the slope from the Arkansas River. slides/DSCN2456.JPG slides/DSCN2457.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN2457.JPG slides/DSCN2458.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Santa Fe Trail marker. Santa Fe Trail marker. slides/DSCN2458.JPG slides/100_3340.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 The next series of photos are that of Bent's Old Fort: Castle of the Plains Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site features a reconstructed 1840’s adobe fur trading post on the mountain branch of the Santa Fe Trail where traders, trappers, travelers, and Plains Indian tribes came together in peaceful terms for trade. Today, living historians recreate the sights, sounds, and smells of the past with guided tours, demonstrations, and special events. The next series of photos are that of Bent's Old Fort: Castle of the Plains Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site features a reconstructed 1840’s adobe fur trading post on the mountain branch of the Santa Fe Trail where traders, trappers, travelers, and Plains Indian tribes came together in peaceful terms for trade. Today, living historians recreate the sights, sounds, and smells of the past with guided tours, demonstrations, and special events. slides/100_3340.JPG slides/100_3341.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3341.JPG slides/100_3342.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3342.JPG slides/100_3343.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3343.JPG slides/100_3344.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3344.JPG slides/100_3345.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3345.JPG slides/100_3346.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3346.JPG slides/100_3347.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3347.JPG slides/100_3348.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3348.JPG slides/100_3349.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3349.JPG slides/100_3350.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3350.JPG slides/100_3351.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3351.JPG slides/100_3352.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3352.JPG slides/100_3353.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3353.JPG slides/100_3354.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3354.JPG slides/100_3355.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3355.JPG slides/100_3356.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3356.JPG slides/100_3357.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3357.JPG slides/100_3358.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3358.JPG slides/100_3359.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3359.JPG slides/100_3360.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3360.JPG slides/100_3361.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3361.JPG slides/100_3362.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3362.JPG slides/100_3363.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3363.JPG slides/100_3364.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3364.JPG slides/100_3365.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3365.JPG slides/100_3366.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3366.JPG slides/100_3367.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3367.JPG slides/100_3368.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3368.JPG slides/100_3369.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3369.JPG slides/100_3370.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3370.JPG slides/100_3371.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3371.JPG slides/100_3372.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3372.JPG slides/100_3373.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Susan Magoffin's room Susan Magoffin's room slides/100_3373.JPG slides/100_3374.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3374.JPG slides/100_3375.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3375.JPG slides/100_3376.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3376.JPG slides/100_3377.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Trader's beds if you can call it that. Trader's beds if you can call it that. slides/100_3377.JPG slides/100_3378.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3378.JPG slides/100_3379.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3379.JPG slides/100_3380.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3380.JPG slides/100_3381.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3381.JPG slides/100_3382.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3382.JPG slides/100_3385.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3385.JPG slides/100_3386.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3386.JPG slides/100_3387.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3387.JPG slides/100_3388.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Covered pool table Covered pool table slides/100_3388.JPG slides/100_3389.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3389.JPG slides/100_3390.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3390.JPG slides/100_3391.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3391.JPG slides/100_3392.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3392.JPG slides/100_3393.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3393.JPG slides/100_3394.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3394.JPG slides/100_3398.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3398.JPG slides/100_3399.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3399.JPG slides/100_3400.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3400.JPG slides/100_3401.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3401.JPG slides/100_3402.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3402.JPG slides/2010-06-11 13.45.17.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Lunch at Boss Hoggs in La Junta. Lunch at Boss Hoggs in La Junta. slides/2010-06-11 13.45.17.jpg slides/2010-06-11 13.47.36.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Lunch at Boss Hoggs in La Junta Lunch at Boss Hoggs in La Junta slides/2010-06-11 13.47.36.jpg slides/100_3312.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Welcome to Boggsville, 2 miles south of Las Animas, CO Zebulon Pike came through this area back in 1806, following a Spanish "trace." The next mention of the area where the Purgatoire meets the Arkansas came in 1819 when Spanish traders from Taos held trade fairs here. 1819 is when the Adams-Onis Treaty was signed making the Arkansas River the boundary between Spain and the United States. In 1825, a visiting party of trappers was attacked by a grizzly bear here. One of their members died a few days after the bear attack and was buried on the banks of the Purgatoire. Sometime in the 1840's a line camp built of cottonwood logs was constructed here and used as summer quarters by folks from New Mexico. During this time, Thomas Boggs worked for Bent, St. Vrain & Company and Lucien Maxwell, raising stock. He came to this area of the Purgatoire in 1862 and built his first L-shaped, 6-room home on the west bank of the Purgatoire at the southern end of the former line camp. In 1866, construction of Fort Lyon started, about 3 miles north of here on the north bank of the Arkansas. At the same time, Boggs started construction of a new 9-room adobe home that blended Territorial architecture with Spanish Colonial architecture to make a pretty unique structure. In 1867, John Prowers came and built a 2-story, 14-room adobe home at what was then known as "Boggs Ranche." Shortly after that, he was joined by his brother-in-law John Hough and his family. Then came Kit Carson and his family. The Carson's and the Hough's moved into the old, 6-room Boggs house, using three rooms each for their families. Boggs and Kit Carson were old friends and were united by another tie: Rumalda Luna Boggs, Tom Boggs' wife, who was the niece of Josefa and Kit Carson. Prowers built a "Trading House" on the east side of Boggsville and set John Hough up as the storekeeper. They sold "cloths and candles, bowie knives and groceries, canned fruits and Mexican saddles, powder and shot, boots and shoes, caps and crinolines, Worcestershire sauce, whiskey and drinks without end." They also sold prime beef from Prowers' Hereford cattle at 10 cents per pound. John Carson, a direct descendant of Kit said, "Back then you had to work together with people in order to survive. Boggsville gave permanency to the area. People knew they would be treated well there. It was a haven where they wouldn't be cheated." Tom Boggs raised sheep on the southern side of the Arkansas and John Prowers raised cattle on the northern side. They dug irrigation ditches and raised meat, grains, vegetables, fodder and other staples to sell to the soldiers at Fort Lyon, to new stage stops springing up along the Purgatoire and to new settlers and immigrants. Their ranches encompassed most of the area between the modern Pueblo County line eastward to the Kansas border. Welcome to Boggsville, 2 miles south of Las Animas, CO Zebulon Pike came through this area back in 1806, following a Spanish "trace." The next mention of the area where the Purgatoire meets the Arkansas came in 1819 when Spanish traders from Taos held trade fairs here. 1819 is when the Adams-Onis Treaty was signed making the Arkansas River the boundary between Spain and the United States. In 1825, a visiting party of trappers was attacked by a grizzly bear here. One of their members died a few days after the bear attack and was buried on the banks of the Purgatoire. Sometime in the 1840's a line camp built of cottonwood logs was constructed here and used as summer quarters by folks from New Mexico. During this time, Thomas Boggs worked for Bent, St. Vrain & Company and Lucien Maxwell, raising stock. He came to this area of the Purgatoire in 1862 and built his first L-shaped, 6-room home on the west bank of the Purgatoire at the southern end of the former line camp. In 1866, construction of Fort Lyon started, about 3 miles north of here on the north bank of the Arkansas. At the same time, Boggs started construction of a new 9-room adobe home that blended Territorial architecture with Spanish Colonial architecture to make a pretty unique structure. In 1867, John Prowers came and built a 2-story, 14-room adobe home at what was then known as "Boggs Ranche." Shortly after that, he was joined by his brother-in-law John Hough and his family. Then came Kit Carson and his family. The Carson's and the Hough's moved into the old, 6-room Boggs house, using three rooms each for their families. Boggs and Kit Carson were old friends and were united by another tie: Rumalda Luna Boggs, Tom Boggs' wife, who was the niece of Josefa and Kit Carson. Prowers built a "Trading House" on the east side of Boggsville and set John Hough up as the storekeeper. They sold "cloths and candles, bowie knives and groceries, canned fruits and Mexican saddles, powder and shot, boots and shoes, caps and crinolines, Worcestershire sauce, whiskey and drinks without end." They also sold prime beef from Prowers' Hereford cattle at 10 cents per pound. John Carson, a direct descendant of Kit said, "Back then you had to work together with people in order to survive. Boggsville gave permanency to the area. People knew they would be treated well there. It was a haven where they wouldn't be cheated." Tom Boggs raised sheep on the southern side of the Arkansas and John Prowers raised cattle on the northern side. They dug irrigation ditches and raised meat, grains, vegetables, fodder and other staples to sell to the soldiers at Fort Lyon, to new stage stops springing up along the Purgatoire and to new settlers and immigrants. Their ranches encompassed most of the area between the modern Pueblo County line eastward to the Kansas border. slides/100_3312.JPG slides/100_3313.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3313.JPG slides/100_3314.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3314.JPG slides/100_3315.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3315.JPG slides/100_3316.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Kit Carson's orginal interment site Kit Carson's orginal interment site slides/100_3316.JPG slides/100_3317.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 The Boggs house The Boggs house slides/100_3317.JPG slides/100_3318.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 The Boggs house The Boggs house slides/100_3318.JPG slides/100_3319.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3319.JPG slides/100_3320.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 The avenue of trees in Boggsville The avenue of trees in Boggsville slides/100_3320.JPG slides/100_3321.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3321.JPG slides/100_3322.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Kit Carson house site Kit Carson house site slides/100_3322.JPG slides/100_3324.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 The Purgatoire River The Purgatoire River slides/100_3324.JPG slides/100_3325.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3325.JPG slides/100_3326.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3326.JPG slides/100_3327.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 John Prowers House John Prowers House slides/100_3327.JPG slides/100_3328.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 John Prowers House with a plaza in the front of the home John Prowers House with a plaza in the front of the home slides/100_3328.JPG slides/100_3330.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3330.JPG slides/100_3331.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3331.JPG slides/100_3334.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3334.JPG slides/100_3335.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3335.JPG slides/100_3336.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3336.JPG slides/100_3337.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3337.JPG slides/100_3339.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/100_3339.JPG slides/2010-06-11 17.16.50.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Storm clouds over Sierra Vista off Hwy 350 heading south to Trinadad Storm clouds over Sierra Vista off Hwy 350 heading south to Trinadad slides/2010-06-11 17.16.50.jpg slides/2010-06-11 17.17.26.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Storm clouds over Sierra Vista off Hwy 350 heading south to Trinadad Storm clouds over Sierra Vista off Hwy 350 heading south to Trinadad slides/2010-06-11 17.17.26.jpg slides/2010-06-11 17.17.39.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Storm clouds over Sierra Vista off Hwy 350 heading south to Trinadad Storm clouds over Sierra Vista off Hwy 350 heading south to Trinadad slides/2010-06-11 17.17.39.jpg slides/2010-06-11 17.17.47.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Storm clouds over Sierra Vista off Hwy 350 heading south to Trinadad Storm clouds over Sierra Vista off Hwy 350 heading south to Trinadad slides/2010-06-11 17.17.47.jpg slides/2010-06-11 17.21.53.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Iron Springs Iron Springs slides/2010-06-11 17.21.53.jpg slides/2010-06-11 17.52.11.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Trail Marker at Iron Springs Trail Marker at Iron Springs slides/2010-06-11 17.52.11.jpg slides/2010-06-11 17.52.29.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Trail ruts at Iron Springs Trail ruts at Iron Springs slides/2010-06-11 17.52.29.jpg slides/2010-06-11 17.52.43.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Santa Fe Trail Ruts Santa Fe Trail Ruts slides/2010-06-11 17.52.43.jpg slides/DSCN0001.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Driving down Hwy 350 Driving down Hwy 350 slides/DSCN0001.JPG slides/DSCN0151.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Entering Cimarron CIMARRON: Once the home of Anasazi, Jicarilla Apache, and Ute Indians, Cimarron, located on the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail, became the hub of a vast mining and ranching empire in the mid to late 19th century. The pioneer spirit which gave rise to Cimarron brought the famous and infamous alike. Western legends such as Kit Carson, Black Jack Ketchum, Charles Kennedy, Clay Allison, and Will James have each added flair to the area’s rich history. In Spanish, Cimarron means “wild and unruly,” harking back to the historical turbulence of this now peaceful community. The area was once part of the controversial Maxwell Land Grant, which eventually caused the Colfax County War in the late 1800s. In addition to Cimarron’s rich Native American heritage, Spanish settlers, homesteaders, trappers, traders, and many other colorful characters made this beautiful area their home. In the 1800s, few towns had such a reputation for gunplay and violence as Cimarron, New Mexico. Once luridly lawless, today this peaceful town echoes the sights and sounds of its historic past. You can still see ruts of the Santa Fe Trail and our museums and historic buildings offer fun and informative activities. Nearby recreation abounds in the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Cimarron offers a colorful history and plenty to do any time of year. The sparkle of trail campfires and the howl of coyotes remind us that the old west and the new west overlap. Entering Cimarron CIMARRON: Once the home of Anasazi, Jicarilla Apache, and Ute Indians, Cimarron, located on the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail, became the hub of a vast mining and ranching empire in the mid to late 19th century. The pioneer spirit which gave rise to Cimarron brought the famous and infamous alike. Western legends such as Kit Carson, Black Jack Ketchum, Charles Kennedy, Clay Allison, and Will James have each added flair to the area’s rich history. In Spanish, Cimarron means “wild and unruly,” harking back to the historical turbulence of this now peaceful community. The area was once part of the controversial Maxwell Land Grant, which eventually caused the Colfax County War in the late 1800s. In addition to Cimarron’s rich Native American heritage, Spanish settlers, homesteaders, trappers, traders, and many other colorful characters made this beautiful area their home. In the 1800s, few towns had such a reputation for gunplay and violence as Cimarron, New Mexico. Once luridly lawless, today this peaceful town echoes the sights and sounds of its historic past. You can still see ruts of the Santa Fe Trail and our museums and historic buildings offer fun and informative activities. Nearby recreation abounds in the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Cimarron offers a colorful history and plenty to do any time of year. The sparkle of trail campfires and the howl of coyotes remind us that the old west and the new west overlap. slides/DSCN0151.JPG slides/DSCN0143.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0143.JPG slides/DSCN0144.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0144.JPG slides/DSCN0145.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0145.JPG slides/DSCN0146.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0146.JPG slides/DSCN0147.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0147.JPG slides/DSCN0148.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0148.JPG slides/DSCN0149.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0149.JPG slides/DSCN0150.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0150.JPG slides/DSCN0002.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Santa Fe Trail Days in Cimarron Santa Fe Trail Days in Cimarron slides/DSCN0002.JPG slides/DSCN0003.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0003.JPG slides/DSCN0004.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0004.JPG slides/DSCN0005.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0005.JPG slides/DSCN0006.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0006.JPG slides/DSCN0007.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0007.JPG slides/DSCN0008.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0008.JPG slides/DSCN0009.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0009.JPG slides/DSCN0010.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0010.JPG slides/DSCN0011.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0011.JPG slides/DSCN0012.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0012.JPG slides/DSCN0013.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0013.JPG slides/DSCN0014.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0014.JPG slides/DSCN0015.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0015.JPG slides/fort union sign.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Fort Union National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located north of Watrous, Mora County, New Mexico, USA. The national monument was founded on April 5, 1956. The site preserves the second of three forts constructed on the site beginning in 1851, as well as the ruins of the third. Also visible is a network of ruts from the Mountain and Cimarron Branches of the old Santa Fe Trail. Santa Fe trader and author William Davis gave his first impression of the fort in the year 1857: "Fort Union, a hundred and ten miles from Santa Fé, is situated in the pleasant valley of the Moro. It is an open post, without either stockades or breastworks of any kind, and, barring the officers and soldiers who are seen about, it has much more the appearance of a quiet frontier village than that of a military station. It is laid out with broad and straight streets crossing each other at right angles. The huts are built of pine logs, obtained from the neighboring mountains, and the quarters of both officers and men wore a neat and comfortable appearance". In its forty years (1851-1891) as a frontier post, Fort Union often had to defend itself in the courtroom as well as on the battlefield. When the U.S. Army built Fort Union in the Mora Valley in 1851, the soldiers were unaware that they had encroached on private property, which was part of the Mora Grant. The following year Colonel Edwin V. Sumner expanded the fort to an area of eight square miles by claiming the site as a military reservation. In 1868 President Andrew Johnson went even further to declare a timber reservation encompassing the entire range of the Turkey Mountains and comprising an area of fifty-three square miles, as part of the fort. The claimants of the Mora Grant immediately challenged the government squatters and took the case to court. By the mid-1850s the case reached Congress. In the next two decades the government did not give any favorable decision to the claimants, until 1876 when the Surveyor-General of New Mexico reported that Fort Union was "no doubt" located in the Mora Grant. But the army was unwilling to move to another place or to compensate the claimants because of the cost. Thus, the Secretary of War took "a prudential measure," protesting the decision of the acting commissioner of the General Land Office. He argued that the military had improved the area and should not give it up without compensation. This stalling tactic worked; the army stayed at the fort until its demise in 1891, not paying a single penny to legitimate owners. Take the self-guided walking tour complete with push-button narrations at each stop to learn about life at this frontier outpost during the early days of American settlement of the West. As a key stopover point for travelers along the Old Santa Fe Trail, Fort Union was witness to countless expeditions, Indian raids, and commercial gatherings during its short but storied existence. Fort Union National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located north of Watrous, Mora County, New Mexico, USA. The national monument was founded on April 5, 1956. The site preserves the second of three forts constructed on the site beginning in 1851, as well as the ruins of the third. Also visible is a network of ruts from the Mountain and Cimarron Branches of the old Santa Fe Trail. Santa Fe trader and author William Davis gave his first impression of the fort in the year 1857: "Fort Union, a hundred and ten miles from Santa Fé, is situated in the pleasant valley of the Moro. It is an open post, without either stockades or breastworks of any kind, and, barring the officers and soldiers who are seen about, it has much more the appearance of a quiet frontier village than that of a military station. It is laid out with broad and straight streets crossing each other at right angles. The huts are built of pine logs, obtained from the neighboring mountains, and the quarters of both officers and men wore a neat and comfortable appearance". In its forty years (1851-1891) as a frontier post, Fort Union often had to defend itself in the courtroom as well as on the battlefield. When the U.S. Army built Fort Union in the Mora Valley in 1851, the soldiers were unaware that they had encroached on private property, which was part of the Mora Grant. The following year Colonel Edwin V. Sumner expanded the fort to an area of eight square miles by claiming the site as a military reservation. In 1868 President Andrew Johnson went even further to declare a timber reservation encompassing the entire range of the Turkey Mountains and comprising an area of fifty-three square miles, as part of the fort. The claimants of the Mora Grant immediately challenged the government squatters and took the case to court. By the mid-1850s the case reached Congress. In the next two decades the government did not give any favorable decision to the claimants, until 1876 when the Surveyor-General of New Mexico reported that Fort Union was "no doubt" located in the Mora Grant. But the army was unwilling to move to another place or to compensate the claimants because of the cost. Thus, the Secretary of War took "a prudential measure," protesting the decision of the acting commissioner of the General Land Office. He argued that the military had improved the area and should not give it up without compensation. This stalling tactic worked; the army stayed at the fort until its demise in 1891, not paying a single penny to legitimate owners. Take the self-guided walking tour complete with push-button narrations at each stop to learn about life at this frontier outpost during the early days of American settlement of the West. As a key stopover point for travelers along the Old Santa Fe Trail, Fort Union was witness to countless expeditions, Indian raids, and commercial gatherings during its short but storied existence. slides/fort union sign.jpg slides/DSCN0016.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Entering Fort Union Entering Fort Union slides/DSCN0016.JPG slides/DSCN0017.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0017.JPG slides/DSCN0018.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Our tour guide Valerie Duran at Fort Union Our tour guide Valerie Duran at Fort Union slides/DSCN0018.JPG slides/DSCN0019.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0019.JPG slides/DSCN0020.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0020.JPG slides/DSCN0021.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0021.JPG slides/DSCN0022.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0022.JPG slides/DSCN0023.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0023.JPG slides/DSCN0024.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 The Brig The Brig slides/DSCN0024.JPG slides/DSCN0025.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0025.JPG slides/DSCN0026.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0026.JPG slides/DSCN0027.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0027.JPG slides/DSCN0028.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0028.JPG slides/DSCN0029.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0029.JPG slides/DSCN0030.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0030.JPG slides/DSCN0031.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0031.JPG slides/DSCN0032.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0032.JPG slides/DSCN0033.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0033.JPG slides/DSCN0034.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0034.JPG slides/DSCN0035.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0035.JPG slides/DSCN0037.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0037.JPG slides/DSCN0038.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0038.JPG slides/DSCN0039.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0039.JPG slides/DSCN0040.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0040.JPG slides/DSCN0041.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Santa Fe Trail Ruts near Fort Union Santa Fe Trail Ruts near Fort Union slides/DSCN0041.JPG slides/DSCN0042.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Santa Fe Trail Ruts near Fort Union Santa Fe Trail Ruts near Fort Union slides/DSCN0042.JPG slides/DSCN0043.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Santa Fe Trail Ruts near Fort Union Santa Fe Trail Ruts near Fort Union slides/DSCN0043.JPG slides/DSCN0044.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Santa Fe Trail Ruts near Fort Union Santa Fe Trail Ruts near Fort Union slides/DSCN0044.JPG slides/DSCN0045.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Santa Fe Trail Ruts near Fort Union Santa Fe Trail Ruts near Fort Union slides/DSCN0045.JPG slides/DSCN0047.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 A suprise bithday party for Berl's Medicare experience A suprise bithday party for Berl's Medicare experience slides/DSCN0047.JPG slides/DSCN0048.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0048.JPG slides/Pecos entrance.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Pecos National Historical Park preserves 12,000 years of history including the ancient pueblo of Pecos, two Spanish Colonial missions, Santa Fe Trail sites, 20th century ranch history of Forked Lightning Ranch, and the site of the Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass. The visitor center contains exhibits (text in English and Spanish), book sales and 10-minute introductory film available in English. The park has a one and a quarter mile, self-guided trail through Pecos Pueblo and mission ruins. Guided tours available to groups with advance reservations. Tours of the Glorieta Battlefield are also available with advance reservations. Reservations for school groups and tour groups should be made two weeks before visit. Summer program includes weekend cultural demonstrations. There are lovely picnic grounds near the mission ruins. Pecos National Historical Park preserves 12,000 years of history including the ancient pueblo of Pecos, two Spanish Colonial missions, Santa Fe Trail sites, 20th century ranch history of Forked Lightning Ranch, and the site of the Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass. The visitor center contains exhibits (text in English and Spanish), book sales and 10-minute introductory film available in English. The park has a one and a quarter mile, self-guided trail through Pecos Pueblo and mission ruins. Guided tours available to groups with advance reservations. Tours of the Glorieta Battlefield are also available with advance reservations. Reservations for school groups and tour groups should be made two weeks before visit. Summer program includes weekend cultural demonstrations. There are lovely picnic grounds near the mission ruins. slides/Pecos entrance.jpg slides/DSCN0049.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0049.JPG slides/DSCN0050.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0050.JPG slides/DSCN0051.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0051.JPG slides/DSCN0052.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Mission ruins Mission ruins slides/DSCN0052.JPG slides/DSCN0053.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0053.JPG slides/DSCN0054.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0054.JPG slides/DSCN0055.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0055.JPG slides/DSCN0056.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0056.JPG slides/DSCN0057.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0057.JPG slides/DSCN0058.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0058.JPG slides/DSCN0059.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0059.JPG slides/DSCN0060.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0060.JPG 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slides/DSCN0072.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0072.JPG slides/DSCN0073.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0073.JPG slides/DSCN0074.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0074.JPG slides/DSCN0076.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0076.JPG slides/DSCN0077.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0077.JPG slides/DSCN0078.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0078.JPG slides/DSCN0079.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0079.JPG slides/DSCN0087.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 The following photos are that of the Vespers of Our Lady of Peace La Conquistadora The following photos are that of the Vespers of Our Lady of Peace La Conquistadora slides/DSCN0087.JPG slides/DSCN0080.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0080.JPG slides/DSCN0081.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0081.JPG slides/DSCN0082.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0082.JPG slides/DSCN0083.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0083.JPG slides/DSCN0088.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 The Santa Fe River The Santa Fe River slides/DSCN0088.JPG slides/DSCN0089.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0089.JPG slides/DSCN0090.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0090.JPG slides/DSCN0091.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0091.JPG slides/DSCN0092.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0092.JPG slides/DSCN0093.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0093.JPG slides/DSCN0094.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 The oldest house in Santa Fe The oldest house in Santa Fe slides/DSCN0094.JPG slides/DSCN0095.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 slides/DSCN0095.JPG slides/DSCN0096.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Along the Rio Grande near Taos, NM Along the Rio Grande near Taos, NM slides/DSCN0096.JPG slides/DSCN0097.html# Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:12:24 -0600 Along the Rio Grande near Taos, NM Along 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